ShanWan Controller vs Calver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShanWan Controller
This app aggregates controller-compatible games from various cloud and streaming platforms, including MFi and Apple Arcade titles. It also introduces custom controller protocols for expanded functionality and new ways to play.
- Game controller aggregation
- Cloud and streaming platform integration
- MFi and Apple Arcade game support
- Custom controller protocol
- Expanded controller functionality
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ShanWan Controller is a collection of games developed by ShanWan team, which can be controlled by game controller. Among them, we collect game controller games in various cloud platforms and streaming game platforms, such as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PS Remote Play, Steam Link, Geforce Now, etc; It also collected relevant MFi and Apple Arcade game controller games in the App Store. It is convenient for players to choose to download games. ShanWan Controller also contains ShanWan custom game controller protocol, which can realize more function expansion. Enrich the functions of game controller and provide more game controller playing methods.
Calver
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Calver is a file manager built for archives on iPhone. • Open and extract ZIP, 7z, RAR, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, CBZ, CBR, and JAR • Compress folders, files,and more • Import from Files, Share sheet, web links, or Mac • Send and receive files to another iPhone on the same Wi-Fi • Browse folders, preview media, edit text files
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShanWan Controller at none against Calver's 2. ShanWan Controller also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Calver's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Calver sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ShanWan Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShanWan Controller ships an update every 2 months, Calver every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShanWan Controller | Calver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Qixiong Technology Co., Ltd. | Dylan Mathurin |
In-app purchases
ShanWan Controller
No in-app purchases
Calver
- Donate 1$$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is ShanWan Controller free?
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Do ShanWan Controller or Calver have ads?
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