HORIPAD ULTIMATE vs Gamepad Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HORIPAD ULTIMATE
Connect your game controller to check input data and update its firmware wirelessly. Access product information for your device directly through the app.
- Check game pad input data
- Wireless firmware updates
- Display product information website
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With HORIPAD ULTIMATE app, you can achieve the following functions. ・Check of input data of the connected game pad ・Updated wirelessly firmware to the latest version ・Display of product information website
Gamepad Space
This utility app allows users to deeply customize Bluetooth controller settings. Tailor button mapping, macros, motor feedback, and joystick dead zones to match your playstyle or specific games for a personalized experience.
- Custom button mapping
- Button combo settings
- Motor property adjustments
- Button macros
- Trigger dead zone settings
- Joystick dead zone settings
- Joystick mapping
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Gamepad Space is a tool APP that can customize the function settings of Bluetooth controller button mapping, button combo, motor properties, button macros, trigger button dead zone, joystick dead zone and joystick mapping after private protocol connection. By modifying the custom button mapping, button combo, motor properties, button macros, trigger button dead zone, joystick dead zone and joystick mapping, etc., the key positions can be adapted to the player's own operating habits or the game the player wants to play.Gamepad Space is a tool APP that can customize the function settings of Bluetooth controller button mapping, button combo, motor properties, button macros, trigger button dead zone, joystick dead zone and joystick mapping after private protocol connection. By modifying the custom button mapping, button combo, motor properties, button macros, trigger button dead zone, joystick dead zone and joystick mapping, etc., the key positions can be adapted to the player's own operating habits or the game the player wants to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HORIPAD ULTIMATE at 2.3 against Gamepad Space's 1.3. HORIPAD ULTIMATE also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Gamepad Space's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HORIPAD ULTIMATE holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of HORIPAD ULTIMATE's written reviews are positive against 12% of Gamepad Space's.
HORIPAD ULTIMATE ships an update every 4 months, Gamepad Space every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HORIPAD ULTIMATE | Gamepad Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (67 ratings) — better | 1.3 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 11.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HORI CO., LTD. | Shenzhen Qixiong Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HORIPAD ULTIMATE
Gamepad Space
In-app purchases
HORIPAD ULTIMATE
No in-app purchases
Gamepad Space
No in-app purchases
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