ArcEmu vs Tiny Tanks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Game Boy, GBC, GBA emulation
- Multiplayer support
- Cheat codes
- Customizable on-screen controls
- Save State sharing
- iCloud support
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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.
Tiny Tanks
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Play through 50+ handcrafted levels filled with enemy tanks that really don't want you making it to the next one. Your tank can move, shoot and lay mines. Bullets ricochet off walls, so a well placed shot can reach tanks you can't hit directly (or come straight back and kill you). You can't spam your way through either, so making each shot count becomes pretty important. There are 9 different enemy tanks to discover, and they all fight completely differently. Some chase you, some lay mines, some disappear, and some are annoyingly good at bouncing shots around corners. The battlefield changes as you play too. Tanks leave tracks behind, destroyed tanks leave their mark and some obstacles can be blown apart with mines, opening up completely new ways to approach a level. You can also customize your tank, because who doesn’t like a cowboy hat? Or another very necessary topper. No one is saying it helps you survive, but it does feel important. Make it through all 50 levels, jump into Random Mode for a quick game, or try Lights Out, where your tank gets a flashlight strapped to it and has to survive waves of zombie tanks in the pitch black. Your best survival time goes straight to the Game Center leaderboard. There are also custom app icons, a full original soundtrack, plenty of haptics and sound effects, and probably more tiny details than the game reasonably needed. Have fun! P.S. Watch out for the green tank. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tiny Tanks at Free against ArcEmu's $1.99. ArcEmu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (5 vs 1). On 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
Tiny Tanks is free to download; ArcEmu costs $1.99 up front. Tiny Tanks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ArcEmu asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArcEmu ships an update every 2 weeks, Tiny Tanks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcEmu | Tiny Tanks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffaele D'Amato | Jack Cornet Paterson |
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
Tiny Tanks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ArcEmu
No in-app purchases
Tiny Tanks
- 3 Hearts$0.99
- 3 Skips$0.99
- 10 Hearts$2.99
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- 10 Skips$2.99
- 30 Hearts$5.99
- 30 Skips$5.99









