Comparison

XCTLY vs Gamepad Space

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Current and elapsed time display
  • Daily progress graph
  • Monthly progress graph
  • Yearly progress graph
  • Time of day visualization
Features
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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.

About

Gamepad Space

This utility app allows users to customize Bluetooth controller settings. Tailor button mapping, macros, dead zones, and motor properties to match your playstyle or specific games. Adapt key positions for a personalized gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Button mapping customization
  • Button combo settings
  • Motor property adjustments
  • Button macros
  • Trigger button dead zone
  • Joystick dead zone
  • Joystick mapping
Features
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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.

Screenshots

XCTLY4 screens
Gamepad Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XCTLY at 71% against Gamepad Space's 11%. XCTLY also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.3). Gamepad Space's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (weekly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gamepad Space is free to download; XCTLY costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCTLY holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gamepad Space has 55 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 11% of Gamepad Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XCTLY ships an update every 27 months, Gamepad Space weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
XCTLY versus Gamepad Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCTLYGamepad Space
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better1.3 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings855 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerinstant:solutions OGShenzhen Qixiong Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

XCTLY

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Gamepad Space

All ratings55 ratings
Positive5.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative81.5%

In-app purchases

None

XCTLY

No in-app purchases

None

Gamepad Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XCTLY free?
XCTLY costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gamepad Space free?
Gamepad Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XCTLY or Gamepad Space?
XCTLY is rated higher. XCTLY averages 3.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Gamepad Space averages 1.3 from 55 ratings.
Do XCTLY or Gamepad Space have ads?
Neither XCTLY nor Gamepad Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XCTLY or Gamepad Space?
XCTLY ships an update every 27 months, and Gamepad Space weekly. Most recently, XCTLY was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gamepad Space on November 3, 2026.

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