Shark Arsenal vs Emulstick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shark Arsenal
Manage and customize your mobile gaming peripherals. Connect devices like gamepads and keyboards via Bluetooth to calibrate, upgrade firmware, design lighting effects, and remap buttons for a competitive edge. Enhance your mobile gaming experience beyond touch controls.
- Peripheral hardware management
- Bluetooth device connection
- Calibration and firmware upgrades
- Customizable lighting effects
- Personalized button mapping
- Walkthrough review
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[Access Powerful Peripherals Easily] Gear Box is the hardware management hub of peripherals for playing mobile games on the entire Black Shark series. After connecting the device to cellphone via Bluetooth, you can perform operations such as calibration, firmware upgrade, lighting effect design, and walkthrough review in Gear Box to prepare yourself for a competitive journey in mobile games. [Break Limitation of Touch Screen with E-sports Feel] Gear Box allows you to connect your phone with peripherals. You can get rid of constraints from the touch screen when you’re fully supported by gamepads, one-handed keyboards, cooling back clips, and Bluetooth headsets, while the more exquisite operation feel can give you operation skills of a game master. [Boost Your Achievements with Personalized Button Settings] According to your preferences and different game scenarios, you can use Key Configuration in gamepads or one-handed keyboards to set key mappings at will. Say goodbye to accidental touches and operate it more accurately! [Gorgeous and More Fun Sparkling Lighting Effects] You can design lighting effects for your device in Gear Box to meet your individual needs. The authentic esports experience will bring you more kills!
Emulstick
This application simulates keyboard, mouse, and gamepad input for use with a specific dongle. It offers wireless, serverless, and network-free operation for a plug-and-play experience.
- Keyboard emulation
- Mouse emulation
- Gamepad simulation
- Wireless operation
- Serverless connectivity
- No network required
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keyboard, mouse, gamepad simulator application use it by emulstick dongle Full-Compatible, Plug and Play Wireless, Serverless, No network
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shark Arsenal at every 3 weeks against Emulstick's every 3 months. Shark Arsenal also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 25%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shark Arsenal ships an update every 3 weeks, Emulstick every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shark Arsenal | Emulstick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Warsong Technology Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Xuanhua Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Shark Arsenal
Emulstick
Bugs and requests
Shark Arsenal
Reported bugs
22 issues- App gives blank stats
- Device connects but no stats shown
- Cannot make changes to LEDs or power settings
- App requires location to be enabled
- Cannot turn off LED
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- App requires iOS 15.6 and above
- Stopped connecting to Bluetooth
- New version has error connecting
- Device not saved, needs re-selection
- App doesn't allow customization
- Endless connection attempt via Bluetooth
- Cannot save custom settings
- App not working, stopped
- Cannot open app
- App force closes on iOS 17
- Cannot adjust LED color scheme
- Single shot when trying to fire continuously
- Gamepad 3L does not work with iOS
- Cannot map keys for any game
- Cooler stops working in frozen mode after firmware update
- JoyBuds not saved as paired device
- Gamepad obsolete with iOS 15
Requested features
13 requests- Add support for Funcooler 5
- Lower iOS requirement
- Adjust power settings
- Disable rainbow light flashing
- Adjust fan speed
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- Save devices to personal profile
- Modify settings when accessory is not connected
- Add English language support
- Adjust inner trigger deadzone to 0
- Add Russian language support
- Translate app options into English
- Make a widget for easier switching
- Add support for Gamepad Black Shark 3 on iPhone 13 Pro Max
Emulstick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shark Arsenal
No in-app purchases
Emulstick
No in-app purchases
