| Wii Modchip Comparison | |||||
| CycloWiz | WiiKey | WiiFree on PIC12F629 | |||
| Console support | |||||
| Supported Chipsets | DMS / D2A / D2B | DMS / D2A / D2B | DMS / D2A / D2B | ||
| Supported Regions | PAL / NTSC-U / NTSC-J | PAL / NTSC-U / NTSC-J | PAL / NTSC-U / NTSC-J | ||
| Installation | |||||
| Quick-solder Installation | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Wire Installation | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Easy installation on V2 boards | Yes | No (must solder directly to chip) | Yes | ||
| Easy installation troubleshooting | Yes (onboard LED) | No | No | ||
| Upgrades | |||||
| Updatable from DVD | Yes | Announced but never delivered | No | ||
| Updatable from PC | Yes (simple diy cable needed) | No | Yes (PIC programmer needed) | ||
| General features | |||||
| Direct boot of Wii backups | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Direct boot of GC backups | Yes | Partial (some games don't work) | Yes | ||
| Audio-fix for audio streaming games | Yes | No (listed but not working) | No | ||
| Runs Wii imports | Partially | Partially | Partially | ||
| Runs GC imports | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Hardware disable option | Yes | No | No | ||
| Compatible with multi-disc games | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Can put more than one GC game per disc | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Media support | |||||
| DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dual layer media support | Yes | No | No | ||
| Open-source support | |||||
| Open platform, 3rd party firmwares support | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| WiiFree firmware support | Yes, w/ DVD upgrade feature! | No | Yes of course :) | ||