Ultimate Gamepad vs Mobile Joypad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate Gamepad
Transform your iPhone into a multitouch joystick for your computer. Connect wirelessly by installing a receiver program on your PC, Mac, or Linux. Enjoy real button emulation for a gaming experience designed by gamers.
- iPhone to PC/Mac/Linux controller
- Wireless Wi-Fi connection
- Multitouch joystick
- Real button emulation
- Simple setup with receiver program
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Turn you iPhone into a multitouch joystick! Connect through wifi in the most simple way. Install the Ultimate Control Receiver program on your computer (PC, Mac or Linux) and select it from the list displayed on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Ultimate Gamepad provides a real button emulation, press several buttons with your thumb as you would on a regular controller. The gamepad designed by real gamers! *download the agent program from "www.negusoft.com/ucontrol"
Mobile Joypad
Transform your mobile device into a wireless gamepad for your big screen. Enjoy customizable controls designed to suit any game, all requiring only an internet connection.
- Mobile device as gamepad
- Big screen control
- Customizable control configurations
- Internet connection required
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Mobile Joypad lets you control web content, games, and Windows PCs using your phone. Simply scan a QR code to connect. Use your phone as a gamepad, mouse, keyboard, or gesture controller, with dynamic controls and haptic feedback. Every device connects over the internet with minimal server-side latency, making Mobile Joypad suitable for modern multiplayer games and other real-time interactive experiences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mobile Joypad at every 3 weeks against Ultimate Gamepad's every 23 months. Mobile Joypad also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (50% vs 41%). Ultimate Gamepad's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
Mobile Joypad holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Gamepad has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Ultimate Gamepad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mobile Joypad's.
Ultimate Gamepad ships an update every 23 months, Mobile Joypad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Gamepad | Mobile Joypad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (86 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEGU Soft . | Alexander Filuk |
Customer experience
Ultimate Gamepad
Mobile Joypad
Bugs and requests
Ultimate Gamepad
Reported bugs
14 issues- Telling me wifi connected while my wifi is literally off
- Can’t connect to my WiFi
- Untimate control doesn‘t work on mac
- Buttons are getting stuck often
- App loses connection with the computer frequently
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- When I lost connection and reconnected, there are 2 devices showed on the driver
- Can't move my mouse in game
- Does not work with OpenEmu
- Not connecting
- Receiver doesn't show
- Cannot establish connection to receiver
- Receiver won't always launch on my PC
- Sometimes it disconnects a lot
- When I press a d-pad button, it won't detect that I let go of it
Requested features
11 requests- Add analog sticks
- Add mouse support/mousepad
- More key configuration options
- Save button presets in profiles
- Support sending buttons as xinput device
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- Haptic feedback
- Joystick option
- Make buttons larger
- Playstation controller layout
- Accelerometer support
- Bluetooth connectivity
Mobile Joypad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultimate Gamepad
No in-app purchases
Mobile Joypad
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ultimate Gamepad free?
Is Mobile Joypad free?
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Gamepad or Mobile Joypad?
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Gamepad or Mobile Joypad?
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