TonePrint vs Pedalboard Layout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TonePrint
Access and beam custom sound profiles to compatible effects pedals. Explore artist-created tones, personalize settings, and save favorites for quick access. Works offline and requires no extra cables.
- Beam TonePrints to pedals
- Bluetooth support for Plethora X5
- Deep edit TonePrints
- Browse by pedal or artist
- Collect favorite TonePrints
- Offline access
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The TonePrint app is your golden ticket to the glorious world of TC Electronic TonePrints! With this app in hand you’ve got unlimited access to the farthest corners of your TonePrint effects. You might stumble across your new signature sound while you’re at it – Only one way to find out! With Bluetooth support added for Plethora X5, X3 and X1, use the TonePrint app to deep edit your unique TonePrints to your heart’s delight. Enjoy! The TonePrint Concept Welcome to the TonePrint app – home of tone tinkerers and sound hounds alike. TC Electronic’s ‘TonePrint®’ app lets you use your phone’s speakers to beam TonePrints directly into your guitar pickup to drastically change your TonePrint pedal. Reassign knob functions, tweak parameters, adjust EQ responses – instant inspiration at your fingertips. The app will even work offline if you should happen to be in international waters so you can shred with total impunity. TonePrint App Main Features - Beam any TonePrint in seconds - Bluetooth support for Plethora X5 - Fast. Flexible. Intuitive. - Completely free of charge – Not based on in-app purchases - Cached files – No internet access required - No extra cables required - Browse TonePrints by pedal or artist - Collect favorite TonePrints for super-fast access - Constantly updated with new, amazing TonePrints Please note that your pedal may require a firmware update to receive TonePrints as beams. Check www.tcelectronic.com/toneprints for details.
Pedalboard Layout
Design and visualize your guitar pedalboard setups with a vast library of over 300 pedals. Create custom pedals and boards, save unlimited configurations, and enjoy a bug-free, intuitive user experience.
- 300+ pedals and growing
- Custom pedals and pedalboards
- Unlimited setup saving
- Intuitive visualization
- Bug-free experience
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Main features: - 300+ different pedals and more will be added - Custom pedals and pedalboards - Save unlimited amount of your different setups - Easy to use and "bug free" visualization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pedalboard Layout at 3.7 against TonePrint's 2.6. Pedalboard Layout also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). TonePrint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Pedalboard Layout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. TonePrint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pedalboard Layout holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 180 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of TonePrint's written reviews are positive against 24% of Pedalboard Layout's.
TonePrint ships an update every 3 months, Pedalboard Layout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TonePrint | Pedalboard Layout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (180 ratings) | 3.7 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TC Electronic | Ilia Ambrazhevich |
Customer experience
TonePrint
Pedalboard Layout
User reviews
TonePrint
From 180 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Great selection of free tones
- 🎨 Impressive technology for beaming tones
- 💡 Adds a lot of value to TC pedals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Unreliable connection and compatibility issues
- 📱 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
- 🤯 Renders pedals useless without working app
Pedalboard Layout
From 89 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good idea for planning rigs
- 👍 Easy to use interface (initially)
- 👍 Good for basic ideas/sense of sizes
- 👍 Great start to the app
- 👍 Good foundation for planning
Room to improve
- 👎 Very limited pedal selection
- 👎 Outdated pedal list
- 👎 Custom pedal dimensions glitchy/unusable
- 👎 Pedals do not scale correctly
- 👎 Custom adds need to be in mm
Bugs and requests
TonePrint
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup
- Beaming tones doesn't work consistently
- Tones not saving properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow editing and saving of custom tones
- Sync tones between devices and platforms
- Improve stability and performance
- Add support for more TC pedal models
Pedalboard Layout
Reported bugs
22 issues- Custom pedal dimension input is glitchy
- Custom pedal section is unusable
- App crashes when loading custom pedals
- Custom pedal dimensions are incorrect
- Backspace function for dimensions doesn't work
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- Cannot backspace all the way to enter numbers
- Parameter bugs, unable to input numbers
- Custom pedal dimensions are WAY off
- Cannot delete projects or pedals
- Custom pedals aren't deleted when removed
- App does not save boards
- Sizing doesn't work for custom pedals
- Custom pedal size changes after saving
- Cannot edit custom pedal size
- One of their own pedals (UAFX Golden) is the wrong size
- Menu button doesn't do anything on iPad
- Custom pedal add feature not on iPad
- Cannot print or send layouts
- Custom pedal position control issues
- Custom pedals move to arbitrary locations and cannot be reset
- Cannot purchase the app (Andyusha)
- App locks up and shows Temu ads
Requested features
20 requests- Expand pedal selection
- Add more user-friendly features
- Include Vertex board
- Add newer smaller Strymon pedals
- Add Ibanez pedals
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- Add TS line
- Include Pedaltrain Classic Pro
- Add ability to record
- Combinable with GarageBand
- Export custom pedals and layouts
- Add specific pedal settings (knob view/notes)
- Add more brands (Gigrig, Old Blood Noise Endeavours, Fender Engine Rooms)
- Add more popular companies' pedals
- Way to contact developer for support
- Add bass pedals (EHX, Ampeg, Markbass, etc.)
- Account for cable connection points
- Add export options (pdf, png)
- Add pedal descriptions
- Add custom pedal pics (website feature missing in app)
- Add support for custom boards and pedals
In-app purchases
TonePrint
No in-app purchases
Pedalboard Layout
- Subscribe$0.491 Month
- Pay Once$2.99
Questions
Is TonePrint free?
Is Pedalboard Layout free?
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