Ephemeral vs Worship Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ephemeral
Explore a collection of digital musical instruments playable in augmented reality. Unleash your creativity anytime and anywhere with immersive sound experiences.
- Augmented Reality instruments
- Digital music creation
- Playable anywhere
- Creative sound experiences
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Ephemeral is a playful music maker for iPhone and iPad. Tap out a beat, record your own samples, build a melody, and turn a small idea into a song!
Worship Pad
Provides warm, sustained ambient pads in any key for worship, prayer, and musical transitions. Seamlessly fade in, fade out, or crossfade between notes without interruption. Offers lock screen controls and plays alongside other music apps.
- Ambient pads in 12 major keys (free)
- Smooth fade-in, fade-out, and crossfade
- Adjustable transition times (1-10 seconds)
- Independent pad volume control
- Plays alongside other apps
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls
- Mac Control Center integration
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WorshipPad gives you warm, sustained ambient pads in every key — the atmospheric bed under your worship set, prayer time and transitions between songs. Tap a note and the pad fades in smoothly. Tap another and it crossfades into the new key, with no cuts or silence. Tap the same note again and it fades out. KEY FEATURES • 12 major key pads, free (C to B, including sharps) • 12 minor key pads with WorshipPad Premium • Smooth fade-in, fade-out and crossfade between keys • Adjustable transition time, from 1 to 10 seconds • Pad volume slider, independent of your device volume — balance the pad with your loops • Plays alongside other apps: keep your loop or multitrack app running at the same time • Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls (on supported iPhone models): pause and resume without unlocking. Optional ◀ ▶ buttons change the note • On a Mac with Apple silicon: control the pad from Control Center and your keyboard's media keys • The screen stays on while the app is open • Choose the app's language in Settings — 21 languages available WORSHIPPAD PREMIUM Unlock all 12 minor key pads and remove ads with a monthly or yearly subscription. Major key pads stay free. MADE FOR LIVE USE All 12 notes on one screen, one pad at a time, and no account or sign-up required. Perfect for keyboardists, guitarists, worship leaders and music directors. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://beptus.com/worshippad/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://beptus.com/worshippad/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Worship Pad at 4.4 against Ephemeral's 3.5. Worship Pad also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Ephemeral's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Worship Pad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ephemeral asks for nothing beyond the download.
Worship Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ephemeral's written reviews are positive against 86% of Worship Pad's.
Ephemeral ships an update every 5 days, Worship Pad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ephemeral | Worship Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 277 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | phelgo | Mario Vitor Vicente Fernandes |
Customer experience
Ephemeral
Worship Pad
In-app purchases
Ephemeral
No in-app purchases
Worship Pad
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year









