The whole 8BitDo line, sorted by what you're plugging it into.
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8BitDo makes retro-styled controllers for nearly every device, and the model names do very little to explain the differences. This sorts them by use case instead.
The short version: pick by the platform you use most, then by whether you want a D-pad-first classic shape or a modern one with analogue sticks.
Pairs natively, wakes the console, and gives you a proper D-pad for the NES, SNES and N64 libraries on Switch Online — the single biggest upgrade to those apps.
Low latency over the dongle, works with every emulator front-end, and the classic shape suits 2D games far better than a modern asymmetric pad.
Holds the phone in the middle so you are not balancing anything, with real sticks for cloud-streamed console games.
A receiver in the console's original port lets a wireless pad drive real NES, SNES or Genesis hardware. The tidiest fix for perished old cables.
The Bluetooth models pair with Switch directly and support wake-from-sleep on most recent revisions.
The classic-shape pads have excellent D-pads, which most people prefer for 2D fighters over a modern analogue-first pad. A dedicated arcade stick is still a step above.
Use the dongle on PC for lower latency; use Bluetooth for Switch and phones where a spare USB port is not available.
Yes, with a matching wireless receiver plugged into the console's controller port.