SampleTank

SampleTank

Sound and groove workstation

100 ratings
276 reviews
$24.99
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 13, 2011
  • August 27, 2025
SampleTank video #1 for iPhone
SampleTank screenshot #2 for iPhone
SampleTank screenshot #3 for iPhone
SampleTank screenshot #4 for iPhone
SampleTank screenshot #5 for iPhone
SampleTank screenshot #6 for iPhone
iphone
ipad
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

This professional mobile workstation offers a vast collection of world-class instruments, sounds, and patterns for live performance and composition. Layer or split instruments across 8 multitimbral slots, with an expandable library and a powerful new sound engine.

8-part multitimbral sound module
Expandable sound library with 2300+ instruments
Over 1,200 melodic and rhythmic patterns
8-track MIDI recorder with audio export
Intuitive interface
New sound engine
Zones feature for splits & layers
Show original description

What users say

See all reviews

What's New in SampleTank

2.0.13

August 27, 2025

What's new in 2.0.13: - Improved stability when connecting external MIDI controllers. - General reliability improvements.

More
13

In-App Purchases

$7.99

Electric Piano

Electric Piano

User reviews

No longer work’s

This app won’t open in the current IOS. Don’t buy this. You will loose you money.

Crashing on the IPAD PRO M4 CHIP

The app keeps on crashing after downloading … it not only this one … including igrand piano and ilectric piano… please send an update…

Noncompliant MIDI Support makes it basically unusable

it does not have AUV3 plugin support. This means you can't really use it in GarageBand or any DAW as a plugin. I'm frankly surprised by that. AUV3 plugin is 11 years old now. and essentially the whole audio app ecosystem for iOS/iPadOS revolves around AUV3 plugin support. Its MIDI support is noncompliant. There is no means to view or select virtual ports. It does not support pitch bend range for individual voices in live mode. And it does not support the standard medical command for pitchman range, which is RPN 0. It claims to support Audiobus. The basis of audiobus is inter app audio (IAA) and AUV3. Apple deprecated IAA in 2019 seven years ago. For developers who released apps to the App Store frequently we are required to link to the latest SDK and IAA no longer works in the latest. At the time in 2019 Apple said: IAA is deprecated. It may not work with future releases developers should use audio units AUV3 for this functionality moving forward.
Show more

Update or fade away..

App no longer works with M4 iPad.

Please make everything free!

Can you please make every single sound and every single sound pack in the entire app free to purchase and use? It would be great if we could have permanent complete free access to ALL of the sounds in the entire app without having to pay any money and without having to have a subscription. Can you also add several multiple numerous many more sounds and features? The app doesn’t have enough sounds or features.
Show more

Developer apps

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

4 issues

Freezes when adjusting parameters

Bug

Crashes on launch for some users

Bug

Incompatible with certain iOS versions

Bug

Issues with downloading and restoring in-app purchases

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Add support for Audio Unit (AUv3)

Feature

Improve MIDI integration and control

Feature

Implement a more robust sequencer

Feature

Allow user-defined pitch bend range

Feature

Add ability to back up and restore custom presets

Feature

FAQ

What is SampleTank?

SampleTank is a professional, fully featured mobile sound and groove workstation. It brings the power of desktop virtual instruments to your iPhone and iPad, designed for live performance and song composition.

What kind of instruments and sounds does it offer?

It comes with over 140 instruments and 1,000 patterns, including pianos, synths, organs, drums, basses, guitars, strings, and more. The library is expandable via in-app purchases, offering thousands of professional sample-based sounds and patterns.

How is SampleTank monetized?

The base application is free, but it offers an ever-growing library of sounds and collections available via in-app purchase. This allows users to expand their instrument and pattern selection as needed.

What are the key features of SampleTank?

Key features include an 8-part multitimbral sound module, an expandable sound library with over 2300 instruments, over 1200 patterns, an 8-track MIDI recorder with audio export, an intuitive interface, and a new sound engine derived from the desktop version.

Who is SampleTank designed for?

It is designed for professional live performance, song composition, and studio use. Musicians, producers, and anyone looking for a comprehensive mobile virtual instrument solution would benefit from this app.