SampleTank CS vs SteveSamply

SampleTank 2 for iOS is a professional, fully featured mobile sound and groove workstation that brings the sound, power and features of desktop virtual instruments to your iPad and iPhone — without compromise. It is designed for professional live performance, song composition and puts a comprehensive array of world-class instruments, sounds and patterns right at your fingertips. SampleTank CS provides all the functionality of the full app, with 23 instruments in 16 categories, so you can try out this powerful workstation for free. Additional sounds are available a la cart via in-app purchase. SampleTank gives you 8 multitimbral instrument slots that you can easily layer or split. Choose from a comprehensive, expandable sound collection that covers virtually every acoustic and electronic sound imaginable. Plus, each instrument category includes instrument riffs and grooves so you can start composing and playing in no time. The included instruments and the new sound engine are derived from the desktop version of SampleTank, IK's flagship workstation, offering you unmatched realism, variety of sound and audio performance. For the first time on iOS, thousands of professional sample-based sounds and patterns can be easily accessed, layered and used for playing live or in the studio. What’s more, SampleTank offers an ever-growing library of sounds and are available via in-app purchase: • Elektronika - a series of electronica and EDM-oriented groove libraries and sound collections that make it easy to create hits in today’s most popular styles • Miroslav Philharmonik — the legendary orchestral libraries, now available on your mobile device! Stunningly realistic and expressive samples of a wide range of orchestra and percussion instruments. • SampleTank PRO - the latest and most high-end sounds and grooves available, letting you create professional-grade compositions on your mobile device • Plus additional libraries covering cinematic sounds, the finest pianos, drum libraries from iconic drummers and much more! SampleTank for iOS offers over 2,300 instruments and over 1,200 MIDI patterns — the largest collection of sounds available for any virtual instrument for iOS. Features: • 23 sounds in 16 categories included free • 8-part multitimbral professional quality sound and groove module • Expandable sound library with 2300+ instrument • Over 1,200 melodic and rhythmic patterns • 8-track MIDI recorder with audio export • Totally redesigned intuitive interface • New sound engine derived from SampleTank 3 for Mac/PC • Zones feature lets you easily create splits & layers on your controller • Song and Live environments for composing and playing • Built-in insert effects and master reverb • MIDI learn feature makes programming external controllers easy • Plug-and-play compatibility with iRig interfaces and controllers • Polyphony: up to 64 voices on new Apple devices

SteveSamply is your private audio app for spontaneous ideas, samples, and voice notes. Capture what's happening right now, before it's gone. Note: SteveSamply is free to download. Using the recording, trimming, playback, and management features requires a separate, paid, auto-renewing annual subscription as an in-app purchase. With this small annual fee, you support ongoing development and get continued access. It's designed to stay fair and never be a burden. The developer welcomes feedback from the community and is happy to implement good ideas. Whether you're a musician, producer, podcaster, content creator, or simply someone who wants to capture good ideas quickly: SteveSamply helps you record audio effortlessly, save it locally, and find it again later. Many ideas appear exactly when you're not prepared: a quick rhythm, a hummed melody, a sound you hear on the go, a sentence, a rehearsal take, or a spontaneous thought. SteveSamply is built to capture these moments quickly. The app focuses on the essentials: record, save, organize, reuse. No cluttered interface, no complicated workflow. Open the app, start recording, save your idea to your local library. For selected recordings, you can optionally start a transcription. SteveSamply uses Apple's Speech framework with on-device speech recognition on iPhone, provided your device and language support it. Before subscribing, the app shows whether local transcription is available for your language. Use cases: - Capture song ideas and melodies - Collect samples and sound effects - Organize voice memos and rehearsal takes - Save notes and thoughts as audio - Save short takes for content, podcasts, or music production - Optionally display spoken content as text Your recordings stay on your device. SteveSamply uses no ads, no tracking, no external analytics services, and no external AI providers. External actions like sharing or opening a website only happen if you trigger them yourself. SteveSamply is also transparent about AI: the app does not use generative AI services such as ChatGPT, OpenAI, Gemini, or Claude. The only AI-adjacent feature is the optional speech recognition via Apple's system technology, used to transcribe your own recordings. Highlights: - Quick audio recording right on your iPhone - Local sample and recording library - No ads, no tracking, no external AI services - No unnecessary accounts - Privacy and AI information available directly in settings SteveSamply includes an auto-renewing annual subscription as an in-app purchase. Price, duration, and renewal information are shown in the app before purchase. The subscription can be managed or canceled anytime in your App Store account settings. Subscription: SteveSamply Annual Subscription Duration: 1 year Price: Shown in the app before purchase and may vary by country/region. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.stevetronic-labs.de/datenschutz.html