StepBud User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience69.7% of reviews
Neutral6.1% of reviews
Negative experience24.2% of reviews

~ Based on 33 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is StepBud Safe?

StepBud - AUv3 MIDI Sequencer appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for StepBud is 82/100.

This assessment is based on 38 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

84.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
13.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 38 App Store ratings for StepBud.

Is StepBud Legit?

StepBud - AUv3 MIDI Sequencer appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for StepBud is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Cool!

This is my first sequencer. Connected my Yamaha keyboard USB, opened this app, and immediately had some hypnotic tones. Can’t wait to connect the Juno and a drum machine.

Could soar with a couple added features

I’m learning that no sequencer is perfect, each one has strengths and weaknesses. This would be that much closer to superior if it also offered the basic direction options besides forwards: backwards, back and forth, random, etc. Also if it would remember notes when you shortened the sequence then re-lengthened it back, rather than erasing them. But still fun to play, and great potential.
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Classic!

The OG step sequencer

Stepping out in style

Like all of Cems apps, it’s great value for money, easy to use and provides great results. Buy it!

Can’t send CC to my jt-4000

Can’t send CC to my jt-4000. It only received cc74 for the filter. Rest of the cc doesn’t work. With other apps no problem so it’s a StepBud problem

Nice but Not ready

The sequencer is quite nice, but more than a toy is really not.

For a serious music tool, the following is still missing:

-Rotating the sequences (if the third stroke is supposed to be the first)

-Export as standard midi file

-Selection of any Midi controller

-Zoom the pitch (1 Octave)

-Sometimes I still have bugs when I turn the screen (standalone)
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READ BEFORE BUYING: Buy same devs Polybud

There’s something wrong with the CC output. Dev says not maintaining older apps. Buy his Polybud instead. Doesn’t have same issues.

Nice step sequencer; broken CC output

The CC output doesn’t reflect the sequencer. Unfortunately, the app being broken didn’t qualify it for a return.

Look down

The greatest sequencer ever created during the time human species used to roam around the green clean earth!

how?

How am I not able to size the app so I can access all of the functions? It’s selling me 70% of the app at full price, and makes it impossible for me to use the app for the purposes I bought it for.

For small purposes it can still work

For shorter loops, this app can still quickly make a sequence happen, so don’t worry if you only need it for single sections.

Even still, on an iPad, when this app is running as an auv3, the UI doesn’t fit to the window size. It’s not possible to get this app to fit inside the scene and it’s also not possible to scroll, leaving entire functions inaccessible and any sequence greater than 28 impossible. I have had to switch to a different sequencer.
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Dream Sequencer!

This has everything I could possibly want in a sequencer. I just bought it ($5!!) and immediately hooked it up to a synth, synced to some of my drums in AUM and was off to techno town. I’ll take it to the studio later today and drive some modular voices with it. Snag SnakeBud too and you’ll have every sequencing option you’ll ever need for 10 bucks. ThankYouThankYouThankYou!
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Coole App

Wirklich guter Step Sequenzer, allerdings saugt das Ding am Akku, wenn es im Hintergrund läuft, auch wenn kein Projekt offen ist. Also immer schön abschießen. 🙂

One of the best AUv3 arps

Lovely and low CPU load arpeggiator with polyrhythmic sequencers for notes, velocities, gates and other things which has a random generator. One of the best arps for semi-generative music. Works fine with chord sequencer and some granulars on the instrument. Cem Olcay, thank you!

Problème sous cubasis 3

Marche sans problème en standalone, mais fait planter systématiquement cubasis 3 en mode midi plugin

Response from developer

Hi, you can check out the updated version, thanks!

Ui disappear in AUM

All the steps don’t show up in aum, please fix it . Thank you

Good fun -update NICE!

Great updates! If you find this hard to use, just slow down and give it some thought. If you’ve used any kind of arp or sequencer the concepts are there and nicely done.

I’m using this inside of NanoStudio 2 and it’s working great!

Great app

Whoever gave this a 1 star obviously didn’t know how to use this app. Works great in AUM. Can have lots of fun with polyrhythms etc using multiple instances. Spot on.

What? No OM? No thanks!

No operating manual! No help, no website, no user forums. This might be a useful app, but if one doesn't have instructions for it, then it will be useless for you ...as it was for me.

Response from developer

Hi, you can find a tutorial section in the standalone app. Also, you can always use the support section on the settings menu of the standalone app as well. In audiobus forums, there’s a dedicated StepBud thread, just use the search bar. On youtube, there are some detailed videos as well. I hope this would be useful and enough to change your mind for updating your rating :)

Poor

No instruction on connection to real or virtual instruments, tutorial jammed, buttons on the views of the app on the add not there. Confusing. Contacted company- got a reply explaining the app only produced sound thru say garage band which I know.- but gave no instruction on how to do this. Poor what a waste of money
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Response from developer

Hi, StepBud is not an audio app, it's a MIDI app. It's already explained in the description of the app very clearly. Also, the app's title states very clearly that's a "MIDI Sequencer" app. MIDI connectivity explained in the description of the app as well. On standalone mode, the settings menu is as clear as possible for MIDI connectivity settings. It's OK if you don't know how MIDI apps working on iOS platform. I already sent you a detailed email for your options. But it's not cool blaming the developer, giving one star and writing a misleading review, I'm disappointed.