Cortex Cloud vs Pep by AudioLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Control Nano Cortex
- Access Cortex Cloud
- Browse users and presets
- Download content
- Manage profile and privacy
- Share content
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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.
Pep by AudioLink
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Cortex Cloud | Pep by AudioLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neural DSP | Audiolink |
In-app purchases
Cortex Cloud
No in-app purchases
Pep by AudioLink
No in-app purchases
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