8BitDo Ultimate Software vs XTEINK
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.
XTEINK
This app serves as a companion for an e-reader, allowing users to transfer books, comics, wallpapers, and fonts from their phone. It offers intelligent format conversion and features like scheduled pushes for a personalized reading experience.
- Content transfer to e-reader
- Intelligent format conversion
- Scheduled push notifications
- Personalized reading settings
- Wallpaper and font management
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XTEINK APP is your exclusive intelligent companion for the XTEINK e-reader. It effortlessly transfers books, comics, wallpapers, and fonts from your phone to the reader, with intelligent format conversion. It also supports scheduled push, personalized reading, and many other features, making your reading experience more convenient and efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XTEINK at every 9 days against 8BitDo Ultimate Software's every 2 months. XTEINK also leads on rating (2.5 vs 2.2). 8BitDo Ultimate Software's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 52) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
XTEINK holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 52 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of 8BitDo Ultimate Software's written reviews are positive against 22% of XTEINK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
8BitDo Ultimate Software ships an update every 2 months, XTEINK every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8BitDo Ultimate Software | XTEINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (254 ratings) | 2.5 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8BitDo | Shenzhen Xiaohu Xingtong Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
8BitDo Ultimate Software
XTEINK
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
XTEINK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8BitDo Ultimate Software
No in-app purchases
XTEINK
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 8BitDo Ultimate Software free?
Is XTEINK free?
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