# VocaLive for iPad — user reviews > 194 indexed App Store user reviews of VocaLive for iPad by IK Multimedia US, LLC, rated 2.90/5 from 26 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vocalive-for-ipad/id453480680/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vocalive-for-ipad/id453480680.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of VocaLive for iPad? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎤 High-quality vocal effects and processors - 🎛️ Intuitive interface and easy-to-use controls - 🎵 Professional sound quality when working properly - ⚙️ Comprehensive effect presets available - 📱 Portable vocal recording solution for iOS **Cons** - 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and hidden costs - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues across iOS updates - ⏸️ Poor compatibility with iOS version updates - 🔌 Limited microphone/hardware compatibility - 📦 Incomplete base app requiring additional paid features - ⚠️ Lack of developer support and communication - 🚫 No AudioBus or Audio Unit Extension support - 🎚️ Missing essential DAW features (multi-track editing, waveform view) - 🔊 Audio quality degradation and latency issues - 📤 Complicated file transfer and export process **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on iOS 7, iOS 11, iOS 15, iOS 16 updates - App won't start after iOS updates - Harmony presets reverting to other presets after updates - Stereo recording with phase cancellation instead of mono - Vocal audio too quiet or inaudible - Microphone input not recognized - App disappears when minimized or switching apps - Audible hum in audio output - Lag and latency in pitch control and harmonizer - Recording glitches, pops, and drops - In-app purchases not persisting after reinstall or update - Audiobus initialization errors - Unable to load sounds for upload - WiFi file transfer link not functional **Most requested features** - Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) support for use in other DAWs - AudioBus compatibility - Stereo to mono conversion effect - Distortion effect - Looper functionality for stacking vocal loops - Multi-track recording with proper timeline editing - Waveform visualization for editing - Audio copy/paste functionality - Better file transfer options (Dropbox, Google Drive integration) - GarageBand plugin integration - Bluetooth speaker connectivity - Keyboard chord control with polyphony - Video playback for karaoke/practice - Dock connector microphone support - Better song list UI with longer character limits ## Newest reviews (15 of 194) ### 2/5 — Excellent but need to update *2026-06-09* It is an excellent app; but it is not updated to have flexibility to export it in wav format available to share within the device. It has to depend on iTunes and needs a computer to get your recording in high quality. ### 4/5 — Great! *2023-03-15, version 3.1.0* This has been an app I use everyday and has always worked great! But I have upgraded my ipad and now since whenever I try to record through this, the vocals are stereo and there’s no way to change it?? Any way you could add a stereo to mono effect please? It’s ruined the app for me and making it no longer useable!:,( I need this app to work!! I’ve looked into it and it’s recording everything with phase cancellation. I try putting the recorded vocals into mono and it’s just silence. Please help! ### 4/5 — Needs Audio Unit Extension capability, otherwise solid. *2021-12-23, version 3.1.0* To truly make this app part of a complete software package it could definitely use the ability to be used as an Audio Unit Extension and be able to modify the carrier signal, that way it can be used as a vocoder style vocal and speech processor in GarageBand for iOS and iPadOS. Other than that, it is a great app for what I want out of a vocal and speech processor. ### 4/5 — Working with iOS 15.1 *2021-12-11* Now this app is working again with iOS 15.1 after they updated it 2 days ago. All seems to be ok. The real time pitch correction has noticeable latency and unusable for live purposes. ### 3/5 — Update announced... just kidding,,, *2021-05-23* Maybe this decade they will update this pricey app. I like it but it’s list it’s shine and now there’s other options available , I think they don’t care about us anymore..., ### 2/5 — Confusing, also can’t hear anything *2019-12-25, version 3.0.3* This is extremely confusing, can’t even hear my voice when I plug in iRig thing. I expected better >:( ### 4/5 — Vocalive *2019-09-11* Man kann kein Input (1+2) mehr auswählen! Zum Glück Audiobus macht das möglich!!! ### 3/5 — ''Looper'' is not common？ *2019-04-01* オプションの''Looper''プラグインは''Amplitube''などの他のアプリとは共有では無いのでしょうか？ VocaLiveの設定からは購入アクセス出来ず、ループボタンでは再チャージ(別途購入)の要求をしてきます。 ### 4/5 — Iloud Bluetooth speaker *2018-04-28* I just brought the Bluetooth speaker but come to find out VocaLive doesn’t connect to it via Bluetooth. Please update app to make it function able for every feature with ik products ### 3/5 — AU (Audio Unit) *2018-03-08, version 3.0.1* Audio Unit support please. ### 3/5 — Audio Unit *2018-01-30* Please provide audio unit versions of the app to use the effects in combination with other apps more than once since this app by far has the best effects on the market ### 3/5 — Super mais a quand la mise a jour Ios 11? *2017-11-14* J’adore super appli mais on attends la mise à jour pour IOS11 svp!! ### 1/5 — 非常莫名其妙的发出刺耳的过载声音 *2017-10-26* 非常莫名其妙的在录音过程中发出过载的刺耳的滋滋滋的声音 ### 1/5 — Does not work with iOS11 *2017-10-05* Bought the whole think and all additional features, only to find that it stops working as soon as you minimize it. You basically can’t switch apps or multitask. ### 3/5 — Terrible song list UI *2017-04-22, version 3.0.1* This has been my favorite recording app until the latest version, when they changed the user interface for the loading screen, replacing long descriptions with a useless icon for each song, and not leaving enough space for more than a few characters in the description. For people with hundreds of labelled song clips, this makes the app virtually unusable. For example, I have many Rolling Stones vocal parts, like "The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses V1". Now all of those songs look like this: "The Rolling Sto...". 15 characters is not enough to properly label song clips. Please fix the loading screen. It makes this app a real chore to use. Other than that, it's a great recording app for simple parts. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Just give it up…. *2025-10-13* I was a big supporter…brought so many of your apps and so many iap’s….but I think it’s time to move on from the IPad/Iphone platform because you clearly don’t understand or maybe just don’t care about the needs of people who produce music on their IPads. You had a good run but that was over a decade ago….you just don’t get it. Do you even pay any attention at all to the low ratings of your apps? If this worked as an audio inside IPad daws it would still be relevant and the rating would be much higher…..why does that seem to be so hard to comprehend? ### 1/5 — ios 15.1 *2021-12-02* Программа вылетает из ios 15.1 ### 1/5 — Still waiting. *2021-11-29* I solely have used this app until iOS 15 now it won’t even start. When do we get an update?refund? ### 1/5 — Why are you neglecting this app? *2021-11-04* UPDATE: They just don’t care because they don’t have to. I updated my iPad and now the app doesn’t work. YAY again IK! It has been 2 years since you last updated this app. I love using it but it is limited. Why do you neglect this app when it could be so much more for vocalists? Please update it significantly. Thx ### 1/5 — Does not work with iOS 15 *2021-10-01* Too bad, it is a useful app. ### 1/5 — おすすめしません *2020-04-20* 使い道がありません。 ### 1/5 — No Updates! *2019-10-02* It is outdated in terms of features, other apps are providing far more features at very low cost. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2018-08-12* I just updated, and broke the app, none of the harmony presets work anymore, they revert to some of the other presets for some strange reason, bummed ### 1/5 — Dishonest rip off *2018-04-14, version 3.0.2* You purchase the item then find out most of the presets don’t work unless you purchase more add ones. Plus you cannot filter the incomplete presets from the ones you have actually purchased add ins for. They just try and screw more money out of you! ### 1/5 — Why ?? Update?? It does,nt work!!!! *2017-12-29* This app is very useful But why do not update?? And you need to improve file transfer function!! Apple system opened to all apps sharing files eachother... But you never update.... If you insist that... This app is just trash!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — iOS 16- Mise à jour *2023-03-19, version 3.1.0* Bonjour, Aurez-vous bientôt une mise à jour pour que votre application VocaLive fonctionne avec ioS16? ### 5/5 — Emergency *2020-02-08* Unable to load the sound to be uploaded to the track. I'm using an iPad Pro. ### 5/5 — Good *2019-02-25, version 3.0.3* Don’t listen to the negative reviews, this is legit. If I had anything negative to say about it, it’d be that when you purchase the $19.99 vocal live for iPad or as I imagine any of the $19.99 vocalive app, they only give you just a couple effects, so if u don’t plan on purchasing/unlocking all features, you’re better off sticking with the free vocalive app. I will see the quality is incredible ...same with the features ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-10-04, version 3.0.1* Working great now, had to sync through iCloud. ### 5/5 — Must for song recording *2017-04-18* Must have for song recordng ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2016-05-30, version 3.0.0* Thank you so much for fixing the issues after the last update..... Back to being my favourite iPad app for recording! ### 5/5 — Excelente!!! *2015-12-25* Utilizo com IRig Mic e uso os efeitos e musicas para tocar minha flauta, o que melhora muito o desempenho, beleza e qualidade sonora. ### 5/5 — Thank you for updating! *2015-01-02, version 2.0.2* I can finally move on with vocals with audiobus! ### 5/5 — Voice thingy *2014-12-14, version 2.0.1* Brilliant piece of kit,highly recommended ### 5/5 — Love the app lags a little on iPad mini *2014-09-26, version 2.0.1* So far I love this app. On my iPad mini 7" I see a little lag which produces some static that I end up removing. Still learning this app just started using. --- *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 2026-09-01.*