Flagship-tier latency, every input surface, on the pad you already own.
Free · Open source · No account · Inputs stay on your LAN
Pairs once over your Wi-Fi, then feels like a wired controller. Touch overlay, gyro tilt-aim, six languages.
Get on Google PlayReceives encrypted input over Wi-Fi and emulates a virtual Xbox or DualShock pad. One-click installer. Plays nicely with Sunshine.
Download SatelliteMore platforms in development. See the roadmap for Dish on Windows / macOS / Linux and Satellite on Linux.
Stuck to your desk by a 3 m USB cable.
Wi-Fi to your gaming PC. Sub-frame latency. Couch.
Single-digit milliseconds over normal home Wi-Fi. Raw UDP, no buffer, no compromise.
Read the latency deep-dive →
X25519 + PIN at pair time, ChaCha20-Poly1305 on every packet after. No homebrew crypto.
How the crypto works →
Sticks, triggers, gyro, touchpad, lightbar, rumble, battery. All round-trip across the LAN.
All the features →
mDNS auto-discovery, 2-second heartbeats, silent reconnect. The pad stays plugged in.
Reliability internals →Free on Google Play or as a signed APK on GitHub Releases.
One-click installer. Bundles ViGEmBus and runs from your system tray.
Open Dish on the same Wi-Fi as your PC; it finds Satellite in under a second. Type the PIN once.
Encrypted inputs over UDP. Rumble, motion, touchpad, and lightbar round-trip on the same session. Feels wired.
Dead since 2019, $150 to $250 on resale. Dish costs $0 and ties or beats it on latency.
Read the comparison →8BitDo builds great pads. Bluetooth tacks on 12 to 18 ms. Dish sits at 3 to 9 ms, and it's free.
Read the comparison →Most ride TCP, blast ads, and farm analytics. Dish runs on UDP, ships no ads, sends no analytics.
Read the comparison →PC in the office, TV in the living room. Pair Dish over Wi-Fi and never run an HDMI cable through the wall again.
Stream video to your TV with Moonlight, hold your phone as the wireless gamepad. Each tool does the thing it's best at.
Up to 16 controllers per Satellite. Four phones, four virtual pads, no boxes of Bluetooth gamepads to charge.
Support No paywalls, no ads, no telemetry. If Dish makes your setup better, donations cover hosting, code-signing certs, and the Google Play developer account.
The Tier 1 release brings full DualSense feature parity to Dish and Satellite: gyro and accelerometer forwarding, two-finger touchpad, RGB lightbar control, and battery telemetry. All over the same encrypted UDP session.
The most thorough side-by-side comparison of the top PC controllers and phone-as-controller apps. Latency, polling rate, multi-controller support, and price, all in one table, sorted with latency first because that's what actually matters.
Valve discontinued the Steam Controller in 2019 and left a niche unfilled. Dish gives you the same wireless freedom: phone-as-controller, fully customizable, free, and faster than the original. Here's how the two compare.