Comparison

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin vs Vocal Tune Studio

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

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About

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin

Enhance your vocal recordings with real-time harmonies and basic auto-tuning. This plugin adds thickness and presence with built-in doubling and reverb, and offers MIDI control for precise pitch adjustments within your favorite music production apps.

Highlights
  • Real-time vocal harmonies
  • Basic auto-tune functionality
  • Vocal doubler effect
  • Built-in reverb
  • MIDI control for pitch
  • Customizable scales and vibrato
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This is an AUv3 compatible effect plugin which is intended for use inside your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Auria, Meteor, AUM or GarageBand etc. The Vocal Soloist plugin was specifically designed for adding harmonies and basic auto tuning frunctionality to recorded vocal lines. It is specifically tuned to the frequency range of the human voice and tracks the incoming vocal frequency attempting to tune to the desired musical key and mode of your song. This effect works in real-time and is able to track a monophonic input creating a convincing harmony at either a specified number of semitones or a key/scale offset. The auto tune allows you to snap to the nearest semitone in chromatic mode, or scale note when a key / mode is selected. We have also included our very popular vocal doubler and reverb to give added presence and thickness to your vocal lines. The effect includes MIDI control over pitch. If your DAW (such as AUM) supports sending key on/off information to the effect you can directly control the pitch of the harmony. For those DAW's that do not support this you are able to route MIDI from one instance of Vocal Soloist to another instance listening on the same bus. The effect also includes controls for defining your own scales as well as controlling vibrato. Features: ○ Real-time processing. ○ Allows fixed 3rd, 5th, 7th harmonies etc. ○ Basic Auto-tune (snap to nearest note). ○ Specify a musical key and mode. ○ Ability to snap harmonies to selected key. ○ Built in Vocal Doubler. ○ Built in Reverb Effect. ○ MIDI control for harmony note. ○ Built in MIDI routing. Note: You can now load this plugin using the internal name 'SoloistFX' or 'HarmonizerFX'.

About

Vocal Tune Studio

Correct pitch and timing for vocal recordings with advanced editing options. Features include automatic key detection, artificial vibrato, and generic time correction for any audio. Export corrected audio or MIDI files.

Highlights
  • Pitch correction
  • Timing correction
  • Volume adjustment
  • Formant correction
  • Artificial vibrato
  • Key and scale detection
  • MIDI export
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With Vocal Tune Studio, pitch and time correction of vocal recordings is now finally possible on your iPhone or iPad! Use it as an Audio Unit effect inside your favourite DAW or in standalone mode. From popular effects to subtile correction: Retune notes to achieve the popular auto tune effect or apply a more subtile correction. Besides pitch correction, notes can be corrected for timing and volume level as well. Deep editing: Each individual note can be adjusted for retune time, retune amount, volume and the amount of formant correction. Artificial vibrato can also be added and adjusted to taste using the vibrato depth and rate controls and settings to adjust the time when the vibrato kicks in and the time in which it reaches the full vibrato depth to obtain a natural sounding vibrato. Key and scale detection: Vocal Tune Studio can detect the key and scale of a vocal recording automatically or a key and scale can be manually chosen. Two workflows: Choose between two workflows similar to popular desktop vocal tune software: start with either all notes quantised (corrected) or non-quantised. When choosing non-quantised, an additional Pitch Quantisation slider lets you move notes between their original sung pitch and the target pitch within the selected key and scale. Time correction as a bonus for all audio material: Aside from vocal pitch correction, Vocal Tune Studio also features a generic time correction/stretching mode which works on any type of audio material (not only vocals, but also guitars etc.). In this mode, any part of a recording that was played off-beat can be time corrected without affecting parts that were recorded in time. Export MIDI: Besides the host's ability to render the effect to an audio file, the identified notes can also be exported as standard MIDI file. Standalone mode: Besides being a AUv3 plug-in, you can also run the app standalone. Record audio directly, import an audio file or paste an audio file from the iOS clipboard. Auto or manually tune your vocals and correct them for timing errors or apply time correction for any audio material. When finished, export the result to a WAV file. Note: Vocal Tune Studio is also available within our DAW, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio and offers much higher integration there, not requiring to 'record' the audio first into Vocal Tune Studio. User manual: You can find the user manual in PDF and HTML formats here: https://www.audio-evolution.com/manual/vtsau/index.html Tutorial video: Vocal Tune Studio being used inside Audio Evolution Mobile Studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st75zBB4lds PLEASE NOTE: due to a bug in Auria, Vocal Tune Studio stops working when mixing down or freezing tracks. A work-around is to create a new audio track and select the master bus as input to perform bouncing.

Screenshots

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin4 screens
Vocal Tune Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vocal Tune Studio at 3.6 against Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin's 3.0. Vocal Tune Studio also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 29%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99 and Vocal Tune Studio $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vocal Tune Studio holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 62% of Vocal Tune Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 3 months, Vocal Tune Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin versus Vocal Tune Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocal Soloist AUv3 PluginVocal Tune Studio
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.0 (38 ratings)3.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews61.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comDavy Wentzler

Customer experience

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin

All ratings38 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative66.7%

Vocal Tune Studio

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

Vocal Tune Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin free?
Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vocal Tune Studio free?
Vocal Tune Studio costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin or Vocal Tune Studio?
Vocal Tune Studio is rated higher. Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin averages 3.0 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Vocal Tune Studio averages 3.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin or Vocal Tune Studio have ads?
Neither Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin nor Vocal Tune Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin or Vocal Tune Studio?
Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 3 months, and Vocal Tune Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Vocal Soloist AUv3 Plugin was updated on October 26, 2026 and Vocal Tune Studio on October 30, 2026.

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