Ultimate Gamepad vs Gamepad Pro
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"
Gamepad Pro
Transform your phone into a wireless PC game controller. Connects seamlessly over Wi-Fi to emulate a real gamepad, offering multiple layouts for various gaming needs. Enjoy low latency and automatic reconnection for an enhanced gaming experience.
- Wireless PC game controller
- Multiple controller layouts
- Low latency Wi-Fi connection
- Automatic reconnection
- Real controller emulation
- Keyboard and trackpad modes
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Turn your iPhone into a wireless game controller for your PC. Gamepad Pro connects your phone to your Windows computer over your home Wi-Fi network and turns it into a fully functional gamepad. Your PC sees a real controller — so it works out of the box with thousands of games on Steam, Epic, Game Pass and more. No cables, no Bluetooth pairing headaches, no expensive hardware. GET PLAYING IN THREE STEPS 1. Install the free Gamepad Pro companion app on your PC from gamepad.pro 2. Scan the QR code shown on your PC with your iPhone 3. Pick a layout and play That's it — pairing takes seconds, and your phone reconnects automatically next time. CHOOSE YOUR CONTROLLER - Xbox layout — the classic twin-stick controller with triggers, bumpers, ABXY and D-pad - PlayStation layout — for games and players that feel at home with symmetric sticks - Retro layout — a clean, simple pad for emulators and classic games - Keyboard — send key presses to your PC for games and apps that want a keyboard - Trackpad — control your PC's mouse pointer right from your phone BUILT FOR GAMING - Ultra-low latency: input is streamed over your local Wi-Fi network using a protocol designed for speed - Real controller emulation: your PC recognizes a genuine Xbox 360 controller — maximum game compatibility, zero per-game setup - Landscape, full-screen layouts designed for thumbs, with big comfortable touch zones - Reconnects automatically when you come back - Screen stays awake while you play WHAT YOU NEED - A Windows 10 or 11 PC with the free Gamepad Pro companion app (download at gamepad.pro) - Your iPhone and PC on the same Wi-Fi network Gamepad Pro is perfect for couch gaming on a media PC, emulators, indie games, racing and platformers, or as an instant second controller when a friend drops by and you're one pad short.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Gamepad at 2.7 against Gamepad Pro's 1.0. Ultimate Gamepad also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Gamepad Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 23 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
Ultimate Gamepad holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Gamepad has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ultimate Gamepad ships an update every 23 months, Gamepad Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Gamepad | Gamepad Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (86 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEGU Soft . | Desoline Inc. |
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
Gamepad Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultimate Gamepad
No in-app purchases
Gamepad Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ultimate Gamepad free?
Is Gamepad Pro free?
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