TouchArcade was launched in 2008 as a blog by MacRumors founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson.

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.

[9][10] Hodapp stepped down from his position in 2019 to focus on his role as co-founder of GameClub,[11] and Jared Nelson succeeded him as editor-in-chief.

[13] In 2009, CNET ranked TouchArcade sixth on its list of the top ten gaming blogs.

[2] Time named it one of The 50 Best Websites of 2011 and described its reviews as a "cogent, reliable guide" to the games in the App Store.