MixPad Offline vs Patchrat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MixPad Offline
This app offers offline control for mix and channel processing, allowing adjustments to fader levels, mutes, pan, and EQ. It provides access to input channels, mix masters, and FX sends, with options for custom channel layouts and color schemes. Note that system setup and memory functions are not supported.
- Offline mix and channel processing
- Control fader levels, mutes, and pan
- Adjust EQ, Gate, Comp, and Delays
- Name and color channels
- Create custom channel layouts
- Personalize color schemes
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This application is designed to provide customers with an offline only version of the features availble in iLive MixPad. Please note that this is only an offline version and as such it will not connect to a live system. MixPad is intended for working with the mix and channel processing. Things you can control: - Access any input channel, mix master, FX send or return, or DCA - Fader levels, mutes, pan and image controls, - Aux and Matrix sends and Pre/Post switching, - DCA and mix assignments, - Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V - Trim, HPF, Gate, PEQ, GEQ, Comp, Lime/De-Esser, Delays - Name and colour channels, - RTA and PAFL with the GEQ - Create Custom strips for personalised channel layout, - Personalise the MixPad colour scheme. MixPad is not intended for system setup or memory access. The following functions are not available on MixPad and require an iLive Surface or laptop running iLive Editor: - Input PAFL, - FX parameter control, - Input source, insert and output patchbay, - Channel ganging, - Aux source routing options, - Library, Scene and Show memory store and recall, - Scene Safes edit, - SoftKeys, - Signal Generator, - Talkback, - System bus configuration, - System configuration, options and preferences, - User Profiles.
Patchrat
This app helps music creators manage analog gear settings, manuals, and product specifications. It offers realistic GUIs for recall and a DAW-style workflow, supporting over 975 products from 200+ manufacturers.
- Support for 975+ products
- Generic gear profiles
- Touch-actuated recall GUIs
- DAW-style workflow
- Embedded product specs and manuals
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An essential toolset for music-makers who need to keep track of analog gear settings, manuals, and more... Features include: • Support for 975+ products from 200+ manufacturers (and counting...) • Generic gear profiles for products not yet in the Patchrat database • Realistic, touch-actuated recall GUIs • A straightforward, easy-to-use DAW-style workflow • Embedded product specs and manuals and much more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patchrat at 75% against MixPad Offline's 0%. Patchrat also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and device support (3 vs 1). MixPad Offline's advantage is iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patchrat holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MixPad Offline's written reviews are positive against 75% of Patchrat's.
MixPad Offline ships an update every 3 months, Patchrat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MixPad Offline | Patchrat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.1 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen & Heath Limited | Rats Nest Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
MixPad Offline
Patchrat
In-app purchases
MixPad Offline
No in-app purchases
Patchrat
No in-app purchases









