# iFBAs -Arcade Emulator — user reviews

> 80 indexed App Store user reviews of iFBAs by 国琛 邱, rated 3.80/5 from 101 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ifbas-arcade-emulator/id1491920707/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ifbas-arcade-emulator/id1491920707.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 55 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 20

## What do users think of iFBAs?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎮 Excellent arcade game emulation for most ROMs
- 📱 Easy ROM import and file management
- 🎨 Good graphics quality on mobile devices
- ⚡ Fast performance with minimal lag
- 👍 Intuitive menu navigation
- 🖥️ Works well with external controllers
- 💾 Simple save/load functionality

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes after updates
- 📵 Forced updates causing app instability
- 🌐 Network connectivity issues (crashes without internet)
- 🎯 Missing file errors preventing game launch
- 🗣️ Incomplete English translation (mostly Chinese)
- 📺 Inconsistent controller support and mapping
- ⚙️ Negative optimization in recent versions
- 📢 Intrusive ads added in recent updates
- 🔧 Poor developer responsiveness to issues
- 💾 Save files incompatible after updates
- 🎮 Some games unplayable (Marvel vs Capcom 2, Star Wars, etc.)
- 📱 Crashes on older iOS versions (iOS 12.x)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Missing file errors (cde_20a.5f) preventing game launch
- Crashes when using external controllers/keyboards
- App crashes without internet connection
- Crashes when loading previous game saves
- Crashes when accessing storage settings
- Bluetooth keyboard not working on iPadOS 26
- Crashes on button press with Xbox controllers
- Games not displaying after ROM import
- No sound in games
- Control mapping not working with external devices
- Crashes on older iOS versions
- Thumbnail/save file corruption after updates
- CPS3 games not recognized after import

**Most requested features**

- Full English language support throughout app
- Haptic feedback for touch controls
- Tilt/analog stick controls for specific games
- Touch screen light-gun support (for games like T2)
- Magic Keyboard customization options
- Apple TV support
- Mac compatibility
- Batch delete functionality for ROMs
- Cheat section in English
- More game compatibility improvements

## Newest reviews (10 of 80)

### 4/5 — Haptic feedback to mobile touch screen controls

*2026-03-06, version 1.2.7*

I wrote a review asking for haptic controls

Sorry for asking again but I meant for mobile on screen touch controls not for a physical controller

In case there was any misunderstanding

### 3/5 — Latest update is putting the app not usable

*2026-02-11, version 1.2.6*

I installed version v1.2.6. When open a game, it always says some missing file while the ROM should be perfectly fine.

### 3/5 — 恐龙快打世界版进不去

*2025-12-03, version 1.2.5*

如题，刚刚测试了1.0.6版是没这个问题的，超过了1.0.6版就提示缺少cde_20a.5f。我也看到有人在评论区反馈过类似的情况，但作者似乎不认为是bug？那这个怎么说？

### 3/5 — 负优化

*2025-11-30, version 1.2.5*

强制更新太恶心了，这都算了，更新完了游戏也打不开了，至少别负优化吧，那个弹窗也是，做好一点吧，都直接飞上面看不到字了

### 4/5 — Very good- haptic feedback pad?

*2025-10-07*

Very good app works very well, has everything I need. Can you please add haptic feedback to the joystick/dpad please though? I’m using this to play fighting games and that would help a lot for motion inputs and such.

**Developer response:** Now it's about adding tactile feedback to the joystick/pad. Please change the protocol of the joystick, such as PS4, Xbox, etc

### 4/5 — Please add tilt control

*2025-08-06, version 1.2.2*

It’s a very good emulator for most arcade games. Some games like Star Wars would benefit from tilt controls. Please add those.

### 3/5 — 额更新了什么

*2025-06-22, version 1.2.0*

更新了广告？

### 3/5 — This game wouldn’t let me play sonic the fighters

*2025-03-19, version 1.1.0*

So on a normal day, I had this game and the only arcade game I had on this app was The Simpsons so I tried to put other ones but it didn’t work so I deleted the app And then I download it again and then all my roms war gone and then I still have some ROMs in my folders and I chose sonic the fighters and it didn’t work. Can somebody tell me how to fix this?

### 4/5 — Can someone help me?

*2025-03-14, version 1.0.8*

I think this app is really good my problem is that some games have a small screen and it’s tuff to play, if a developer can help me that will be much appreciated

### 2/5 — Analogue controls

*2025-02-24, version 1.0.8*

With analogue controls completely ignored, this is as bare bones as you can get. Try games like Out Run, After Burner or Arkanoid and there’s no way to play them.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 曾经的神

*2026-01-02, version 1.2.6*

刚出来，惊为神作，可1.0.6后，强制升级，禁止联网就闪退，启动广告，这些就算了，最大问题是旧rom无法运行，作者就觉得每个人都是有空去社区更新rom的，一点都没考虑小白的感受，只能删除了

### 1/5 — 呵呵

*2025-11-17, version 1.2.5*

广告，强制更新，国产流氓

### 1/5 — 这小伙不解决问题

*2025-07-25, version 1.2.2*

所有回复go to the FBNeo community to find the latest updates，

### 1/5 — 负向更新令人无语

*2025-07-08, version 1.2.2*

更新了广告，不联网还自动闪退。本来挺好的app都被这个更新毁了。

### 1/5 — Wack

*2025-05-24, version 1.1.0*

I just put on 3 games and none work

### 1/5 — It only lets me play Mr. Dig

*2025-04-30, version 1.1.0*

Thats it.

### 1/5 — 强制更新你妈吗

*2025-03-22, version 1.1.0*

真混蛋

### 1/5 — The update (1.1.0) does not work at all in the games.

*2025-03-16*

☠️☠️☠️☠️

### 1/5 — 玩不了了

*2025-03-15, version 1.1.0*

更新完，三国战记，97格斗，双截龙，恐龙快打全都打不了了🤦🏻‍♂️ 也是服了

### 1/5 — 恐龙快打提示依旧无法运行，体验一般。

*2025-03-15, version 1.1.0*

恐龙快打提示依旧无法运行，像是有针对性的更应。强制更新不恶心吗？还有在设置里储存空间里点进去查版本就假死闪退，妥妥的流氓软件。

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — I’m grateful..

*2026-07-20, version 1.3.0*

I appreciate that this app is efficient. It runs well. It works for my Neo Geo roms perfectly.

### 5/5 — FBneo emulator

*2026-06-24, version 1.2.8*

It works great the best iPhone arcade emulator on the market but in two of my favorite games Out run and After burner 2 the stick doesn’t work

### 5/5 — Not compatible with iPadOS 26

*2025-10-08, version 1.2.4*

iPadOS 26, Bluetooth keyboard wasn’t available.

### 5/5 — ios26更新之后有卡顿

*2025-09-18, version 1.2.3*

ios26更新之后有卡顿

### 5/5 — 应用很好

*2025-08-31, version 1.2.3*

就是不知道为什么飞行模式可以进去，直接断网不行

### 5/5 — Great emulator, BUT…

*2025-06-26, version 1.2.1*

This is a very decent emulator for playing arcade games but it was only updated 3 days ago to place a new annoying ad that plays when opening the app. You can hit “skip” for the ad, but it also needs more English instead of oJapanese and also some words within the app are misspelled.***

***Misspelled words appear in the app itself, NOT in the ad.

### 5/5 — Best arcade emulator app

*2025-05-24, version 1.1.0*

I have really had so much fun catching up with my old time favorite arcade games . I really like how Easy it is to upload rom files. I would really hope that you give us an option to switch settings into English because for instance using cheats for certain games that don’t take coins it’s hard to understand like unlimited lives option when it’s in Chinese . Besides that I really like the app , all games play flawlessly no lag playing on iPhone 15 .

### 5/5 — The new update changed everything. I deleted and installed all the ROMs. And it works great.

*2025-04-24*

👍

**Developer response:** thanks，go to the FBNeo community to find the latest updates

### 5/5 — bug

*2025-03-24, version 1.1.0*

打开游戏后提示缺少“cde_20a.5f”文件，修下吧😭

### 5/5 — Great for emulating arcade games

*2025-03-07, version 1.0.8*

I like this app because it can emulate arcade games which are pretty fun. 

Thank you for reading my thoughts on this app.
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