SD vs TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SD
Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Manage transport, edit metadata, take notes, monitor outputs, and adjust channel settings like faders, trims, and pan. View large-scale meters and timecode on all screens.
- Remote transport controls
- Metadata editing
- Take notes
- Monitor outputs
- Adjust faders, trims, and pan
- Channel arming, disarming, solo, and mute
- Large-scale channel meters
- Timecode display
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Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder from your iPad or iPhone with SD-Remote. Quickly access transport controls, edit metadata, write Take Notes, monitor outputs, and adjust faders, trims, and pan controls. Arm, disarm, solo, and mute channels with ease. Large-scale meters are available for all channels, and the current timecode is displayed on every screen.
TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT
This utility app allows simultaneous remote control of up to five compatible recording devices. Users can monitor device status, view real-time waveforms, and assign custom names and colors for easy identification. It also facilitates the recording of metadata directly into audio files.
- Simultaneous remote control of up to five units
- Real-time waveform monitoring
- Device status checking
- Customizable device names and colors
- Metadata recording (BEXT, iXML)
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The TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT is an app that provides remote control up to five units simultaneously. This app enables to check device status and view the recorded waveforms real time for operation confirmation. Names and colors can be applied to individual devices for easy identification. Also, Metadata (project name, scene name, take number) can be recorded in the recording file (BEXT, iXML). ※The AK-BT1/2 Bluetooth adapter (separately sold) is needed to be able to control the unit via the TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT app. For more information on how to connect AK-BT1/2 or how to use TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT, please refer to the instruction manual. ※This app does not support monitoring of the main unit’s input sound. To monitor this, please use the headphones output. Please carefully read the license agreement below before using this application. http://tascam.jp/content/downloads/products/862/license_e_app_license.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD at 3.4 against TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT's 2.0. SD also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
SD holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SD's written reviews are positive against 0% of TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT's.
SD ships an update every 2 months, TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SD | TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) — better | 2.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Devices, LLC | TEAC CORP. |
Customer experience
SD
TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT
In-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
TASCAM RECORDER CONNECT
No in-app purchases
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