Can Red Thunder Remote replace the old Lightning McQueen app?

Yes. Red Thunder Remote gives owners a modern way to connect, drive, play built-in car animations, and use the toy again from iPhone or Android.

Does Red Thunder Remote support game controllers?

Controller support is part of Red Thunder Pro. Pair a supported Bluetooth controller with your phone or tablet, then use the stick for steering and triggers for gas and brake.

Your favorite RC car is ready for round two

Red Thunder Remote

Turn your iPhone or Android phone into a fresh new remote, bring back the silly sounds and reactions, and give Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen the comeback he deserves.

The toy still works. The old app gave up.

Red Thunder Remote helps Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen get back on the floor where he belongs. If you need a replacement app or remote for the red Sphero race car, connect, drive, make him talk, flash the lights, and discover all the little personality moments hiding inside.

261: car moments ready to play
18: ways to make it react in Pro
Easy: wireless driving from your phone

Start playing fast

Simple controls, lots of personality

Drive with your thumbs

Tap where it feels natural and the steering and speed controls settle right under your fingers. Portrait or sideways, phone or tablet, it stays easy to drive.

Find the fun bits

Browse the car's sounds, lines, lights, and show-off moves, then tap one to play it whenever the moment calls for a little drama.

It reacts while you play

Pick it up, bump it, reverse, turn hard, sit idle, or run low on battery and the car can answer back with the right kind of attitude.

Lights, battery, go

Flip the headlights and taillights, keep an eye on battery, and get a friendly heads-up before playtime runs out.

See the controls

Big touch pads, tiny learning curve

Steer with one thumb, control speed with the other, and keep the fun buttons close by. How It Works walks through the Drive screen, Advanced animations, and controller play using real app screenshots.

How the app works

Kid using phone controls to drive a red toy race car

Red Thunder Pro

Unlock the good stuff

Upgrade once to play with a game controller and choose how the car reacts. Make crashes louder, pickups funnier, night drives cooler, and race starts feel like an event.

Use a real controller

Grab a supported Bluetooth game controller for stick steering, trigger gas and brake, and a more console-like feel.

Choose its personality

Pick what the car says and does when it crashes, backs up, gets picked up, starts a race, or needs attention.

Save your favorites

Rename the best moments, star the ones you love, tidy up the list, and bring your setup along when you need it.

Red toy race car beside a phone being used as its remote

Made for Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen

A new remote for a toy worth saving

No digging up an old phone or hunting for a vanished app. Red Thunder Remote gives you quick driving, playful reactions, and the important stuff right where you can see it.

See Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen compatibility details.

Get the app

Quick answers

Looking for a Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen app?

Red Thunder Remote is built for owners who still have the car and want a simple way to drive it again, play the built-in moments, and use modern phone or controller controls.

What car does it work with?

Red Thunder Remote is made for Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen, the animated red race car with Bluetooth control, lights, sounds, and expressive reactions.

Can it replace the old app?

Yes. It gives you a modern connection screen, big driving controls, animation browsing, battery status, light controls, and playful reactions from iPhone or Android.

Does it work with a controller?

Red Thunder Pro adds supported Bluetooth controller driving, with stick steering, trigger gas and brake, and quick buttons for favorite car actions.