ElegooKit vs SunFounder Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElegooKit
Control your ELEGOO device using a virtual joystick or customize your own control scheme. This utility app offers a direct interface for managing your compatible hardware.
- Joystick control
- DIY control customization
- BLE device management
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In this app, you can control the elegoo device with the joystick, or diy the control that you want.
SunFounder Controller
This app acts as a virtual remote control for robot kits powered by ESP32 and Raspberry Pi. It offers customizable controls like radar ranging, tracking, sliders, buttons, and arrow keys for interactive robot operation.
- Virtual remote control
- ESP32 and Raspberry Pi compatibility
- Radar ranging control
- Three-channel tracking
- Customizable control layout
- Sliders, buttons, and arrow keys
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Sunfounder Controller is a virtual remote control APP, used to control ESP32 and Raspberry Pi-based robot kits. The APP integrates controls such as radar ranging, three-channel tracking, sliders, buttons, and arrow keys. Users can customize the arrangement of these controls according to their own preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SunFounder Controller at 4.4 against ElegooKit's 3.5. SunFounder Controller also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 53%). ElegooKit's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SunFounder Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of ElegooKit's written reviews are positive against 95% of SunFounder Controller's.
ElegooKit ships an update monthly, SunFounder Controller every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElegooKit | SunFounder Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (74 ratings) | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 东 陈 | Shenzhen Maker Stars Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ElegooKit
SunFounder Controller
Bugs and requests
ElegooKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SunFounder Controller
Reported bugs
2 issues- App disconnects and requires reinstallation to reconnect
- Link button is off-screen on iPhone XS Max
Requested features
2 requests- Add a list-box or radio-button widget class
- More warm functions
In-app purchases
ElegooKit
No in-app purchases
SunFounder Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ElegooKit free?
Is SunFounder Controller free?
Which has better reviews, ElegooKit or SunFounder Controller?
Do ElegooKit or SunFounder Controller have ads?
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