Comparison

ArcEmu vs VoidLink

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ArcEmu

Experience retro gaming on your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. This emulator supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. Enjoy features like multiplayer, cheats, and customizable controls.

Highlights
  • Game Boy, GBC, GBA emulation
  • Multiplayer support
  • Cheat codes
  • Customizable on-screen controls
  • Save State sharing
  • iCloud support
Features
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ArcEmu brings retro game emulation to Apple Watch. It also works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, delivering a seamless gaming experience across your Apple devices. Supported Consoles - Game Boy (.gb) - Game Boy Color (.gbc) - Game Boy Advance (.gba) - Pokémon Mini (.min) - Nintendo Entertainment System (.nes) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System (.sfc and .smc) - Atari 2600 (.a26 and .bin) Main Features - Accurate, high-performance emulation powered by the mGBA and Ares cores - Game Link Cable support with online multiplayer for up to four players* - Cheat-code support with a built-in database of popular codes** - Frame-independent emulation at 30 or 60 FPS - Multi-touch and Digital Crown support on Apple Watch - Support for all screen orientations on iPhone and iPad - Precise, thoughtfully designed on-screen controls - Customizable control position and transparency on iPhone and iPad - Fast-forward at 2×, 4×, or maximum speed - Slow motion at 0.5× speed - Touch-based light gun controls for NES and SNES - Custom color palettes for Game Boy games - Button hold/sustain feature - Accelerometer support - Gyroscope support on iPhone and iPad, with Digital Crown input on Apple Watch - Haptic feedback on iPhone - Game controller support with customizable button mappings - ZIP archive support - Automatic saving - Save-state sharing between devices - iCloud support for ROMs and save states - ROM sharing through iCloud using share codes - Support for Apple Watch devices configured with Family Setup - ROM sorting and search Apple Watch Compatibility - Apple Watch Series 4 or later - Apple Watch SE or later - Apple Watch Ultra or later ArcEmu does not include any games or ROMs. You can import compatible ROM files from your iPhone and store them in iCloud. Your Apple Watch can then download them directly from iCloud. On an Apple Watch configured with Family Setup, ROMs can be downloaded from iCloud using share codes. Games Featured in the Screenshots - Acorn Grove: https://gibbongl.itch.io/acorn-grove - Anguna: https://gauauu.itch.io/anguna - Hauntsfield: https://alliemackie.itch.io/hauntsfield - µCity Advance: https://skylyrac.itch.io/ucity-advance * Requires a Game Center account. ** Cheat codes may cause unexpected behavior or affect game stability and save data. ArcEmu is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo. Nintendo and the names of its game systems are trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

About

VoidLink

This app enhances game streaming performance on iOS devices with features like HDR support and picture-in-picture mode. It offers advanced tools for drawing, external controller customization, and on-screen widgets for a tailored gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Enhanced streaming performance
  • HDR and YUV 4:4:4 streaming
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Drawing toolkit with pressure mapping
  • External controller mapping
  • Advanced touch and on-screen widgets
  • Motion control mapping
Features
Currently charting
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VoidLink is a project developed & maintained by Sunshine - Moonlight game streaming community players. After long term development and iterations, it has been refined into a powerful and feature rich game streaming tool. More details about VoidLink including our community support is available on the app support web page. Key Features of VoidLink 1. Better performance - VoidLink's standard video rendering pipeline delivers unparalleled streaming performance and reference-grade HDR accuracy. Check our app support web page for details. - Supports YUV 4:4:4 streaming (requires device hardware decoding). - Picture‑in‑picture mode supported (iOS15+) —stream in the background without interruption. 2. High-performance frame-interpolated streaming with HDR support: - Supports stable 60 → 120 FPS frame-interpolated streaming on at least A15 and newer devices 3. Drawing Toolkit: Toolkit built for drawing: better stroke transmission, pro-level pressure curve mapping, double-tap and squeeze shortcuts, exclusive on-screen buttons. (Basic stylus support remains available without purchasing the Drawing Toolkit) 4. External controller support - Radial menu and global controller navigation, covering 95% of app settings and operations for gamepad streamers. Enjoy a handheld-like experience without touching the screen! - Super fun! VoidLink brings the first-ever [Gamepad Visual Feedback Overlay] to the game streaming community. - Specify controller mapping as Xbox360 or DualShock 4. - User-defined controller mouse mode. - User-defined gyro toggle & hold button. - Controllers can be connected anytime during streaming. - DS4 Gyroscope mapping. 5. Advanced touch support - Smooth, reliable multi‑touch passthrough. - The app introduces a multi‑Touch game fine‑tuning feature for games with native mobile UI on PC. - Simulated mouse click, double click, right‑click, drag, etc., with adjustable pointer sensitivity. 6. Powerful on-screen widgets - Button widget includes: controller, keyboard, mouse, gyro control, functional (settings menu, soft keyboard, etc.) - Supports grouping, layering, collapsing, and expanding on-screen widgets. - Widget group is able to import complete layouts for quick reuse. - Supports combo buttons, button macros, button+touchpad hybrid widgets - Touchpad widget that enables mobile style gaming. - Auto tap timer for each button widgets - Visual and haptic feedback supported (requires device with vibration motor). - Customize on-screen widget & layout—adjust size, shape, border, transparency, sensitivity, labels, and more. - Import/export on-screen widget layouts for sharing configurations across devices. 7. Powerful motion control - Directly maps built-in gyro or external gamepad gyro to mouse or controller stick, no need for third party PC software for motion control mapping - Works with on-screen gyro control button “GYRO” & “GYROPAUSE” or user-defined physical controller buttons. 8. Haptic engine selection (iOS 13+) - Auto: rumbles iPhone when controller does not support rumbling. Able to rumble iPhone when using on-screen widget control while no physical controller is connected. - swap rumbling left & right handle motor on controller Note: external controller rumbling supported on iOS 14+. 9. Microphone redirection - Support for microphone redirection with Sunshine-Foundation. 10. Changing bitrate upper limit without disconnecting - Bitrate upper limit can be adjusted without disconnecting when working with Sunshine-Foundation. Note: check out our technical support page for more details about Sunshine-Foundation 11. Full portrait‑mode support - Streaming content and on‑screen widgets adapt to portrait orientation: automatic resolution and widget layout adjustment 12. External display support: duplicate or external display only

Screenshots

ArcEmu4 screens
VoidLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArcEmu at none against VoidLink's 1. ArcEmu also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 92) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). VoidLink's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ArcEmu costs $1.99 and VoidLink $1.49 up front. VoidLink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArcEmu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArcEmu holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcEmu has 1.3K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of ArcEmu's written reviews are positive against 86% of VoidLink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, VoidLink weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ArcEmu versus VoidLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcEmuVoidLink
Price$1.99$1.49 — better
Rating4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better4.7 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better85.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRaffaele D'Amato伟敏 张

Customer experience

ArcEmu

All ratings1,304 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews528 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.7%

VoidLink

All ratings92 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

ArcEmu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Graphical glitches with certain ROMs
  • Save data not transferring properly between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add cheat/GameShark support
  • Improve volume controls
  • Implement fast forward/slow motion options
  • Allow multiple save slots per game
  • Improve Game Boy Color support
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  • Add joystick/button support for Apple Watch

VoidLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ArcEmu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VoidLink

One-time1
  • Drawing Toolkit$5.99

Questions

Is ArcEmu free?
ArcEmu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoidLink free?
VoidLink costs $1.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArcEmu or VoidLink?
ArcEmu is rated higher. ArcEmu averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while VoidLink averages 4.7 from 92 ratings.
Do ArcEmu or VoidLink have ads?
Neither ArcEmu nor VoidLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcEmu or VoidLink?
ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, and VoidLink weekly. Most recently, ArcEmu was updated on October 15, 2026 and VoidLink on October 13, 2026.

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