Comparison

MusicMath vs Cubase iC Pro

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

Head to head
About

MusicMath

This musical tool offers a comprehensive suite of calculators for audio professionals and musicians. It includes converters for timecode, tempo, note frequencies, and sample lengths, alongside a tap tempo metronome and detailed note-to-frequency tables with customizable temperaments.

Highlights
  • Timecode calculator with frame format management
  • Tap tempo with metronome
  • Tempo to delay (milliseconds/hertz) converter
  • Note to frequency converter with temperaments
  • Sample length converter
  • Frequency to note converter
Features
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"MusicMath" is a musical tool that includes a timecode calculator, a tap tempo, a tempo to delay in milliseconds and hertz converter, a note to frequency table converter, a sample length converter, a tempo change converter, and a frequency to note converter. Timecode calculator: • Add and subtract timecodes or frames • Convert a number of frames to timecodes • Simultaneously convert the number of frames and the timecode • Conversion of timecode when changing the frame format • Managing frame formats 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 29.97 fps drop frame, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.94 fps, 60 fps • Real-time display for formats 23.976 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 59.94 fps • Unlimited history calculations • History can be saved and exported to other applications Tap tempo: • Improved algorithm for impresize tap • Metronome • Transfer calculated tempo to other MusicMath tools Tempo to delay table: • Convert tempo to milliseconds and hertz • Convert for whole-note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note, sixteenth-note, thirty-note, and sixty-fourth-note for dotted notes and triplets Note to frequency table: • Convert MIDI notes to frequencies • Adjustable diapason and root note • One hundred selectable temperaments • Visualization of intervals in cents for each temperament • Taking into account the temperament for the calculation of frequencies • Plays piano sound when notes are touched Sample length converter: • Convert length between samples, milliseconds, and tempo Tempo change converter: • Calculates tempo change by ratio (%) and transposition Frequency to note converter: • Convert a frequency to the closest note and the cents needed • Plays the frequency

About

Cubase iC Pro

This app acts as a personal recording assistant, offering advanced control over your music production software. It provides a clear project overview, a detailed mixer view, and a powerful tool for customizing key commands and macros.

Highlights
  • Project overview
  • Mixer view
  • Key command customization
  • Macro setup
  • Recording assistant
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Connecting more deeply to Cubase than any other app, Cubase iC Pro is your personal recording assistant. An advanced Cubase control app with a clear focus on recording, the project overview page and mixer allow you to see your project just as you know it in Cubase, while the key command page gives you a powerful tool for setting up your most-used keyboard shortcuts and macros. It’s the perfect Cubase companion! Please note that Cubase iC Pro is a remote control app and will not function without a connection to Cubase. Some of its functionality only works in combination with advanced Cubase versions. Important Note: The Steinberg SKI Remote must be installed before using Cubase iC Pro. It can be downloaded at http://www.steinberg.net/ski. For the complete list of new features, improvements, issues and solutions in Cubase iC Pro 1.3.0, please visit us at https://forums.steinberg.net/c/mobile-apps. If you like Cubase iC Pro, please support us by rating it on the App Store!

Screenshots

MusicMath4 screens
Cubase iC Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Cubase iC Pro at free against MusicMath's paid. Cubase iC Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (182 vs 12). MusicMath's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 38%) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MusicMath costs $9.99 and Cubase iC Pro $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MusicMath holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cubase iC Pro has 182 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of MusicMath's written reviews are positive against 38% of Cubase iC Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MusicMath ships an update every 7 months, Cubase iC Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MusicMath versus Cubase iC Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicMathCubase iC Pro
Price$9.99$9.99
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better3.9 (182 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better38.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12182 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent ColsonSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Customer experience

MusicMath

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.7%

Cubase iC Pro

All ratings182 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative51.1%

Bugs and requests

MusicMath

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cubase iC Pro

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Odd behavior with Cubase 14?
  • Crashes on iphone
  • This was great but now crashes upon opening
  • Funktioniert leider nicht
  • Crashes on iphone
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  • This was great but now crashes upon opening
  • Funktioniert leider nicht

Requested features

3 requests
  • Keyboard and chord pad triggers
  • Bars/beat display on the timeline ruler
  • Sélection des pistes pour permettre de travailler en déporté

In-app purchases

None

MusicMath

No in-app purchases

None

Cubase iC Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MusicMath free?
MusicMath costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubase iC Pro free?
Cubase iC Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MusicMath or Cubase iC Pro?
MusicMath is rated higher. MusicMath averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Cubase iC Pro averages 3.9 from 182 ratings.
Do MusicMath or Cubase iC Pro have ads?
Neither MusicMath nor Cubase iC Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MusicMath or Cubase iC Pro?
MusicMath ships an update every 7 months, and Cubase iC Pro every 2 months. Most recently, MusicMath was updated on September 19, 2026 and Cubase iC Pro on September 24, 2026.

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