Wii Modchip Hardware Comparison Table
| Chip | Cyclowiz |
Drive Doctor |
DuoWii | InFeCtuS | Wi-ic | Wii-Boss | WiiD |
WiiFree Easy Connect |
WiiFree Kit |
WiiJii Test Kit |
Wiikey | Wiinja | Wiip | WiiReZ |
| Creator |
Team Cyclops |
Datel |
Team Omega |
Enigma | WiiC |
Team Symbiote |
? | ? |
Team Xecuter |
WiiJii | ? | Microninja | TCNiSO | Enigma |
| Hardware Version | v1.2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | v1 | ? | ? | Deluxe | 1.3 | ? |
| Layout Available | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES(1) | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES(1) | YES | YES | NO |
| Firmware Supported |
Cyclowiz WiiFree |
Phazon Wiinja |
DuoWii | WiiREZ | Wi-ic |
OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1) |
WiiD | WiiFree | WiiFree | OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1) |
Wiikey Chiip(1) OpenWii(1) WiiSKAS(1) |
Wiinja | OpenWii | WiiReZ |
| Pre-Flashed | Cyclowiz | NO | DuoWii | NO | Wi-iC | NO | WiiD | WiiFree | WiiFree | NO | Wiikey | Wiinja | OpenWii | WiiReZ |
| Install Type | Quicksolder | Wire |
Wire or Quicksolder |
Wire | Quicksolder |
Wire or Quicksolder |
Wire or Quicksolder |
Quicksolder | Quicksolder | Wire | Quicksolder | Wire | Wire | Wire |
| Solder Points | 5-11 | 5 | 6-19 | 10-14 | 5 | 5-6 | 5-12 | 5-6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10-12 | 10 | 5-16 |
| Clones | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| Storage | 512b | ? | NO | 512KB | SD Card(3) | 128b | ? | 128b | 128b | 128b | 512b | ? | 2KB | ? |
| DVD Reflash | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES(2) | NO | YES(2) | YES(2) | YES(2) | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| PC Reflash | LPT(3) | USB | NO | USB | NO | Serial | NO | USB(3) Serial(3) LPT(3) |
Serial(3) | Serial | LPT(3)(1) | NO | LPT(3) | NO |
| Backup/Recovery | YES(3) | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| Status LED | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| LCD Output | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Hardware Disable | YES(3) | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO |
| P.O.S.T. | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| MSRP(USD) | $40 | $40 | $17 | $20 | $40 | $25 | $30 | $9 | $12 | $25 | $40 | $50 | $20 | $30 |
Wii Modchip Firmware Comparison
| Firmware | Chiip | Cyclowiz | DuoWii | OpenWii | Phazon | Wi-ic | WiiD | WiiFree | Wiikey | Wiinja | Wiinja Deluxe | WiiReZ | WiiSKAS | YAOSM |
| Creator | Cadex | Team Cyclops | Team Omega | OpenWii | Botch | WiiC | ? | WAB | ? | MicroNinja | MicroNinja | Enigma | N3TKaT | Bell |
| Latest Release | v0.9.1 | u3.6 | ? | 2.3 | 2 Banshi | ? | 02 | 2.51b | 1.9g | v2 | u4 | ? | beta1 | 2.0 rc3 |
| Last Stable Release | v1.0 Beta 5 | u3.5 | ? | 2.2b | 2 Banshi | ? | 02 | 2.45 | 1.9b | v2 | u4 | ? | beta1 | 1.9 |
| Binaries Available | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES(1) | YES(1) | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Source Available | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Chips Supported |
ATmega Wiikey(1) |
Cyclowiz | DuoWii |
ATmega 12F629 12F683 16F628 Wiikey(1) Wiip(1) |
Drive Doctor | Wi-iC | WiiD |
12F629 12F683 16F628 |
Wiikey Atmega8(1) |
Wiinja 12F629(1) |
Wiinja |
WiiReZ InFeCtuS |
Atmega Wiikey(1) |
12F629 12F683 16F628 |
| Wii Drive Types Supported |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS D2B |
D2A DMS |
D2A DMS D2B |
| Error 001 (SMG) Fix | NO | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| GameID Overriding | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| Wii Backups | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Wii Imports | Partial | 85% | Partial | 80% | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | NO | Partial | Swap | NO | Partial |
| Wii Homebrew | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Wii Multi Discs | ? | YES | ? | ? | ? | Partial | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ? | YES |
| GC Backups | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| GC Imports | Partial | YES | Partial | YES | Partial | Partial | YES | Partial | YES | Swap | Swap | Swap | NO | Swap |
| GC Homebrew | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| GC Multi Discs | ? | YES | ? | ? | ? | Partial | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ? | YES |
| GC Audio Fix | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES(2) | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| Firmware | Chiip | Cyclowiz | DuoWii | OpenWii | Phazon | Wi-ic | WiiD | WiiFree | Wiikey | Wiinja | Wiinja Deluxe | WiiReZ | WiiSKAS | YAOSM |
| Drive Speed | 6x | 4x | 4x | 6x | 4x,6x | 4x | 6x | 2x,4x,6x | 3x, 6x | 6x | 6x | 6x | 4x | 2x,4x,6x |
| Dual Layer | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| DVD-R | YES | YES | YES | YES | ? | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DVD-RW | YES | YES | NO | YES | ? | YES | YES | YES | NO | Bitset | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| DVD+R | YES | YES | YES | YES | ? | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| DVD+RW | YES | YES | NO | YES | ? | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| Stealth Mode | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Disc Config | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| Disc Upgrade | NO | YES | NO | YES(2) | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Software Disable | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES(2) | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| LED Support | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES |
| LCD Support | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES(2) | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |