Comparison

Ephemeral vs Worship Pad

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

Head to head
About

Ephemeral

Explore a collection of digital musical instruments playable in augmented reality. Unleash your creativity anytime and anywhere with immersive sound experiences.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality instruments
  • Digital music creation
  • Playable anywhere
  • Creative sound experiences
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Ephemeral4 screens
Worship Pad3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ephemeral versus Worship Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEphemeralWorship Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB277 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperphelgoMario Vitor Vicente Fernandes

Customer experience

Ephemeral

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Worship Pad

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Ephemeral

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Worship Pad

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Ephemeral free?
Ephemeral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Worship Pad free?
Worship Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ephemeral or Worship Pad?
Worship Pad is rated higher. Ephemeral averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Worship Pad averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Ephemeral or Worship Pad have ads?
Worship Pad shows ads; Ephemeral does not.
Which is updated more often, Ephemeral or Worship Pad?
Ephemeral ships an update every 5 days, and Worship Pad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ephemeral was updated on November 6, 2026 and Worship Pad on November 8, 2026.

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