Comparison

MixPad Offline vs pyka_loop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

pyka_loop

Create unique electronic music by recording and manipulating sounds from your environment. This app offers an intuitive and playful approach to sound design, making music creation accessible to everyone regardless of experience.

Highlights
  • Record sounds from your environment
  • Manipulate audio with touch gestures
  • Create electronic music loops
  • Intuitive and playful interface
  • Explorative sound design
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pyka_loop is an interactive sound environment that enables you to create remarkable music from the sounds of the world around you. This app is designed to make electronic music-making more immediate, explorative, and playful. With pyka_loop you can record anything from the clanging of the washing up to the crescendo of an orchestra - and then prod, push, pull, tap, twist, pinch, spin, slide, and squish to skronkify your loops to create unique soundworks. After a decade of responsive workshops and interventions, over 20,000 people from a range of backgrounds have helped us hone the design of an environment that provides you with a new way to engage in worlds of sound. pyka_loop celebrates an ‘object-oriented’ approach to interactive sound, and establishes an unguided experience that promotes exploration and rewards curiosity. It doesn’t matter your experience in music making, pyka_loop has been created for you. pyka_loop is developed by pyka with funding from The Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mae pyka_loop yn amgylchfyd sain rhyngweithiol sy’n galluogi chi i greu cerddoriaeth hynod o synau'r byd o'ch cwmpas. Mae'r ap hwn wedi'i gynllunio i wneud creu cerddoriaeth electronig yn fwy uniongyrchol, archwiliadol, a chwareus. Gyda pyka_loop gallwch recordio unrhyw beth o'r clansio'r golchi llestri, i grescendo cerddorfa - ac yna prod, gwthio, tynnu, tapio, troelli, pinsio, llithro a gwasgu i skronkio eich loops i creu gweithiau sain unigryw. Ar ôl degawd o weithdai ac ymyraethau ymatebol, dros 20,000 o bobl o amrywiaeth o gefndiroedd wedi ein helpu i gwellla y dyluniad amgylchedd sy'n rhoi ffordd newydd i chi ymgysylltu â bydoedd sain. pyka_loop yn dathlu dull ‘gwrthrych-gyfeiriadol’ i sain ryngweithiol, a sefydlu profiad di-arweiniad sy'n hyrwyddo archwilio a gwobru chwilfrydedd. Does dim ots eich profiad o greu cerddoriaeth, mae pyka_loop wedi'i greu ar eich cyfer chi. pyka_loop yn cael ei ddatblygu gan pyka gyda chyllid o Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Llywodraeth Cymru.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: pyka_loop at 79% against MixPad Offline's 0%. pyka_loop also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). MixPad Offline's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.4). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pyka_loop holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MixPad Offline has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MixPad Offline's written reviews are positive against 79% of pyka_loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MixPad Offline versus pyka_loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMixPad Offlinepyka_loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS4.3 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllen & Heath Limitedpyka

Customer experience

MixPad Offline

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

pyka_loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

MixPad Offline

No in-app purchases

None

pyka_loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MixPad Offline free?
MixPad Offline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pyka_loop free?
pyka_loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MixPad Offline or pyka_loop?
pyka_loop is rated higher. MixPad Offline averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while pyka_loop averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MixPad Offline or pyka_loop have ads?
Neither MixPad Offline nor pyka_loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MixPad Offline or pyka_loop?
MixPad Offline ships an update every 3 months, and pyka_loop every 3 months. Most recently, MixPad Offline was updated on June 8, 2026 and pyka_loop on June 5, 2026.

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