Dolphin Ctrl vs DSUController
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dolphin Ctrl
This app transforms your phone into a GameCube controller for the Dolphin emulator. Connect wirelessly to your computer to play games with friends. Performance depends on network and emulator speed.
- Simulates GameCube controller
- Play games on Dolphin emulator
- Use phones as controllers
- Supports multiplayer
- Wireless connectivity
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Dolphin Ctrl simulates a GameCube controller and allows you and your friends to play games on the Dolphin emulator using your phones. Requires running the Dolphin Ctrl Server app on your computer running Dolphin. Download the server and read the instructions at https://github.com/apexskier/dolphin-controller. Note: Dolphin Controller can be slow depending the speed of your WiFi/bluetooth/remote network connect and the speed of the Dolphin emulator itself.
DSUController
This app allows you to simulate game controllers on your mobile device using the cemuhook-protocol. It's compatible with popular game console emulators like Cemu, Citra, Dolphin, and Yuzu, enhancing your gaming experience.
- Simulates game controllers
- Supports cemuhook-protocol
- Compatible with Cemu
- Works with Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu
- Enhances emulator gaming
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DSUController (means DualShock UDP controller) is a mobile app based on cemuhook-protocol to simulate some game controllers. It can be used with Cemu using Cemuhook, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and other more game console emulators. For more information, go to https://github.com/breeze2/dsu-controller-guides .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DSUController at 63% against Dolphin Ctrl's 14%. DSUController also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). Dolphin Ctrl's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
DSUController holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Dolphin Ctrl's written reviews are positive against 63% of DSUController's.
Dolphin Ctrl ships an update every 14 months, DSUController monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dolphin Ctrl | DSUController |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 3.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cameron Little | 毅锋 林 |
Customer experience
Dolphin Ctrl
DSUController
In-app purchases
Dolphin Ctrl
No in-app purchases
DSUController
No in-app purchases
