Comparison

MapMySound. Soundscape Map vs SoundPad Pro Max

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

Head to head
About

MapMySound. Soundscape Map

Capture and map ambient sounds from anywhere in the world. Each recording is automatically tagged with location, temperature, and humidity, appearing on a global map for exploration and revisiting personal sound memories.

Highlights
  • Record and geo-tag sounds
  • Live spectrogram and decibel analysis
  • Global map of user soundscapes
  • Bookmark, share, and organize sounds
  • Upload and download recordings
  • View recording path on map
Features
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MapMySound is a soundscape recording and mapping app for capturing the world as it sounds. Record ambient sounds, music, conversations, and nature — anywhere — and each recording is automatically tagged with its location, temperature, and humidity. Every sound you capture appears on a global map, so you can explore recordings from cities, coastlines, and communities around the world — or revisit your own sound memories exactly where you made them. Start recording immediately — no account required. Record as a guest, and when you're ready, sign in to save your sounds to your account automatically. Features: • Record and geo-tag sounds anywhere, even without an account • View the walking path of every recording on a map • Analyze sound with a live spectrogram and decibel readout • Browse a global map of soundscapes recorded by users worldwide • Bookmark, share, and organize your favorite sounds • Upload, download, and revisit your recordings anytime Whether you're a field recordist, a traveler, or simply curious what the world sounds like, MapMySound turns every walk into a sound map worth remembering. Privacy Policy: https://mapmysound.com/terms-and-conditions/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SoundPad Pro Max

This app allows users to assign up to 150 sound sources to 10 pads for easy playback. It offers advanced playback functions like fade-in, cross-fade, and looping, with a special feature to prevent sound cutouts on wireless speakers.

Highlights
  • Assign 150 sounds to 10 pads
  • Fade-in, fade-out, cross-fade
  • One-shot, multi-trigger, loop playback
  • Sequential and simultaneous playback
  • Wireless speaker connection stability
  • Import from iCloud Drive/Dropbox
Features
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SoundPad Pro Max is a sound player application that allows you to assign up to 150 sound sources to 10 pads and easily play sound source data in iCloudDrive or Dropbox with simple operations. It is a higher version of SoundPad Pro with various playback functions such as fade-in, fade-out, cross-fade, one-shot playback, multi-trigger, loop playback, sequential playback and simultaneous playback for each pad. Also equipped with the "WirelessSpeaker Connection KeepAlive" function that prevents "sound cutout" when playing wireless speakers! Each of the 10 pads can be played individually, so it is possible to play sound effects while playing background music or loop sound sources*1. About loop playback For gapless loop playback, please use wav format sound sources, not compressed sound sources (e.g. mp). Since the music in the device is used, you can use free sound sources available on the Internet by importing them into the library. You can also download sound sources from iCloud Drive or Dropbox and assign them. A Wi-Fi environment is recommended because a high-speed network connection is required for downloading. If you are using a mobile connection, please be sure to subscribe to a subscription before using the service. Also, when downloading a large number of uncompressed audio files, please be careful of the available space on your device. When using the service at events, we recommend that you turn off Wi-Fi or set the device to Airplane mode to prevent unexpected ring tones. Please note that music downloaded from AppleMusic, etc. may not be available due to copyright protection DRM. Various functions operate in various ways depending on the combination of each setting. Even when multiple functions are enabled at the same time, all functions may not operate at the same time due to exclusion control or function conflicts. Recommended devices iPad Pro (4th generation) or later iPad Air (4th generation) or later iPad (8th generation) or later

Screenshots

MapMySound. Soundscape Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundPad Pro Max at 50% against MapMySound. Soundscape Map's 0%. SoundPad Pro Max also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). MapMySound. Soundscape Map's advantage is price (Free vs $15.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

MapMySound. Soundscape Map is free to download; SoundPad Pro Max costs $15.99 up front. MapMySound. Soundscape Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SoundPad Pro Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapMySound. Soundscape Map ships an update monthly, SoundPad Pro Max every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MapMySound. Soundscape Map versus SoundPad Pro Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapMySound. Soundscape MapSoundPad Pro Max
PriceFree — better$15.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuriye Rhythm and Sound Productions, LLCRENAVE INC.

Customer experience

MapMySound. Soundscape Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SoundPad Pro Max

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MapMySound. Soundscape Map

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
None

SoundPad Pro Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapMySound. Soundscape Map free?
MapMySound. Soundscape Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoundPad Pro Max free?
SoundPad Pro Max costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapMySound. Soundscape Map or SoundPad Pro Max have ads?
Neither MapMySound. Soundscape Map nor SoundPad Pro Max shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapMySound. Soundscape Map or SoundPad Pro Max?
MapMySound. Soundscape Map ships an update monthly, and SoundPad Pro Max every 2 months. Most recently, MapMySound. Soundscape Map was updated on November 6, 2026 and SoundPad Pro Max on November 3, 2026.

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