TouchArcade was launched in 2008 as a
blog by
MacRumors founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson. The spinoff site "(tracked) the new games available for the
iPhone and
iPod Touch". It also included articles, reviews and a forum. Eli Hodapp became editor-in-chief in 2009. In 2012,
TouchArcade released an
iOS app which included mobile game listings. In June 2015,
TouchArcade launched a
Patreon for
crowdfunded donations. Hodapp explained that mobile game journalism has been struggling as developers shifted towards
in-app advertising, and that ad revenue for the website was plummeting. Hodapp stepped down from his position in 2019 to focus on his role as co-founder of
GameClub, and Jared Nelson succeeded him as editor-in-chief. On September 16, 2024,
TouchArcade announced that it would be shutting down its operations while keeping the website online. == Reception ==