Comparison

Stylusphone 3D vs CACHE

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

Head to head
About

Stylusphone 3D

Experience a virtual pocket synthesizer inspired by 1970s electronic keyboards. Enjoy authentic polyphonic sound with multiple waveforms and customizable retro body styles. This app offers an interactive 3D view and optional note overlays for a nostalgic musical journey.

Highlights
  • Realistic pocket synthesizer model
  • Interactive 3D view
  • Authentic polyphonic sound
  • 3 different waveforms
  • Choice of retro body styles
  • Optional note overlay
Features
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Recreate your childhood with a modern take on a classic. Inspired by the pocket synthesizers of the 1970's, this virtual electronic keyboard instrument expands on it to offer 3 different waveform sounds and 3 retro body styles. Features: * Realistic pocket synthesizer model * Interactive 3D view * Authentic polyphonic sound with 3 different waveforms * High or low octave selection * Choice of body styles * Optional note overlay * No Ads or In App Purchases

About

CACHE

This app provides a dedicated sample browser for iOS music producers. It allows users to quickly browse, preview, and drag audio files directly into compatible DAWs and AUv3 hosts, streamlining music creation workflows.

Highlights
  • Browse sample folders and subfolders
  • Preview one-shots and loops
  • Detect sample key
  • Drag samples into compatible DAWs
  • Access local and cloud storage
  • Bookmark folders without copying samples
Features
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CACHE is a fast and simple sample browser for iPhone, iPad, and AUv3 hosts. It lets you open your own sample folders, browse collections instantly, preview audio files, detect sample key, and drag sounds straight into compatible apps and hosts. Built for producers who work across iOS and iPadOS, CACHE solves a problem that has been strangely overlooked for years: some DAWs and AUv3 hosts still don’t include a proper sample browser. Until now, that often meant digging through Files, switching between apps, and dragging samples in from outside your music workflow. CACHE puts that missing browser exactly where you need it. Use CACHE to: Browse your own sample folders and subfolders Preview one-shots and loops quickly Detect likely sample key for one-shots Drag samples directly into compatible DAWs, hosts, and apps Access collections from local storage, cloud locations, or external drives CACHE does not include any samples and does not make sound on its own beyond sample preview. You must supply your own sample folders. CACHE also does not copy or store your samples internally. It simply bookmarks and browses the folders you choose, so it won’t take up extra storage space with duplicate sample libraries. That makes it especially useful if your sounds live on external storage or outside the app itself.

Screenshots

Stylusphone 3D3 screens
CACHE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CACHE at 4.9 against Stylusphone 3D's 3.0. CACHE also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 40%). Stylusphone 3D's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17). On ads, 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

Stylusphone 3D costs $0.99 and CACHE $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CACHE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CACHE has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Stylusphone 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of CACHE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stylusphone 3D ships an update every 16 months, CACHE every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stylusphone 3D versus CACHE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStylusphone 3DCACHE
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert SwinburnLEWIS GARETH K LE VAL

Customer experience

Stylusphone 3D

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

CACHE

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stylusphone 3D

No in-app purchases

None

CACHE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stylusphone 3D free?
Stylusphone 3D costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CACHE free?
CACHE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stylusphone 3D or CACHE?
CACHE is rated higher. Stylusphone 3D averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CACHE averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Stylusphone 3D or CACHE have ads?
Neither Stylusphone 3D nor CACHE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stylusphone 3D or CACHE?
Stylusphone 3D ships an update every 16 months, and CACHE every 4 days. Most recently, Stylusphone 3D was updated on October 8, 2026 and CACHE on October 8, 2026.

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