Comparison

VisualGIG vs Worship Assist

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

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VisualGIG

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Your whole show on iPhone. VisualGIG turns your iPhone into a backing track player for the stage. Build the set at home, walk into the bar, and fire playback, VS and effects with one tap — no laptop. No accounts. No streaming. No waiting on venue Wi-Fi. BUILT TO FIRE INSTANTLY Every file is armed when you open the set, not when you press the pad. Sound starts when your finger lands. Files play from the device. STAGE SCREEN On stage the app keeps only your pads, what's playing and the clock. Nothing to edit mid-song. • Screen never sleeps mid-set • Pads keep their positions (muscle memory) • Next cue marked NEXT • Timecode inside the playing pad • Exit takes a deliberate hold — a bump can't end the show Airplane-mode reminder before the set: one call can duck your audio in front of a room. PADS THAT DO MORE THAN PLAY • Play over — layer on top; background ducks • Hold to play — stingers, count-ins, hits • Loop — beds and ambience • Fade out — smooth ending • Per-pad mixer — level and duck amount BUILDING A SET • A set for each night — name, venue, colour • Import WAV, AIFF, MP3 or M4A from Files / iCloud • Library folders — select, move and share files • Or record into a pad with the mic • Audition before you commit • Edit: tap to change, hold to remove • Missing file? The pad tells you instead of failing silently All of that is free. No account, no trial timer. The free plan shows one small banner for another indie app, never on the pad screens; PRO removes it. VISUALGIG PRO — OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION PRO adds the stage tools. Building sets and playing pads work without it. • Multitrack songs — your stems in a single pad, each on its own track. Turn the phone sideways to move, trim and split audio, set the tempo and add markers; tap a marker to jump, hold it to loop. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • Mixer & EQ — fader, pan, mute, solo and EQ on every track, a master EQ, and Normalize to even out levels. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • Audio-interface outputs and inputs — send each track and the click to its own output (click and guides to the in-ears, the band to the desk) and hear a mic or instrument in your in-ears. On the free plan everything plays on the iPhone speaker, wired headphones or Bluetooth. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • Metronome & count-in — a click on every pad: count-in, tempo found from your audio (or tap it), click panned to one ear, or a pad that is only the click. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • MIDI Controller — USB or Bluetooth pedal. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • Apple Watch — cues from your wrist. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • Pad styles, set export and import, ZIP import. REQUIRES VISUALGIG PRO. • VisualGIG PRO Monthly — auto-renewing • VisualGIG PRO Annual — auto-renewing Prices in local currency in the app. Charged to your Apple Account. Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Apple Account settings. FOR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY GIG Bar and cover bands, solo players with VS/playback, theatre and events. Anyone who has watched a laptop update itself twenty minutes before doors. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO A cue player, not a DAW: the track editor lines up your stems, it doesn't record or mix down. No streaming, no cloud sync. Sets stay on device — on purpose. Available in English and Portuguese (Brazil). Fewer things to go wrong at 9pm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://visualgig.app/privacy

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Worship Assist

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Worship Assist is a multitrack practice player for worship teams. Instead of one finished recording, it plays each song as its separate tracks — every instrument and voice on its own — so you can rehearse with real control before you ever get to church. HOW IT WORKS Worship Assist plays your team's own library of songs. One person (your host) sets up a shared library in their own cloud storage and sends you a link. Paste it once and your team's songs are ready — every time. There's no account, no password, and no subscription. If you're the one setting things up for a team, you build and host the library using Worship Assist on a Mac — everyone else just pastes the link on their iPhone or iPad. REHEARSE WITH REAL CONTROL • Mute or solo any track — drop the electric guitar, or hear just the vocal • Set each track's volume and stereo position • Change the key up or down — shown as a real musical key, not just a number • Slow a song down to learn a run, then bring it back up to speed • Formant control allows the sound to stay natural — slowing down doesn't drop the pitch, and transposing doesn't make voices sound chipmunky • Loop a tricky section over and over until it's yours SEE THE MUSIC A visual timeline shows every track as a waveform, with the song's sections — verse, chorus, bridge — labelled across the top, so you always know where you are. Zoom in for detail, scroll to look around. CHORD CHARTS Every song can carry its own chord chart, shared with the rest of the team in the same library. • Write a chart by typing the chords within the words, and add the rhythm where a bar needs it • A chart belongs to its song, so it follows that song's key and arrangement — transpose the song and the chart comes with it • Play the song while you chart it, and see the chart move with the music • In the player, show the chart over the waveforms and it follows along as the song plays • Print a chart, or a Nashville number chart, as a clean PDF BUILD YOUR SET • Arrangements — choose a path through a song: skip the second verse, cut a long intro • Mute sets — save a pattern of which parts play in which sections • Mashups — stitch songs together into a seamless medley at one steady tempo • Set lists — line up a whole rehearsal in order, each song set to the right key and arrangement WORKS ANYWHERE Download a song once and it plays with no internet at all — every feature, fully offline. And the music keeps playing when you lock your screen or switch apps, with the usual controls on your lock screen, so you can practice hands-free on your instrument. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No sign-up. Nothing tracked, sold, or sent anywhere. Your team's songs live in your team's own storage, and everything you create stays on your device and in that shared library. Worship Assist is made for the practice that happens before Sunday — so your team can walk in ready.

Screenshots

VisualGIG4 screens
Worship Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Worship Assist at none against VisualGIG's 2. Worship Assist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price 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. VisualGIG sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Worship Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualGIG ships an update every 11 days, Worship Assist every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
VisualGIG versus Worship Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualGIGWorship Assist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAloisio MelloPAUL MARCH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

VisualGIG

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$11.991 Year
None

Worship Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualGIG free?
VisualGIG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Worship Assist free?
Worship Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisualGIG or Worship Assist have ads?
VisualGIG shows ads; Worship Assist does not.
Which is updated more often, VisualGIG or Worship Assist?
VisualGIG ships an update every 11 days, and Worship Assist every 3 days. Most recently, VisualGIG was updated on October 24, 2026 and Worship Assist on October 24, 2026.

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