MultiTrack DAW vs Hook Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MultiTrack DAW
Record, edit, and mix up to 32 tracks of audio and MIDI with advanced features like crossfades, tempo automation, and surround sound mixing. Offers extensive plugin support and flexible export options for professional music production on mobile devices.
- Up to 32 track recording
- Non-destructive editing with takes
- Crossfade creation with curve shapes
- Tempo and time signature automation
- AUv3 and Inter-App Audio plugin support
- Surround sound mixing (up to 9.1)
- MIDI recording and editing
- Advanced automation drawing
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The power of a digital audio workstation in the palm of your hand. MultiTrack has been recording on iPhone since 2009, and version 7 rebuilds it from the engine up — with all 32 tracks for everyone. RECORD Record from the built-in mic, any USB or multichannel interface, or an AUv3 or Inter-App Audio instrument — up to 32 inputs at once. Monitoring, Auto Input, punch and loop recording, and latency compensation tuned to your own setup: tap Detect and a short chirp measures it, or set it by hand to the sample. Recorded audio lines up with what you heard. EDIT WITHOUT LOSING TAKES Nothing you record is overwritten, and a take survives a call, a lost interface, or a closed song. Regions point at the audio, so slicing and trimming never touch the file. Regions can overlap, and the overlap is the crossfade. Drag one over its neighbor to blend two takes — eight curve shapes, equal-power or equal-gain. Every fade has a curve of its own: drag a fade handle up or down to bend it. Smart Snap throughout, and 100 levels of undo. TEMPO AND TIME Change time signatures on the ruler, wherever your song requires. Automate the tempo itself (Unlock All Features): draw ramps and curves, and audio, MIDI, and Ableton Link follow in real time. MIX Up to six AUv3 or Inter-App Audio plugins on every track, bus, and the master. Four send busses, pre- or post-fader. EQ and compressor throughout, plus bundled delay and reverb. Sidechains from any track or bus. Freeze a track to reclaim CPU. SURROUND, DONE PROPERLY Stereo, Quad, LCRS, 5.1, 6.1, both 7.1s, and 9.1, plus discrete pass-through from 4 to 16 channels. The panner places sound instead of smearing it: at least 24 dB between neighboring speakers in every layout, and constant level across the field. Switch a speaker off and its share is redistributed, not dropped. MIDI Play AUv3 instruments from hardware controllers, Network MIDI, or other apps, and record every note, loops included. Route it all through the MIDI Matrix with savable filter and transform chains, and import Standard MIDI Files with their tempo maps. Unlock All Features adds piano-roll editing, where Draw mode puts a note under your finger. AUTOMATION — Unlock All Features Draw or record automation for volume, mute, pan, EQ, compressor, sends, pitch, any Audio Unit parameter, and MIDI CC, pitch bend, and channel pressure. MIDI 2.0 goes further: every note carries its own pitch bend and pressure, shaped note by note with a bendable curve on every segment. WARP AND PITCH Pitch shift up to two octaves either way, with formant preservation, no unlock needed. Time stretching and warp editing (Unlock All Features) put source and target timing in one editor: place markers, correct a source BPM, and loop while you audition. EXPORT THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MIX WAV, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC, and Ogg Vorbis. Normalize only if you choose, to a ceiling from -6 to 0 dBFS. Real dither, triangular or noise-shaped, applied after sample rate conversion, where the depth actually drops. Export the song, the loop, stems, or one surround mixdown. FILES AND iCLOUD Projects live in iCloud Drive or on device. Drag audio, MIDI, presets, and projects in and out of Files and other apps, or over Wi-Fi. No account, no tracking, no analytics. SPECIFICATIONS 32 tracks, 32 inputs, 16 outputs, 16 channels per track. 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit float at 44.1 to 192 kHz. AUv3 hosting, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link, external MIDI Clock, hardware and Network MIDI. UNLOCK ALL FEATURES Adds three things: MIDI editing, time stretching and warp editing, and automation. Everything else is part of the app, all 32 tracks and pitch shifting included. Subscribe with a free trial, or buy once and keep them forever. Bought extra tracks in an earlier version? What you spent comes back as free months of Unlock All Features and a lower one-time price. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ harmonicdog.com
Hook Player
This music player allows you to quickly preview songs from your Apple Music library by focusing on their most engaging parts. Easily swipe through tracks to find new music or full songs to enjoy.
- Preview songs by highlights
- Swipe to skip or go back
- Full song playback
- Search Apple Music
- Discover new music
- Manage playback queue
- View artist pages
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HOOKは、Apple Musicの曲を「いいところ」からテンポよくチェックするための音楽プレイヤーです。 新しい曲を探したい。 でも、1曲ずつ最初から聴くのは時間がかかる。 HOOKなら、曲のサビや盛り上がる部分を中心に流し聴きしながら、気になる曲をすばやく見つけられます。 【主な機能】 ・QUICK HOOK Apple Musicのライブラリやプレイリストから曲を選び、サビ付近を中心に次々とチェックできます。 ・スワイプで曲送り 左スワイプや上スワイプで次の曲へ。 右スワイプや下スワイプで前の曲へ。 片手でテンポよく音楽を探せます。 ・FULL SONG 気になった曲は、そのままフル再生。 シーク、シャッフル、リピートにも対応しています。 ・Apple Music検索 曲、アルバム、プレイリストを検索して、そのままHOOK再生できます。 ・おすすめ、新着、Top Songs Apple Musicのおすすめや最近再生した曲、新着音楽、人気曲から新しい音楽を発見できます。 ・キュー表示 再生予定の曲を確認し、順番の変更や削除ができます。 ・アーティストページ 再生画面のアーティスト名をタップすると、そのアーティストの楽曲や作品をチェックできます。 「全部聴く前に、まず気になる部分だけ聴きたい。」 HOOKは、そんな音楽の探し方のために作られたプレイヤーです。 ※本アプリの利用にはApple Musicへのアクセス許可が必要です。 ※一部の機能には有効なApple Musicサブスクリプションが必要です。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hook Player at 5.0 against MultiTrack DAW's 4.5. Hook Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). MultiTrack DAW's advantage is ratings volume (298 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 27.0). On price, ads and device support 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. MultiTrack DAW sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hook Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hook Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MultiTrack DAW has 298 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of MultiTrack DAW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hook Player's.
| Parameter | MultiTrack DAW | Hook Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (298 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 298 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harmonicdog | TAKASHI NOSE |
Customer experience
MultiTrack DAW
Hook Player
In-app purchases
MultiTrack DAW
- Unlock All Features14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Add 8 Stereo Tracks$4.99
- Add more tracks$4.99
- Unlock Forever (Loyalty Price)$9.99
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- Add 16 Stereo Tracks$9.99
- Unlock Forever (Loyalty Price)$14.99
- Unlock Forever (Loyalty Price)$19.99
- Unlock Forever (Loyalty Price)$24.99
- Unlock All Features Forever$29.99
Hook Player
No in-app purchases









