# Tabletop — user reviews > 230 indexed App Store user reviews of Tabletop by Retronyms Inc, rated 3.30/5 from 85 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabletop/id436080882/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabletop/id436080882.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 37 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of Tabletop? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Powerful features - 👍 Intuitive interface - 💡 Innovative modular design - 🎨 Versatile music creation **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🔋 High CPU usage - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🔇 Poor sound quality **Commonly reported bugs** - Synth parameters not saving properly - Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions - Unreliable audio export **Most requested features** - MIDI support - Improved sequencing capabilities - More free sound modules - Waveform editing and sample management ## Newest reviews (14 of 230) ### 2/5 — Crashing too often *2025-09-25, version 3.9.8* I’ve had & used this app for over 12 years & it’s always been great. Amazing features that could make this a market leader but it crashes almost immediately. Very sad to see things not being fixed. ### 4/5 — App crashing *2024-08-02, version 2.9.6* I’ve had this app for the past ten years and I love it! However my iPad that I originally downloaded it on was demolished about 3 years ago and I tried downloading the app on my new iPad I got yesterday. The app downloaded but it will not open at all. I’ve made a ton of music on tabletop and I fear all of my hard work will have been done in vain please help!! ### 1/5 — App is broken, will not open *2024-02-21, version 2.9.3* I have done everything you can to reset my devices as far as using this app and it will not open. screen loads for about 5 seconds and then crashes. closes and goes back to home screen. however the app remains “open” and will not go away without uninstall. ### 3/5 — RS3 patch editor wont work! *2023-11-25, version 2.9.3* It was only a dollar upgrade, but it turned the RS3 into a REAL synth. I cannotaccess the patch editor within tabletop; and standalone version crashes immediately whenever i open it! I really was getting into all the sounds of the RS3 thru the patch editor, but that functionality now seems lost; its no more than a preset bank with ADSR….. WHY????? ### 1/5 — Needs to Be Updated, Does Does Not Work *2023-11-15, version 2.9.3* I downloaded Tabletop today. Bought the Bundle E at a discount. Purchased XPNDR, and RS4000 and to my surprise they do not work nor do they show up as purchased. One of the synths that I also downloaded, will not show up at all. Every time I try to load it, it refuses to load. I’m running the latest IOS for iPad, the 17.1.1 update. I feel I got ripped off big time. Retronyms Inc you need to fix this or pay me back what I spent. Then and only then will I change my review. Do not let this happen to you. Do not buy this till it’s fixed and updated to the latest IOS for iPad. ### 1/5 — constant crashes *2023-09-26, version 2.9.3* basically it's unusable. Retronyms has not put any resources or improvements into this app for years. it's an enormous disappointment. ### 4/5 — What update just sent causes my app to keep on crashing my auto copy keep on crashing *2023-08-29* Now I just updated my app recently our user is at fault coming on over 10 years now but this update is really disturbing. I have four songs completed. I updated my MPC to the pro to and now my app is crashing. My auto copies is removed. what do you do? So now i guests I have to wait for the update to this update wow were someone halfway sleep or under the influence of something when they uploaded this update for us Thee user of the product I’ll be waiting have some work to complete, thank you support 🫡🤔 ### 4/5 — What update just sent causes my app to keep on crashing my auto copy keep on crashing *2023-08-24* Now I just updated my app recently our user is at fault coming on over 10 years now but this update is really disturbing. I have four songs completed. I updated my MPC to the pro to and now my app is crashing. My auto copies is removed. what do you do? ### 1/5 — Warning New update Crash app on 15.7.8 don’t update *2023-08-22, version 2.9.3* New update Crash app on 15.7.8 still works on 16.6. Basically killing app on older device that still works fine.Hopefully developers will fix this oversight and issue but not gonna hold my breath. Retronyms Inc. has let this app linger for awhile without updates so one that breaks app from opening is a deal breaker. Will change rating and warning when issue is resolved. Hopefully it will be soon. ### 1/5 — Dev ghosted *2023-03-11, version 2.9.2* This was a very cool app, I really like the idea behind it. But the devs have totally abandoned this app, it’s been 5 years since the last update, 5 YEARS… it was a beautiful dream, don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — They never realized the potential. *2022-12-05, version 2.9.2* I used to use this app a LOT when it first came out and loved the idea of it. Unfortunately they never really tried to refine the app. Everything is almost the exact same except they put half the app behind a paywall, sequencing is way more complex than it needs to be, and their 3rd party app support is nearly nonexistent. It’s a shame - this was my favorite jam station on iPad but now it seems like a halfassed money grab. ### 2/5 — Wishing for an Update *2021-07-25, version 2.9.2* This app is totally cool and has a lot of fun potential.. however, without continued support from the devs, it’s unfortunately become almost useless with modern integration. Fingers crossed they pick this back up. ### 2/5 — Underwhelming Update *2021-04-16, version 2.9.2* You updated things that support iMPC Pro and you left it in the device store like an available purchase but you removed that app from the App Store and you didn’t even bother to make iMPC PRO 2 available/natively compatible. That would thing makes no sense to me. Also still no AUV3 support? I was excited when I learn a few months ago there was an update coming. I had high hopes now I just disappointed it seems you guys didn’t even grab some of the most oblivious low-hanging fruit. Honestly if I didn’t like the app so much or see the untapped potential it wouldn’t even bother me so much. ### 2/5 — No updates *2020-10-26, version 2.9.2* Updates once every year or 2 no matter what. When a bug is fixed it means that bug has been ignored at least since the previous update. Considering apple updates the OS so often, that is unacceptable especially for such a deep app that people run a music setup around. Come on retronymns what are you doing. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Latest update *2025-03-30, version 3.9.8* Impc2 crashes the app as soon as a pad is hit when in record mode. The only thing that is included in this update, and it’s broken, how incompetent have you got to be to be able to achieve this? Nearly 12 months to try and correct this bug . Only it didn’t it still exists. How incompetent do you have to be to achieve this level of uselessness. And now you introduce the biggest bug I think I’ve encountered on any app . Apple…….this app should not be sold it is not fit for purpose. ### 1/5 — Do not update *2024-12-07, version 3.9.8* I’ve been using this app for years, since nearly day 1. Hours of work and years of projects have now just been corrupted when I accidentally updated all my apps. I don’t know what happened, but please Retronyms, fix this app. There is nothing else like it when it works. I miss it ### 1/5 — Extremely buggy *2024-08-06, version 2.9.7* Sorry. Deleting. ### 1/5 — Useless after latest update *2024-07-26, version 2.9.5* App won’t open ….do not waste time with this ### 1/5 — Literally useless *2024-06-25, version 2.9.4* App crashes every time I load it. Can’t even get past the initial splash screen. They just updated the app and it still won’t open. Contacted customer support, no reply. This environment looks so cool but I guess I’ll never know what it’s actually like saying it doesn’t even open. -5 stars ### 1/5 — Latest update *2024-06-22, version 2.9.4* Impc2 crashes the app as soon as a pad is hit when in record mode. The only thing that is included in this update, and it’s broken, how incompetent have you got to be to be able to achieve this? Nearly 12 months to try and correct this bug . Only it didn’t it still exists. How incompetent do you have to be to achieve this level of uselessness. ### 1/5 — Trash *2024-06-01, version 2.9.3* Doesn’t work anymore ### 1/5 — Used to be great! *2024-05-04, version 2.9.3* I couldn’t give this app a rating because it doesn’t deserve one! I’ve had an iPad before along with tabletop one of my most used apps, and now that I have another one I can’t do any of the stuff I used to do. Wow! I would make it free also. ### 1/5 — My apologies, I overestimated the app’s calibre and potential *2024-04-26* Sorry, some how I felt, even though having this much power, it lacked clarity and coherence. It seems a bit hazardous! Apologies, had high hopes! Truly I did ! Deleted. ### 1/5 — Obselete *2024-03-24, version 2.9.3* Not staying open longer than a second on 5th gen iPad ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thank you for the updates in 2024 *2025-01-17, version 3.9.8* Thank you for keeping this fine environment of virtual instruments in the game. Keep the updates coming through 2025. Cheers! ### 5/5 — What update just sent causes my app to keep on crashing my auto copy keep on crashing *2024-02-20, version 2.9.3* Now I just updated my app recently our user is at fault coming on over 10 years now but this update is really disturbing. I have four songs completed. I updated my MPC to the pro to and now my app is crashing. My auto copies is removed. what do you do? So now i guests I have to wait for the update to this update wow were someone halfway sleep or under the influence of something when they uploaded this update for us Thee user of the product I’ll be waiting have some work to complete, thank you support 🫡🤔 ### 5/5 — Some of us still use this app. *2023-08-23, version 2.9.3* Believe it or not some of us still us this app and paid good money for the plugins, hope the bugs are fixed. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2021-05-02, version 2.9.2* As old as this app is it is still one of the best on ios in my opinion! As i have tried most of the big name apps on ios . And after spending a lot of money buying various apps over a period of 10 years or so. I still was not satisfied with the results i was achieving. Then I decided to give tabletop another go , as when i 1st bought tabletop i did not have a clue how to use it properly. Well what can i say apart from I’m very happy i took another look at this app, its amazing !! ### 5/5 — Absolutely Brilliant *2021-03-07, version 2.9.2* I’ve been using this brilliant app for about 7yrs, I still have so much fun which comes with creativity of this app. MISS THIS APP AT YOUR PERIL. DOUG & JADE (STUDIO19) ### 5/5 — Great App some suggestions *2020-12-13, version 2.9.2* This is a great app and I am finding it very useful so thank you. However I am having trouble with managing all the sounds I have audio copied in to the app. I have many “general pasteboard” sounds and I am finding it difficult to find a specific sample. Plus when I have downloaded the audio copy app there is no place where I can copy audio files into there. I can only record with the mic which is pretty much making it unusable so I have to delete the app to be able to start pasting new audio files in. I hope you can change this, otherwise great work. ### 5/5 — Very good *2020-04-14, version 2.9.2* Impc isn’t on the AppStore anymore but good app otherwise ### 5/5 — Amazingly realistic *2019-05-28, version 2.9.2* I like how you have to wire the devices together for them to make sound together. I think that is a brilliant concept, and I hope they expand on it in the future. This has lots of potential. It takes time to figure how to use it, but it’s worth it when you find out how you can make wonderful pieces of art! ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2018-02-10, version 2.9.2* Wonderfully fun iPad music app. ### 5/5 — Happy! *2017-08-17, version 2.9.1* This is a nice app to add to my workflo. I haven't had any issues yet. The app is pretty self explanatory. Can't wait to keep making music! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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