Playset vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playset
Create music instantly with this intuitive groovebox sequencer. Build songs layer by layer with drums, bass, and synths, then mix and arrange them in a timeline. Share your projects and explore demo songs.
- Multi-touch drum & synth sequencer
- 50 original sample kits
- Mixer with FX
- Patterns & Timeline module
- MIDI & Audio Unit AUv3 support
- AudioBus & Ableton Link support
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Playset is Fingerlab's intuitive groovebox sequencer for iPad — designed for instant fun and live music making. Start with the drums, add a sneaky bass line, dress it with a fat lead and you've got your song. Adjust the mix, add some FX, arrange your patterns in the timeline and you're done. From the team behind DM1, Apple Design Award winner 2012. Playset is a premium app — no in-app purchases, no ads. Buy it once, it's entirely yours. Features: • Multi-touch drum & synth sequencer • 50 original sample kits (drum kits, bass & leads) • Mixer with mute, level, pitch, pan & custom kit per track • 2 FX per instrument (Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Compressor and more) • Patterns & Timeline module • Fast bounce — master or separated tracks, mono or stereo • Share & import projects • Gallery with demo songs • Full MIDI & MIDI Mapping support • AudioBus & Ableton Link support • Audio Unit AUv3 support • Audio background mode Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: contact@fingerlab.net Have fun! The Fingerlab Team
Things
This audio plugin offers a unique tilting equalizer effect, allowing users to easily adjust the balance between highs and lows by turning a single knob. It also provides mid/side processing for enhanced stereo depth and adjustable cutoff frequencies.
- Tilting EQ with main knob control
- Mid/side processing for stereo depth
- Adjustable cutoff frequency
- Boost gain control
- Easy-to-use interface
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Things Flip EQ is an easy-to-use tilting EQ plugin with mid/side mode. Turn the main knob to the right, and you get more highs and less lows; turn it to the left, and lows are boosted while highs are attenuated. You can choose the cutoff frequency of the EQ with the Cutoff control, or increase the gain of the EQ with the Boost button. Things Flip EQ can also be applied to either the mid or side of a stereo signal to further enhance the stereo depth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things at 4.9 against Playset's 4.1. Things also leads on price ($6.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Playset's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On ratings volume, 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
Playset costs $9.99 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Playset's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
Playset ships an update every 2 months, Things every 28 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Playset | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fingerlab | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Playset
Things
In-app purchases
Playset
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
