Pad MIDI vs VJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pad MIDI
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a versatile MIDI controller. It offers wireless and USB connectivity, customizable pads, and a full piano keyboard for your music production needs. Requires external hardware or software to generate sound.
- Bluetooth and USB MIDI support
- 16 assignable MIDI pads
- Full 88-key piano keyboard
- Selectable MIDI channel and velocity
- CC and Program Change controllers
- MIDI message log/debugger
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Pad MIDI turns your iPhone/iPad into MIDI pads and keyboard for your synth or DAW * Supports Bluetooth wireless / USB MIDI * Supports native Mac OS Network MIDI (Core MIDI) * 16 assignable / nameable MIDI pads * Full 88 key piano * Selectable MIDI channel and velocity * CC / Program change controllers * MIDI message log / debugger * Requires external synth or plugin to produce sound Learn how to connect here: http://support.thirteen32.com/apps/padmidi/
VJ
This app allows registered users of a specific content distribution service to preview promotional music video content, manage acquisitions, and administer accounts. Access is restricted to pre-approved professionals in the audio/video programming industry.
- Preview promotional music video content
- Manage content acquisitions
- Administer user accounts
- Access via proprietary network client
- Content distribution services integration
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The "VJ-Pro App" is a proprietary and closed network mobile client interface which allows registered users of www.vj-pro.net content distribution services to preview promotional music driven video content offerings, manage their content acquisitions, and administrate their accounts utilizing their cell phones. Existing clients will utilize this app to preview recent submissions from our content provider partners put forth for the client's consideration for potential inclusion within their respective display programs. NOTE: Login access to this application is not available to the general public under any circumstances or conditions as a commercial source of music or music video properties. End users must be registered with https://vj-pro.com prior to utilizing the VJ-Pro App. This app will not function in any manner for non-registered clients. Client registration is not possible directly through the VJ-Pro App. Application for registration by potential clients is only available through the home site www.vj-pro.net alone. Registrants must meet and prove certain levels of professional criteria in order to be approved for our services. VJ-Pro.com is owned in whole by Lodestar Entertainment, LLC of New York, which along with its content aggregation partner Screenplay, Inc of Seattle is the largest, fully licensed distributor of music driven video content within the United States and its territories. Lodestar Entertainment and Screenplay both operate under specific licenses granted individually by the original copyright holders and/or their authorized consigns under usage, and display definitions in accordance with United States Copyright Code, Title 17; §106(4,5) and §114(b) respectively. Our clients are limited to screened and thereby bona-fide non-broadcast audio/video programming professionals exclusively. For further information on VJ-Pro, and our services, please visit https://vj-pro.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VJ at Free against Pad MIDI's $0.99. VJ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Pad MIDI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
VJ is free to download; Pad MIDI costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Pad MIDI's written reviews are positive against 31% of VJ's.
Pad MIDI ships an update every 2 months, VJ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pad MIDI | VJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Thirteen32 Pty Ltd | Johnny Arguelles |
Customer experience
Pad MIDI
VJ
Bugs and requests
Pad MIDI
Reported bugs
14 issues- App stays on loading page
- App crashes after splash screen
- App crashes on startup
- App won't load
- App won't open
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- No sound output
- Ads cannot be escaped
- Accidentally clicked remove ad, needs refund
- Ads couldn't be clicked out of
- Notes don't work
- Cannot connect to software
- App crashes when loading
- App crashes when opening
- App automatically closes
Requested features
10 requests- Multi-touch support
- Turn phone display off and maintain connectivity
- Assign velocity to saved pads
- Numerical velocity input
- Customizable button colors/styles
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- XY pad or faders/rotary encoders
- More pages and knobs
- Instructional video for setup
- Support for newer software versions
- USB connection for reduced latency
VJ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pad MIDI
No in-app purchases
VJ
No in-app purchases









