Comparison

Session Studio vs Plug Music

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

Head to head
About

Session Studio

This app helps musicians and producers manage song rights and credits from creation to release. It facilitates collaboration by allowing users to share audio, lyrics, and notes, and ensures accurate royalty payments by injecting creator metadata into the music ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Collaborate with music creators
  • Share audio, lyrics, notes, voice memos
  • Synchronize song information from DAWs
  • Log creator credits via QR check-in
  • Manage releases and label copy
  • Cross-platform access (mobile, desktop, web)
Features
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Session Studio is the must-have music collaboration tool for music creators, producers and musicians who want to manage their song rights and credits, from the studio right through to release. • Collaborate with music creators by uploading & sharing audio, lyrics, notes and voice memos. • Synchronize song information from major DAWs and recording software to the Session Studio App (desktop only) • Log creator credits and identifiers from all collaborators via QR check-in. • Manage your releases and label copy. • Access to the app across mobile, desktop and web. The Session Studio app collects all creator metadata and ensures it’s injected authoritatively into the music ecosystem (labels, distributors, publishing rights organizations, streaming platforms), facilitating correct creator credits and accurate, timely music royalty payments. Make music, get credit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plug Music

This mobile app serves as a portable recording studio and creative hub for musicians. It allows users to capture ideas, experiment with beats, add effects, and collaborate with others in real-time. The app also facilitates discovering local creatives and booking recording studios.

Highlights
  • Record on the go
  • Studio-style effects
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Export stems & masters
  • Discover local creatives
  • AI assistant for ideas
  • Split any song into stems
Features
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Be immersed in your own creativity anytime, anywhere. Plug Music is your mobile recording studio and collaboration hub, built for artists who want to capture ideas on the go, make songs with friends, and grow their sound. Whenever inspiration hits, pull out your phone and start creating. Record vocals, write hooks, experiment with beats, and shape your tracks with powerful tools designed for singers, rappers, producers, and creators of all levels. What you can do with Plug Music: Record on the go – Capture vocals, ideas, and full songs from your phone so you never lose a moment of inspiration. Add studio-style effects – Use delay, reverb, distortion and more to shape your sound and experiment with different vibes. Collaborate in real time – Work on tracks with friends and other artists, share ideas, and build songs together from anywhere. Export stems & masters – Export individual stems or full masters, and attach videos or thumbnails to your recordings. Discover local creatives – Find nearby singers, rappers, producers, mixers, videographers, photographers and more to help bring your vision to life. Create with AI – Get help from an AI assistant to explore sounds, generate ideas, and keep your sessions moving. Split any song into stems – Use song splitting to separate vocals, drums, bass and other elements from existing mastered tracks. Book local studios – Connect with recording studios near you when you’re ready to move from mobile to a full setup. Plug Music is for anyone who wants to record, collaborate, and grow as an artist without needing a full studio on day one.

Screenshots

Session Studio4 screens
Plug Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plug Music at 100% against Session Studio's 63%. Plug Music also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Session Studio's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 17). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Session Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Plug Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plug Music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session Studio has 199 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Session Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plug Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Studio ships an update monthly, Plug Music every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Session Studio versus Plug Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession StudioPlug Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (199 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings199 — better17
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSession.idPlug Music, Inc

Customer experience

Session Studio

All ratings199 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral21.1%
Negative15.8%

Plug Music

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Session Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Creator Tier - Monthly$6.991 Month
None

Plug Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session Studio free?
Session Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plug Music free?
Plug Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Session Studio or Plug Music?
Plug Music is rated higher. Session Studio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 199 ratings, while Plug Music averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Session Studio or Plug Music have ads?
Neither Session Studio nor Plug Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Studio or Plug Music?
Session Studio ships an update monthly, and Plug Music every 9 days. Most recently, Session Studio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plug Music on November 3, 2026.

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