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.
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.
- Record multiple audio takes
- Mixdown tracks
- Integrated synthesizer
- CD-Quality Recording
- Metronome
- Load audio files and loops
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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.
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.
- Unique sound enrichment
- LFO modulated vibes
- Complex resonator system
- AUv3 plugin for hosts
- Standalone app mode
- Gain, Vibe, Depth, Reverb controls
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | 4 Tracks Audio Recorder | Alien Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.2 (5 ratings) | 1.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LittleCodeShop.com | Aleksandar Mlazev |
Customer experience
4 Tracks Audio Recorder
Alien Box
In-app purchases
4 Tracks Audio Recorder
No in-app purchases
Alien Box
No in-app purchases
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