Comparison

GOS Companion vs PadVitals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GOS Companion

This app helps Steam Deck users discover compatible games, track playtime, and view player counts. It syncs with your Steam library and wishlist, offering insights into popular titles and GeForce NOW compatibility.

Highlights
  • View Steam Deck game compatibility
  • Track game playtime and player counts
  • Sync Steam library and wishlist
  • View GeForce NOW compatibility
  • Search Steam games
  • See top played games
Features
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Welcome to your Ultimate Steam Gaming Companion from the Creators of the Gaming On Steam YouTube (previously Steam Deck Gaming) channel. Featuring: - View Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and SteamOS Compatibility - Get notifications for Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Frame compatibility updates - News on latest Steam Client and Proton releases - How Long To Beat stats for games - Lowest Price for games from Is There Any Deal? - See the current players and last 7 and 30-day peak counts for games - Add your own compatibility review - Steam Library Sync - Steam Wishlist Sync - Most played games on the deck monthly lists - View GeForce NOW Compatibility - Search for Steam Games and view all information - See the top 100 games being played by Compatibility and Recently Released

About

PadVitals

Features
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See what your connected game controller is doing, right now. PadVitals shows the buttons, sticks, triggers, rumble and sensors of a controller connected to your iPhone / iPad in real time, and measures stick drift and circularity as numbers. Note: this app does not diagnose or certify the controller hardware itself. It measures and visualizes the input data that iOS received on this device. ■ Try it before you connect anything - No compatible controller at hand? Demo mode walks through every screen — button lights, stick trails, each diagnosis and the report — so you can see what the app does right away - The values shown in demo mode are fictional (they are not measurements from a real device) ■ Real-time view - Pressed buttons light up on a schematic, and stick movement leaves a glowing trail - Raw stick / trigger values, motion (gyroscope and accelerometer) and battery level, all in one list - Values standing still is normal. GameController delivers input only when something changes ■ A guided diagnosis - Drift ... how far the center wanders once you take your fingers off - Circularity ... spin the stick around once, and the reach at each angle is compared - Input event delivery rate / jitter ... the effective rate of the input that reached the app, and how steady the intervals are (measured on iOS) - Trigger slack ... where the response starts - Rumble and core button response checks The input event delivery rate is not the polling rate of the controller itself. It is the input that reached the app, shaped by the Bluetooth connection interval and by scheduling on the iOS side. ■ Follow the wear over time - Results are kept on the device per controller, so the numbers show how things are trending ■ A report you can share - The result fits on a single image, ready to post ■ Supported controllers - DualSense / DualSense Edge / DualShock 4 - Xbox Wireless / Elite Series 2 - MFi controllers - Apple has not stated support for Nintendo Switch Pro / Joy-Con, so those may or may not work ■ Pricing - Free to use, with ads kept modest - Ad removal is a one-time purchase (non-consumable), not a monthly subscription. Purchases can be restored from Settings ■ Privacy and terms - Diagnosis results and history are stored on this device only. Diagnostic data is never sent to an external server - Privacy policy: https://padvitals-lab.web.app/en/privacy - Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

GOS Companion4 screens
PadVitals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PadVitals at none against GOS Companion's 1. PadVitals also leads on ads (none vs shown). GOS Companion's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GOS Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PadVitals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GOS Companion ships an update every 3 weeks, PadVitals monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GOS Companion versus PadVitals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOS CompanionPadVitals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGames In HandHiroki Nakayama

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GOS Companion

One-time1
  • Pro Features & Ad Removal$3.99
None

PadVitals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GOS Companion free?
GOS Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PadVitals free?
PadVitals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GOS Companion or PadVitals have ads?
GOS Companion shows ads; PadVitals does not.
Which is updated more often, GOS Companion or PadVitals?
GOS Companion ships an update every 3 weeks, and PadVitals monthly. Most recently, GOS Companion was updated on October 25, 2026 and PadVitals on October 12, 2026.

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