Decision Workspace
limnus-gamepad vs virtual_joystick vs limnus-gamepad-gilrs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
limnus-gamepad
growingv0.1.0
Platform independent gamepad management
60
virtual_joystick
stablev2.7.1
Bevy virtual Joystick for mobile/web/touch games with Mouse Emulation
53
limnus-gamepad-gilrs
growingv0.1.0
Small wrapper around gilrs to provide gamepad abstraction
Core Metrics
| limnus-gamepad | virtual_joystick | limnus-gamepad-gilrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 60 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 19.2K | 8.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 297 | 352 | 100 |
| Dependents | 103 | 0 | 25 |
| Releases | 12 | 21 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 35d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 2y 11m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
limnus-gamepad
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
virtual_joystick
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
limnus-gamepad-gilrs
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| limnus-gamepad | virtual_joystick | limnus-gamepad-gilrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.7.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 125KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •virtual_joystick leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •limnus-gamepad is depended on by 103 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •limnus-gamepad, limnus-gamepad-gilrs are pre-1.0 — API may change.