Comparison

Cortex Cloud vs Pep by AudioLink

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

Head to head
About

Cortex Cloud

Manage your Nano Cortex and access cloud-based content with an elegant interface. Browse and download presets, neural captures, and more. Control your device's profile and privacy settings.

Highlights
  • Control Nano Cortex
  • Access Cortex Cloud
  • Browse users and presets
  • Download content
  • Manage profile and privacy
  • Share content
Features
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Control your Nano Cortex and access Cortex Cloud through an intuitive and elegant interface. Browse users, Presets, Neural Captures, and more. Download items to have them display instantly on your device. You can also manage your profile and change the privacy settings for any files you have uploaded to Cortex Cloud. Benefits: Access deeper customization options for your Nano Cortex. Seamlessly download Presets, Neural Captures, and other items to your Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex. Manage your profile and the items you have uploaded to Cortex Cloud. Discover and follow users. Share Presets and Neural Captures with your friends. Cortex Cloud requires a free Neural DSP account and a registered Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex. Cortex Cloud is not required to use the Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex but provides deeper customization options for the Nano Cortex.

About

Pep by AudioLink

Features
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Pep is the control app for venues running AudioLink professional audio. It moves real faders on the venue's mixing console when you ask in plain words, by text or voice: your monitor mix, your in-ears, live, during the service. HOW IT WORKS Your venue runs an AudioLink rig connected to its mixing console. Sign in with the email your church admin added, or use your existing access key during the transition. Pep becomes the remote control in your pocket. Ask for a change and Pep applies it on the console; the confirmation comes back with the real numbers from the board. FOR MUSICIANS ON STAGE Pick your monitor mix and ask. "More kick in my ears." "Center the toms in my mix." "Bring the vocals down a touch." Pep adjusts only your mix, so the house sound never moves. Fader Mode mirrors the strips your engineer laid out on the console, with live levels you can adjust by touch. FOR THE PERSON RUNNING FRONT OF HOUSE Check channel levels, mutes, and sends without walking back to the booth. Pep answers with the real numbers from the board and applies the changes you ask for. VOICE OR TEXT Type when the room is loud, or speak hands-free between songs. Pep answers with short, specific confirmations, so you always know exactly what changed. TRY IT WITHOUT A VENUE Curious how it feels? Open the app and explore the demo venue: a simulated console that runs entirely on your phone. No account, no hardware, no key. GETTING STARTED FOR REAL Pep works at venues running AudioLink. Ask your church admin to invite your email. Enter the six-digit code sent to you, choose your assigned mix, and ask for what you need. Learn more at audiolink.co.

Screenshots

Cortex Cloud4 screens
Pep by AudioLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pep by AudioLink at every 2 weeks against Cortex Cloud's every 6 weeks. Cortex Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cortex Cloud ships an update every 6 weeks, Pep by AudioLink every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cortex Cloud versus Pep by AudioLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortex CloudPep by AudioLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeural DSPAudiolink

In-app purchases

None

Cortex Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

Pep by AudioLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cortex Cloud free?
Cortex Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pep by AudioLink free?
Pep by AudioLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cortex Cloud or Pep by AudioLink have ads?
Neither Cortex Cloud nor Pep by AudioLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cortex Cloud or Pep by AudioLink?
Cortex Cloud ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pep by AudioLink every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cortex Cloud was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pep by AudioLink on October 31, 2026.

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