# EG Nodes — user reviews > 52 indexed App Store user reviews of EG Nodes by Elliott Garage, rated 4.80/5 from 93 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eg-nodes/id6466639463/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eg-nodes/id6466639463.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 83 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of EG Nodes? Overall sentiment: overwhelmingly positive **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and easy to use - 💡 Innovative concept and workflow - 🚀 Fast idea generation - ✨ Inspiring and creative - 🔧 Powerful and flexible - ✅ Great for concept creation and sound design - 🌟 One of the best apps - 🧩 Fills a missing piece in music production - 🎛️ Excellent for building compositions without a DAW - 📈 Constantly improving with updates - 👨‍💻 Responsive and engaged developer - 🎚️ Easy to record automation - 🎶 Great for live performance and jamming - ⚙️ Superior ergonomics and smooth workflow - 🎵 Makes music creation fun - 💡 Well-designed MIDI sequencer - 🚀 Fast and fluid to use - 🎛️ Good for Berlin School jamming - 🎧 High sound quality - 🎚️ Easy to get started with AUV3 plugins - 💡 Generative features and probability are excellent - 🚀 Quick to bust out ideas - ✅ Great on its own and as a MIDI controller - 👍 Easy to grasp quickly - 🌟 Modern alternative to AUM - 🎚️ Fun and genuinely useful - 🚀 Ideas just flow - 🎶 Perfect for coming up with song structures - 🌟 Superb ergonomics - 💡 Unique host app - ✨ Feature-packed and fun - 🚀 Turns iPhone into a powerful music tool - ✅ Good alternative to AUM - ✨ Wonderful and fun - 🚀 Dev working hard to improve - 💡 Great tool, intuitive - 🚀 Releases come often - 💡 Amazingly intuitive Ableton style groovebox - 🚀 Easy to get started - 💡 Excellent for solo musicians - 🚀 Developer extremely responsive - 💡 Incredible intuitiveness and ease of use - 🚀 Allows excellent creativity and depth - 💡 Wonderful job - 🚀 No brainer purchase - 🌟 New go to for music noodling - 🚀 Excellent! - 👨‍💻 Developer on it with bug fixes and improvements - 🚀 Implements things at lightning speed - 🚀 Jamming in no time - 🚀 Easy to use and powerful - ✅ Clear and easy to understand - 🚀 Can be grasped quickly - 👨‍💻 Dev worked quickly since release - 🚀 Totally recommended - 🌟 Modern Alternative to AUM - 🚀 Off to a great start - 🚀 Best app I never knew I needed! - 🚀 Fluid and fun to use - 👨‍💻 Developer super engaged - 🚀 One of the most used iOS apps - 🌟 Great job - 🚀 Perfect for Live Performance and Jamming! - 👍 Big toggle buttons - 👍 User interface doesn’t require a microscope - 🚀 Great sequencers and an arpeggiator - 🌟 Superior ergonomics and smooth workflow - 🚀 Easy to write music - 🚀 Anticipates common actions - 🎶 Very good sound quality - 💡 Ability to load AUV3s and lay down MIDI easily - 👨‍💻 Developer very responsive - 🌟 First Thoughts...Super! Fantastic! Even Super Fantastic! - 👍 Reasonable price point - ✅ "Gets" me, and likewise, I "get" it - 🚀 Ability to work fast - 💡 Many excellent types of nodes - 🚀 Ability to add X/Y pad(s) and/or slider(s) - 🌟 Amazing! - 🌟 Wonderful! - 🚀 Cool! Neues Groove Box Konzept. - 💡 Many small details make it fun - ✅ Well designed midi sequencer - 🚀 Great for getting ideas going quickly - 🚀 Smashing! - 💡 New approach and I like it - 🚀 Purchase, and start making beats - 🌟 Does EG stand for Excellent, Great because this app is definitely that. - 🚀 Takes iOS music to the next level - 🚀 So much fun - 🚀 Go buy. **Cons** - 🐛 Sampler won't play correctly - 🐛 Sampler features inconsistent - 🐛 Random arming and recording into disabled scenes - 🐛 Crashes with some apps - 🐛 Too much crashing results in losing work - 🐛 Accidental refresh instead of saving - 🐛 Can't sequence all AU parameters - 🐛 Chord module seems weird - 🐛 Rhythm module labeling is hard to understand - 🐛 Pads option for iPhone could be better - 🐛 Sustain pedal input issue (resolved) - 🐛 Pan bug (resolved) - 🐛 Teething problems being sorted - 🐛 Some bugs reported (quickly fixed) **Commonly reported bugs** - Sampler won’t play correctly - Sampler features don’t work consistently - Scenes getting armed and recordings going into them despite disabling them - Crashes with some apps - Crashing results in losing work - Accidentally refreshed instead of saving - Can’t sequence all AU parameters - Chord module seems weird - Rhythm module labeling is hard to understand - Pads option for iPhone could be better - Sustain pedal input issue (resolved) - Pan bug (resolved) - Teething problems being sorted - Some bugs reported (quickly fixed) **Most requested features** - Easy way to report bugs without login/account - Keep save/refresh options on screen - Audio recording or looping module - Audio clip module, like a looper - 16 steps per page for sequencers - Sequence all AU parameters - Follow chord mode to control other nodes - Pads option for iPhone in portrait mode - Tie notes together/ sustain notes - Automate bending notes, lead guitarist style - More specific randomization, such as bass pattern generation - Multi Track export ## Newest reviews (13 of 52) ### 5/5 — Hervorragende Konkurrenz zu BAM etc. *2024-04-07* Warum musste ich nur acht Jahre darauf warten? Mit EG Nodes kann man endlich ein typisches AUM-Setup übersichtlich und stabil nachbauen mit verschiedenen integrierten Sequenzern, ich vermisse bisher fast nichts. Bis zu 8 Szenen lassen sich extern triggern, Controller von AU lassen sich auch ansteuern (Detailansicht Node), Gruppen gibt es im Mixer auch analog zu AUM. Endlich habe ich meine DAW gefunden! Topp! ### 5/5 — Phew!! This app is so 🔥🔥🔥🔥 *2024-03-24* Update after update! This app and this dev are the top contributors to music apps today! It just keeps getting better! Hit that “tip jar” and support this dev! ### 5/5 — Wow, didnt know this existed… and now *2024-03-17* I didnt know this app existed before today and now ive been at it for hours and can’t imagine going back to the old workflow. Even the sequencer, Which im always wishing was hardware in ios because they dont have that creative feel. This is awesome, so glad someone mentioned it on FB. Great work, keep making it better. ### 5/5 — A Request… *2024-03-16* >>UPDATE<< Awesome developer, I requested some form of audio recording or looping module, and low and behold, the new update provides! That is the kind of developer you throw cash at in wads… TAKE MY MONEY!!! This is an awesome app/plugin, my favorite clip launcher out there (since Logic Pro’s subscriptions are a deal breaker, and Ableton did not give us Live for iOS). My big request is, could you add an audio clip module, like a looper of sorts, to launch audio clips? That would be truly awesome! It would not have to be particularly advanced, just a simple synched audio looper that you could add AUv3s to. Yes, I know there are AUv3s that will do this, but none of the modules really feel well suited to host that sort of plugin. AT that point, this app would be a bit like a mini Ableton Live, and that would be a whole lotta fun! And, in many circumstances, you could avoid the need for a full DAW, which would be extra nice… That said, as it stands, this app is a blast! Easy to get to work on without having to pour over a manual, and surprisingly flexible. If working with clips is your thing, you need to, at the very least, give this app a gander! ### 5/5 — A Swiss Army Knife *2024-03-15* Being new to the iOS music scene, I saw this was being worked on, I travel the forums, logic this, AUM that, Drambo, Drambo, Drambo… This one felt like it was for me, a beginner a sandbox to go as simple or as deep as I wanted. I’ve requested hopes in the developers roadmap, and have honestly scene them implemented after a week. Nodes has been updated I want to say, at least four times now. Maybe more. iOS can be overwhelming.. start here. ### 5/5 — Amazing Workflow, Great Design, Super Fun *2024-03-07* I love this app and how much work the developers are putting into it, adding new features all the time. This is already becoming a staple of my workflow on iOS and I’m very excited for what future updates will bring, especially for audio nodes. ### 5/5 — WAOOOOO. *2024-03-02* The features and updates just keep making this app amazing .Thank you . ### 5/5 — Cool sequencer. *2024-02-29* Very much wish we could sequence all of the au parameters not just the 5 or so that are available. Maybe I'm missing something.. like when I hook up an au to mpc for example, I can add automation tracks for every parameter. I know the au makes the parameters available to the host.... Can we sequence them? Otherwise I really like the chord feature in the sequencer. I have no idea what anybody would use the chord or appreg modes for, they can only generate one chord per loop. And the rhythm module isn't really labeled it's hard to know what notes the rows correspond to. So I really only use the sequencer, but the scale selection is great, again the chord option in the sequencer is great, but the chord module seems weird to me. I'm missing something. And that's why 5 stars. Fun. ### 5/5 — This app is incredible. *2024-02-28* A must have for sequencers and groovebox lovers. My wish: Follow chord mode to control the other nodes like ARP and melodies. Similar to the Woovebox ### 5/5 — Superbe App Intuitive *2024-02-24* Musicien sur IOS, j’ai testé bcp d’applications mais celle ci est entrée directement dans mon top 5. La prise en main est immédiate. Les possibilités infinies et surtout l’auteur publie de nombreuses mises à jour, ajoutant et améliorant des fonctions. Un must have pour tout musicien sur IOS. Bravo !!! ### 5/5 — Responsive developer! Thank you *2024-02-13* Rare to find a developer this responsive to user feedback. I had an issue with sustain pedal input and he fixed it in less than 72 hours. Amazing. The app is great too! **Developer response:** Hi and thanks for your feedback. Sustain pedal support is included in the last update ### 5/5 — pads option for iphone? *2024-02-10* pads in portrait mode on iphone so much easier to use then keyboard,(and headphone cable does not get in the way).if you have ableton note mr grange,something like that would be appreciated. very luverly app tho.thank you. ### 5/5 — Best iOS sequencer *2024-02-10* The simple workflow, excellent UI and sheer sequencing power of EG Nodes make it an absolute must-have. That it is also an AUv3 host is the icing on top. A superb app that just keeps getting better with every update. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lately, sampler won’t play correctly. Is it a bug? *2026-02-21* Lately, sampler won’t play correctly. Is it a bug? it isn’t reliable and the sampler features don’t seem to work consistently any more. am i missing something? ### 1/5 — Lately, sampler won’t play correctly. *2024-09-12* think this is a great app, daw! Even 1 bar drum wav sample loop won’t start with play. Will only play while if tempo is changed while entire file is playing. (Will play with the small preview play directly in the sampler…) Seems like it is a bug. It is making this unusable with samples for me. Am I doing something wrong with the setup? Also, it would be great to have an easy way to directly report potential bugs without having to log in or start an account…. Not 1 star… IMO… I don’t know another way to report this? ### 3/5 — Plz! *2026-07-31, version 1.2.3* Plz, Adaptive to DAW Cubasis Auv3. Update plz! ### 3/5 — Love this app, but it crashes and you lose your work *2024-05-19* I want to use this app, and feel for techno it is better suited than AUM, but there is too much crashing which results in losing everything. **Developer response:** Hi and thanks for your feedback. Can you please write me at info@elliottgarage.com so I can give you support? Thanks ### 4/5 — Pretty power+full concept what eg nodes does *2024-09-19* My person says like this because it’s full of potential to keep in app rotation of many uses and not 2 leave collecting dust. CAUSE ITS THE SEQUENCE CONCEPT OF TRANSITIONS FOR IDEAS DAT MAKES AND BREAKS. JUST DOING BEATS VS FULL COMPOSITIONS. ### 4/5 — There’s a lot to love, but crashes with some apps *2024-05-27* I’m not giving up on this app as it has great potential, but crashes with some apps even with very light usage. Hopefully stability will improve with future updates, or maybe it’ll be more reliable for me when I upgrade to a newer iPad (currently on an Air 4). ### 4/5 — almostt the best thing ever *2024-03-10, version 1.1.1* love how friendly the entire layout is yet the 32 to 64 step etc (16 steps per page would be ideal) would make this so much more funn pls add this pleeeeease 🪩🕺 ### 4/5 — great app - gets better with every release! *2024-01-19* great tool, most of it is intuitive to use! Releases come often, users can write feature requests and vote for those from others. ### 5/5 — AMAZING! *2026-01-26, version 1.2.3* EXCELLENT APP.... Becoming my daily go to app for concept creation and sound design. Love it! =) ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-06-11* Just an amazing app. Inspirational. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-06-02, version 1.2.3* Just an amazing app. Inspirational. ### 5/5 — Just awesome *2025-01-22* One of the best. There are plenty of videos out there to help with this but it really is not hard to use. Puts together alot of things missing from similar apps. Well worth whatever it cost. ### 5/5 — Missing piece! *2024-11-08* Been getting sequencer after sequencer for a while; trying to figure out how to make compositions without the need for a DAW on iPad (mainly since I enjoy the immediacy of AUM and don’t really enjoy DAWs on here. iPad is just what I have to work with for right now.) Turns out this is just what I needed. Also, if you’re in need of something to turn Fugue Machine into something a bit more useable, this will do the trick nicely. Just set the playheads to four different instruments and you can record each of them simultaneously. Change the scene and rinse and repeat. Also, it seems like different scenes are getting armed and recordings are going into them despite disabling them beforehand. Not sure if that’s an issue on my end or a bug but it does seem entirely random. ### 5/5 — Lately, sampler won’t play correctly. Is it a bug? *2024-09-13* Lately, sampler won’t play correctly. Is it a bug? ### 5/5 — I love this app, but I have a major request *2024-07-20* I love this app, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve went to save my project and accidentally refreshed it from the previous save. instead of sliding the arrow over for the additional features, can they just remain on the screen. ### 5/5 — Superb *2024-06-22* This is one of the most transformative apps for music production in a long time, and one of the very few that has earned the status of indispensable. The thought put into workflow and functionality is unique, and considerable. ### 5/5 — Spectacular *2024-05-15, version 1.2.2* Very glad I took the time to go through some YouTube tutorials and learned how to use the app well before leaving a review! Very powerful, very flexible, and easy to use. Very stable and responsive app haven’t had a single glitch or crash. Love that the option to record audio directly in the app, as well. And a huge thank you to the devs for making the project files so easy to find! Super simple to transfer my projects from my iPad mini 6 that I carry everywhere with me to my M1 iPad Pro that lives in my music studio at home. Awesome to be able to work on stuff on the go and quickly transfer to the larger iPad when I get back! ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2024-04-14* Best ios Music app so far --- *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 2026-08-29.*