8BitDo Ultimate Software vs Boogie Board SCAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Boogie Board SCAN
Easily digitize your handwritten notes from a compatible device using your smartphone's camera. This utility allows for image editing, organization into folders, and importing existing photos.
- Scan handwritten notes with smartphone camera
- Edit scanned images (write, erase, add text, rotate)
- Organize scanned images into folders
- Import existing photos into the app
- Optimize image size for specific device models
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【Overview】 "Boogie Board SCAN" is an application that allows you to easily scan the memos written on the boogie board with the camera of your smartphone and visualize them. You can select your boogie board and create an image of the optimum size for each model. * Please note that some boogie boards are not compatible. For more information on supported boogie boards, please visit the boogie board product site. [Features] -The scanned image can be edited with the items of "Write", "Erase", "Add text", "Background color", and "Rotate". ･ Saved images can be divided into folders. -Images taken with the camera app can be imported into this app and transferred as images within this app. For boogie boards, please see the product site. https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/boogieboard/ For compatible devices, see the app introduction site. https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/boogieboard/bb14.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boogie Board SCAN at 4.1 against 8BitDo Ultimate Software's 2.4. Boogie Board SCAN also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 26%). 8BitDo Ultimate Software's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (197 vs 47). 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.
Boogie Board SCAN holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 197 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's written reviews are positive against 36% of Boogie Board SCAN's.
8BitDo Ultimate Software ships an update every 2 months, Boogie Board SCAN every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8BitDo Ultimate Software | Boogie Board SCAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (197 ratings) | 4.1 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8BitDo | KING JIM CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Boogie Board SCAN
Bugs and 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
Boogie Board SCAN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8BitDo Ultimate Software
No in-app purchases
Boogie Board SCAN
No in-app purchases
Questions
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