Two-thumb controls, fixed. Holding one on-screen button while pressing another could leave the control bar stuck or unresponsive mid-game on iOS 26 — Neon Volley, Brick Buster, the racers and the joystick games were all affected. Every on-screen button now tracks its own touch, so two-thumb play is solid again, and presses near the bottom edge are no longer swallowed by the system. iPhone Duo: the flat half is now a painted arcade control deck — a brushed cabinet panel with real push-buttons, a bat-top joystick and a d-pad for the stick games, and a hinge across the fold. All 26 games, your Arcade Profile, the missions and the Daily Challenge are exactly where you left them, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Thanks for playing!

Pocket Arcade is ready for iPhone Duo. Stand it half-folded like a tiny arcade cabinet and every game splits in two: the action stays on the upright screen while the controls, pause and menus sit on the flat half right under your thumbs — and the board games put the board on the flat half instead. Fold it shut and the outer screen plays just like a regular iPhone, centered around the camera whichever way you turn it. Also new on every iPhone: the main menu now turns back to match the way you're holding your phone when you leave a game, and the Daily Challenge card and category chips line up neatly with the rest of the list. All 26 games, your Arcade Profile, the missions and the Daily Challenge are exactly where you left them, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Thanks for playing!

The free game of the day now tells you exactly where you stand. Every day still brings a different locked game to play for free, and clearing the three daily missions still unlocks a second one — you now get three free plays of them a day, with the count shown right on the card so it's never a surprise. Stepping out to check a score table and coming straight back doesn't cost a play, and your first Daily Challenge run of the day is always free, so the counter can never break a streak. Unlocking the full arcade is clearer too: the one-time price now sits on the main screen instead of a tap away, and if a purchase needs a parent's approval, is still going through, or doesn't complete, the app now says so instead of leaving you looking at a button that seems stuck. All 26 games, your Arcade Profile, the missions and the Daily Challenge are otherwise exactly where you left them, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Thanks for playing!

A quiet release this time — a round of polish and small fixes across the arcade, so everything from the maze chaser to the pinball tables feels a little smoother. All 26 games, your Arcade Profile, the daily missions and the free game of the day are exactly where you left them, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. If you're enjoying Pocket Arcade, you may now see a one-time invitation to rate it — it appears only on the main screen after a good run, never in the middle of a game, and it won't ask you twice. Thanks for playing!

Three new missions every day. Pocket Arcade now sets you three small goals each day — play a few different games, get close to your own best, land a spot on a score table — and every one you clear pays XP into your Arcade Profile. Clear all three and you unlock one paid game free for the rest of the day, on top of the daily free game you already get, with a countdown on its card so you know how long you have. Your missions and your progress follow you between iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and playing on your watch counts just the same as playing on your phone. The missions live right under the Daily Challenge on the main screen, and your Profile now keeps a running count of every day you've cleared the set. No new game to learn — the missions are just reasons to go back to the 26 you already have. Thanks for playing!

Game controllers are here! Pocket Arcade now plays with an Xbox, PlayStation or MFi controller on iPhone and iPad — 23 of the 26 games, with the controls tuned for each one. Pinball puts the flippers on the shoulder buttons and lets you wind the plunger back for a harder launch. The racers steer with the stick and brake on the trigger. On-screen controls tuck themselves away while a pad is connected, and touch always still works — nothing is taken away. Menu drops you back to a game's menu and A replays from the end screen, so you can play a whole session without reaching for the glass, and every game's rules screen now lists its own controller mapping. Also fixed: the Arcade Profile date column, which read "M08 7" instead of "Aug 7". Thanks for playing!

A big Apple Watch polish pass across the whole arcade! Game-over and win screens now fit every watch size, and anything taller than the screen scrolls with a flick or the Digital Crown. Menus scroll everywhere so no button is ever out of reach, the rotating high-score tables now slide behind the menu in 2048 and Solitaire instead of covering it, and dozens of small fixes keep scores, titles and buttons clear of the watch clock and the rounded screen edges. Thanks for playing!

Meet your ARCADE PROFILE — a level ring, XP and badges that track everything you play, synced between iPhone and Apple Watch. Every run now counts: earn XP for a first score, a new personal best, or landing on a game's top five, and see plays, best and last played for every game in one place. Chase eight badges, from playing five different games to a 30-day streak. Profile, leaderboards and Random are now one tap from the top of the hub. The daily free game is always a locked one, so there's something new to try every day. Plus a reworked analog stick across BePac, Neon Bomber, Dream Drifter and Smoke Rally, and two Apple Watch fixes: your watch play now counts toward Game Center, and the Digital Crown scrolls the game list again. Thanks for playing!

Two new games join the arcade! NEON BOMBER — bomb the maze open and chain blasts through 50 stages. NEON VANTAGE — a pseudo-3D isometric gauntlet: hold FIRE to charge a piercing power wave, grab orbiting satellite drones, shoot the floor mazes open, break the giant ring blockade, and survive mid-boss rematches on the way to six towering bosses. Perfect a wave to earn escalating bonus stars, chain kill combos, and check your tally on the new stage results card. The daily free game now sits front and centre in the hub — a different locked game playable free every day. Thanks for playing!

Two new games join the arcade! NEON PINBALL — a real-physics table with flippers, ramps and multiball across four distinct playfields. And 2048 — the addictive slide-and-merge number puzzle. New Daily Challenge: a featured game every day, and a different locked game you can play free each day — spot the gold-glowing card in the hub. Plus fresh table artwork and polish across the board. Thanks for playing!

Version 1.1 adds Game Center leaderboards and achievements across more of the arcade — climb the global rankings and chase new goals in your favorite games. Plus refined touch controls and stability fixes. Thanks for playing!