But at this time, iPad apps are fundamentally incompatible with the architecture and operating system on a Mac computer. There is an exception - you can use an iPadOS emulator on your Mac.

If you want to run apps from your iPad on a Mac, the traditional answer is that you can't – at least not ordinarily. Older Intel-based Macs can’t run iPad apps without an emulator, which isn’t easy to use and has many limitations.The new Macs will run on new Apple-designed chips that are similar to the ARM chips in iPadOS devices, making them compatible.You can’t natively run iPad apps on a Mac computer without using an emulator, though that will change with a new generation of Macs, set to come out by the end of 2020.