Comparison

MapMySound. Soundscape Map vs Takebase

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

Record, analyze, and share soundscapes with detailed mapping and spectrogram views. This app helps you document environmental sounds, edit recordings, and discover new audio experiences.

Highlights
  • Record soundscapes
  • Analyze audio with spectrogram
  • Edit and mix recordings
  • Share soundscapes
  • Search and save audio
  • Categorize audios
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

Takebase

Features
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Takebase is where a band works on a track together. Record it, listen to it, mark the bits that need work, and stack the next take on top. It lands on the track it belongs to instead of the bottom of a chat thread. RECORD Record straight into the app, from an album or from the track you are adding to. Play to a metronome if you want one: set the tempo with the arrows, by dragging the number, or by tapping it in time, and count in a bar, two or three at that tempo. The waveform flashes on every click and a bar under it shows the beat. The check keeps it, the bin throws it away, and nothing uploads until you keep it. Recorded somewhere else? Share it in from Voice Memos, Files, or anywhere with a share sheet. m4a, mp3, wav and aiff all work. LISTEN AND COMMENT Play a take on a waveform you can scrub. Double tap the timeline to leave a comment at 1:23, and everyone else sees it pinned there. Reply, or tick it off when it is done. A comment belongs to the take it was left on, so it never slides onto a new mix of a different length and points at the wrong bar. When a comment or a new take lands, the band gets a notification. PRACTISE Press and hold the waveform and drag to loop a section. Move the handles while it plays; the loop turns round without a gap or a click. Drag a playing take and the sound follows your finger, so you can find the bar by ear. Add a click to a take and Takebase finds the beats in the recording itself, so it stays with the band through a tempo that drifts. The beats are drawn on the waveform, and one tap fixes a wrong grid. TAKES Takes stack newest first, each carrying the date it was actually recorded. Switch between them in the player and compare without leaving the track. Rename a take, sort them, choose the one the track plays, or move it to another track or out into a track of its own. YOUR LIBRARY Albums hold tracks. Tracks hold takes. No folder tree, no session layer. A wall of covers or a list, dragged into the order you want, searchable, and every row says how many takes it has and how long they run. Mark a track or a take with a colour to find it again. Everybody in the album sees it. WORKING TOGETHER A share link opens the album in Takebase for anyone who has the app, and offers the app to anyone who does not. Tapping it joins that person to the album. No roles to hand out: everybody in an album can add takes and leave comments. A link lasts a day. Adding people is always free. The limit is on audio, never on people. LISTENING A take is kept on your device after the first play, so a track keeps playing where the signal does not. Playback carries on from the lock screen and over AirPlay. Whatever you send is converted to 192 kbps AAC, and that copy is what Takebase streams. WHAT IT COSTS Free up to 30 minutes of stored audio. Takebase Pro raises that to 15 hours, delete a take and its minutes come back. Going over the free limit pauses uploads and playback until you make room or subscribe. Nothing is deleted. PRIVACY No ads. No tracking. Nothing sold. Your recordings are private to the album they sit in and the links you choose to send. SUBSCRIPTION Takebase Pro Monthly: EUR 9.99 per month Takebase Pro Yearly: EUR 69.99 per year Prices vary by region; the app shows yours before you confirm. Where a free trial is offered, the app shows its length and the price that follows; payment is taken when the trial ends, and a trial is offered once per Apple ID. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours of that. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takebase.teemusk.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://takebase.teemusk.com/terms

Screenshots

MapMySound. Soundscape Map4 screens
Takebase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Takebase at every 4 days against MapMySound. Soundscape Map's monthly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. MapMySound. Soundscape Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Takebase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapMySound. Soundscape Map ships an update monthly, Takebase every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MapMySound. Soundscape Map versus Takebase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapMySound. Soundscape MapTakebase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuriye Rhythm and Sound Productions, LLCTanel Teemusk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MapMySound. Soundscape Map

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Takebase

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is MapMySound. Soundscape Map free?
MapMySound. Soundscape Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takebase free?
Takebase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapMySound. Soundscape Map or Takebase have ads?
Neither MapMySound. Soundscape Map nor Takebase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapMySound. Soundscape Map or Takebase?
MapMySound. Soundscape Map ships an update monthly, and Takebase every 4 days. Most recently, MapMySound. Soundscape Map was updated on October 7, 2026 and Takebase on October 11, 2026.

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