XCTLY vs 8BitDo Ultimate Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XCTLY
This utility displays the current and elapsed time of the day. It also provides a visual graph to track the progress of the current day, month, and year.
- Current and elapsed time display
- Daily progress graph
- Monthly progress graph
- Yearly progress graph
- Time of day visualization
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The widget displays the current and elapsed time of the day. A graph shows the progress of the current day, month and year.
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Gain complete control over your compatible gamepad. Customize button layouts, fine-tune analog stick and trigger responses, and manage vibration intensity. Create custom macro commands for advanced gameplay.
- Button mapping customization
- Stick and trigger sensitivity adjustment
- Vibration power control
- Macro creation
- Controller compatibility management
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8BitDo Ultimate Software gives you elite control over every piece of your controller: customize button mapping, adjust stick & trigger sensitivity, vibration power control and create macros. Controller Compatibility: * 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller * 8BitDo Pro 2 Wired Controller for Xbox * 8BitDo Ultimate Wired Controller for Xbox * 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller * 8BitDo Micro Gamepad * 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller for Xbox Please visit support.8bitdo.com for further information and additional support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XCTLY at 71% against 8BitDo Ultimate Software's 26%. XCTLY also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.4). 8BitDo Ultimate Software's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
8BitDo Ultimate Software is free to download; XCTLY costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XCTLY holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8BitDo Ultimate Software has 197 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of XCTLY's written reviews are positive against 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's.
XCTLY ships an update every 27 months, 8BitDo Ultimate Software every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XCTLY | 8BitDo Ultimate Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | 2.4 (197 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 26.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 197 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | instant:solutions OG | 8BitDo |
Customer experience
XCTLY
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Bugs and requests
XCTLY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to detect connected controllers
- Key mapping not working as expected
- Profiles resetting after app restart
- Firmware update issues bricking controllers
Requested features
5 requests- Support for more controllers (e.g. 8bitdo Zero 2, SN30 Pro+)
- Add ability to remap command/option keys for macOS/iOS
- Improve macro functionality (e.g. adjustable delay, ability to hold keys)
- Add media control key mapping options
- Implement Bluetooth firmware update capability
In-app purchases
XCTLY
No in-app purchases
8BitDo Ultimate Software
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is XCTLY free?
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