This article is about users' measurements of performance of the Pocket Edition version on iOS devices and software. For the Android version hardware performance, see Pocket Edition hardware performance (Android). For the hardware performance of the Minecraft PC version, see Hardware performance.
If you are using a jailbroken device please add this information to the Jailbreak column: {{tc|partial|Yes}}
If you are not using a Jailbreak please add this information to the Jailbreak column: {{tc|Yes|No}}
When adding a device please note down whether fancy graphics run with (even small) or without lag. Typing {{tc|yes|No Lag}} means the device runs with no lag on Fancy graphics. Typing {{tc|no|Lag}} means the device lags moderately to heavily in Fancy, and typing {{tc|partial|Slight}} means slight lag on Fancy.
Please also add your MCPE version in the MCPE Version column.
Compatible Devices
| Device | iOS Version | Jailbreak | MCPE Version | Fancy Graphics | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad 2 | iOS 8.3 | No | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) | |
| iPad 2 | iOS 7.0.4 | No | Lag | Speedy with view distance on full and clouds on, big lag for 1 second while loading chunks. | |
| iPad 2 | iOS 9.3.5 | No | 0.16.1 | Lag | Do not use fancy graphics as when loading world the game crashes. Not much lag without fancy graphics. |
| iPad 3 | iOS 5.1 | No | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) | |
| iPad 3 | iOS 6.0.1 | No | No Lag | No lag, no difference depending on jailbreak. Works great on Fancy Graphics. | |
| iPad 3 | iOS
7.1.1 |
Yes | 0.13.2 | Slight | Some freezes when generating world and too many leaves around with Fancy graphics. No lag at all, when playing on existing terrain. |
| iPad 4 | iOS 6.1 | Yes | No Lag | Works great, on Fancy Graphics or not. Lags a bit if recording. Works fine even without jailbreak. | |
| iPad 4 | iOS 9.3.1 | No | 0.14.2 | Slight Lag | When flying around in creative with fancy graphics on there is a slight delay in chunk loading. |
| iPad Air | iOS 8.4 | No | 0.11.1 | No Lag | Max view distance, fancy graphics, beautiful skies, animated water. No lag at all. |
| iPad Air 2 | iOS 9.3.2 | No | 0.14.3 | No Lag | Max render distance, fancy graphics, beautiful skies, animated water. No lag at all. Flawless gameplay. Does NOT drain battery fast with new battery management on ios 9. It may shudder a little on 0.14.3. |
| iPad Mini 1 | iOS 9.3.2 | No | 0.14.3 | Some Lag | Game runs smoothly however, at some points shudders and is slow at loading maps and playing. Low or close to low graphics game runs smoothly |
| iPad Mini 1 | iOS 7.1.2 | No | 0.10.4 | No Lag | No lag with max view distance, fancy graphics, beautiful skies, animated water. |
| iPad Mini 1 | iOS 8.1.3 | No | 0.10.4 | No Lag | Flawless the game works great. No lag in all biomes including jungles. |
| iPad Mini 1 | iOS 7.1.2 --> 9.3.2 | No | 0.15.0 | Slight | Lags on villages with a lot of entities. Does not lag in places with lesser entities. Slight lag in villages with more entities (tested in worlds created in 0.9.0 and a world created in 0.15.0) |
| iPad Mini 2 | iOS 8.1.1 | No | 0.10.4 | No Lag | Due a Bug in 0.10 it can be laggy when looking at leaves(64Bit Devices only) |
| iPad Mini 2 | iOS 8.4 | Yes | 0.12.1 | Some Lag | Very little lag when looking around with fancy graphics and full render distance, beautiful skies. Lag every now and then. |
| iPhone 4S | iOS 8.4 | Yes | 0.12.3 | No Lag | Works great on Fancy graphics. No noticeable lag. |
| iPhone 5 | iOS 6.0.1 | No | No Lag | Works great on Fancy Graphics and Multiplayer( | |
| iPhone 5 | iOS 6.1 | Yes | No Lag | Works great with fancy graphics in both survival and creative | |
| iPhone 5 | iOS 8.0.2 | No | 0.9.5 | No Lag | Works great on fancy graphics and on realms. May take a lot to little battery life (depending on how you use your phone). |
| iPhone 5S | iOS 8.4 | No | 0.11.1 | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) |
| iPhone 6 | iOS 9.3.1 | No | 0.14.1 | No Lag | No lag, but can be a battery hog at times. |
| iPhone 6 Plus | iOS 8.3 | No | 0.10.4 | No Lag | No lag with Fancy Graphics, Maximum Render Distance, and Beautiful Skies. |
| iPod Touch 5 | iOS 6.1 | Yes | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) | |
| iPod Touch 5 | iOS 7.1.2 | No | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) | |
| iPod Touch 5 | iOS 8.1.3 | No | 0.10.4 | No Lag | Steady FPS with Fancy Graphics, Max View Distance, and Beautiful Skies. |
| iPod Touch 6 | iOS 8.4 | No | 0.11.1 | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) |
| iPod Touch 6 | iOS 9.0 | No | 0.12.1 | No Lag | No lag at all. (Max settings) |
| iPod
Touch 6 |
iOS 9.3.2 | No | 0.15.0.0 | No Lag | No lag unless render distance is full while it is raining and while fancy graphics is enabled, even then it's only a bit shuddery. |
Incompatible devices
- iPhone 1st (iPhone 2G) 2nd gen (iPhone 3G), 3rd gen (iPhone 3GS), and 4th gen (iPhone 4)
- iPod touch 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen, and 4th gen
- iPad 1st gen
- All devices under iOS 8 (recently changed)
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