Comparison

WorshipPads vs Loops Remote

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

Head to head
About

WorshipPads

Easily create and play custom ambient pads from any recorded sound. Seamlessly transition between keys and build setlists for live services. Enhance your sound with studio-quality effects and layering options.

Highlights
  • Record custom sounds for pads
  • Playable pads in all 12 keys
  • Seamless key crossfading
  • Automatic key detection
  • Setlist creation and management
  • Layered MultiPads
  • Studio-quality sound design controls
Features
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Record any sound — your voice, a guitar, the room itself — and WorshipPads turns it into a smooth ambient pad you can play in any key. Your first custom pad is free. SOUND LAB Hum a note. Record a guitar. Capture the sound of your own room. Sound Lab turns it into a seamless, playable pad mapped across all 12 keys. No laptop, no plugins, no production skill. The pad under your set can finally be yours instead of the same pack every other church is running. Your first custom pad is free. Keep making them with Pro. ALL 12 KEYS, READY TO GO Tap a pad and a seamless ambient chord fills the room. Crossfade between keys with adjustable fade-in and fade-out, so a key change never leaves a hole in the service. AUTO KEY Not sure what key the band just landed in? Let the app listen and find it. Point your phone at the room and WorshipPads picks up the key, so the pad comes in right instead of a semitone off in front of everyone. SETLISTS Build the set before Sunday. Line up the keys in order, then move through them during the service without hunting for the next one mid-song. Send the set to the rest of the band. They open the file straight into WorshipPads and get your keys, tempos and MultiPad scenes exactly as you built them — or paste the plan into the group chat as plain text for the people who just need to know what key it's in. MULTIPADS (PRO) Layer three complementary chords into one texture. Each MultiPad blends voices at different volumes for a fuller sound than a single pad can reach. SOUND DESIGN (PRO) Shape any pad with studio controls: • Dry/wet mix • Reverb depth • Delay • +1 and +2 octave shimmer • Warmth Bright and airy, dark and warm, or anywhere in between. BUILT FOR THE STAGE • Works offline after the first download — church wifi can't break it • Background audio, so switching apps never stops the sound • Dark interface that stays readable on a dim stage • Light and fast, on an iPhone or an iPad FOR THE PERSON RUNNING SOUND Most of the people holding a service together are volunteers who didn't ask to be sound engineers. WorshipPads is built to be handed to someone five minutes before a set and still work. PRICING • Free: all 12 pads in every key, plus your first custom pad • Pro: unlimited custom pads, MultiPads, sound design and future sound packs • Pro is available monthly or annually. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. • Prices are shown in your local currency in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Every pad ships inside the app — no download, works offline from the first second Terms of Use: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sumitvairagar/ed60b72d0aaafd48b80a6186887bc2fe/raw/1dd27e03d32244911939242f1481ecc676b280f5/worshippads-terms-of-use.html

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Loops Remote

Features
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Loops Remote turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless controller for the XME LOOPS app. Run your loops from the stage while your main device stays at the keyboard, in the sound booth, or plugged into the house system. PAIR IN SECONDS Open XME LOOPS on your main device, tap the Remote button, and enter the 4-digit code on Loops Remote. That's it; no account, no setup. Everything runs over your local network, so it works anywhere: church, rehearsal room, or venues with no internet at all. FULL CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE ON STAGE • Browse your complete loop library and playlists, synced live from your main device • Start and stop loops instantly • Switch between bars 1–4 on the fly • Change key and transpose in real time • Tap tempo or dial in an exact BPM • Mix loop and pad volumes independently • Jump between songs with previous / next • Add loops to playlists right from the remote BUILT FOR LIVE MOMENTS The remote mirrors what's playing, so you always know where you are in the set. Praise breaks, shout music, altar moments; trigger the right loop at the right time without leaving your instrument. SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM Connect more than one remote at once. Give your music director full control while everyone else follows along in view-only mode; you decide which devices can drive playback with a simple "Allow Control" switch in the Loops app. Loops Remote is a free companion app. It requires the XME LOOPS app running on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac on the same network. An active subscription in XME LOOPS is required for loop playback.

Screenshots

WorshipPads4 screens
Loops Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loops Remote at none against WorshipPads's 3. Loops Remote also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). WorshipPads's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price and ads 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. WorshipPads sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Loops Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorshipPads ships an update weekly, Loops Remote every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WorshipPads versus Loops Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorshipPadsLoops Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB4 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperSumit VairagarXME Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WorshipPads

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

Loops Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WorshipPads free?
WorshipPads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loops Remote free?
Loops Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WorshipPads or Loops Remote have ads?
Neither WorshipPads nor Loops Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorshipPads or Loops Remote?
WorshipPads ships an update weekly, and Loops Remote every 6 weeks. Most recently, WorshipPads was updated on October 29, 2026 and Loops Remote on October 29, 2026.

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