Comparison

Luna Controller vs Thumbsparks

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

Head to head
About

Luna Controller

This app allows you to set up and manage your game controllers for a cloud gaming service. It also enables you to use your phone as a virtual controller to play games, with options for guest play and managing connections.

Highlights
  • Register Luna Controllers
  • Set up Wi-Fi and Cloud Direct
  • Use phone as virtual controller
  • Add guests to gaming sessions
  • Manage Bluetooth connection
  • Update controller software
  • Check battery status
Features
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The Luna Controller app allows you to set up and manage your Luna Controllers and play Luna games using your phone via the Phone Controller. With the Luna Controller app you can: - Register Luna Controllers to your Amazon account - Set up your Luna Controller to connect to wifi and enable Cloud Direct - Play games on Luna using touch inputs on your mobile device using the Phone Controller - Add friends to your local Luna gaming session using Guest Mode - Manage the Cloud Direct wifi connection - Manage your Luna Controller Bluetooth connection - Update the software on your Luna Controllers - Check battery status - Switch between Cloud Direct and Bluetooth - Get help for common troubleshooting problems To set up the Luna Controller: 1. Download and install the Luna Controller app on your mobile device. 2. Power up your Luna Controller with 2 AA batteries. Press and hold the Luna button for 3 seconds, and an orange light will start spinning 3. Open the Luna Controller app and follow the on-screen instructions To set up a Luna Phone Controller: No controller? No problem. You can use your phone to play Luna games. 1. Go to the appstore on your mobile device and install the Luna Controller app. 2. Sign into your Amazon account. 3. Select Play With Phone Controller. The next time you're ready to play, just follow these steps: 1. Open the Luna app on a compatible device, such as a compatible Fire TV, PC or Mac 2. Open the Luna Controller app on your mobile device. 3. Select Launch under your virtual controller and wait for your controller to connect to Luna. 4. Use the virtual controller to select the game you want to play and launch it. Guests can also download the Luna Controller app and join in on the gameplay. By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).

About

Thumbsparks

Features
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Is there a spark between you two? Grab somebody and find out. This one needs two people. Lay the phone between you, put a thumb on the print at your end, and hold on for five seconds. The machine reads how you held it and gives you a Spark Score out of 100. IT IS NOT RANDOM Thumbsparks measures how together you land, how alike you press, and how steady you hold. Do it properly and you get a different number than if you fumble it. Your names set the starting point. The hold decides most of your score, and the app will show you exactly what it measured. ELEVEN WAYS IT CAN GO CRICKETS. LEFT ON READ. SIDE HUG. BUFFERING. MIXED SIGNALS. SLOW BURN. CAUGHT FEELINGS. BUTTERFLIES. FIREWORKS. THUMBSTRUCK. And, very rarely, COSMIC. Every tier has its own lines, and there are more than eighty of them. PAST READS Every pair's best reading is kept on the phone. Tap one to see the poster again. THUMBSPARKS EXTREME A one-time unlock, not a subscription. Add a third point of contact: hold hands, touch foreheads, link pinkies, back to back, knees touching, or whatever you can talk each other into. Scores swing fifty percent further in both directions, so the best readings you will ever get are Extreme ones. So are the worst. Somebody has to ask. That is the feature. NO ACCOUNTS. NO INTERNET. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No analytics. The app contains no network code at all, so nothing you do in it can leave your phone. For entertainment only. Thumbsparks does not read fingerprints, cannot tell whether you are touching, and cannot predict anything. It is a game.

Screenshots

Luna Controller4 screens
Thumbsparks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luna Controller at none against Thumbsparks's 1. Luna Controller also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Thumbsparks's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Thumbsparks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Luna Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luna Controller ships an update monthly, Thumbsparks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Luna Controller versus Thumbsparks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuna ControllerThumbsparks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCMatthew Shawn Mc Ghie

Bugs and requests

Luna Controller

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Virtual controller not working
  • Controller disconnects frequently
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for Backbone controller
  • Allow using phone as controller for TV
  • Improve controller compatibility

Thumbsparks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Luna Controller

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Thumbsparks

One-time1
  • Thumbsparks Extreme$1.99

Questions

Is Luna Controller free?
Luna Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thumbsparks free?
Thumbsparks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Luna Controller or Thumbsparks have ads?
Neither Luna Controller nor Thumbsparks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luna Controller or Thumbsparks?
Luna Controller ships an update monthly, and Thumbsparks daily. Most recently, Luna Controller was updated on October 16, 2026 and Thumbsparks on October 15, 2026.

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