Comparison

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio vs JAX MIDI ModulePlayer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

JAX MIDI ModulePlayer

This app functions as a General MIDI compatible multi-timbre synthesizer and file player. It can be used as a sound module for external MIDI signals or as an audio unit within compatible host applications. Create and play back standard MIDI files with over 370 instruments and drum sets.

Highlights
  • GM/GS compatible synthesizer
  • Plays standard MIDI files
  • Over 370 instruments and drum sets
  • 16 MIDI channels simultaneously
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) support
  • Standalone host functionality
  • Universal app for Apple devices
Features
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There is a manual at: https://midi.digitster.com/JAX%20MIDI/JAX%20MIDI%20ModulePlayer.pdf And a demonstration video at: https://youtu.be/DKwRxcfgy8s JAX MIDI Module & Player can be used as a GM/GS (General MIDI) compatible multi-timbre synthesizer for playing live or as a file player. It is usable as a sound module for external MIDI signals and as audio unit for usage in any host application, which supports Apples AUv3 format. With JAX MIDI Module & Player you can load available standard MIDI files and just play them back. It has inbuilt a fully featured GM/GS synthesizer with over 370 different instruments and drum sets, which is also playable in realtime on 16 MIDI channels simultaneously. The module works like the classic external hardware modules of the late 90s. If used as an audio unit, the MIDI stream is passed thru, so that other apps (like synthesizers and drum machines) can profit from the file playback. Internal sound generation can muted with the main volume slider. Important GM MIDI controllers are supported and also displayed for overview. The playing state of all channels is displayed in realtime. For JAX MIDI Module & Player, you may create your own MIDI files with notes with any external MIDI editor that can create standard MIDI files format 0 or 1, with controllers and tempo changes and all and then play back thru it with the internal or any external instrumentation. AudioUnits (AUv3) require a supporting host application to perform. But our app is able to perform as a standalone host for the embedded unit and provide basic Core MIDI functionality for communicating outside the sandbox. This build is truly 'universal', meaning, the unit is available for: - MacOS (Silicon M1) - iOS (iPhone) - iPadOS (iPads) Note: We now will separate the native macOS release (Mac Catalyst) from the iOS universal release, because native macOS releases need special optimizations. There also will be different prices for the native macOS apps. Making AUv3 technology available across all devices (for usage with GarageBand, Logic Pro X, MainStage 3 on the Mac), is quite a challenge. And we have chosen to deliver the releases across all devices instead of asking multiple times for money. Our builds come with latest technology support for all Apple devices (at the point of release). We therefore always develop with latest Apple frameworks and compilers. But we try to keep the compatibility at minimum requirements as far as even possible. Especially the latest M1/2/3 and cross platform optimizations forced us to drop all the legacy device support (below iOS 14). This is also true for all our older apps, which will be updated step by step to reflect the latest technologies.

Screenshots

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio4 screens
JAX MIDI ModulePlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audio Evolution Mobile Studio at $11.99 against JAX MIDI ModulePlayer's $29.99. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (172 vs 5). JAX MIDI ModulePlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99 and JAX MIDI ModulePlayer $29.99 up front. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. JAX MIDI ModulePlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Audio Evolution Mobile Studio against 4.2 for JAX MIDI ModulePlayer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Evolution Mobile Studio has 172 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's written reviews are positive against 50% of JAX MIDI ModulePlayer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, JAX MIDI ModulePlayer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio versus JAX MIDI ModulePlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Evolution Mobile StudioJAX MIDI ModulePlayer
Price$11.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.2 (172 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavy WentzlerJens Guell

Customer experience

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

All ratings172 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative25.6%

JAX MIDI ModulePlayer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

JAX MIDI ModulePlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

One-time19
  • 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
None

JAX MIDI ModulePlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Evolution Mobile Studio free?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is JAX MIDI ModulePlayer free?
JAX MIDI ModulePlayer costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or JAX MIDI ModulePlayer?
JAX MIDI ModulePlayer is rated higher. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio averages 4.2 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while JAX MIDI ModulePlayer averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or JAX MIDI ModulePlayer have ads?
Neither Audio Evolution Mobile Studio nor JAX MIDI ModulePlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or JAX MIDI ModulePlayer?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, and JAX MIDI ModulePlayer every 6 months. Most recently, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio was updated on November 2, 2026 and JAX MIDI ModulePlayer on October 28, 2026.

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