# FlashArch Player — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of FlashArch Player by Joo Yeon Lee, rated 3.90/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flasharch-player/id6517353882/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flasharch-player/id6517353882.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 18 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (16 of 40) ### 3/5 — Really cool, but the emulated mouse needs work *2026-06-02* This app is awesome, it’s fun to revisit the flash games I played when I was younger. However, there is a glaring issue with the emulated mouse. This is how I observed its functionality when tapping on the screen: 1. Finger touches screen 2. Emulated mouse begins holding left-click 3. Emulated mouse moves to the location my finger tapped. This causes issues in games where you need to click and drag elements, because if you move something, lift your finger, and then tap on something else: 1. The emulated mouse left-clicks, grabbing the object it was hovering over 2. Then the emulated mouse moves to the position of your finger This can be fixed if, somehow, the instruction order is swapped: 1. Finger taps screen 2. Emulated mouse moves to the position the position of your finger 3. Emulated mouse left-clicks. Besides this, the app is really cool! ### 4/5 — Just needs controller support! *2026-02-01* Would make games more accessible :) ### 3/5 — Partially works on point-and-click games *2026-01-14* While some games like Henry Stickmin play just fine, others like Blockhead are unresponsive and stuck. ### 3/5 — Partially works on point-and-click games *2026-01-13* While some games like Henry Sticknin play just fine, others like Blockhead are unresponsive and stuck. ### 4/5 — It’s pretty good *2025-12-24* The only major gripe I have is that it doesn’t seem to play well with flash games that have separate files that work together it’ll load the one but not the other ### 4/5 — Numberpad controls don’t work *2025-12-01* Overall, the app works fine as a flash player, but some controls don’t work, like the numberpad for example ### 3/5 — App is amazing but still buggy *2025-11-25, version 1.4.2* Amazing workmanship that has been put through!!! Been waiting for something like this my whole life after nearly 13+ years!!! But there are some for example, the game level starts but not showing nearly everything. Like the Suite Life of Zack and Cody Pizza Party Pickup does not show the maze, just the floor only. App a bit buggy but playable overall! ### 4/5 — Needs save support *2025-10-09, version 1.4.1* Works well with what I’ve tried, needs a function for saving between sessions ### 4/5 — Good, but could be better *2025-07-10* This works better than Ruffle for Raspberry pi, but not as well as a Windows 7/10 pc/laptop. A virtual keyboard like most smartphone apps have would go a long way towards improving compatibility. A full screen option as well as moving the other options, (i.e. magnifier, hold and click options menu) into the main menu would also help. Additionally, it’s too easy to close the app when playing sideways. ### 4/5 — It’s good, just needs a little more *2025-07-08* Having a mobile flash emulator is great to have access to that media. But, it would be amazing if there could be another alternative so it’s not just Ruffle. Also I don’t know if it’s only me but every time I change the name of the file in the app it just changes it back to the original. ### 4/5 — Expand Controller Options *2025-05-22* There needs to be an option to import/export controls and sync them through iCloud. In addition, there needs to be an optional to rearrange and resize the controls, as well as map to external controllers. ### 4/5 — External file support *2025-04-16* I would really like to play Smash Flash 2 on my device, but the version I would like to play uses external data to run. How do you import the data to use into the app? Thanks. ### 3/5 — Bowman2 *2025-04-13, version 1.2.0* Doesn't properly work with bowman2 swf - the power meter angle thing keeps bugging it's impossible to shoot accurately how I want .... ah well :( ### 3/5 — The idea is there, the execution is just poor. *2025-04-11* I do not want to sound disrespectful, but even though a mobile Ruffle Flash Emulator sounds sick, I feel as if this emulator doesn’t do a good job at its job. Sure, you can run old flash games on it, but you can’t exactly play them. I tried running 'Learn to Fly 2' on this app, and the only thing that worked was the title screen, trying to actually play the game softlocks you. Overall, the idea is pretty good, but the emulator needs quite a few bug fixes. I am unsure of whether or not it is Ruffle’s fault or the apps. ### 4/5 — Good emulator *2025-03-25* But add a zoom because my game is small and editor ### 3/5 — Add FLA support *2025-03-06, version 1.1.12* Add fla support ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can't run Scratch 2.0 *2025-06-13* The only reason I wanted this was so I could use Scratch 2.0, but it just can't do that. ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2025-06-03, version 1.3.0* I downloaded a new SWF file, and it worked for the first run or 2, then, I select it after closing the app for a bit, and now, no matter what I do, it says it’s “not a valid file”, despite running it perfectly fine the first time ### 1/5 — One star *2025-04-03, version 1.1.14* Not working ### 1/5 — Doesnt work. Stuck on loading screen *2024-12-14, version 1.1.10* Title. .swf file from reputable source. Default and other settings tried, no change. Great concept so its a shame it doesnt work. meh. At least i didnt pay for it Tag me when you get it to work, devs👍 ### 1/5 — Lost the race before it even started *2024-12-14, version 1.1.10* Take a look at how much data the app is “needing”. Think i dodged a bullet here. If you care about data privacy, avoid this app like the plague. ### 1/5 — Won’t play with updated engine *2024-12-14* Won’t play with updated engine ### 2/5 — Unstable Keyboard and Controller *2026-04-27, version 1.6.2* Overall are fine but Keyboard can’t all buttons pressed at the same time and Controller already “softlock” in SM63 Updated 4/27/2026 same thing and nothing changed ### 2/5 — Unstable Keyboard and Controller *2026-03-16* Overall are fine but Keyboard can’t all buttons pressed at the same time and Controller already “softlock” in SM63 ### 2/5 — originally really liked, but experience ruined because of errors *2024-11-20, version 1.1.9* edit: forgot to mention the ‘Wiki’ page flooded with strange or even inappropiate pages for japanese or chinese ganes i kinda like this app, but theres a slight problem. the STUPID ‘Not a valid swf’ error. it has happened to almost every single swf that i’ve imported, and guess what? the error will ALWAYS happen if you rename the swf you imported in files. so, if you want a buggy broken experience where a lot of your favorite swfs are broken, you’ll love this! here are some swfs that didn’t want to work Papa’s Pizzaria: failed on most swfs, and ones that did work wouldn’t load and would get stuck at a ‘Download the newest Flash Player’ screen. PvZ: broken because you cant add files to one swf (i think) Infiltrating the Airship and Escaping the Complex: only work if you rip the games from Newgrounds, and Stickpage versions don’t work as well just fix these errors its so frustrating every time i wanna play a new game ### 3/5 — It works, but it needs some bug fixes *2026-06-14* I am currently trying to get the flash version of The Binding of Isaac to work on this emulator, but it is quite difficult. I figured that the gamepad option would be much easier to control, as having two key pads is very helpful with its specific control scheme. However, whenever I try to enable this setting, it auto reverts back to the virtual keypad. I don’t know what the problem is. I also wish there was a setting to where you could disable the mouse functionality in some games too, as it makes running The Binding of Isaac specifically difficult. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing for .swf files! *2026-01-11, version 1.5.1* I’ve been waiting for an app like this one! It’s super easy to use and my uploads work perfectly. It would be nice to organize our files. ### 5/5 — 中文字符显示不全怎么解决 *2025-11-13, version 1.4.2* 有很多中文不显示 ### 5/5 — This app can run Zone games *2025-09-17, version 1.3.3* Best reflash ever ### 5/5 — Hello, this app is great! I would like to make a suggestion *2025-07-16* Hello, this app is great! I would like to make a suggestion. Can you add 5 to 10 more custom buttons? Thank you! ### 5/5 — good app but... *2025-06-14* Can you add controller support like ps5, xbox, mfi,... pls 🌹❤️ ### 5/5 — More buttons *2025-03-11* Please remove the button cap because 6 just isn’t enough, can you also make it to where the button changes depending on what it’s bundled to, it’s hard to remember what button is what key, especially when you have to change and swap them constantly (due to lack of buttons) ### 5/5 — Nice 100% working app. *2025-02-23, version 1.1.12* I am very glad that with the help of this application I managed to revive a very old swf file that had from twenty years ago. Congratulations for your efforts developing team . ### 5/5 — it’s ready a good app *2024-11-14, version 1.1.9* it‘s ready good i promote it ### 5/5 — Congratulations *2024-11-10, version 1.1.9* This app saved a lot of educational swf animations nowhere to be found. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ! ! ### 4/5 — SSF2 doesn’t work *2026-02-25* Every game except for Super Smash Flash 2 Works. I played SM63 and Ultimate Sonic Flash but SSF2 didn’t work. Other than that the emulation quality for the games that did work are very nice. It’s a shame, this emulator was almost perfect. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*