Soundboard Studio Pro vs Keys Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soundboard Studio Pro
This professional audio playback app is designed for live shows, offering a customizable grid of buttons to trigger music, sound effects, and voiceovers. It provides advanced features like simultaneous track playback, fading, and automation for seamless audio control.
- Play multiple tracks simultaneously
- Fade in/out tracks
- Individual track volume control
- Trim audio tracks
- Smart Track Automations
- Background audio playback
- Create multiple soundboards
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Soundboard Studio is the professional and smart sound playback app, perfect for for music, sound effects, voiceovers, pads, soundbites or anything else! This app offers the same extra features as the Pro upgrade in Soundboard Studio as a standalone App Store purchase instead of an in-app purchase. Soundboard Studio is designed for playing ad-lib sounds and music, with its large grid of buttons for each of your tracks. You can customise the layout, colours and detailed settings for all of your tracks. Make the PERFECT soundboard for your show, studio or event! Soundboard Studio is the fully featured soundboard solution for iOS, with all of the reliable pro tools you need for a great show. For years, Soundboard Studio has been the app of choice for many pro podcasters, studios, event venues and more. Here's just a few of their thoughts: • “For the price it knocks everything else out of the ring that compares to work on a tablet or laptop.” • “For me, this is the best of any program out there, and I’ve tried a lot.” • “My worship Live looping is in a whole new Level! Thank you guys!” • “This app is professional grade and made for—you guessed it—professionals! You won't regret this investment.” • “Podcasters, look no further: This is your soundboard app!” • “This is for serious professionals, so if that's you, add this app to your arsenal immediately.” Top Features: • Play multiple tracks simultaneously • Set tracks to fade in and/or fade out • Set individual volume levels for each track • Trim the start and end of individual tracks • Program smart Track Automations to trigger events such as playing other tracks, or changing other track volumes • Set tracks to automatically play the next adjacent track when they reaches their end • Background audio playback: Your tracks will continue playing when you close the app • Monitor and control multiple playing tracks • Add images to your tracks to make them instantly recognisable • Create multiple 'Boards' of tracks and quickly navigate between them • Assign default track settings to apply to all newly imported tracks • Import tracks from the Music library on your device • Import audio files from your favourite apps and services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and more via the Files app • Use iTunes File Sharing to import files directly from your computer • Drag & drop support – Drag any compatible audio files into Soundboard Studio to quickly import them as tracks • Connect your device to an external display and chose from three realtime visualisers fo your sound • See which tracks you have already played • Low latency playback using the power and simplicity of iOS What's New in Soundboard Studio 2? • Create unlimited boards • Colours! Select from 6 colours for your tracks and boards • Collapsible view of all playing tracks for better control • Easier drag & drop track arrangement • Move tracks between boards • Import multiple files at once from the Files app • iPad split-screen multitasking support • iPad slide-over multitasking support Soundboard Studio was designed to be perfect for... • Podcasts • Events • Live theatre • Church services • Workshops • Voice presenters • Wedding planners • Choreographers • Stage Managers • Magicians • Puppeteers • Dance recitals No other soundboard app comes close to the versatility, usability and experience of using Soundboard Studio.
Keys Trainer
Master key signatures and scales with this music learning app. Practice identifying keys, understanding note sharps/flats, and instantly recognizing scale layouts on a keyboard. Features include customizable practice, passive viewing, and a challenging game mode.
- Key signature recognition
- Scale layout identification
- Customizable learning range
- Intelligent training based on performance
- Practice, View, Game, and Search modes
- Earn coins, medals, and trophies
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Do you want to be capable of recognizing the key signatures at first sight? That is, when you see a key signature, you know what key it is and what notes should be sharp or flat immediately. Do you want to have the ability of instantly identifying the scale layout on a piano/keyboard for a given key? If your answer is yes, check out this app. It can help you acquire these skills which can definitely benefit your music learning and piano playing. Main Features: • Practice Mode You learn at your own pace simply by answering the question, and if you are wrong, the correct answer will be shown for the duration of your choice. • View Mode You don’t need to do anything but watching, the questions and answers will be shown automatically after the delay of your choice. Good for lazy people like me. • Game Mode In this exciting countdown mode, you can challenge yourself and earn as many coins, medals, and trophies as you can. • Search Mode This mode allows you to look up the keys by name, key signature or keyboard. • Learning Range Customization You can customize your learning range sot that you can focus on improving your weaknesses. • Intelligent Training Each question is generated intelligently based on the statistical information of your performance so that it can turn your weaknesses into strengths.
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Verdict
Soundboard Studio Pro and Keys Trainer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Soundboard Studio Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Keys Trainer's. Soundboard Studio Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (200 vs 2). Keys Trainer's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $159.99). On rating, 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
Soundboard Studio Pro costs $159.99 and Keys Trainer $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keys Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soundboard Studio Pro has 200 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Soundboard Studio Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Keys Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Soundboard Studio Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Keys Trainer every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Soundboard Studio Pro | Keys Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (200 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Business Ventures LLC | Plearn LLC |
Customer experience
Soundboard Studio Pro
Keys Trainer
Bugs and requests
Soundboard Studio Pro
Reported bugs
7 issues- Cannot get audio from iPad to Soundboard (OS issue?)
- Tracks unplayable after copying between boards
- System auxiliary keyboard function not working
- Tracks not loading/unplayable when imported from Files
- Popping noise when song stops on newer iPad Pro
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- Sounds delayed on tap (1-2 seconds)
- App broken/not loading anything in version 1
Requested features
14 requests- Add search feature
- Add stock sound FX library
- Robust wireless sync between devices
- Type exact parameter values for fades
- Draw fade in/out automation
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- Change track button size
- Alternative layouts (list view)
- Button to automatically start next track
- Placeholder/blank tracks
- Easier way to see all boards
- Move sounds to change order
- Duplicate sound option
- Batch assign track properties
- Full keyboard control for accessibility
Keys Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Soundboard Studio Pro
No in-app purchases
Keys Trainer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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