Comparison

Pegboard vs mixBase

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

Head to head
About

Pegboard

This app offers an intuitive mobile wavetable synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. It features a harmonic table keyboard layout that highlights scales for easy improvisation and chord playing. The free version provides extensive sound design capabilities, while a pro upgrade unlocks MIDI controller functionality.

Highlights
  • Harmonic table keyboard layout
  • Scale highlighting for improvisation
  • Virtual analog filter
  • 8-voice polyphony
  • 7 effect modules
  • 16-row modulation matrix
  • MIDI over USB (Pro)
Features
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Pegboard is a mobile synth designed to make playing music more intuitive. The app is a full-featured mobile subtractive synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. Use it as a melody writing app, music scale finder, or just as a MIDI keyboard controller. How you use it is completely up to you. The keyboard is arranged in a harmonic table layout. Scales you choose are highlighted for easy improvisation. Each chord has a simple shape that is the same in every key. This layout greatly simplifies playing chords, borrowing chords, and modulating between keys. Music theory apps tend to impose constraints and can be uninspiring. Pegboard will give you an intuitive feel for harmony and allow you to come up with your own amazing riffs all through improvisation. Most of the app features are free. The synth is fully playable and programmable in the free version. Included in the free version: • Over 400 unique scales. • 70 factory presets. • 16-voice polyphony. • 4 oscillators. • 7 effect modules. • 16-row modulation matrix. • Unlimited use, no ads. Included in the pro version: • Unlimited saved presets. • MIDI over USB. The pro version is available as an in-app purchase. It will allow you to use the app as a MIDI controller. You can then connect the app to your DAW or another synthesizer.

About

mixBase

This app provides version control for your music projects, allowing you to track every mix from rough drafts to final masters. Listen to any version, share for feedback with time-stamped comments, and manage your release pipeline. It also offers AI-generated cover art and a community feed.

Highlights
  • Track every mix version
  • Time-stamped feedback comments
  • Master loudness checks (LUFS)
  • Release pipeline management
  • AI-generated cover art
  • Community feed with artist updates
Features
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mixBase is version control for your music. Every time you bounce a mix, upload it: mixBase keeps every version of every track, from the first rough to the final master, so you can hear how far a song has come and never lose a good take again. TRACK EVERY VERSION Each upload becomes the next numbered mix of its project. Label it (rough mix, mix 2, final master), move it from Mix to Master to Released, add private notes and a change log, and jump back to any earlier version at any time. LISTEN ANYWHERE A full-screen player with artwork, scrubbing, a queue, shuffle and repeat, lock-screen and Control Center controls, AirPlay, and a Now Playing widget for your home screen. SHARE FOR FEEDBACK Send a private listening link for any mix. Collaborators open it in a browser, no account required, and leave comments pinned to the exact moment they mean. Their notes show up on that mix in the app. MASTER CHECK Measure the loudness of your latest mix (LUFS and peak) right on your phone and get limiter and chain recommendations before you send it off. RUN YOUR RELEASE PIPELINE Add a release and check off every milestone: mixing done, mastering done, artwork ready, submitted to DSPs, social posts out, press release sent. Keep your released catalog, with ISRC, UPC and release dates, in one library synced from your streaming profile. AI COVER ART Describe the vibe and generate cover-art concepts for a track, then apply the one that fits. Every account includes a monthly allowance. HEAR WHAT OTHERS ARE MAKING The community feed shows what other artists on mixBase are working on, with comments on every upload. Report or block anything you don't want to see. BUILT FOR THE STUDIO - Genre, BPM and key on every project - Albums, EPs and playlists to group your tracks - A dark interface that won't blind you in a dim room mixBase is free. There are no subscriptions, paid plans or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Pegboard4 screens
mixBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: mixBase at 5.0 against Pegboard's 4.4. mixBase also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Pegboard's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pegboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mixBase asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mixBase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pegboard has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pegboard ships an update weekly, mixBase every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pegboard versus mixBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPegboardmixBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon MurrayMatt Goldman

Customer experience

Pegboard

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

mixBase

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pegboard

One-time1
  • Pegboard Pro$19.99
None

mixBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pegboard free?
Pegboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mixBase free?
mixBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pegboard or mixBase?
mixBase is rated higher. Pegboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while mixBase averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pegboard or mixBase have ads?
Neither Pegboard nor mixBase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pegboard or mixBase?
Pegboard ships an update weekly, and mixBase every 10 days. Most recently, Pegboard was updated on October 24, 2026 and mixBase on October 21, 2026.

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