ArcEmu User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience94.9% of reviews
Neutral2.4% of reviews
Negative experience2.8% of reviews

~ Based on 508 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 1,257 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

98.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,257 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

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

Link is great

I got this to play coop pokemon quetzal with my girlfriend over internet. Does the job! I also like being able to move the buttons around

Good emulator

Downloaded for Pokémon Leaf Green, works very well. Can even battle other people

Love this App.

Best Watch Emulator

Nice app

Needs to work with nes though. It would be so nice to be able to play those games

Crazy

I can play fire red on my Apple Watch

Love this app

This app is a good and the control are so responsive

Crazy

I can play fire red on my Apple Watch

Nice app

Needs to work with nes though

Great, but…!

App runs great on iOs which is kind of a given, but runs pretty smooth on the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Would be great to have bluetooth controller support on the watch as well.

Arc emu is great. But read the following:

ArcEmu works great and the controller support is effective. The link cable works, however, read the following which was also sent in an email to the ArcEmu support:

ArcEmu doesn’t seem to function properly if you are under 13. The multiplayer link cable doesn’t function, saying “multiplayer unavailable” I am almost sure this is the issue because on one device which has age 14 it started working again after I signed out and back in to Game Center. However, on the other device there are no restrictions but it doesn’t work, most likely because it is under 13. Because of this, please add a “sign in as guest” or an ArcEmu account feature, or even better (if you do this this might be the best app ever) allow it to work by usb c cable, so you don’t even need internet like in the game boy days.
Please fix this issue soon.
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Response from developer

Hi, Make sure you don’t have any Game Center restrictions enabled. If you do, enable multiplayer. Search for “Restrictions” in the Settings app

Love the features

I really like the layout of the controls on the phone side of things (I say as if I didn't adjust it as provided in the app). I haven't had much experience on the watch side, but the layout doesn't feel as bad as I thought it'd be and the ability to configure the crown's associated buttons is nice. The only hard part compared to other emulators is deciding what games I would want available at every moment. Very nice, no complaints.
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So good (except for sync)

What a great app! A GameBoy Advance on your Apple Watch. Brilliant. The on-screen controls are probably about as much as can reasonably be expected, but I'd like to see the developer add optional tilt controls for the d-pad directions.

Also, the sync between devices for saves doesn't seem to work at all. I started playing a game on my watch and whenever I open it on my phone it starts over.

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Update: I've stopped using this cos it not only doesn't sync saves, but occasionally it just deletes everything from the watch - the save and the ROM. Bit of an issue.
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Response from developer

Device synchronization works like this: You do ‘Save State’ on one device, then on the other you do ‘Load State’ → From Apple Watch (or From iPhone if you’re on the Watch)

Awesome app

Best $2 purchase you can make