Dolphin Ctrl vs Terminal Emulator Plus
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.
Terminal Emulator Plus
This utility app provides access to various shell types for simplified terminal-optimized tasks. It features a friendly web front-end for quick functions like conversions and calculations.
- Access different shell types
- Terminal-optimized tasks
- PTY connection
- Web front-end
- Quick conversions
- Quick math functions
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Terminal Emulator Plus an application that allows access to different types of Shell. Simple "terminal-optimized" tasks. In an abstract way, got a PTY (term.js) that connects to the shell (termprops.js) to the user's display. Friendly web front-end that can run quick functions that I normally used a Python shell for, such as common conversions and quick math.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dolphin Ctrl at 3.0 against Terminal Emulator Plus's 1.0. Dolphin Ctrl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Dolphin Ctrl holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dolphin Ctrl has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dolphin Ctrl ships an update every 14 months, Terminal Emulator Plus every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Dolphin Ctrl | Terminal Emulator Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Cameron Little | Dioneibys Blanco Grudas |
Customer experience
Dolphin Ctrl
Terminal Emulator Plus
In-app purchases
Dolphin Ctrl
No in-app purchases
Terminal Emulator Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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