Comparison

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio vs PadLab

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

PadLab

Create music with ambient pads, drums, and instruments for rehearsals and live performance. Features include customizable drum kits, loop creation, and MIDI controller support. Expand your sound with optional synthesizers and effects.

Highlights
  • Continuous ambient pads with level controls
  • Customizable drum pads and kits
  • Live loop creation and recording
  • MIDI controller integration
  • Performance set arrangement
  • Optional synthesizer expansion
Features
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PadLab brings ambient pads, drums and instruments together for rehearsals, music creation and live performance. Play on your iPhone or iPad screen, or connect a compatible MIDI controller. • Continuous pads in different keys, with transitions and level controls. • Drum Pads with kits, individual sound selection and batch sample import. • Live Loops, available as a standalone one-time purchase or included in PadLab Full App, for creating patterns and recording quantized drum hits in one-loop or overdub mode. Arrange scenes, build your own kits and explore Gospel/worship presets. • A Live Loops mixer with volume, pan, mute, solo and convolution reverb with individual sends for each drum part. • A metronome with adjustable tempo, time signature, sound and volume. • MIDI Learn for pads, drum parts, transport, volume and set selection. • Complete performance sets that bring together pads, drums, Live Loops and StageLab instruments and settings when used. Arrange them in Set List for quick access. • Import and export performance sets and Live Loops sets with the personal files they use. Performance packages can include your samples and SF2 files. • On-screen guides to help you learn the controls and revisit them whenever needed. StageLab is an optional expansion unlocked through an in-app purchase. Combine up to eight sounds, use library instruments or import SoundFont SF2 files. Adjust levels, keyboard ranges, MIDI channels, envelopes, EQ, compression and reverb. Per-sound effects include chorus, tremolo, auto pan, drive and Leslie. Master controls provide volume, separate gain up to +9 dB and MIDI Learn. Inside StageLab, the WAVE 3 synthesizer offers oscillator, filter, envelope and effects editing, plus an integrated arpeggiator and sequencer. Explore a bank of 24 ARP/SEQ presets, create your own sounds and save your presets. In the standalone app, WAVE 3 and Live Loops follow the shared metronome. The AUv3 extension lets you use instruments in compatible hosts; Live Loops playback is available only in the standalone app. In AUv3, WAVE 3 retains Local/Host clock options. PadLab Full App includes Live Loops and StageLab, including for existing Full purchasers. WAVE 3 arpeggiator and sequencer are included in StageLab at no additional charge. Previous standalone ARP/SEQ purchasers retain access to their legacy tools. Buying Live Loops alone does not unlock StageLab or all premium drum kits. Other optional sounds, kits and features are offered through in-app purchases. Factory content referenced by a set depends on the library and purchases available on the destination device.

Screenshots

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio4 screens
PadLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PadLab at $1.69 against Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's $11.99. PadLab also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and review sentiment (72% vs 64%). Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (172 vs 42). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99 and PadLab $1.69 up front. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PadLab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 PadLab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 172 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's written reviews are positive against 72% of PadLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, PadLab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio versus PadLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Evolution Mobile StudioPadLab
Price$11.99$1.69 — better
Rating4.2 (172 ratings)4.2 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#37#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB410 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavy WentzlerDaniel Albano

Customer experience

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

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

PadLab

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative16.3%

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

PadLab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

One-time10
  • FX pack 1$1.99
  • FX pack 2 (Graphic EQ)$1.99
  • ToneBoosters Compressor$1.99
Show 7 more
  • ToneBoosters EQ$1.99
  • ToneBoosters Ferox$1.99
  • Steinway Grand Piano$2.99
  • Vocal Tune$4.99
  • ToneBoosters FX pack 1$4.99
  • PRO (very old versions only)$6.99
  • Vocal Tune Studio$12.99
10 purchases

PadLab

One-time10
  • Worship Pad$0.99
  • Pad Mix Pro$1.99
  • Pad Pulse Pro$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Arp Pro$1.99
  • Sequencer Pro$2.99
  • StageLab$3.69
  • Worship Drum Collection$3.99
  • PadLab Full App$4.59
  • Live Loops$5.99
  • PadLab Worship Complete$6.99

Questions

Is Audio Evolution Mobile Studio free?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PadLab free?
PadLab costs $1.69, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or PadLab?
PadLab is rated higher. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio averages 4.2 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while PadLab averages 4.2 from 42 ratings.
Do Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or PadLab have ads?
PadLab shows ads; Audio Evolution Mobile Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or PadLab?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, and PadLab every 4 days. Most recently, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio was updated on November 2, 2026 and PadLab on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or PadLab?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio currently peaks at #37 in the App Store charts, and PadLab at #11. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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