Comparison

8BitDo Ultimate Software vs Journey Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Button mapping customization
  • Stick and trigger sensitivity adjustment
  • Vibration power control
  • Macro creation
  • Controller compatibility management
Features
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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.

About

Journey Clock

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Put somewhere else's "right now" on your Home Screen. A widget clock that shows scenery from real towns, coasts, grasslands and alpine regions — matched to the hour on your phone. The picture doesn't just change. Time and place move together. From the patchwork hills at dawn, to a birch-lined road at noon, to golden wheat at sunset, to a hill full of stars. Over a day, you wander through one region slowly. FOURTEEN REGIONS, FOURTEEN DAYS JAPAN - Biei, Hokkaido — free Rolling hills and a lone tree, where northern light drifts across the day. - Higashiyama, Kyoto From the pagoda slope to willow-lined water and lantern alleys. - Shirakawa-go Steep thatched roofs along a valley, from morning fog to light on snow. EUROPE - Colmar, France — half-timbered houses and a canal - The Cotswolds, England — honey-coloured stone, where even rain belongs - Val d'Orcia, Italy — rolling hills ruled by cypress lines - Santorini, Greece — white walls and blue domes - Amalfi Coast, Italy — a town stacked on cliffs above a blue sea - Zermatt, Switzerland — the peak that catches the first light - South Coast, Iceland — black sand, a glacier lagoon, green light after dark ASIA - Hoi An, Vietnam — after dark, the whole river fills with lanterns - Ha Long Bay, Vietnam — limestone islands surfacing from mist - Ubud, Bali — rice terraces climbing the slope AFRICA - Marrakech, Morocco — a red-earth city, and past the walls, stars over sand SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR Each region has its own resident. A rabbit in Biei, a cat in Kyoto, a marmot in Zermatt. They move to a different spot every hour — see if you can find them. WIDGETS - Small, Medium and Large (Large unlocks with any purchase) - Show or hide the date and the region name; 12- or 24-hour time - Or turn the clock overlay off and keep only the artwork IN THE APP - Timeline — all 24 hours at a glance; tap any hour to see it large - Favorites — keep the views you love - Gallery — compare a whole day from each region ABOUT THIS APP - No network. It works exactly the same in airplane mode or with no signal. - No permissions at all — no location, photos, camera or notifications. - No account needed. - No ads. No analytics SDK. - One-time purchases only. There is no subscription. Buy regions one at a time, take a regional pack, or unlock everything at once. Either way you pay once and are never billed again. Note: the scenery is an artistic interpretation inspired by real places. These are paintings, not photographs — made to keep the feeling of each place rather than to reproduce it exactly.

Screenshots

8BitDo Ultimate Software4 screens
Journey Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 8BitDo Ultimate Software at none against Journey Clock's 4. 8BitDo Ultimate Software also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Journey Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). 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. Journey Clock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 8BitDo Ultimate Software asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8BitDo Ultimate Software ships an update every 2 months, Journey Clock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
8BitDo Ultimate Software versus Journey Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8BitDo Ultimate SoftwareJourney Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (197 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings197 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer8BitDokazunari aoki

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

Journey Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

8BitDo Ultimate Software

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Journey Clock

One-time4
  • A Day on the Amalfi Coast$2.99
  • A Day in Zermatt$2.99
  • A Day in Colmar$2.99
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  • Unlock All Regions$14.99

Questions

Is 8BitDo Ultimate Software free?
8BitDo Ultimate Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journey Clock free?
Journey Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 8BitDo Ultimate Software or Journey Clock have ads?
Neither 8BitDo Ultimate Software nor Journey Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8BitDo Ultimate Software or Journey Clock?
8BitDo Ultimate Software ships an update every 2 months, and Journey Clock every 10 days. Most recently, 8BitDo Ultimate Software was updated on September 23, 2026 and Journey Clock on September 8, 2026.

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