VoidLink vs Pocket8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VoidLink
This app enhances game streaming performance on iOS devices with features like HDR support and picture-in-picture mode. It offers advanced tools for drawing, external controller customization, and on-screen widgets for a tailored gaming experience.
- Enhanced streaming performance
- HDR and YUV 4:4:4 streaming
- Picture-in-picture mode
- Drawing toolkit with pressure mapping
- External controller mapping
- Advanced touch and on-screen widgets
- Motion control mapping
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VoidLink is a project developed & maintained by Sunshine - Moonlight game streaming community players. After long term development and iterations, it has been refined into a powerful and feature rich game streaming tool. More details about VoidLink including our community support is available on the app support web page. Key Features of VoidLink 1. Better performance - VoidLink's standard video rendering pipeline delivers unparalleled streaming performance and reference-grade HDR accuracy. Check our app support web page for details. - Supports YUV 4:4:4 streaming (requires device hardware decoding). - Picture‑in‑picture mode supported (iOS15+) —stream in the background without interruption. 2. High-performance frame-interpolated streaming with HDR support: - Supports stable 60 → 120 FPS frame-interpolated streaming on at least A15 and newer devices 3. Drawing Toolkit: Toolkit built for drawing: better stroke transmission, pro-level pressure curve mapping, double-tap and squeeze shortcuts, exclusive on-screen buttons. (Basic stylus support remains available without purchasing the Drawing Toolkit) 4. External controller support - Radial menu and global controller navigation, covering 95% of app settings and operations for gamepad streamers. Enjoy a handheld-like experience without touching the screen! - Super fun! VoidLink brings the first-ever [Gamepad Visual Feedback Overlay] to the game streaming community. - Specify controller mapping as Xbox360 or DualShock 4. - User-defined controller mouse mode. - User-defined gyro toggle & hold button. - Controllers can be connected anytime during streaming. - DS4 Gyroscope mapping. 5. Advanced touch support - Smooth, reliable multi‑touch passthrough. - The app introduces a multi‑Touch game fine‑tuning feature for games with native mobile UI on PC. - Simulated mouse click, double click, right‑click, drag, etc., with adjustable pointer sensitivity. 6. Powerful on-screen widgets - Button widget includes: controller, keyboard, mouse, gyro control, functional (settings menu, soft keyboard, etc.) - Supports grouping, layering, collapsing, and expanding on-screen widgets. - Widget group is able to import complete layouts for quick reuse. - Supports combo buttons, button macros, button+touchpad hybrid widgets - Touchpad widget that enables mobile style gaming. - Auto tap timer for each button widgets - Visual and haptic feedback supported (requires device with vibration motor). - Customize on-screen widget & layout—adjust size, shape, border, transparency, sensitivity, labels, and more. - Import/export on-screen widget layouts for sharing configurations across devices. 7. Powerful motion control - Directly maps built-in gyro or external gamepad gyro to mouse or controller stick, no need for third party PC software for motion control mapping - Works with on-screen gyro control button “GYRO” & “GYROPAUSE” or user-defined physical controller buttons. 8. Haptic engine selection (iOS 13+) - Auto: rumbles iPhone when controller does not support rumbling. Able to rumble iPhone when using on-screen widget control while no physical controller is connected. - swap rumbling left & right handle motor on controller Note: external controller rumbling supported on iOS 14+. 9. Microphone redirection - Support for microphone redirection with Sunshine-Foundation. 10. Changing bitrate upper limit without disconnecting - Bitrate upper limit can be adjusted without disconnecting when working with Sunshine-Foundation. Note: check out our technical support page for more details about Sunshine-Foundation 11. Full portrait‑mode support - Streaming content and on‑screen widgets adapt to portrait orientation: automatic resolution and widget layout adjustment 12. External display support: duplicate or external display only
Pocket8
This app brings the PICO-8 fantasy console experience to your mobile device, offering access to thousands of community-made games. Enjoy customizable touch controls or gamepad support, and never lose progress with an instant save system.
- Browse and play community-made PICO-8 games
- Customizable touch controls and gamepad support
- Instant save states for unlimited progress saving
- Portrait and landscape orientation support
- Locked 60FPS gameplay
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Experience PICO-8 Anywhere: Pocket8 brings the magic of the PICO-8 fantasy console to your pocket. Whether you’re on a commute or relaxing at home, thousands of indie games are a single tap away. A Massive Library in Your Pocket: Discover thousands of community-made games with integrated BBS exploration. From challenging platformers to relaxing puzzles, there’s always something new to play. Download your favorites and build a personal collection that goes offline wherever you do. Controls That Feel Right: Gaming on a touch screen can be a struggle. Pocket8 features high-precision controls that feel as good as a real handheld. Choose between a classic D-pad or virtual joystick, or swap the face buttons positioning to match your playstyle. Wanna go touch-less? Connect a controller and play with a bluetooth gamepad or keyboard. Play Without Interruption: Instant save system lets you freeze time and jump back in to the exact pixel where you left off. Manage an infinite amount of save states per cartridge. Features: Browse & Play: Explore the Lexaloffle BBS to find and download new games instantly. Pro-Style Controls: Fluid movement and adaptive controls. Gamepad and Keyboard support included. Portrait & Landscape: Play comfortably in any orientation. Save Anywhere: Never lose your progress with instant state saves. Pure Performance: Locked 60FPS gameplay for the ultimate retro experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket8 at Free against VoidLink's $1.49. Pocket8 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). VoidLink's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and ratings volume (92 vs 10). On rating, ads 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
Pocket8 is free to download; VoidLink costs $1.49 up front. VoidLink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for VoidLink against 4.6 for Pocket8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VoidLink has 92 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of VoidLink's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket8's.
VoidLink ships an update weekly, Pocket8 daily. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | VoidLink | Pocket8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (92 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 伟敏 张 | Jevon Lipsey |
Customer experience
VoidLink
Pocket8
In-app purchases
VoidLink
- Drawing Toolkit$5.99
Pocket8
No in-app purchases









