PadLab vs ChordChart Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PadLab
This professional music app provides high-quality worship pads and drum sounds for live performance, worship services, and music production. It features an intuitive interface, MIDI controller support, and a clean design optimized for stage use.
- High-quality ambient worship pads
- Instant drum sound triggering
- MIDI controller support
- Optimized for live performance
- Professional sound quality
- Multiple sound kits
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Play high-quality worship pads and drum pads in a simple, modern, and powerful interface built for church services, live shows, rehearsals, and music production. HIGHLIGHT: AUv3 SUPPORT • Use PadLab as an instrument inside AUv3-compatible apps • Integrate your worship pads into hosts, DAWs, and mobile setups • Ideal for music production, recording, and live performances • Bring PadLab sounds into your creative workflow PROFESSIONAL WORSHIP PADS • High-quality atmospheric pads • Smooth continuous playback • Natural transitions between keys • Multiple pad timbres available • Ideal for churches, keyboard players, and live performance PAD TIMBRES • Pad 1 • Pad Shimmer • Pad Shimmer 2 • Analog Pad • Dark Pad • AbbaPad • Pad Reverse • Pad Synth INTEGRATED DRUM PADS • Play sounds and samples instantly • Trigger drums in real time • Different kits for live performance • Individual drum pad control • Customize pad sounds and colors MIDI AND MIDI LEARN • Connect external MIDI controllers • Control pads and drums via MIDI • Map notes and controls with MIDI Learn • Bluetooth MIDI support on compatible devices • Ideal for keyboard players and live musicians SETLISTS AND PERFORMANCE • Save settings for live use • Organize presets for different songs • Switch pads and kits faster • Stage-focused interface METRONOME AND CLICK • Built-in metronome • BPM control • Click options for practice, rehearsals, and live performance BUILT FOR THE STAGE • Fast and responsive interface • Clean and modern design • Optimized for live use • Professional sound quality PadLab combines worship pads, drum pads, MIDI, setlists, metronome, and AUv3 in one app, offering practicality and quality for musicians who need professional performance. Download now and take your sound to the next level.
ChordChart Pro
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ChordChart Pro é o aplicativo ideal para organizar cifras, montar setlists e facilitar apresentações musicais com mais praticidade e controle. Com ele, você pode reunir suas músicas em um só lugar, criar setlists para diferentes ocasiões e acompanhar tudo de forma simples e eficiente no celular ou tablet. Principais recursos: • Organização de cifras em um só lugar • Criação e gerenciamento de setlists • Navegação prática durante ensaios e apresentações • Recursos Premium para ampliar sua experiência • Interface pensada para uso rápido e intuitivo O ChordChart Pro foi desenvolvido para músicos, ministérios, bandas e equipes que precisam de agilidade no preparo e na execução de repertórios. Seja para ensaios, cultos, apresentações ou estudos, o ChordChart Pro ajuda você a manter seu repertório organizado e sempre à mão. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ChordChart Pro at Free against PadLab's $2.99. ChordChart Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown). PadLab's advantage is chart position (#56 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On in-app purchases, 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
ChordChart Pro is free to download; PadLab costs $2.99 up front. PadLab sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and ChordChart Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PadLab ships an update every 4 days, ChordChart Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PadLab | ChordChart Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 403 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Albano | RONIE RUAS TAVARES E SOUSA |
In-app purchases
PadLab
- Worship Pad$0.99
- Worship EFX$0.99
- Pad Mix Pro$1.99
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- Pad Pulse Pro$1.99
- Arp Pro$1.99
- Sequencer Pro$2.99
- Worship Drum Collection$3.99
- Coleção Completa de Pads$4.99
- StageLab$5.99
- PadLab Worship Complete$6.99
- PadLab Full App$7.99
ChordChart Pro
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Annual Premium$9.991 Year









