Comparison

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio vs Setlio

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

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About

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

A portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio for mobile devices. It offers virtual instruments, pitch and time editing, mixing, real-time effects, and automation for creating music on the go.

Highlights
  • Multitrack audio recording and playback
  • MIDI sequencing with piano roll editor
  • Vocal pitch and time correction
  • Real-time effects and virtual instruments
  • Non-linear editing with undo/redo
  • Export stems to other DAWs
Features
Currently charting
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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! • Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) with TONE3000 integration offering access to a massive library of NAM captures and IRs of real analog amps, pedals and cabs • 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 • Special Live performance mode for playing virtual instruments live (worship etc.) with more easy access to instruments, track volume and effects. • 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 • Automation of mixer and effect parameters • Mix-down to WAV, AIFF and ALAC • MIDI clock sync • MIDI remote control • Unlimited number of tracks and groups • Non-realtime effects: fade in/out, normalize, reverse, pitch shift, time stretching • 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 • 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

Setlio

This app helps musicians and bands organize setlists, share repertoire, and perform live with synced lyrics and chords. It offers features like auto-scrolling lyrics, BPM sync, and projection mode for lyrics. Additional tools include a tuner, vocal exercises, and harmony exploration.

Highlights
  • Organize setlists and repertoire
  • Sync lyrics and chords with auto-scroll
  • Project lyrics for performances
  • Band repertoire sharing
  • Offline song access
  • Vocal training tools
  • Harmony exploration
Features
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Setlio is the all-in-one app for musicians and bands: organize your setlists, share your repertoire, and play live with synced lyrics and chords. PLAY LIVE (Concert Mode) Lyrics and chords on a big screen, auto-scroll, BPM sync with a metronome, and director mode so the whole band stays in time. Transpose the key instantly. PROJECT THE LYRICS (Projection Mode) Connect your phone to a projector or TV and show ONLY the lyrics, clean and large, so everyone can sing. The controls stay on your phone — the congregation never sees a menu. Pick a background from gradients and videos, or use your own image, and adjust font, size and text color. No cable? Open setlio.web.app/pantalla on a laptop and pair it with a code. Playing live? The projection follows the leader on its own. SETLISTS & EVENTS Build the setlist for every gig, rehearsal, or show. Reorder songs, adjust keys, and get everything ready. Add production, logistics, and event finances. BAND REPERTOIRE Share your repertoire with the whole band. Everyone sees the same songs, with their notes and arrangements. YOUR LIBRARY Save your songs with interactive lyrics and chords. Download them to play offline. VOCAL TRAINING Chromatic tuner, vocal range test, and exercises to improve your ear and technique. HARMONY STUDIO Explore progressions, modal interchange, and secondary dominants. And more: organize show tasks, design the stage plot, export to PDF or an Apple Music playlist, and let AI build your setlist. FREE FOREVER Every Setlio feature is free: live concert mode, PDF export, stage plot, finances, logistics, and more. The free plan includes 1 band created by you, up to 5 members per band, 100 songs in your library, 3 upcoming events at a time, and 3 AI setlists per month. SETLIO PRO — UNLIMITED Project growing? Setlio Pro removes every limit: unlimited bands, members, library, and AI setlists. Auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly): billed to your store account and renewed automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, from your store settings. Setlio works offline: your songs and events are always with you, on stage or at rehearsal. Download Setlio and take your music to the next level. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/setlio-app/privacidad

Screenshots

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio4 screens
Setlio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Setlio at Free against Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's $11.99. Setlio also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 17) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Setlio is free to download; Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99 up front. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Setlio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Setlio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Evolution Mobile Studio has 172 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setlio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, Setlio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio versus Setlio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Evolution Mobile StudioSetlio
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (172 ratings)4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavy WentzlerALFREDO JOSUE BOCHE HERRADA

Customer experience

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

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

Setlio

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Setlio

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
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  • ToneBoosters EQ$1.99
  • ToneBoosters Ferox$1.99
  • Toneboosters Reverb V4$4.99
  • Vocal Tune$4.99
  • ToneBoosters FX pack 1$4.99
  • PRO (very old versions only)$6.99
  • Vocal Tune Studio$12.99
4 purchases

Setlio

Subscriptions4
  • Setlio PRO Monthly (offer)$2.991 Month
  • Setlio Pro Mensual1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Setlio PRO Annual (offer)$29.991 Year
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  • Setlio Pro Anual1 Month trial$50.001 Year

Questions

Is Audio Evolution Mobile Studio free?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Setlio free?
Setlio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or Setlio?
Setlio is rated higher. Audio Evolution Mobile Studio averages 4.2 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Setlio averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or Setlio have ads?
Neither Audio Evolution Mobile Studio nor Setlio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio or Setlio?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio ships an update every 8 days, and Setlio every 5 days. Most recently, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio was updated on November 9, 2026 and Setlio on November 5, 2026.

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