SerafimPlay vs 8BitDo Ultimate Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SerafimPlay
Connect your input devices to your mobile phone for gaming. This utility app facilitates Bluetooth connections between your devices and phone, enhancing your mobile gaming experience.
- Bluetooth connection
- Connects input devices
- Mobile gaming utility
- Device and phone pairing
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Serafim Play is an utility for connecting input devices for mobile games. It features Bluetooth conncection between devices and phones. If you have any quetions, please leave a comment or email to us. sales@serafim-tech.com
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 rating: SerafimPlay at 2.7 against 8BitDo Ultimate Software's 2.4. SerafimPlay also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 26%). 8BitDo Ultimate Software's advantage is ratings volume (197 vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SerafimPlay holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8BitDo Ultimate Software has 197 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of SerafimPlay's written reviews are positive against 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's.
SerafimPlay ships an update monthly, 8BitDo Ultimate Software every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SerafimPlay | 8BitDo Ultimate Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better | 2.4 (197 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 26.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 197 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serafim Technologies Inc. | 8BitDo |
Customer experience
SerafimPlay
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Bugs and requests
SerafimPlay
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
SerafimPlay
No in-app purchases
8BitDo Ultimate Software
No in-app purchases
Questions
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