ArcEmu User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience94.6% of reviews
Neutral2.7% of reviews
Negative experience2.7% of reviews

~ Based on 521 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is ArcEmu Safe?

ArcEmu appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for ArcEmu is 98/100.

This assessment is based on 1,295 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

98.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,295 App Store ratings for ArcEmu.

Is ArcEmu Legit?

ArcEmu appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ArcEmu is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Retro Wrist

Now I can play old Nintendo games on my wrist, which is twice the portability than the gameboy

Perfect, just perfect

A perfect app, the ui looks so retro and modern at the same, playing on both watch and phone I haven’t felt any lag. Being able to pull out pokemon on my wrist is amazing. Worth SO much more than $2

The only thing I wish this app supported was Retro Achievements, but even then, the app is amazing, a must have for any Apple Watch.
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Hold button option

The new update is incredible but why remove the hold button option, that was very useful in games like Mario Advance and Donkey Kong Country advance where if you hold R button it allows you to run at all times but also allowed you to attack as well with the B button. It made playing these games on my watch possible, is there a new way to enable the hold option?
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Response from developer

Hi, the hold/sustain button is still there, it’s just been moved further down in the game menu. Just scroll down. If it’s missing, then it’s a bug

It works great !

Now this is just crazy. Gameboy games on my watch ! Plus they work so well. Just been playing Tetris and Mario land. It’s not just a gimmick. It actually plays very well! Full speed. Thanks so much to the dev !

Edit - can we have Atari 2600 working on the watch ???

Response from developer

Yes, I lowered the volume in the last update, but maybe I overdid it. I'll raise it a bit with the next one then

Doesn’t work on my watch now

I bought this two weeks ago because it supported older Apple Watches but then they updated it to no longer support older models. Kinda disappointing. It was working perfectly before.

待望の…

待望のFC/SFC対応神アプデ
applewatchがコントローラ等bluetooth接続不可、マルチタッチ反応ないのでアクションゲームはまともに遊べませんがRPGやボードゲーム等は楽しめます

Great app, problem with update

I understand if the additional NES & SNES means this app can’t work on version 8 Apple Watches now but can there please be like an alternative legacy app without those two emulators so it can still work on my Apple Watch Series 3? I paid and have really liked this app and hate losing my Mother 3 & Kirby Nightmare I’m Dreamland save files when I was so far and close to beating those games just on my watch.
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Response from developer

I’m sorry you can no longer play on your Series 3. Unfortunately, Apple has removed support for building watchOS 8 apps in Xcode 27, the development tools used for the current release. These tools require a minimum of watchOS 9. A separate legacy app without NES and SNES would face the same restriction, so removing those emulators would not solve the long-term compatibility problem. Your saves are synced through iCloud and remain available on your iPhone, so your progress isn’t lost. You can check whether an older compatible version is offered under App Store → Account → Purchased on your Apple Watch. I haven’t yet confirmed whether this works for the app on Series 3.

Doesn’t work on my watch anymore

Pretty disappointed that just randomly one day this doesn’t work on my watch anymore it was one of the few apps to still have support for older watches. Now I can’t use the app I paid for anymore

アップデート予定は?

NESを起動するとグリーンの画面からフリーズしてしまう。

待望の…

待望のFC/SFC対応神アプデ
おそらくapplewatch仕様でマルチタッチ不可・コントローラ等bluetooth接続不可のためアクションゲームはまともに遊べませんがそれでも腕時計でゲーム出来るのはロマン 暇な時にGBAの麻雀打ってます

ものすごく使いやすい

emulator最高峰だと思います。
UIも自分で調整できるので使いやすい形にできて最高です!
NFCとSFCが新しく対応しましたが、Apple Watchで起動すると落ちてしまいます。
それを抜きにしても星5です!

Response from developer

こんにちは、どうもありがとう! 新しいバージョンでは、古いApple WatchでNESやSNESのROMがクラッシュする問題が修正されたよ。ぜひ試してみて!

Yo-hoho

I love the open sea

Awesome!

Being able to play games like this on my watch is amazing! I love it so much!

One of the Best

Man, I have nothing but good things to say about this app. Works perfectly, clean, no bugs that I’ve encountered, no ads or in app purchases.

Best Emulator

This emulator is great and it’s at a good price!!

Proposition

Bonjour, super application mais est-ce que ça serait possible d’ajouter la « Pokémon mini » ? il y a seulement 11 jeux et à part RetroArch, elle est rarement émulé… et je me dis que ça serait top de l’ajouter à ArcEmu 😇 car j’aimerais pouvoir jouer à « Pokémon Tetris » n’importe où quand je sors 😇
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すごいよ

Apple Watchでゲームができるなんて……おお、本当にできた!
すごい!
ただ、Apple Watchの角が丸いからちょっと見にくいところもある。
どうやってゲームを入れるかは著作権的なものがあるので、自分の保有ソフトだけにしましょう。

It actually works

As of 2026, nearly every game emulator on the App Store has the same issue of audio buzzing shortly after emulation starts, except for ArcEmu. Games work perfectly on my iPod Touch 7. Best emulator on the App Store!

good game limited graphics

weee

10/10

I was bored so i convinced my mom and she let me and i can play at recess at school while im on the swing i am gonna recommend my friend about this