Red Thunder Remote

Bring your Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen back to life with full driving controls, 261 animations, game controller support (Pro upgrade), and smart reactions.

Your favorite RC car toy lost its app — Red Thunder brings it back.

Red Thunder is a Bluetooth controller built from the ground up for a certain BLE-enabled RC car toy that has been abandoned by it's original manufacturer. Connect, drive, and interact with your car like never before.

FREE FEATURES

DRIVE

• Intuitive touch controls with separate steering and throttle zones
• Controls anchor to wherever your finger lands — no fighting a fixed joystick
• Flip controls to swap sides with one tap
• Landscape and portrait layouts
• iPad optimized

SMART REACTIONS The car reacts to what's happening — automatically:

• Welcome animation on connect
• Idle chatter when sitting still, escalating to bored after 2 minutes
• Goodbye animation on disconnect
• Race start callout when you floor it
• Drift commentary when turning hard at speed
• Backup quip when reversing
• Celebration after a 30+ second drive
• Crash reaction on impact (accelerometer-detected)
• Pickup detection when tilted or lifted
• Upside down reaction when flipped
• Night driving lines when you turn on the lights
• Touch response from capacitive sensors
• Low battery warnings that get more urgent as power drops
• Far away alerts when Bluetooth signal weakens

LIGHTS & BATTERY

• Toggle headlights and taillights
• Real-time battery percentage display
• Low battery animation alerts

RED THUNDER PRO (one-time purchase)

Unlock the full experience:

GAME CONTROLLER

• Full MFi and Bluetooth controller support
• Left/right stick driving with trigger throttle
• Face buttons mapped to emote, rev, lights, and stop
• Shoulder buttons for flip controls and Ka-Chow
• Button hints appear on-screen when controller is connected
• Controller stick input visualized on the touch zones

CUSTOMIZE ANIMATIONS

• Star your favorites for quick access from the Emote button
• Rename any animation with a custom name
• Assign animations to 18 event categories
• Export and import your animation database
• Every animation discovered, named, and ready to play
• Tap to play any animation instantly
• Searchable list with tag filtering
• Emote button for quick favorites

Built with love for toys that deserve a second life.