# VGamepad Lite — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of VGamepad Lite by PJSOFTCO, rated 3.20/5 from 105 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vgamepad-lite/id1477007195/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vgamepad-lite/id1477007195.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 48 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 38 ## What do users think of VGamepad Lite? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fast connection speed between phone and PC - 👍 Straightforward setup process with video tutorials - 🎮 Works well with Steam games and emulators - 🔧 Customizable button mapping and controller size - 💰 Affordable or free alternative to physical controllers - ⚡ Automatic connection on PC boot - 🤝 Responsive developer support on GitHub and Discord **Cons** - 📢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay every 5 minutes - 🐛 Buttons frequently unresponsive or detect wrong inputs - 🔌 Difficult connection setup requiring IP address entry - ❌ App doesn't work after connection established - 💳 Paywall after initial free use - 🚨 Security concerns about IP address and personal data requests - 📱 Limited platform support (no Mac, no Bluetooth) - 🎮 Inconsistent controller compatibility across devices - ⚠️ Malware and virus allegations from multiple users - 📖 Poor or missing documentation and instructions **Commonly reported bugs** - Connection fails despite correct IP and password entry - Ads appear but don't load, blocking app usage - RT button and other buttons not functioning - Buttons disappear after rearranging - Mouse cursor moves in background during gameplay - App crashes or freezes during use - Controller not recognized by PC after connection - Inconsistent performance across different iPhone models - PC download fails with Error 1001 **Most requested features** - Bluetooth connectivity for easier pairing - Mac OS support for server-side application - Nintendo Switch controller support - Remove or reduce ad frequency with paid option - Apple TV compatibility - L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons for PlayStation controllers - Better documentation and troubleshooting guides ## Newest reviews (11 of 81) ### 2/5 — Ads make it unusable *2025-01-14* Functionality looks promising but an ad every 5min not even with a paid option to bypass makes it effectively unusable. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback but ads only show once per session which is until the app goes idle for 5 minutes, if you keep using the app, it should not show any ads! Paid version never shows ads! Please let us know by email if this is not true! Admin@pjsoftco.com is our email. ### 3/5 — Is this trustable? *2024-11-16, version 8.1.8* Is this safe to give my zip to? ### 2/5 — Is Nintendo Switch supported? *2024-10-11, version 8.1.8* Is Nintendo Switch supported? ### 1/5 — Basura *2024-08-13* Es una tremenda basura **Developer response:** Could you please tell us why you didn’t like it? ### 4/5 — what *2024-06-14, version 8.1.6* what do you mean by shock ### 1/5 — difficult in connecting to PC *2024-06-09, version 8.1.6* How do I connect it to my PC ### 1/5 — Waste of $1 *2024-05-31* I installed on Mac. Installed on the phone. Used the IP and password. Then nothing. Zero instructions on how to use this too. The instructions on GitHub are junk. Only tells you how to install, doesn’t tell you how to use. Don’t bother. **Developer response:** Please contact us on our Discord channel and we can help you. The Mac version is limited and we have stated that, but it should work. You also don’t have to purchase, you can use it for free and we recommend to use the free version and then purchase it if you like it. ### 2/5 — Хелп *2024-05-17* Здравствуйте хотел поиграть игру от valve но кнопки не работают :( **Developer response:** Please contact us through our email or Discord and we can help you. ### 1/5 — Ads during use, leading to clicking on them *2024-04-07, version 8.1.2* While the controls themselves aren't too bad, and setup is... questionably easy, the ads are so scummy. If they popped up during idle time as you said in another reviews reply I could understand, however they absolutely do not. They'll appear almost like clockwork during usage, just specifically so you click on the ads. Absolute scum behaviour. DO NOT DOWNLOAD. Not worth the effort, you're better off going out and getting a cheap controller tbh. ### 1/5 — 1 star *2024-02-17* I read this a one star because it would not connect to my Xbox one out five stars do not download this. I’m being serious. **Developer response:** We have mentioned all over that it connects to PC only, wonder how you missed it! ### 1/5 — Ok *2024-02-14* Ok **Developer response:** Please tell us how we can improve this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — will happily gt5 *2026-02-26, version 9.5* when works and not threatening ### 1/5 — VIRUS! *2026-02-04, version 9.5* This is a virus! It opened up a fake os and always runs in the background. You can’t delete it. ### 1/5 — Money *2025-12-02, version 9.4.2* Try to make it free again it’s a simple gamepad app ### 1/5 — Hard locks you out. Makes you pay *2025-09-18, version 9.4* Free until you link it up and then you are locked out of using it until you pay money. Scum ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2025-06-17, version 9.1* I start the app and then play a game, in the middle of a boss fight, an ad strikes, killing my run ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2025-06-12* I’m trying to change my controller to Xbox and it keeps showing me ads like I’ve seen 18 ads or something before I even got to switch my controller. 1 star. **Developer response:** Sorry for the bad experience, we will fix the issue. ### 1/5 — Asking for IP adress in order to connect! And still doesn’t work after you do so! Consider this app! *2025-06-10, version 9.1* Trash waste of time a info thief ### 1/5 — Scan *2024-12-23, version 8.1.8* Dont try ### 1/5 — No funciona para nada loco *2024-10-21* He intentado un muy buen tiempo usar la app y tuve el detalle de explorar y leer varias formas de hacer que funcione pero es una tremenda decepción mi loco si estás leyendo esto no te molestes en instalarla, no funciona por ningún lado **Developer response:** Sorry to hear that, you can always contact us at admin@pjsoftco.com to get help! Installation and usage should be pretty straight forward. ### 1/5 — Broken. *2024-10-20, version 8.1.8* It says ‘watch ad to use’ but does not show any ad. Pops up every 5 seconds. Impossible to use and impossible to watch ad ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — happy *2026-03-11, version 9.5* works great ### 5/5 — Worst gamepad app *2025-07-14* Doesn’t work and it might be malware **Developer response:** Wow! Can’t believe we get such a review! ### 5/5 — Enjoying it *2025-03-21* Thank you for the amazing app, I’m enjoying it a lot ✌️ ### 5/5 — Works great! *2024-07-29* It Works exactly that I expected Thank you ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-07-29* Works really good and it is fast! ### 5/5 — Nice *2024-07-14, version 8.1.6* It worked ### 5/5 — Works pretty amazing! *2024-07-02, version 8.1.6* The setup for this game pad was actually really straightforward, there’s a YouTube video that walks you through it step by step. As for the controller itself, it’s pretty great! It connects automatically when I boot up my pc, and I love that you can change the button mapping and size. The connectivity is great, and it works flawlessly for steam games and emulators when you setup the controls correctly. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Amazing controller *2024-02-28* This is more than a controller, gaming to the next level! **Developer response:** Thank you. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2024-02-12* This controller is the best on the market, cannot think of anything negative about it. I use it as Xbox controller on my PC and sometimes the Joycon. it’s just like a real controller. Thank you! **Developer response:** Thank you for choosing VGamepad. ### 5/5 — TV?? *2023-11-03* Yall should make it bluetooth to connect to tv **Developer response:** Thank for the feedback, problem is the server-side software which should be implemented for each type of TV OS, but you can always connect your PC/Laptop to your TV! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*