Comparison

4 Tracks Audio Recorder vs Alien Box

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

Head to head
About

4 Tracks Audio Recorder

This app is a multitrack digital audio recording studio for mobile devices. It allows users to record multiple audio takes, mix them down, and includes a synthesizer and metronome for precise recordings. It supports various audio file formats and offers CD-quality recording.

Highlights
  • Record multiple audio takes
  • Mixdown tracks
  • Integrated synthesizer
  • CD-Quality Recording
  • Metronome
  • Load audio files and loops
Features
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4 Tracks is the original multitrack digital recording studio for the iPhone. Simple to use and very light (under 10mb) this is the audio tool that you can always have with you. It was used to create full albums ( including Chris Price's Homesick). Features : - Record in multiple takes from your microphone or with real instruments. - Mixdown your tracks - Integrated synthesizer - Onscreen keyboard - Loads audio files and loop (AIFF, WAV, loops)! - CD-Quality Recording 16 bit, 44.1 kHz - Metronome allows you to create time perfect recordings (60 to 200) bpm - Save and manage your tracks using a clean interface - monitoring gives live feedback even when not recording so you can adjust settings. Buying 4 tracks gives you all the new major features that will be implemented in the future.

About

Alien Box

This audio effect plugin creates a unique sound with increased sustain and gentle, LFO-modulated vibes. It functions as an AUv3 effect for hosts like GarageBand or as a standalone app for real-time audio input processing.

Highlights
  • Unique sound enrichment
  • LFO modulated vibes
  • Complex resonator system
  • AUv3 plugin for hosts
  • Standalone app mode
  • Gain, Vibe, Depth, Reverb controls
Features
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Alien Box is a completely new kind of audio effect that you have never heard before. It makes the sound big and slightly increases the sustain while adding gentle vibes to it. The vibes are LFO modulated and the effect is using very complex resonator system inside. It is modulation effect and you can compare it to flanger, phaser or chorus but it is not like any of them… The app is an Audio Unit Effect AUV3 and can be used inside GarageBand or other AU host apps as an effect plug-in. Alien Box can also run as a stand alone app adding effect to the audio input so you can play your guitar, bass or synth directly three the app if you have the connector to do so. Alien Box controls: - Gain - you can use it increase the gain and sustain - Vibe - main tone and background vibes balance - Depth - controls the modulations depth - Reverb - adds reverb to the background vibes

Screenshots

4 Tracks Audio Recorder3 screens
Alien Box2 screens

Verdict

The call

4 Tracks Audio Recorder and Alien Box both sit at 1.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 41% of 4 Tracks Audio Recorder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alien Box's. 4 Tracks Audio Recorder also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). Alien Box's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

4 Tracks Audio Recorder costs $9.99 and Alien Box $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.2 for 4 Tracks Audio Recorder against 1.3 for Alien Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of 4 Tracks Audio Recorder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alien Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4 Tracks Audio Recorder ships an update every 2 months, Alien Box every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
4 Tracks Audio Recorder versus Alien Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4 Tracks Audio RecorderAlien Box
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating1.2 (5 ratings)1.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittleCodeShop.comAleksandar Mlazev

Customer experience

4 Tracks Audio Recorder

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral16.2%
Negative42.4%

Alien Box

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

4 Tracks Audio Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

Alien Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 4 Tracks Audio Recorder free?
4 Tracks Audio Recorder costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien Box free?
Alien Box costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 4 Tracks Audio Recorder or Alien Box?
Alien Box is rated higher. 4 Tracks Audio Recorder averages 1.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Alien Box averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do 4 Tracks Audio Recorder or Alien Box have ads?
Neither 4 Tracks Audio Recorder nor Alien Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 4 Tracks Audio Recorder or Alien Box?
4 Tracks Audio Recorder ships an update every 2 months, and Alien Box every 38 months. Most recently, 4 Tracks Audio Recorder was updated on October 31, 2026 and Alien Box on November 2, 2026.

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