Comparison

Echo Pitch vs GridStep

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

Head to head
About

Echo Pitch

This app offers a multi-delay effect with pitch-shifting capabilities, allowing for harmonized sounds and ambient textures. It includes a looper, amp simulator, and reverb for creative sound design. Optimized for iOS devices with audio interface support.

Highlights
  • Pitch-shifting delays
  • 4-voice harmonizer
  • Built-in looper
  • Amp simulator
  • Reverb effect
  • Inter-delay routing
Features
Currently charting
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Echo Pitch pitch-shifting multi-delay for iPad and iPhone! Echo Pitch has 4 delays where each delayed signal can be pitched one octave up or down in 1/2 steps, and can function as a 4-voice harmonizer. Echo Pitch also has a built-in freeze loop, amp simulator and reverb. Each of the four delays can be routed into the other for incredible, swirling, ambient washes and otherworldly sounds. Echo Pitch works best with an iOS-compatible audio interface. Echo Pitch is also AUM/Audiobus compatible - as Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit. (Please note that the standalone/IAA version of Echo Pitch is now legacy. While the AU Echo Pitch has the same functionality, the pitch shifting is far superior. In addition, there are sonic differences between the Reverb, Master Delay EQ, Delay drives in the AU vs the Standalong/IAA version. But you get both updated AU and legacy IAA. Use whichever you prefer!) Brought to you by Avi Bortnick and Maximos Kaliakatsos-Papakostas.

About

GridStep

A professional MIDI step sequencer offering a focused grid-based workflow for clear, controlled, and predictable music creation. It functions as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin, ideal for both live performance and composition.

Highlights
  • Grid-based MIDI step sequencing
  • Explicit edit modes for notes, velocity, slides, and mutes
  • Trigger-based step advance
  • Controlled pattern generation
  • AUv3 MIDI effect plugin
  • Standalone app functionality
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GridStep is a professional MIDI step sequencer designed for clarity, control, and predictable results. It works as a standalone app as well as an AUv3 plugin. GridStep provides a focused grid-based workflow with explicit edit modes, per-step inspection, and one-shot generation tools. Every interaction is intentional, allowing patterns to evolve without ambiguity. Core Features Explicit Edit Modes - Dedicated modes for Notes, Velocity, Slides, and Mutes - Clear, consistent interactions across the grid Precision Grid Editing - Step-based grid with visible playhead and pattern length - Per-step inspector for detailed control - Efficient editing without leaving the main view Trigger-Based Step Advance - Advance the sequence using incoming MIDI triggers instead of the host clock - Enables irregular rhythms, external control, and non-linear playback - Fully compatible with standard clocked playback Controlled Generation - Pattern generation for notes, velocity, slides, and mutes - Apply generation globally, per lane, or per selection - Designed to support musical intent Performance-Focused Design - Deterministic, repeatable sequencing behaviour - Stage-safe interface optimized for quick adjustments - Predictable timing within AUv3 hosts AUv3 MIDI Effect - Works in AUv3 hosts such as AUM, Drambo, Logic, and Cubasis - MIDI-only design compatible with any synth or sampler Built for both live performance and composition, GridStep emphasizes stability, readability, and repeatable behaviour.

Screenshots

Echo Pitch4 screens
GridStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Echo Pitch at #185 against GridStep's unranked. Echo Pitch also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). GridStep's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Echo Pitch costs $4.99 and GridStep $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Echo Pitch against 5.0 for GridStep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo Pitch has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Echo Pitch versus GridStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho PitchGridStep
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvi BortnickJoe Topjian

Customer experience

Echo Pitch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

GridStep

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Echo Pitch

No in-app purchases

None

GridStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo Pitch free?
Echo Pitch costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridStep free?
GridStep costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo Pitch or GridStep?
GridStep is rated higher. Echo Pitch averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while GridStep averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Echo Pitch or GridStep have ads?
Neither Echo Pitch nor GridStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo Pitch or GridStep?
Echo Pitch ships an update every 2 weeks, and GridStep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Echo Pitch was updated on October 7, 2026 and GridStep on October 11, 2026.

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