Comparison

ArcEmu vs WarBLE Go

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

WarBLE Go

This app transforms the invisible Bluetooth signals around you into a game. It maps nearby devices on a live radar, allowing you to log and track them as you move. Compete on leaderboards and unlock achievements as you discover more Bluetooth signals.

Highlights
  • Live Bluetooth radar mapping
  • Color-coded device identification
  • Detailed device signal readout
  • Log and sort discovered devices
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements system
  • Export logged data
Features
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WarBLE Go turns the invisible Bluetooth world around you into a game. Every phone, watch, earbud, beacon, and gadget nearby is quietly broadcasting Bluetooth Low Energy signals. WarBLE Go listens for them and plots each one on a live sonar radar -- the closer a device, the closer it sits to the center. The more you move through the world, the more signals you log. It's wardriving, reimagined as a pick-up-and-play hunt. Walk a busy street, ride the train, wander a venue, and watch the radar fill up. THE HUNT - A live radar sweep that maps every BLE device around you in real time - Color-coded contacts: Apple gear, named devices, and unknowns - Tap any blip for a full readout: signal strength, proximity, TX power, raw service UUIDs, how many times you've seen it, and more - Sort your catch by signal, recency, frequency, or name - Eight radar skins, all free: Teal, Slate, Clarity, Amber, Sonar Blue, Crimson, Toxic, and Plasma THE FIELD REPORT - The full breakdown of everything you've ever logged, free for everyone - Drill into any category by maker, then tap any device for its complete detail - Export your current run to CSV, free CLIMB THE BOARDS - Game Center leaderboards for Lifetime Contacts and your Best Single Run - Achievements from your First Contact all the way to ten million - Every contact you log pushes your score higher WARBLE GO PRO Everything above is free. A single unlock (no subscription) adds one thing: - Export your full history to CSV -- every device you've ever logged, with maker, type, best signal, services, and first and last seen It also funds a solo developer building this for the love of it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything WarBLE Go sees is read and stored on your own device. The only thing that ever leaves your phone is your numeric leaderboard score -- never the identifiers of anything you log. Bluetooth addresses are randomized by iOS, so nothing here points to a person. WarBLE Go is a passive listener: it only reads the public advertisements devices already broadcast. It never connects to, pairs with, or interferes with anything. Note: "contacts" are signals logged, not unique devices -- phones rotate their Bluetooth ID for privacy, so the same one is often counted more than once. It's a measure of how much you hunt, not a census. Requires Bluetooth. Grab your phone and go hunting.

Screenshots

ArcEmu4 screens
WarBLE Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WarBLE Go at Free against ArcEmu's $1.99. WarBLE Go also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). ArcEmu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 7). On rating, review sentiment 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

WarBLE Go is free to download; ArcEmu costs $1.99 up front. WarBLE Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArcEmu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ArcEmu against 5.0 for WarBLE Go. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcEmu has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of ArcEmu's written reviews are positive against 100% of WarBLE Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, WarBLE Go every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ArcEmu versus WarBLE Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcEmuWarBLE Go
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaffaele D'AmatoJeremy Yablan

Customer experience

ArcEmu

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

WarBLE Go

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

WarBLE Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ArcEmu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WarBLE Go

One-time1
  • WarBLE Go Pro2 variants$2.99

Questions

Is ArcEmu free?
ArcEmu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WarBLE Go free?
WarBLE Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArcEmu or WarBLE Go?
WarBLE Go is rated higher. ArcEmu averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while WarBLE Go averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do ArcEmu or WarBLE Go have ads?
Neither ArcEmu nor WarBLE Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcEmu or WarBLE Go?
ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, and WarBLE Go every 4 days. Most recently, ArcEmu was updated on September 27, 2026 and WarBLE Go on September 28, 2026.

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