Comparison

iRig Recorder LE vs eRecordStudio

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

Head to head
About

iRig Recorder LE

Easily record and edit high-quality audio and video on your mobile device. Capture content with one-touch recording, add markers, and utilize intuitive editing tools. Share your creations directly from the app.

Highlights
  • One-touch audio and video recording
  • Intuitive editing tools (cut, crop, loop)
  • Waveform editing
  • Text and photo marker support
  • Automatic volume optimization
  • Multiple sharing options
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iRig Recorder 3 LE is a flexible and easy-to-use audio and video recording app for iPhone or iPad. Use its recording, editing and export features to create and share great sounding audio and video while on the go. iRig Recorder is extremely simple to use: click on the “record” button at the bottom of the screen to immediately start recording. To capture and monitor video, simply click on the camera icon then tap record. But don’t let the streamlined design fool you… iRig Recorder is a full-fledged, professional audio and video recorder. You can edit audio waveforms, optimize volume automatically, and share your recordings in many different ways. It offers a wide range of creative and professional effects via in-app purchase, but even the free version is a robust tool for capturing and editing on the go. iRig Recorder is also Inter-App Audio and AudioBus compatible, so you can use other apps like AmpliTube or VocaLive when capturing audio or video, for even more flexibility. Want to add a reference marker to your audio? No worries! iRig Recorder lets you add photo and text markers that can be applied in real time or in the editing timeline for quick access to important content. iRig Recorder is the perfect companion to IK Multimedia’s full line of digital microphones and audio interfaces for iPhone and iPad. Use iRig Recorder with an IK microphone or interface and you'll have everything you need to get that Hollywood-style stereo sound — iRig Recorder automatically activates the stereo option whenever a stereo recording interface is connected. Once you've captured your audio, you can use iRig Recorder’s intuitive editing tools to cut, crop or loop it. You can even do Waveform editing, using 16 studio-quality effects (via in-app purchase) to optimize sound for speech, clean up background noise, increase clarity and presence, change speed without altering the pitch, apply creative effects, fades and a whole lot more. iRig Recorder organizes your recordings by date and time and also tags them with geolocation for easy and reliable file management. You can now share your audio and video files via Airdrop, Messages, DropBox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SoundCloud, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, E-mail, Wi-Fi, FTP, SoundCloud or iTunes File Sharing in a variety of sizes and formats. iRig Recorder 3 LE features: • Convenient, easy-to-use stereo audio and video mobile recording and editing app • Completely redesigned, streamlined elegant interface • Perfect companion for all IK Multimedia microphones and mobile audio interfaces • One-touch recording/capture with real-time monitoring • Landscape and portrait mode • Intuitive, non-destructive editing tools: cut, crop and loop your recordings • Waveform editing • Text and Photo marker support with real time application • Voice optimization effect included free, with 15 additional intelligent processors available via in-app purchase — Clean up, Brighten Voice, Smooth Voice, Speed Up, Speed Down, Pitch Shift, Morph, Reverb, Chorus, Delay, Normalize, Compressor, Stereo Imager, 3-Band EQ, Fade, Optimize Tone • Organize your recordings by creation date and geolocation tags • Export files as compressed .m4a, with uncompressed .wav export available via in-app purchase • Inter-App Audio and AudioBus Support • Audio Copy/Paste • Paid version also available For more information: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigrecorder

About

eRecordStudio

Record and share music videos solo or with a band. Collaborate with musicians globally on this platform, then share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Record music videos
  • Solo and band recordings
  • Global collaboration
  • Social media sharing
  • Upload recordings
Features
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Musicians can use eRecordStudio to upload their recordings as a solo act or with their bands or collaborate with the eRecordStudio community from all around the world and record their music videos and share them on social media. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iRig Recorder LE4 screens
eRecordStudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eRecordStudio at 100% against iRig Recorder LE's 23%. eRecordStudio also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iRig Recorder LE sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and eRecordStudio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRig Recorder LE ships an update every 9 months, eRecordStudio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iRig Recorder LE versus eRecordStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRig Recorder LEeRecordStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIK Multimedia US, LLCeRecordStudio LLC

Customer experience

iRig Recorder LE

Written reviews351 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative67.5%

eRecordStudio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iRig Recorder LE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings disappearing or getting corrupted
  • App freezing or crashing during use
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable recording and playback functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to import/merge recordings
  • Improve editing and post-processing tools
  • Implement better file management and organization
  • Allow Bluetooth headphone support for playback

eRecordStudio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

iRig Recorder LE

One-time7
  • Fading$0.99
  • High Quality File Export$3.99
  • Waveform Editing$4.99
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  • Creative Bundle$4.99
  • Processors Bundle$7.99
  • All Functionalities Bundle$14.99
  • PRO Bundle$14.99
1 purchases

eRecordStudio

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$19.991 Month

Questions

Is iRig Recorder LE free?
iRig Recorder LE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eRecordStudio free?
eRecordStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iRig Recorder LE or eRecordStudio have ads?
Neither iRig Recorder LE nor eRecordStudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRig Recorder LE or eRecordStudio?
iRig Recorder LE ships an update every 9 months, and eRecordStudio monthly. Most recently, iRig Recorder LE was updated on October 19, 2026 and eRecordStudio on September 28, 2026.

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