Apex 5

Returned it because the software wouldn't let them add an installed DualSense game it didn't detect.

“I bought one and sent it back, the software would not allow me to add a game it did not detect, until dawn, even though that was installed and supported dual sense.”

Has liked it a lot since last autumn; more than the triggers, they value how much better it feels in sweaty hands and that there are no stick tension rings to shift.

“I bought this last October/ November and I like it a lot. Don’t really care about the triggers so much as the fact it’s way nicer in sweaty hands than others”

Found it amazing until the left stick clicked oddly and stopped registering forward and back; refunded and moved to a Vader 4.

“I had one of these, was amazing but I had an issue with the left stick. It clicked in funny, and stopped registering forward and back movements.”

Still their daily driver even after getting a Steam Controller, thanks to Steam Input support; the main issue is gyro sensitivity reading double in Steam.

“That's a huge plus and thanks to this and all of it features it is still my daily driver even after I got my Steam controller.”

Surprised to get adaptive triggers working in every PC game they own, even older titles and PS2 emulation, after a quick one-time setup.

“I actually got the adaptive triggers working on every PC game I have including older titles from the 2010s like GTA IV and Half-Life 2, and even PS2 games like Gran Turismo 4.”

Bought it for adaptive triggers and finds them poor: laggy resistance and slow rebound, no DualSense substitute, though the rest of the controller feels good.

“I bought it specifically for adaptive triggers and boy they're trash. They're ok to limit the input activation range, but that resistive force is extremely laggy and it rebounds way to slow.”

Theirs broke: a part came loose and the left stick's vertical axis stopped working.

“Loool how ironic, mine just broke 😂, a part (a potentiometer perhaps) came loose and now the y axis doesn't work on the left joystick.”

In their own latency testing, the Apex 5 is the fastest controller they have measured.

Their new Apex 5 Wuchang Edition can't update firmware, drops to 500Hz polling when mapping keys, and has 2mm pre-travel on LB.

Their Apex 5 has noticeable pre-travel on the right shoulder button but not the left.

Daily use of their launch Apex 5 Wuchang has caused no hardware issues, but firmware 7.0.4 broke the RB button recognition.

Using the Apex 5 got them banned in Fortnite, which never happened with their Apex 4.

Their Apex 5 Wuchang has good input latency and a premium feel, but they hit three issues including a serious stick fault.

Their new Apex 5 Wuchang shows no stick, trigger or RB issues compared with their Elite controller.

Their Apex 5 has none of the reported issues; they're only waiting on Switch-mode profiles.

After two Elites, an Apex 4, a Wolverine V3 Pro and a SCUF Envision Pro, they now use the EVA edition Apex 5.

Uses the Apex 5 across Steam, Xbox app and Epic with paddles and extra shoulder buttons mapped without problems.

After about a month their Apex 5's left stick began rubbing against something, hurting Rocket League play.

Calls their Apex 5 EVA the most premium-feeling pad they've had, beating the DualSense, Elite 2 and Switch Pro, with very smooth sticks.

Both Apex 5 units they've had developed failures in the left stick's tension system.

On their Chinese-version Apex 5, Forza Horizon 6's adaptive trigger gear-shift effect keeps repeating even outside the game.

Went through three Apex 5 units with creaking shells and other defects.

A few weeks in, their Apex 5's stick creaked, which adjusting the stick tension fixed.

Returned their Apex 5 over its Xbox form factor and other issues.

Their global Apex 5 and dock work great, but firmware updates through the app fail with errors.

Warns the Apex 5's back paddles die quickly and its software is horrendous.

Their Apex 5 Wuchang has no issues and feels more solid and ergonomic than their Apex 4.

After a firmware update the sticks on both of their Apex 5 controllers began misbehaving, and recalibrating made it worse.

On their Apex 5, enabling adaptive triggers in DualSense mode makes Space Station 4.0 wipe their back-button mappings.

The left stick on their Apex 5 has started squeaking.

Owns the Apex 5 and is really satisfied with it.

Their Apex 5 registers right-stick input when only the left stick moves, despite calibration and firmware updates.

Their Apex 5 developed a stick fault within a year; Flydigi support had them try fixes and then sent a replacement immediately.

A few months in, their otherwise great Apex 5 started drifting and recalibration made it worse.

Their Apex 5 works fine with the Switch 2.

Has had to replace their Apex 5's left stick three times after casual use.

After six months their Apex 5 developed a stick fault that settings changes couldn't fix.

Their Apex 5's left stick drifts right on its own and recalibration didn't help.

Owning both, they find the Apex 5 built like the Apex 4 except for flimsy paddles.

Bought the Apex 5 for adaptive triggers and low latency, but setting up the triggers is complicated and parts of the app are in Chinese.

Their roughly $200 Apex 5 has a clicking noise in the right stick, something they never had on other controllers.

Loving their new Apex 5 except that it lacks physical trigger locks, only emulating them in software.

Finds the Apex 5's adaptive triggers pretty good.

Their Apex 5's gyro drifts upward within a minute when held upright, and they can't calibrate it properly.

Finds the Apex 5's buttons nicer to press than the Elite Series 2's, but its grip worse, removing the paddles to make room for their hand.

On day one, Steam Input detected their Apex 5 only as an Xbox pad, so extra buttons and gyro can't be used through it.

Owning both, they find the Vader 4 Pro better than the Apex 5 in sticks, trigger lock and weight; the Apex 5 mostly adds extras like the display.

Has loved it for a year and 3D-printed an Elite-style back-paddle mod for it.

“had this controller for a year,fucking love it. luckily i own multiple 3d printers and was able to make the elite controller back paddle mod.”

Across seven Apex 5 and Vader 5 units, every one arrived with or developed stick problems within a month or two, from squeaking to grinding, which Flydigi called within tolerance.

“I've had 7 of Flydigi's recent controllers between the Apex 5 and Vader 5. Every single one of them either arrived with or developed issues with the joysticks within a month or 2 of use”

The left sticks on both their Apex 5s, like their four Apex 4s, become grindy when rotated toward the top left; they love the controllers but want better QC.

“My top left Apex 4 (four of them) and Apex 5 (two) sticks have ALWAYS become grindy/unsmooth when I rotate it top left (like NW/10:30 o'clock).”

A month of nightly use on their Apex 5 Wuchang edition with no issues; super responsive and accurate, though it lacks physical trigger stops.

“My apex 5 Wuchang has been great no issues and I’ve been ripping COD and marvel rivals. Super responsive and accurate.”

Daily use of an August-built Apex 5 with zero issues; calls it the best controller they have used, and it works with Steam Input once enabled.

“I have a base apex 5 manufacturer in August that I’ve been using daily since I got it around the 15th of August with 0 issues”

Liked the Apex 5 for its trigger resistance, curves and mapping, but its stick broke and a fix with Apex 4 parts isn't perfect; buying a G7 Pro next.

“I've played with Apex 4, Apex 5, and G7 SE. ALL were great, but prefer the Apex. Apex 5 joystick broke, swapped in parts from Apex 4. It works but not perfect.”

Likes their Apex 5 a lot, but it took two returns and three units to get one without out-of-box issues.

“Only problem is it took me two returns and 3 Apex 5’s to get a working one with no issues out of the box”

After many premium controllers, finds the Apex 5's features and quality insane: force-feedback triggers, four rear paddles, adjustable sticks, dock and software.

“I've tried every single one from the elite 2, wolverine, rakiri, 8 bit do etc and the amount of features and quality of this product is insane.”

A casual shooter player who loves the Apex 5's triggers in vibration mode for FPS after a lot of trial and error. Says it is merely fine for hardcore competitive play, but for racing games it is the best experience they have had outside sim gear, with adaptive triggers in Forza working wonders.

“Then for racing games its absurdly good. Like really good. By far (outside of dedicated racing sim gear) the best experience I ever had haha.”

Coming from an Xbox Elite Series 2, finds the Apex 5's adaptive triggers awful in F1 2025 and cannot tune them into something useful. Is considering returning it for a controller with standard trigger haptics.

“I find the adaptive triggers to be awful in F1 2025 and for the life of me can't get the settings right to make it useful as opposed to a hindrance.”

Compared with their Apex 4, the Apex 5's trigger stops feel stronger and are no longer finicky: they can set the stops to the minimum without double inputs or random actuation. They also recalibrate the sticks and triggers far less often.

“Apex 5 doesn’t have that issue, nor do I find myself recalibrating the sticks/triggers nearly as often. So long answer yes I think the trigger locks are definitely improved”

Every Apex 5 they tried had defects: a loose right bumper with excessive pretravel, a gritty face button and squeaky sticks. Their Vader 4 had none of this, so they were disappointed by one of the most expensive controllers on the market.

“All the Apex 5 controllers I've tried had defects and was wondering if you've experienced anything similar on the Vader 5, including loose feeling/excessive pretravel on RB (right shoulder button), gritty feeling face button”

The Apex 5's rubber grips get dirty and smelly, need cleaning every few days and never get fully clean because of the triangle pattern. Likes the Apex's start button placement but finds the C and Z buttons easy to press by accident and the extra back button poorly placed.

“eww the grips get so dirty and smell disgusting on the apex 5, I have to clean it every few days and it doesnt really clean because of the triangle pattern.”

Their Apex 5's right bumper broke within six months and often sticks, and the AliExpress seller would not take it back. Disappointed, they now prefer their GuliKit TT Max and won't buy Flydigi again.

“Bought a Apex 5 6 months ago. Rb button already broke, just gets stuck a lot of times. Tried to return but aliexpress and the seller don’t cooperate seems like i just lost my money.”

Returned their Apex 5 over stick issues linked to the new bearings and an inaccessible pin, which another owner needed three module swaps to fix. Found it too much hassle for a $200 premium controller, especially with Flydigi support calling it within norms.

“And FlyDigi is rather dismissive of the issue. Support says its within norms so either live with it, return the item or get the same kind of lottery with new modules.”

Their Apex 5 developed a fault where it veers right whenever they move forward in first-person games, and their Apex 4 broke from a sofa-height drop. Expected more durability from expensive controllers.

Has used the Apex 5 since release, after an Apex 4, and it is their favourite controller: plenty of mappable buttons, no issues, and software that works well.

“i use the apex 5 since its release and apex 4 before the 5 is my favourite controller and has a few button you can map got and no issues for me software works great would recommend the apex 5”

Their Apex 5's left stick failed, and with no warranty from AliExpress they fitted a replacement module themselves, which needed no soldering. The replacement uses a different material where the old one broke.

“I too had a left stick failure on apex 5. I bought from AliExpress so no warranty. So, I ordered the stick from gadget hyper and installed it. No soldering required.”

Calls the Apex 5 a great controller but prefers their Vader 5 Pro, because the Apex 5 has no physical trigger toggles and its software trigger stops don't appeal to them.

“i prefer the Vader 5 because of the trigger toggles from full travel to mouse click,Apex 5 has no physical trigger toggles,it’s done through software and I don’t really like them.”

Their Apex 5 was so good out of the box that they immediately ordered two more for their Rocket League teammates, and calls it a perfect controller for them.

“I just received my Apex 5 from GadgetHyper and out of the box it was so amazing that I immediately ordered two more for the main people I play rocket league with.”

Early impressions: the Apex 5 feels nice and weighty and the sticks have been fine, but it gets a little warm after a while and they may switch off the RGB.

“I got my Apex 5 and so far it is a nice feeling controller. It has weight to it. I might need to turn off the rgb on it. The controller gets a little hot after awhile.”

A few days in, the Apex 5 feels premium, and coming from an Xbox Elite Series 2 their skill improved immediately with little adjustment. The biggest downside is that the app has no shift/modifier function, and its trigger stops are simulated rather than physical.

“Coming from an elite series 2 the difference in my skill was immediate and actually quite insane. I didn't need a lot of getting used to.”

Their Apex 5 EVA edition was dead after a week unused and wouldn't charge with the supplied cable, on the dock or from the wall. Charging works with a cheap phone cable.

“The cable would turn the dock on but not charge the controller but for some reason it works fine with my cheap ass phone charger cable.”

Despite the criticism the Apex 5 gets, their EVA edition has become their all-time favourite controller and has had no issues.

“I have the apex 5 eva edition and despite all the hate the apex 5 has gotten It has become my all time favorite controller and I have had no issues with it.”

After losing their Apex 5 to an accident they bought a Vader 5 Pro and think they like it more. The Apex's adaptive trigger haptics rarely did much and only worked in games its app supports.

“The haptic trigger feature for the Apex series really isn't that great. More often than not the adaptive vibration just doesn't do much and if a game isn't supported in their app it won't read it.”

Of the many controllers they tried, the Apex 5 was the best; it works fully in Steam, so they rarely need Flydigi's app.

“I tried out alot of different controllers and the apex 5 was the best. Has everything that your looking for and it also fully works in steam. I hardly ever have to use the application”

The Apex 5 is their current go-to among several high-end controllers: its trigger haptics with adjustable resistance were an eye-opener, especially for racing, and so far it beats their Elite Series 2 and Nacon.

“6 mappable extra buttons hall effect sticks and triggers and a low response time either wired or 2.4ghz wireless, so far this thing beats my elite series 2 and my nacon revolution x ultimate”

With very large hands, found the G7 child-sized and the Vader 5 Pro too small; the Apex 5 is just large enough, so they kept it despite preferring the Vader's trigger locks.

“The Vader 5 was too small, but the Apex 5 was just large enough I can make it work. Kept the Apex 5 even though I preferred the Vader 5 for the trigger lock out.”

Their Apex 5's right stick intermittently resists mid-flick, like magnets pushing apart, and they are still going through warranty with GadgetHyper and Flydigi.

“sometimes it works fine and sometimes you can be mid flick or tracking and then it feels like the feeling where your holding two magnets close together but trying to keep them apart.”

Upgrading from the Apex 4, this player finds the Flydigi Apex 5's lower stick latency the only real improvement, with flimsy new paddles and a fragile D-pad lock.

“I own Apex 5, which I upgraded from Apex 4 due to its atrocious stick latency. The latency is the only noticeable improvement.”

Coming from a DualSense, this player finds the Flydigi Apex 5 very uncomfortable in long sessions.

“I own the Apex 5 which as far as i know is pretty similiar in shape to the V5P. Sadly coming from a Dualsense it's very uncomfortable in long sessions.”

A longtime Apex 4 fan had a back button break on their Apex 5 EVA edition after only about 20 hours.

“I've barely put 20 hours into using this thing.”

An owner of four Apex 5 controllers has thousands of hours on one EVA edition with no issues.

“My apex 5 eva eddition has thousands of hours with no issues.”

An Apex 5 buyer is very happy, enjoying its weight and adaptive triggers for single-player games.

“I bought this controller and I am very happy with it.”

After a month of near-exclusive use, this player calls the Apex 5 their favorite controller by a large margin for ergonomics, six back buttons and adaptive triggers.

“I got an Apex 5 a little over a month ago and have basically used nothing else since.”

After two months of light use, this owner's Apex 5 left stick started drifting heavily and Flydigi confirmed a hardware fault.

“after two months of light use the left joystick during a normal play session (no dropping or strange accident) started to drift heavily.”

After a couple of months, this owner's Apex 5 gets accidental stick clicks in most gunfights.

“My Apex 5 has started doing this recently.”

A former Apex 5 owner didn't have the accidental stick-click issue some report.

“I owned the Apex 5 and didn’t have this issue with it.”

An Apex 5 owner's back paddle broke, the replacement broke the same way, and the retailer refunded them.

“My Apex 5 had this issue, got replaced and then the replacement had the same issue.”

A user's Apex 5 back paddle broke the same way as others report.

“I had the Apex 5 before the pro and mine broke the same as OP's.”

A month in, a user's Apex 5 right stick became erratic and a back paddle failed within 3 weeks.

“After a month my apex 5 right stick is completely out of sorts.”

A launch buyer has had no back paddle problems with their Apex 5.

“I bought my apex 5 at launch from gadgethyper and haven’t had any problems with the back paddles”

An Apex 5 owner fixed a squeaky D-pad by opening it and lubing the plastic parts.

“I had the same issue on my apex 5. I ended up opening it and applying keyboard lube”

A gamer's Apex 5 back paddle failed after about two months.

“Back paddle failed on me after only about 2 months of use.”

A gamer prefers the Huben 2 over the Apex 5, though the Apex has better back button placement.

“I still keep using the Huben 2 over it.”

A gamer didn't bother using their Apex 5 after not liking its paddle arrangement.

“I must admit, I didn’t even bother using my Apex 5.”

An Apex 5 owner's only issue is the RGB lighting sometimes not coming back after sleep.

“Only issue I've had with my Apex 5 is sometimes the rgb lighting along the bottom doesn't switch on after turning the device back on from sleep”

Since August, a gamer's Apex 5 paddles all still work, though one is a bit creaky.

“I’ve had my apex 5 since August and all my paddles still work but one is a bit creaky when slightly pressed”

A gamer's Apex 5 M3 paddle was mushy from the start and is wearing down.

“Now I have an Apex 5 with a mushy back paddle of M3 to start with and getting wear down”

A player loved the Apex 5 but its thumbsticks were defective and it lacks a 3.5 mm jack.

“I loved Apex 5 as a the controller, but the thumbsticks were defective and it doesnt have a 3.5 mm jack”

After a software update, an Apex 5 owner's right stick registered sluggishly to the right in Gears 5.

“when I turn the camera right it's is really slow and sluggish but turning left is fine.”

A player loves the Apex 5's DualSense emulation.

“I got an Apex 5. I love the dual sense emulation. It's fun.”

A collector calls the Flydigi Apex 5 their favourite controller by far.

“Flydigi Apex 5 is my favorite controller by far, before that was the Apex 4.”

An owner of many controllers finds the Flydigi Apex 5's features worked better on the Apex 4, with poorer stick and spring QC.

“A lot of the features added to the Apex 5, simply worked their best on the Apex 4.”

A Flydigi Apex 5 owner finds the PC software fine but the on-controller screen settings buggy and the haptics gimmicky.

“I have the Apex 5 and the Pc software is fine. The settings that you can change via the controller screen is quite buggy tho”

A player's Flydigi Apex 5 had its sticks fail, so they advise against the Apex line despite liking how it looked.

“I've had bad luck with Flydigi. My Apex 5 EVA sticks failed after playing Kirby Air Ride with them.”

After three months their Apex 5 fires on its own, even wired.

“I have has this controller for 3 months and it now just shoots on its own.”

Really happy with the Apex 5: great feel and adaptive force-feedback triggers.

“I recently got a **Flydigi Apex 5** and I’m really happy with it overall.”

Having owned many gamepads, calls the Apex 5 the best: sticks, triggers, comfort and design are all perfect.

“I’ve owned pretty much every type of gamepad, and this one is absolutely the best, without a doubt.”

Loves the Flydigi Apex 5; only dislikes are the huge 2.4GHz dongle on a laptop and noticeable Bluetooth latency.

“Love my Flydigi Apex 5. Only dislikes are the huge dongle (I play on a laptop) for the 2.4ghz connection and also the latency when on Bluetooth.”

Having owned the Apex 5, G7 Pro and ZD Ultimate, finds the Apex 5 best overall.

“I have had all 3, apex 5 is the best in my opinion overall”

A firmware update nearly bricked it; calls Flydigi quality control non-existent.

“I had similar problem with Apex 5, but at least I could turn it on and hard reset it.”

Loves its smooth sticks, though it lacks proper trigger stops.

“I have the Apex 5 and love it though. Something about the Apex sticks just feel so smooth compared to other controllers.”

No connectivity problems with the dongle on a shelf by the desk.

“My Apex 5 charging station/dongle is on a shelf next to my desk, and I have no problems with connectivity.”

Never had dongle issues, even with the desk in the way.

“My apex 5 never had any issues with the dongle personally”