SwitchBuddy: Switch Companion

Gemsi

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

The companion app for your Switch.

Transfer screenshots & videos, built-in gallery, upcoming games releases, Switch-related news, videos and events.

# Transfer files
Scan just the first QR code to transfer from your Switch console. You can transfer up ten screenshots or a single video.

# Gallery
View the screenshot & videos you transferred in a convenient gallery; items are grouped by game and can be quickly shared.

# New Games
Track upcoming game releases - view screenshots, trailers and more about games that you will be able to play soon! Favorite the games for quick access and to make them available for Home Screen countdown widget.

# News
Articles, Videos and Events
Stay up-to-date on the newest game releases, reviews, hardware, and much more!

And more...
Make the app yours with themes. Themes inspired by Mario, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and Switch OLED are available.

Playing on a TV? No problem, with zoom you can comfortably scan the needed QR code from your sofa.

* SwitchBuddy is not affiliated with Nintendo.

Ratings and reviews

Okay, so first off - this is a major improvement over the default system to transfer media. Like the Dev mentioned, the way Nintendo implemented it was sloppy. Next, the main issue I see people having is that they're saying they can't scan the qr code because the camera in the app doesn't autofocus: all you have to do is hold your device a little further back from the Switch screen until it's in focus. You don't have to align the Switch qr code to the camera window in the app! :) Thank you!

Scanning the first QR code works fine, but trying to scan the second one spams this message for me "Scan second QR code is not wanted. Just click on 'Tap to transfer', after WiFi is connected." But it's not there. Update: The "Tap to transfer" text appears after scanning the first QR code, but disappears when trying to scan the second one. Additionally, it doesn't actually save my images to my gallery. I had to send the images to myself through Discord so I could download them from there.

This is a really good app. It works as intended. And its much, much better than using Nintendo's transfer system. In regards to the adverts, they're not intrusive or get in the way at all. And I trust that the developer is wise enough to keep it that way. Highly recommended!

What’s new

- new free color theme inspirated by Nintendo Switch 2 colors
- add direct event countdown widget
- time to beat integration
- fix minor issues