VPings vs Gamepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VPings
Monitor server status across multiple platforms with a unique map view and desktop widgets. This app is favored by tech enthusiasts, NAS users, and IT professionals for its intuitive interface and privacy-focused design.
- Multi-platform support (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
- Unique map mode for server visualization
- Desktop widget support
- Supports Nezha probe
- Data privacy protection
- Continuous updates
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主要功能包括: 多平台支持 无论您使用的是iPhone、iPad还是Mac,VPings都能轻松运行,让您随时随地查看服务器状态,无需繁琐操作。 独特的地图模式 VPings提供独特的地图模式,让您以全新的方式体验服务器监控,让您更加直观地了解服务器状态。 通过不同国家地区的服务器让您点亮世界地图 小组件支持 无论您使用的是iOS、iPadOS还是macOS,VPings都支持小组件,让您在桌面上即时查看服务器状态。 深受玩机群体、NAS玩家和运维人员喜爱 VPings深受热爱玩机群体、NAS玩家和运维人员的喜爱,为他们提供了方便快捷的服务器监控解决方案。 持续更新 VPings目前支持哪吒探针,我们正在规划支持更多的探针服务,敬请期待! 数据隐私保护 VPings不收集任何关于您的私人信息,也不提供后端服务,所有数据传输均在您的手机和您的探针服务器之间进行,绝不涉及第三方。 隐私协议:https://privacy.1ts.fun/product/240405v8l8qvUtti52fM 使用申明: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gamepad
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Gamepad is a focused controller testing, diagnostics, and Bluetooth control utility for iPhone and iPad. Connect a compatible Bluetooth, wired, or MFi controller recognized by iOS or iPadOS to inspect its input in real time and quickly diagnose buttons, sticks, triggers, and supported extended capabilities. You can also turn your iPhone or iPad into a Bluetooth gamepad, keyboard, and trackpad to control compatible devices. Key Features • Controller Visualization See buttons, the directional pad, analog sticks, and triggers respond in real time. Both portrait and landscape layouts are supported, including basic controllers without analog sticks. • Complete Controller Test Inspect stick trails, directional input, trigger pressure, button states, and controller capabilities in one place. • Button Test Record button, direction, and axis input as it happens to verify every action. • Stick Polling Rate Analyze stick input events, including average rate, event intervals, stability, and unusual samples. • Bluetooth Gamepad Use your iPhone or iPad as a virtual Bluetooth gamepad with touch buttons, a directional pad, dual analog sticks, and triggers, or forward input from a connected physical controller. Choose between generic HID and Xbox compatibility modes, with game rumble feedback when supported by the receiving device. • Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse Use your iPhone or iPad as a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad, with a full keyboard layout, Fn keys, key combinations, pointer movement, mouse buttons, dragging, and scrolling. Portrait mode displays the keyboard and trackpad together, while landscape mode lets you switch between them. Adjust pointer speed, scrolling speed, natural scrolling, and touch haptics. • Haptic Feedback Try multiple vibration patterns and select a supported controller motor or the device haptics as the output. • Audio Haptics Generate haptic feedback from a local audio file. Drag the waveform to choose a starting point, adjust intensity, and apply different levels of vocal filtering. • Motion Sensors View live gyroscope and accelerometer data from a compatible controller or the current device. • Extended Controller Capabilities Test touchpad input, adaptive triggers, motion sensors, and advanced haptics when the connected hardware supports them. Compatibility Available features depend on the controller model, connection method, Apple device, and capabilities exposed by the operating system. Some basic controllers do not include analog sticks, haptics, or motion sensors, and some iPad models do not provide device haptics. The app keeps the relevant layout visible and disables unsupported actions when appropriate. Bluetooth gamepad and keyboard/mouse features require a receiving device that supports the corresponding Bluetooth HID input. Compatibility varies by receiving device, operating system, and game. Xbox mode provides Bluetooth controller compatibility and does not support Xbox consoles. Bluetooth control requires the feature page to remain open in the foreground; leaving the page or moving the app to the background stops the service. Chinese text input is handled by the receiving device’s input method. Privacy Controller tests and audio analysis are performed locally on the device. No account is required, and selected audio or controller input is not uploaded to a server. When using Bluetooth control features, input is sent over Bluetooth to the current receiver.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VPings at weekly against Gamepad's fortnightly. Gamepad's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
VPings costs $1.99 and Gamepad $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VPings ships an update weekly, Gamepad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VPings | Gamepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晶晶 许 | 健 耿 |
In-app purchases
VPings
No in-app purchases
Gamepad
No in-app purchases









