8BitDo Ultimate Software vs Metapen
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.
Metapen
This app enhances the functionality of a stylus, offering tools to customize shortcuts for various note-taking and drawing software. It also allows for signal adjustment to adapt to different stylus tips, improving productivity and user experience.
- Customize shortcuts for note-taking and drawing software
- Adapt stylus to different tips via signal adjustment
- Bluetooth connectivity for stylus management
- Last used location tracking for stylus
- Productivity enhancement tools
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Metapen is an app for managing the Pencil. It provides users with superior productivity tools; the Pencil can adapt to various notetaking and drawing software by customizing shortcuts and adapt to different tips through signal adjustment. Permission Description: 1. Bluetooth Permission: Metapen needs to connect to the Pencil via Bluetooth. 2. Positioning Permission: Metapen needs to record the position where the Pencil is used for the last time through positioning, in order to find the Pencil.
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Verdict
8BitDo Ultimate Software and Metapen both sit at 2.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's written reviews are positive against 7% of Metapen's. 8BitDo Ultimate Software also leads on ratings volume (254 vs 38) and device support. On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.2 for 8BitDo Ultimate Software against 2.1 for Metapen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8BitDo Ultimate Software has 254 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's written reviews are positive against 7% of Metapen's.
| Parameter | 8BitDo Ultimate Software | Metapen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (254 ratings) — better | 2.1 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8BitDo | Metapen Limited |
Customer experience
8BitDo Ultimate Software
Metapen
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
Metapen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8BitDo Ultimate Software
No in-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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