Simplecorder vs SideChain AUv3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplecorder
This app allows users to quickly record audio for various purposes, from musical ideas and interviews to lectures and events. It offers automatic naming by location and easy sharing options. Future updates promise Watch support and iCloud integration.
- Quick audio recording
- Automatic recording naming by location
- Instant restart and save functions
- Easy sharing via AirDrop, Email, Messenger
- Supports system-wide sharing options
- Future Watch support and iCloud integration planned
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Simplecorder is a recorder app for musicians who want to record ideas quickly. It’s a recording app for journalists who need a professional, slick looking recorder for an interview. Simplecorder is great for recording lectures, meetings, concerts, football championships, or cows running on a bridge! OK, maybe not football. Easily access frequently-used functions like restarting a recording, or starting a new one instantly (saving the current recording). The app automatically names your recordings by location, helping you remember the contents later on. (If you’re anything like us, you’d forget by the next day otherwise.) Share your recordings quickly through AirDrop, Email, attach it to your notes, or send it via Messenger. Simplecorder supports all system-wide sharing options. Watch out for version 1.2 with Watch support and more! Our future roadmap includes visual tagging, iCloud integration and Total World Domination! Rock on dudes!
SideChain AUv3
Create a classic EDM pumping effect with tempo-synced volume ducking. This app offers full parameter control for automation and allows saving/loading custom presets. Fine-tune your audio envelope with adjustable floor, delay, curve, and release settings.
- Tempo-synced volume ducking
- Full parameter automation
- Save and load presets
- Adjustable ADSR envelope controls
- EDM pumping effect
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Simple tempo-synced volume envelope for that classic EDM pumping effect. All parameters exposed for automation. The default setting will probably do what you need, but you can also save/load presets. Set floor value, delay, curve, release point - control the envelope like a standard ADSR __ If you're having an issue, please email me at support@scalenumbers.com rather than leaving a review, as apple doesn't send developers any alerts when reviews are left, so I won't know you've tried to contact me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simplecorder at Free against SideChain AUv3's $2.99. Simplecorder also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). SideChain AUv3's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Simplecorder is free to download; SideChain AUv3 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplecorder ships an update every 2 months, SideChain AUv3 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplecorder | SideChain AUv3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balazs Kiss | Scale Degrees LTD |
Customer experience
Simplecorder
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In-app purchases
Simplecorder
No in-app purchases
SideChain AUv3
No in-app purchases









