Button presses on your gamepads now count toward your click stats in WhatPulse, thanks to brand-new 🎮 gamepad support!
With this update, you can track your usage of individual gamepad buttons—whether you're button-mashing X to strike in FIFA or carefully controlling the throttle in Forza using the R2 and L2 triggers.
On top of that, WhatPulse now distinguishes between multiple mouse buttons, and a new input engine for Windows improves tracking for devices like gamepads, ensuring more reliable stats even in games like Grand Theft Auto V.
Let's dive into the details!
🎮 What does Gamepad support do?
As soon as your controller is connected to your PC, WhatPulse starts tracking your button presses. Almost any controller will work, whether it connects via Bluetooth, USB, or RF signal. Every button is tracked individually—whether you're using a PS5 DualSense, an Xbox 360 controller, or anything in between.
WhatPulse intercepts the signals sent to your computer when you press a button, counts them, and logs them just like mouse clicks.
📊 How do I see the new Gamepad data in WhatPulse?
You can find your gamepad stats under the Mouse Input section of the WhatPulse app:
- Click the Input button at the top of the app window.
- Select the Mouse tab.
- Select the Details at the top right dropdown.
- You'll see a breakdown of both your mouse clicks and gamepad button presses.
The Button Clicks section shows you each individual button you've pressed on your gamepads and indicate how many times it was pressed, counting as a Click for WhatPulse statistic purposes.
Every button is counted individually, and you'll be able to not only see the common buttons like A, B, R1 and R2, but even buttons like Gamepad Down or additional triggers on more advanced controllers.
This means your gamepad presses can now count towards your overall click statistics, helping you climb those leaderboards even quicker if you tend to game more with a gamepad versus a keyboard and mouse.
It also means in games like Tekken, you'll finally be rewarded for remembering all those button mashing combos.
See it in action
If you'd like to see this awesome new feature in action, you can check out this snippet from our recent video announcing all the new things in WhatPulse 5.9.
We're excited to finally launch gamepad support, and we can't wait to see the most popular games among our users.
What will you play first?