Comparison

V vs N Game Controller

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

Head to head
About

V

Features
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V-Pad turns your iPhone into a game controller for the computer in front of you. Twin analog sticks, a D-pad, four face buttons, shoulders and analog triggers — on a layout you can rearrange, resize and recolour until it fits your thumbs. BEFORE YOU START V-Pad needs a small free program running on your computer: V-Pad Helper, for Windows and macOS, from vpadcontroller.com. Your phone reaches it over your own Wi-Fi — both devices on the same network, nothing in the cloud, no account, no sign-in. Why not Bluetooth? iOS does not let a third-party app present itself as a Bluetooth gamepad. That is a platform rule, not a missing feature, and it is why every iPhone app in this category ships a desktop companion. ON WINDOWS The helper creates a real virtual Xbox 360 controller. Games and Steam see an ordinary XInput pad — no key mapping, sticks and triggers stay analog. ON macOS Apple grants no third-party app a virtual gamepad, so the pad is mapped to keyboard and mouse instead: left stick to WASD, D-pad to the arrows, right stick to the mouse, triggers to clicks. Games that insist on a real controller will not find one on a Mac. 22 LAYOUTS, READY TO PLAY Classic, Pro, Edge and Compact for the shape of your hands. Football, Tactical and Sci-Fi for the kind of game. Crimson Dragon and Gold Dragon for their own illustrated worlds. Plus a metal and neon set: Chrome, Gold, Rose Gold, Gunmetal, Obsidian, Sapphire, Emerald, Copper, Volt, Neon, Plasma, Circuit, Prism. MAKE IT YOURS Drag any control where you want it. Pinch to resize. Change its colour and shape. Pick a backdrop for the app and a separate surface for the pad. Save your own layouts and open them straight from the home grid. SHORTCUTS Bind a sequence of presses to a single control, with the timing recorded as you tap — up to five seconds per shortcut. One thumb, several inputs. TILT TO STEER Racing Gyro turns the phone itself into a wheel: hold it in landscape and tilt. It drives the left stick, so any game that steers with a stick steers with your hands. VOLUME KEYS AS BUTTONS Assign the physical volume keys to gamepad buttons. They only act as buttons on the gamepad screen and behave normally everywhere else. TUNE THE FEEL Stick deadzone and response curve. Haptics set per group — face buttons, shoulders, triggers, system buttons, D-pad, sticks — each with its own strength. Triggers as analog drags or single presses. Press glow on or off. TWELVE LANGUAGES English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. FREE, WITH ONE OPTIONAL PURCHASE Every layout and every setting is free, with ads. V-Pad Premium is a single one-time purchase — not a subscription, nothing recurring: it removes every ad and unlocks saving your own custom layouts. Privacy: no accounts, no servers of ours, and nothing you do in the app is reported back to us. Full policy at vpadcontroller.com/privacy.

About

N Game Controller

Features
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Explore a modern gamepad experience designed for iPhone and iPad. Use interactive virtual controls, try different controller layouts, test inputs, adjust haptics, and personalize the way your gamepad feels. Discover games through a visual catalog with categories, artwork, search, and detailed game information. Features include: • Interactive virtual gamepad • Classic, Arcade, and Racing layouts • Controller input testing tools • Adjustable haptic feedback • Optional button sound effects • Nearby device discovery • Game discovery and search • Game details and recently viewed titles • Landscape interface for iPhone and iPad Some device features and compatibility may vary depending on hardware and system support. Subscribe to get unlimited access to all app's features & services: - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-09-17-146 Term Of Use: https://telegra.ph/Term-Of-Use-09-17

Screenshots

V4 screens
N Game Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: N Game Controller at none against V's shown. N Game Controller also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). V's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. V sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and N Game Controller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

V ships an update every 5 days, N Game Controller daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
V versus N Game Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVN Game Controller
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB36 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSAMET VOLKAN CAVUSOGLUNgoc Son Tran

In-app purchases

1 purchases

V

One-time1
  • V-Pad Premium Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

N Game Controller

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$12.991 Year

Questions

Is V free?
V is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is N Game Controller free?
N Game Controller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do V or N Game Controller have ads?
V shows ads; N Game Controller does not.
Which is updated more often, V or N Game Controller?
V ships an update every 5 days, and N Game Controller daily. Most recently, V was updated on October 14, 2026 and N Game Controller on October 13, 2026.

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