Comparison

VKO1 vs p10trancer

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

Head to head
About

VKO1

Create stunning, real-time visuals for your music performances without needing VJ experience. Load clips, sync to your BPM, and let the app handle the visuals hands-free with automated mixing and effects. Build custom reactive visuals using a node editor and import your own shaders.

Highlights
  • Automated beat-synced visual mixing
  • Node editor for custom visual creation
  • Import custom Metal shaders
  • Real-time GPU-accelerated effects
  • Multiple control options (iPhone, iPad, MIDI, gamepad)
  • Music sync via tap tempo, MIDI clock, Ableton Link
  • Downloadable visualizers from the store
Features
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WHAT IS VKO1 (VisualKO) VKO1 is a visual performance app for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Silicon Mac — built for musicians and DJs who want stunning visuals without a dedicated VJ. Load your clips, set your BPM, and let it run. Made for performers You're playing. VKO1 stays locked to your music and keeps visuals moving — no babysitting required. Automix does the work MIX mode pulls from all 8 banks, auto-switches on the beat, and rotates effects automatically. A full visual set, hands-free. Build your own visuals The Node Editor lets you wire together generators, modifiers, and combiners into custom reactive visuals — no coding needed. Import your own Metal shaders or start from scratch. Browse the Store Download free and premium GPU visualizers — real-time Metal shaders that run directly on your device. No video files. No lag. Drop them straight into your set and go. Control from anywhere iPhone in your pocket, iPad on a stand, MIDI controller on your table, Bluetooth gamepad in your hand. AirPlay to the big screen — no cables. 51 real-time effects All BPM-synced, all GPU-accelerated via Metal. One knob controls everything playing. Stays in sync Tap tempo, MIDI clock, Ableton Link — four ways to lock visuals to your music.

About

p10trancer

This live video instrument for visual artists features nine independent video pads, two output channels with multiple transitions, and a six-effect rack per pad. It allows for real-time manipulation of video sources, including cameras and feedback loops, with a simulated NTSC pipeline for analog artifacts.

Highlights
  • Nine independent video pads
  • Two output channels with five master transitions
  • Six-effect rack per pad
  • Two independent pad-to-pad keyers
  • Simulated composite-NTSC pipeline
  • HDMI external display support
Features
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p10trancer is an iPad-native live video instrument for VJs and visual artists, inspired by the rich lineage of video mixers and samplers. Nine pads in a 3×3 grid, two output channels, a master fader, and effects you dial in by feel. Every gesture is performed live — there is no timeline, no track view, no beat grid. Plug in, hit a pad, see what happens. WHAT'S INSIDE • Nine independent video pads. Each pad can hold a video file, a still image, the iPad's front or back camera, a USB-C UVC camera (HDMI capture box, webcam), the keyer's composite output, or the master mix as a feedback source. • Two output channels with five master-mixer transitions: blur crossfade, linear swipe, star swipe, chroma key, luma key. A position fader sweeps between channels. • A six-effect rack on every pad: blur, internal feedback, chroma distortion, YUV phaser, luma phaser, edge enhance. Effects are bypassed by default — engage what you need. • Two independent pad-to-pad keyers, each with chroma or luma keying, threshold and softness. Keyers can chain (one keyer's foreground sources from another keyer) and self-feedback. • A simulated composite-NTSC pipeline. Frames are encoded into a simulated composite waveform with 4× horizontal oversampling, glitch effects mutate the encoded composite, and the result is decoded back. Chroma boost, HSync wobble, subcarrier drift, Y/C delay, dropouts, banded noise — every artifact is the kind of thing a real analog video processor produces, because it's produced by the same kind of operations. • HDMI external display through a DP-Alt-Mode USB-C dongle, switchable between HD 720p and NTSC 4:3. • Per-pad audio mixed through AVAudioEngine. Audio follows whichever channel its pad is routed to. Master output captures to MP4.

Screenshots

VKO14 screens
p10trancer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: p10trancer at 100% against VKO1's 0%. p10trancer also leads on price (Free vs $11.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). VKO1's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

p10trancer is free to download; VKO1 costs $11.99 up front. VKO1 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. p10trancer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

p10trancer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VKO1 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VKO1's written reviews are positive against 100% of p10trancer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VKO1 ships an update every 10 days, p10trancer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VKO1 versus p10trancer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVKO1p10trancer
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan MaguidTristan Mayshark

Customer experience

VKO1

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

p10trancer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VKO1

One-time4
  • Phosphor Cult Shader Pack$1.99
  • Computer Veld Pack$1.99
  • Alchemist Sketchbook Pack$1.99
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  • Daft Cyber Pack$1.99
None

p10trancer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VKO1 free?
VKO1 costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is p10trancer free?
p10trancer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VKO1 or p10trancer?
p10trancer is rated higher. VKO1 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while p10trancer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VKO1 or p10trancer have ads?
Neither VKO1 nor p10trancer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VKO1 or p10trancer?
VKO1 ships an update every 10 days, and p10trancer every 9 days. Most recently, VKO1 was updated on October 13, 2026 and p10trancer on October 7, 2026.

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