TM vs POD Express Edit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TM
This application allows users to customize and organize sounds for their Roland TM-1 Trigger Module. Import your own samples or use the included pro-quality sounds, assign them to trigger inputs, and save custom kits for live performances or studio work.
- Customize TM-1 sounds
- Import original samples
- Access 150 pro-quality samples
- Save and load custom kits
- Assign MIDI note numbers
- Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless
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Customize and Organize TM-1 Sounds from Your Mobile Device The free TM-1 Editor app provides a powerful command center for customizing your Roland TM-1 Trigger Module for different stage and studio performances. The app gives you the ability to import your own original samples, and includes 150 pro-quality samples to work with as well. Via a simple interface, you can assign sounds to the trigger inputs and edit various parameters, and then save your setups as custom kits on your device.* To prepare for the gig, simply connect your device, transfer the desired kits to the TM-1’s onboard memory, and you’re ready to go! Kits load almost instantly, making it easy to change up sounds as needed between sets. *The number of kits that can be stored is dependent on the available memory in your device. Features : - Create customized kits for the TM-1 - Import your own original samples or choose from 150 ready-to-play samples included with the app - Save and load whole kit combinations and setups - Assign MIDI note numbers for the TM-1’s trigger-to-MIDI function - Compatible formats: WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless
POD Express Edit
This app provides advanced tone editing and preset management for a specific guitar effects device. Users can fine-tune various parameters, import/export presets, and back them up.
- Deeper tone editing
- Preset management
- Global settings access
- Import and export presets
- Backup and sharing presets
- Fine-tune cabs and EQ
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Quickly and easily access a world of deeper tone editing, preset management, and global settings on your POD Express device. Tapping or typing tempos, setting noise gate thresholds, fine tuning cabs, adjusting specific EQ, deep effects edits, and importing and exporting presets for back up and sharing: these are all now possible with POD Express Edit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: POD Express Edit at 4.9 against TM's 4.3. POD Express Edit also leads on ratings volume (244 vs 4). TM's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
POD Express Edit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POD Express Edit has 244 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TM's written reviews are positive against 58% of POD Express Edit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TM ships an update fortnightly, POD Express Edit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TM | POD Express Edit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (244 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 244 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roland Corporation | Line 6 |
Customer experience
TM
POD Express Edit
In-app purchases
TM
No in-app purchases
POD Express Edit
No in-app purchases
