ArcEmu Downloads & RevenueArcEmu · App Store
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperRaffaele D'Amato
CategoryGames
Price2.99 AUD
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (43)
Version3.0.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
✏️Description updated💰Now free✏️New iPad screenshots📦Updated to version 3.0📈Dropped out of every chart we track📈Entered the top 100⭐Passed 1K ratings⭐Passed 1K ratings📦Updated to version 2.0.1🆕First spotted by AppInsider
Full timeline · 31 events
- ✏️ArcEmu: description updated· CA
- 💰ArcEmu: now freeFree (was 2.99 CAD) · CA
- ✏️ArcEmu: new iPad screenshots· CA
- ✏️ArcEmu: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · CA
- 📦ArcEmu updated to version 3.0ArcEmu is now free to download, with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and NES included. Unlock additional consoles through in-app purchases in the new Store.
If you purchased ArcEmu before this update, you get every console, including those added in future updates, at no extra cost.
- Sega Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear and SG‑1000 support
- Online multiplayer for home consoles and improved Link Cable for GB/GBA.
- Second controller support on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
- LCD and CRT filters
- Movable, resizable game screen
- iPhone Duo support
- Apple Watch: custom Digital Crown actions and controls layout
- Hide on‑screen buttons you don't use
- 7‑Zip archive support
- ROMs and saves sorted into per‑console folders
- Correct aspect ratio for home consoles
- Bug fixes and stability improvements… more - 📈ArcEmu dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 25 Oct
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · CA
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · FR
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · PH · Top Paid · Games · PH
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · TW · Top Paid · Games · TW
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new country in 2 chartsSouth Korea · Taiwan
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new countryThailand
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new country in 2 chartsBrazil · Canada
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · AU
- 📈ArcEmu charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📈ArcEmu new best rank in the overall chart: #55Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈ArcEmu new best rank in the overall chart: #71Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈ArcEmu entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📦ArcEmu updated to version 2.0.1- Restored the button hold/sustain feature on watchOS.
- Improved iCloud ROM management.
- Various bug fixes. - 🆕ArcEmu first spotted by AppInsider#48 in Top Paid · Games · Italy
- 📦ArcEmu version 2.0No release notes
- 🆕ArcEmu released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
43 ratings
Measured
New ratings a week
12
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
ArcEmu at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Emulator Pixel Retro Gaming medium sessions multiplayer Premium
#retro #gameboy #nes #snes #apple-watch #emulation
ArcEmu on the App Store
App details
App ID
6496282733
Publisher
Raffaele D'Amato
On the store since
Jun 2024
2 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase · Game Center
Content rating
4+
Languages
7
EN FR DE IT JA PT ES
Size
246 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
ArcEmu downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
43 ratings
Measured
Ratings
43
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
12
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.9★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
67/100
faster than 78% of Games apps
New ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 6 | 59% | – |
 Germany | 1.5 | 15% | – |
| Italy | 1.5 | 15% | – |
 Canada | 1.1 | 11% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About ArcEmu
Turn your Apple Watch into a retro game console.
Play Game Boy, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, 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.
Play Game Boy, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, 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.
Latest updates
3.0.1
ArcEmu is now free to download, with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and NES included. Unlock additional consoles through in-app purchases in the new Store.
If you purchased ArcEmu before this update, you get every console, including those added in future updates, at no extra cost.
- Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and SG‑1000 support
- Online multiplayer (Netplay) for home consoles and improved Link Cable for GB/GBA.
- Second controller support on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
- LCD and CRT filters
- Movable, resizable game screen
- iPhone Duo support
- Apple Watch: custom Digital Crown actions and controls layout
- Hide on‑screen buttons you don't use
- 7‑Zip archive support
- ROMs and saves sorted into per‑console folders
- Correct aspect ratio for home consoles
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
3.0
ArcEmu is now free to download, with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and NES included. Unlock additional consoles through in-app purchases in the new Store.
If you purchased ArcEmu before this update, you get every console, including those added in future updates, at no extra cost.
- Sega Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear and SG‑1000 support
- Online multiplayer for home consoles and improved Link Cable for GB/GBA.
- Second controller support on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
- LCD and CRT filters
- Movable, resizable game screen
- iPhone Duo support
- Apple Watch: custom Digital Crown actions and controls layout
- Hide on‑screen buttons you don't use
- 7‑Zip archive support
- ROMs and saves sorted into per‑console folders
- Correct aspect ratio for home consoles
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.1
- Restored the button hold/sustain feature on watchOS.
- Improved iCloud ROM management.
- Various bug fixes.
Store changes
What ArcEmu changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got bigger
181 MB → 246 MB (+36%)
Needs a newer iOS
iOS 15.5 → iOS 16.0
Description updated
