Audio Evolution Mobile Studio vs AutoPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio. It offers virtual instruments, pitch and time editing, real-time effects, and automation for creating music productions on the go.
- Multitrack audio recording and playback
- MIDI sequencing with piano roll editor
- Virtual instruments and Soundfont support
- Real-time effects and flexible routing
- Pitch and time editing for vocals
- Non-linear editing with undo/redo
- Export tracks as separate audio files
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Record your ideas on the go or create entire music productions from scratch, we'll leave it up to you! This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio featuring virtual instruments, pitch and time editing of vocals (*), unlimited undo/redo, mixing, real-time effects, automation and much more! Features: • Multitrack audio recording / playback • MIDI sequencing with piano roll editor and MPE support • Drum pattern editor (including triplets, use your own samples and effects chain per drum sound) • Automatically or manually tune your vocals with Vocal Tune Studio (*) : an editor to correct pitch and time of vocal recordings and the timing of any audio material. It features retune time, retune amount, volume and formant correction per note as well as vibrato controls. • Add tempo and time signature changes including gradual tempo change • Real-time effects including: chorus, compressor, delay, dual delay, reverse delay, reverb, flanger, noise gate and many more! • Flexible effect routing: an unlimited number of effects can be placed on a grid, featuring parallel effect paths. • Assign LFO's to effect parameters or lock parameters to tempo • Sidechain on the compressor effects • Inter-app audio effects and instruments • AudioBus support (including AudioBus remote) • Audio Unit instruments, effects and AU MIDI • Multi-output support for Audio Unit instruments • Virtual analog synthesizer 'Evolution One' featuring morphing oscillators, FM, Sub Osc, Noise, Portamento, 2 LFO's that can be routed to 12 targets, Moog type filtering, effects, ARP, sequencer and more! • Soundfont (sf2/sf3/sfz) support: free GS/GM Soundfont included, add more from the Soundfont shop or from your own collection • Non-linear editing with move, trim, split, cut/copy/paste, remove, cross-fade, time-stretching etc. with full undo/redo • Virtual instruments (comes with free instruments and more instrument packs to download) • Track freezing to save CPU usage • Clip volume and fade points • Loop playback • Automation of mixer and effect parameters • Mix-down to WAV, AIFF and ALAC • Metronome • Ghost track display on the piano roll • MIDI clock sync • MIDI remote control • Punch in/out • Unlimited number of tracks and groups • Offline effects: fade in/out, normalize, reverse, pitch shift, time stretching • Several grid options for aligning your samples (with tempo and time signature settings) • Export to other DAW's by rendering all tracks to separate audio files (stems) • Media server to access your files easily from a desktop computer • Multi-core support • AudioShare support • Trackpad support • Cloud sync using Google Drive and Dropbox In short: a complete portable multitrack music studio that will replace your fourtrack recorder or tape machine! (*) The following in-app purchases are available to expand your studio: • ToneBoosters effect pack 1 (Barricade, DeEsser, Gate, Reverb) • ToneBoosters EQ with frequency analyzer • ToneBoosters Compressor • ToneBoosters Ferox • ToneBoosters V4 Barricade • ToneBoosters V4 BitJuggler • ToneBoosters V4 Compressor • ToneBoosters V4 Enhancer • ToneBoosters V4 EQ • ToneBoosters V4 MBC (multi-band compressor) • ToneBoosters V4 ReelBus • ToneBoosters V4 Reverb • ToneBoosters V4 Sibilance • ToneBoosters V4 Voice Pitcher • Vocal Tune with two-voice harmonizer and Vocal Tune PRO, both real-time vocal pitch correction effects • Vocal Tune Studio: auto tune your vocals, pitch and time correction • Soundfont instrument packs • Loop packs from Function Loops The 'PRO' in-app purchase is only for people who downloaded version 1.x in the past and is not applicable to version 2.0 or higher. If you have any suggestions, questions or want to report a bug, please contact us! We'll gladly solve any problem! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AudioEvolutionMobile Forum: https://www.extreamsd.com/forum
AutoPad
Generate atmospheric drone sounds for live performances and recordings. Easily tap a key to create a subtle soundscape that plays continuously, with automatic crossfades between notes. Customize your sound with filters, reverb, and MIDI control.
- Generate atmospheric drone sounds
- Live and setlist performance modes
- Import custom pad sounds
- Adjust crossfade, filters, reverb, pan, volume
- Customizable metronome
- AUv3 plugin support
- Ableton Link for synchronization
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AutoPad is the easiest way to bring ambient pad loops into your mix! AutoPad generates atmospheric drone sounds that lend subtle structure to your live performances and recordings. Simply tap a key, and AutoPad will provide a tasteful soundscape that plays for as long as you like. Natural crossfades between keys are handled automatically. Features: - Perform with ease. AutoPad has two modes: Live mode gives you instant access to all twelve keys, and setlist mode lets you build a custom list of songs. - Set the mood. AutoPad comes with 10 carefully designed pad sounds. Each one creates a unique atmosphere in all 12 keys. - Expand your library. You can add to the factory sounds by importing your own pads or by purchasing one of the in-app sound packs.* - Shape your sound. AutoPad's menu gives you control over crossfade time, high-pass and low-pass filters, reverb amount, pan, and volume. - Easy on storage. AutoPad's seamlessly looped sample-based drones contain just what you need to provide a pleasing atmosphere and don't take up excessive space on your device. - Stay in sync. AutoPad features a customizable metronome with a dedicated pan control. Keep your band locked in without needing to lug around a tracks rig. - Deep MIDI Control. AutoPad's MIDI Actions menu makes it easy to customize how AutoPad responds to your MIDI controller. - Use with other apps. AutoPad comes with a fully-featured AUv3 plugin! Run AutoPad alongside other music apps in your favorite AUv3 host. - Now on the Mac. AutoPad runs on macOS! You can use AutoPad as a standalone app or as an AUv3 plug-in in a compatible host. Both Intel and M1 Macs supported. - Go Wireless. Ableton Link lets you stay in sync with other devices on the same Wi-Fi network. AutoPad also supports Bluetooth MIDI controllers and AirPlay audio. - Share with friends. Make sure your band is all on the same page by easily sharing setlists with AirDrop. - Stay organized. AutoPad lets you save and recall setlists with a simple setlist manager. - Looks great. AutoPad features a dark color scheme that is easy on the eyes and performs well on the stage. Note on use: AutoPad sounds great in a variety of contexts, but please make sure you understand the intended use before purchase. AutoPad's sounds are designed to be played softly and continuously behind live musicians. They include the root, fifth, and octave. As such, they can be used in a major or minor context. When using AutoPad in worship music, it is not necessary to change the pad with each chord change. For example, if you have a song in the key of E, you can play a pad in E for the duration of the song. * While files of any length can be imported into AutoPad, due to realtime memory restrictions, AutoPad loads a 3.5 minute subsection of files longer than four minutes. A short fade is applied to eliminate pops. See manual for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AutoPad at $6.99 against Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's $11.99. AutoPad also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (78% vs 64%). Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99 and AutoPad $6.99 up front. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and AutoPad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AutoPad holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 172 and 173 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's written reviews are positive against 78% of AutoPad's.
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, AutoPad monthly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Audio Evolution Mobile Studio | AutoPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (172 ratings) | 4.4 (173 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 172 | 173 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #37 — better | #56 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davy Wentzler | Ryan Robinson |
Customer experience
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
AutoPad
User reviews
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
From 172 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient workflow
- 💡 Powerful features for the price
- 🎨 Great sound quality
- 👍 Responsive developer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 🔒 Confusing trial/purchase model
- 👎 Unintuitive user interface
- 🔋 High resource usage on older devices
- 👎 Missing key features compared to competitors
AutoPad
From 173 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for live performance
- 🚀 Reliable and stable app
- 🎨 Excellent pad sounds
- 💡 Useful setlist feature
- 🔍 Easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🔊 Click track volume can't be separated from pads
- 🎨 Lack of minor key/chord support
- 🔊 Need more click track sound options
Bugs and requests
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
Reported bugs
4 issues- Undo function causes freezing
- MIDI files not importing correctly
- Audio sync issues when using external interfaces
- AU plugins not integrating smoothly
Requested features
5 requests- Add a global swing/groove track
- Improve MIDI editing capabilities
- Implement a more intuitive mixer layout
- Add support for MP3 export
- Integrate better with other iOS apps
AutoPad
Reported bugs
3 issues- Imported pads not working correctly
- Pad sounds not switching as expected
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save individual song settings
- Option to choose audio output device
- Customizable pad layers and textures
- Octave/pitch shifting for pads
- Metronome on/off independent of pads
In-app purchases
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
- Summer Trance sample pack$0.99
- FX pack 1$1.99
- FX pack 2 (Graphic EQ)$1.99
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- ToneBoosters Compressor$1.99
- ToneBoosters EQ$1.99
- ToneBoosters Ferox$1.99
- Classic Keyboards$2.99
- Steinway Grand Piano$2.99
- Ultra Trap sample pack$3.99
- Toneboosters Reverb V4$4.99
- Toneboosters Compressor V4$4.99
- Vocal Tune$4.99
- ToneBoosters FX pack 1$4.99
- Toneboosters EQ V4$4.99
- PRO (very old versions only)$6.99
- Synth pack 1$9.99
- Synth pack 2$9.99
- Drum kit pack$10.99
- Vocal Tune Studio$12.99
AutoPad
- Bonus SoundsFree
- Shimmer Pads$4.99
- Grainscapes$4.99
Questions
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