Comparison

DAC Tester vs PadVitals

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

Head to head
About

DAC Tester

Features
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You can use this app to test your DAC with different sampling rates, from 44.1kHz to 768kHz, you can also test you headphone or speaker with 0-20khz white noise.

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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. โ–  Try it before you connect anything - No compatible controller at hand? Demo mode walks through every screen โ€” button lights, stick trails, each diagnosis and the report โ€” 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) โ–  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 โ–  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. โ–  Follow the wear over time - Results are kept on the device per controller, so the numbers show how things are trending โ–  A report you can share - The result fits on a single image, ready to post โ–  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 โ–  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 โ–  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

DAC Tester1 screens
PadVitals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PadVitals at none against DAC Tester's 1. PadVitals also leads on ads (none vs shown). DAC Tester's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAC Tester ships an update every 2 days, PadVitals monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
DAC Tester versus PadVitals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAC TesterPadVitals
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ˜Ž ๅผ Hiroki Nakayama

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DAC Tester

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

PadVitals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DAC Tester free?
DAC Tester is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PadVitals free?
PadVitals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DAC Tester or PadVitals have ads?
DAC Tester shows ads; PadVitals does not.
Which is updated more often, DAC Tester or PadVitals?
DAC Tester ships an update every 2 days, and PadVitals monthly. Most recently, DAC Tester was updated on October 17, 2026 and PadVitals on October 12, 2026.

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