Comparison

ArcEmu vs Touchline Tyrant

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
Read full description

Turn your Apple Watch into a retro game console. Play Game Boy, NES, SNES, Genesis, and more on your wrist, with multi-touch controls and the Digital Crown. ArcEmu also runs on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. ▸ SUPPORTED CONSOLES Included for free: - Game Boy - Game Boy Color - Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Available through in-app purchases: - Game Boy Advance - Pokémon Mini - Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) - Atari 2600 - Sega Mega Drive / Genesis - Sega Master System - Sega Game Gear - Sega SG-1000 ▸ MULTIPLAYER AND LINK CABLE Play home-console games online and locally with friends, or link Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games over the internet. Game Link Cable supports up to four players in compatible games. Online play requires a Game Center account. ▸ SHARE ROMs WITH A CODE Import your ROMs on iPhone, keep them in iCloud, and download them directly to Apple Watch or Apple TV. Share them through iCloud using a code, including with an Apple Watch configured with Family Setup. ▸ SCREEN AND CONTROLS Move and resize the game screen, choose an LCD or CRT filter, and set up the controls the way you like them. On Apple Watch, use multi-touch controls, customize the control layout, and assign actions to the Digital Crown. On iPhone and iPad, adjust button positions and transparency, and play in any orientation. Connect a controller and customize its button mappings, or use a second controller on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. ArcEmu also supports iPhone Duo. ▸ MORE FEATURES - Accurate, high-performance emulation - Fast-forward at 2×, 4×, or maximum speed - Slow motion at 0.5× speed - Cheat codes with a built-in database of popular codes - Touch-based light gun controls for NES and SNES - Custom Game Boy color palettes - Button hold/sustain - Accelerometer support - Gyroscope support on iPhone and iPad, with Digital Crown input on Apple Watch - Haptic feedback on iPhone ▸ YOUR ROMs AND SAVES Keep your collection organized with per-console folders, sorting, and search. Import ROMs from ZIP and 7-Zip archives, use automatic saving, and share save states between devices. Both ROMs and save states can be stored in iCloud. ▸ 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. ▸ GAMES FEATURED IN THE SCREENSHOTS - Acorn Grove: https://gibbongl.itch.io/acorn-grove - Big2Small: https://mdsteele.itch.io/big2small - Hauntsfield: https://alliemackie.itch.io/hauntsfield - µCity Advance: https://skylyrac.itch.io/ucity-advance Cheat codes may cause unexpected behavior or affect game stability and save data. ArcEmu is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Sega, or Atari. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

About

Touchline Tyrant

Features
Read full description

One swipe at a time, you ARE the gaffer. Touchline Tyrant is a swipe-to-decide football management game. Every card is a decision. A furious chairman, a wantaway striker, a tabloid stitch-up, a pre-match presser — and you settle it with a flick left or right. Keep the dressing room, the boardroom and the terraces onside long enough, and you might just build a dynasty. Get it wrong and you'll be "sacked in the morning". SURVIVE THE BOARD Six meters decide your fate: Board Confidence, Fan Support, Squad Morale, Fitness, Funds and Media. Every choice pushes them around, and there are no easy answers. please the board and the fans turn; splash the cash and the accountant faints. Let any of them hit zero and your career is over. PICK YOUR CLUB, PICK YOUR FIGHT Your club is your difficulty: - Easy: Kingsbridge United, the league's strongest side. Win the League Title. - Medium: Pelham Vale. Win the League and the FA Cup (the Double). - Hard: Greyfriars Town, relegation favourites. Win the League, FA Cup and Champions League (the Treble). A LIVING CLUB Play a full 38-game league season, fight through the FA Cup and the Champions League, wheel and deal in the transfer window, and blood a wonderkid from the youth academy. Face the press before big games, weather club scandals and one-off incidents, and read the back pages turn on you as your media standing slides. EVERY CAREER IS DIFFERENT A deck of incidents, branching outcomes and delayed consequences means no two reigns play out the same. Chase achievements: the Double, the Treble, a ten-game winning run, every meter maxed at once. across careers that can run for twenty seasons.

Screenshots

ArcEmu4 screens
Touchline Tyrant3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ArcEmu at every 2 weeks against Touchline Tyrant's every 3 months. ArcEmu also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. ArcEmu sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Touchline Tyrant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, Touchline Tyrant every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArcEmu versus Touchline Tyrant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcEmuTouchline Tyrant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRaffaele D'AmatoPaul Quinn

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
Show 1 more
  • Add joystick/button support for Apple Watch

Touchline Tyrant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ArcEmu

One-time10
  • Unlock All (Upgrade 4)$0.99
  • Game Boy Advance$0.99
  • SNES$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Pokémon Mini$0.99
  • Atari 2600$0.99
  • Mega Drive / Genesis$0.99
  • Game Gear$0.99
  • Master System$0.99
  • SG-1000$0.99
  • Unlock All (Upgrade 3)$1.99
1 purchases

Touchline Tyrant

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is ArcEmu free?
ArcEmu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Touchline Tyrant free?
Touchline Tyrant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArcEmu or Touchline Tyrant have ads?
Neither ArcEmu nor Touchline Tyrant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcEmu or Touchline Tyrant?
ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, and Touchline Tyrant every 3 months. Most recently, ArcEmu was updated on November 4, 2026 and Touchline Tyrant on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons