# Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio — user reviews > 796 indexed App Store user reviews of Cubasis 3 by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, rated 4.60/5 from 3,456 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cubasis-3-daw-and-music-studio/id1207839273/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cubasis-3-daw-and-music-studio/id1207839273.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,815 · 4★ 312 · 3★ 117 · 2★ 66 · 1★ 146 ## What do users think of Cubasis 3? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Powerful mobile DAW - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 🎨 Impressive sound quality and instruments - 💻 Seamless integration with desktop Cubase - 🌐 Portable music creation on the go **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - 🔇 Audio glitches and playback problems - 🕰️ Slow performance with multiple tracks/plugins - 🔀 Bugs with MIDI and automation - 💸 Expensive with many in-app purchases **Commonly reported bugs** - Tracks going out of sync after mixdown - Metronome not working as expected - Bluetooth audio playback issues - Incompatibility with certain audio interfaces - Crashes when importing or exporting files **Most requested features** - Add tempo and time signature changes - Implement better MIDI controller support - Improve audio quantization and editing tools - Introduce a dedicated sampler with more functionality - Allow iCloud sync and seamless project transfer ## Newest reviews (16 of 796) ### 2/5 — Would be perfect if the midi was fixed but it completely ruins it. *2026-07-25, version 3.8.3* Just bought this and am instantly regretting because the midi is so hard to use and frustratingly long winded. You have to press an edit button to place a note then press it again then you can’t even resize it properly because it doesn’t register when you try to drag the note length it drags the note instead then I accidentally delete it cause of the fusterating system. Bandlab is a free app and it does midi perfectly it’s intuitive and fast and easy to use i don’t get why this has to be borderline impossible. ### 3/5 — It is decent and it’s stable. *2026-06-30, version 3.8.3* It comes with usable effects. I use it regularly. It’s better than logic in the sense that it does not have flashback recording. I hate that about logic. It’s better than Zenbeats in that you do not need a midi controller to record plugin automations. It pales to logic because you can’t save plugin chains. It pales to Zenbeats because it does not have vca fading inline for midi file. It has fading but it is velocity based so it is choppy. Also the fades do not allow sinusoidal curves. The audio editor is very rudimentary. All in all it is solid and updated fairly often. There is no way to route midi notes to audio effects that I have been able figure out so you cannot use vocoder effect and vocal effects such as BLEASS voices as intended. It may have to do with plugin pins but you cannot use vocoder do it in logic. However because of its ease of use and solidity it is my go to. ### 3/5 — Please integrate Splice or make it work! *2026-06-12, version 3.8.3* I make music on the go in my work truck. I spent an entire day installing all my iOS music apps on my iPad, including the Splice app. I use a lot of samples in my music… it is integral to me using Cubasis. Well… when Cubasis is open, Splice makes no sound. I don’t want to have to close Cubasis to hear Splice or vice versa. I need to hear the beat playing so I can determine what sounds I want to sample. This is such a workflow killer for me… I understand it may not be entirely Steinberg’s fault, but whoever’s fault it is, I just want it to work how it should! ### 5/5 — Wishlist *2026-05-22, version 3.8.3* For me, this is the best DAW on iOS. Would love to see the drum pattern editor and chord track added in the next big update, and maybe future in app purchases for lite versions of variaudio and groove agent. ### 5/5 — The best mobile studio *2026-05-11, version 3.8.3* Seriously. This is the best mobile studio out there hands down. ### 5/5 — Este *2026-04-25, version 3.8.3* 👍🏽 ### 5/5 — Missing midi export *2026-04-19, version 3.8.3* Frustratingly bad export settings ### 3/5 — コードトラック *2026-04-17, version 3.8.3* Cubase proのようにコードトラックを使えるようにして欲しいです。 ### 5/5 — Satisfait du logiciel Cubasis 3.8 *2026-04-14* IL y a beaucoup d’avantages et de facilité pour démarrer sa musique. **Developer response:** Bonjour rerios, Merci beaucoup for your kind review and rating! We are glad to read that you enjoy using Cubasis so far! Stay well and warm greetings! Aur revoir, Lars ### 5/5 — i have not read other reviews *2026-04-08, version 3.8.3* but if they don’t say this app is fantastic but also real, then they are mistaken. for sketching this is faster and more intuitive than computer. multitrack with effects and automations… on your phone ### 5/5 — My rey *2026-04-02, version 3.8.3* Es genial este daw tanto como para iPhone como para pc💍 ### 3/5 — 良いけど、、 *2026-04-02, version 3.8.3* 機能についてはすごく良いです！ しかしサンプラーが読み込めず自分で録音した音が使えないです、、 それができるようになれば星5です ### 4/5 — Essential Piano Roll Improvements for Touch Workflow *2026-03-22* While the overall quality of Cubasis 3 is excellent, the Piano Roll remains frustratingly tied to a desktop-PC workflow, making it inefficient for touch devices. I strongly request the following improvements: Eliminate the "Length tool" bottleneck: Having to manually switch to the Length tool every time I want to adjust a note's duration is a major workflow killer. Like other modern DAWs, the app should allow both moving and length adjustment based on touch position (e.g., dragging the edges to change length, or the center to move) or long-press duration. If visual cues like color changes or icons indicated the edit state, the dedicated Length tool would become unnecessary. Adaptive Grid Scaling: Please implement "Adaptive Grid" functionality where the grid resolution (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, etc.) automatically follows horizontal pinch-to-zoom, similar to GarageBand and Logic Pro for iPad. This would make MIDI programming significantly faster and more intuitive. Cubasis 3 excels in many other GUI aspects compared to its competitors. Improving these specific Piano Roll pain points would truly make it the definitive mobile DAW. **Developer response:** Hi 義家弘介, Thank you for your review and rating! We hope to improve the MIDI editor at some point in the future. Best, Lars ### 5/5 — Very impressed *2026-03-08, version 3.8.3* Having over the years tried just about all of the iPad-based DAWs it’s great to find one that actually works. I can record guitar directly, or can route it to Jam Origin’s Midi Guitar to reroute and record midi within Cubasis. Pretty stable - I suspect that the odd crashes are mostly due to 3rd party plugins, but the core product seems robust and highly capable. ### 5/5 — The best DAW forever *2026-03-04, version 3.8.3* I really like this amazing workstation, it has everything that I need for my musical ideas and even for my live gigs. ### 4/5 — Gran DAW *2026-03-01, version 3.8.3* Es un gran DAW estable confiable , creo que debe seguir evolucionando ,mejorar e incluir mas herramientas de edición MIDI,incluir mas instrumentos ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Audio *2026-07-03* Recorded audio is always out of sync, it’s been like this even in desktop Cubase for years as compared to Logic Pro . Recently I recorded guitar through Katana Go , no matter how accurately I played , still it goes out of sync . Such a waste of money !! **Developer response:** Hi Sumith Ramachandran, Thank you for your review and rating. Please file a bug report in our Cubasis forum at steinberg.net/cubasisforum so that we can discuss the issue with you in more detail. When creating your report, please include as much information as possible about your system, such as the device model, operating system version, and any other relevant details. If possible, please also share a video clip that demonstrates the steps leading to the problem. Thank you for your support. Best regards, Lars ### 1/5 — Stem exports out of sync *2026-04-29, version 3.8.3* I have tried everything, including bouncing down everything to audio within Cubasis before exporting, and shifting all tracks up a few bars. I have disabled all plugins. No matter what I do, the tracks end up off time with each other when exporting stems. This is ridiculous. It’s been like this forever. There are complaints of this dating back before 2022, and nothing has been done. Steinberg needs to get their “stuff” together, putting it nicely! ### 1/5 — Terrible even with iaps *2026-04-01, version 3.8.3* This app is more geared towards generic producers and not electronic ones. It is very unintuitive and doesn’t always place loops accurately. The built in synths are limited and the fx very basic, including the iap ones. Bought halion thinking it would make a difference but it doesn’t. It’s limited in its ability and offers minimal tweaks. If you like a fast workflow this will dissapoint. Navigating this app is very tiresome. Better stick with garage band imho Deleted the app forever and getting refund for the iaps ### 1/5 — Great DAW, but disappointed by the new guitar pedals *2026-02-27, version 3.8.3* There’s a “feature” in the new guitar stomp boxes that kills all sound for about a second when activating a pedal sim. The devs say this is intentional and for realism, and that it can’t be changed despite plenty of devs having implemented something similar. ### 1/5 — 【不都合】ミックスダウンでオーディオがズレる *2026-02-13, version 3.8.2* 複数のオーディオトラックを扱っている場合、ミックスダウンするとトラックがズレてしまいます。プロジェクト画面での再生ではズレず、ミックスダウンした後のファイルでずれてしまいます。 ### 1/5 — Live Performance Mode for Cubasis 3 *2026-02-04* Excellent DAW for IPad. Very stable and powerful. As a Cubasis 3 user, I would love to see a dedicated Live Performance Mode, with pads, setlist navigation and touch-based pitch/key control for live performance (churches, stage, events). This would make Cubasis even more complete for bote studio and live use. **Developer response:** Hi MK4 Novation, Many thanks for your kind review and rating. Your feature request will be shared with the team. Thanks again & stay safe, Lars ### 1/5 — Amp Rack cannot save *2026-01-29, version 3.8.2* The newly added Amp Rack cannot save my effect settings. When I press save, it reverts to the default settings. ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne pas avec ma carte son *2026-01-10, version 3.8.1* J’ai une babyface pro, le logiciel ne permet pas de régler les bus d’entrée sur les différente pistes. Donc impossible d’enregistrer une guitare qui correspond à une entrée audio mono 3 sur ma carte son. Pourtant le son rentre dans l’iPad et il est présent sur total mix mais Je ne peux pas sélectionner une entrée en particuliersur une piste. Le logiciel propose que entrée 1et 2 donc Inutilisable pour enregistrée des instruments physiques comme une guitare .. ### 1/5 — Stop making it worse! *2026-01-06, version 3.8.1* So the swipe up to leave the app now requires doing it twice, which is an absolute nuisance. I’ve never accidentally left an app, so I don’t understand why there needs to be a little “lock” on it. Also, the Help button is way too easy to touch, and it’s right next to the X button that I use constantly. I feel like I’m tapping the X, and Help pops up every single time. It’s so bad it feels like a bug, but I’m sure it’s been designed this way. ### 1/5 — Broken after update *2025-12-23, version 3.8.1* I have been using this app for over three years and loved it. The last update completely broke the app. The UI color is different every time I open it and every time I close the app and reopen a project the audio will only play at .25x speed. The one time I tried to mix down a project, it got stuck halfway through and never finished. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This daws is promising *2026-08-16, version 3.8.5* I think wave tunes should have AUV3 Effect Plugin Support like how Neural Amp Modeler is with Studio Camera ### 5/5 — Cubasis 3 review *2026-08-15, version 3.8.5* Excellent ### 5/5 — Show must go on… *2026-08-04, version 3.8.5* Thank you for the wonderful app! Cubasis one of the closest to the desktop DAWs and pro workflows. But can you add some little midi effects like Pitch, Scale, Chords? ### 5/5 — The DAW for iPad. Period. *2026-08-02, version 3.8.3* If you come from Pro Tools, and wished for the same experience on the iPad, this is the tool you need. I never used Cubase before, I was all in with Pro Tools until I was in need for a mobile version. I tried a couple, until I found the one. This app is perfect. Now I’m thinking to try it on desktop as well… this app has been so good that it may change my mind about Pro Tools. Seriously. ### 5/5 — Lwtagoooooo *2026-07-28, version 3.8.3* Let’s goooooo ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-18, version 3.8.3* Incredible… I use Nuendo, Cubasis and Fender Studio. On the road creativity Cubasis it’s a monster!!!… It’s a blessing! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-07-15, version 3.8.3* Great app ### 5/5 — The Most Valuable, Most Feature-Rich iOS DAW Offering *2026-07-14, version 3.8.3* Cubasis is the most capable and most useful music tool for iOS I’ve ever used. I can pull off mixes comparable to what’s possible with Cubase or Ableton. Essential and highly recommended for any music producer with an ipad. ### 5/5 — My favorite daw on my iPad *2026-06-11, version 3.8.3* Very reliable ### 5/5 — The Best DAW on IOS!!! *2026-06-09, version 3.8.3* The closest thing to me, iOS has to Avid Protools for mobile! A professional, portable tool for sessions on the go! I have a couple requests though…. Can you please add aux bus tracks for sends and group inserts per track for the ability to send and record audio from one track to another, 2. the ability to drag n drop samples chromatically to the mini sampler to instantly spread across the keys, and 3. Track settings to save and recall vocal and effect chains. Outside of that a dedicated multi sampler chopper for chopping samples like a MPC to send to the pads! That’s It!!!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*