Triqtraq vs AudioShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Triqtraq
Create original music on the go with a smooth, one-window interface. Record sound tweaks in real-time, sample your own sounds, and use advanced automation for unique musical patterns. Compose, tweak, and arrange beats fluently without stopping.
- One-window interface for composing
- Real-time sound tweaking and automation
- Sample your own sounds
- Advanced rhythmic and pattern features
- Ableton Link for syncing
- Export tracks to SoundCloud or Mail
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Create music on the go with Triqtraq. Compose original beats in the smooth one-window interface, record sound tweaks in realtime and sample your own sounds for direct use. Use the advanced automation and rhythmic features to create musical patterns that never sound the same. “There are expensive hardware synths/sequencers not capable of that!" - Sound On Sound magazine “One of the best jamming tools I've encountered on iOS” “A delight to use" - Sound On Sound magazine “Brilliant lay-out... Absolutely recommended." “You can get a punchy track out of it in a few minutes.” - WIRED Germany “The deal of the century. One of the deepest sequencers…” - Ask Audio “Excellence Award” - Music Tech magazine (10/10 stars) “Something rather special” “The polyrhythmic loop manipulation is awesome.” - Computer Music magazine (9/10 stars) “Brilliant fun to use” - Music App Blog “Warning: it’s addictive!” - Audio News Room “Easily one of the best” “Quality app that could be used in a live situation without breaking a sweat.” - Synth Universe “You create really cool ideas for tracks. Awesome fun!” - Richard Devine SUPER QUICK INTERFACE • Compose and tweak beats fluently in an all-in-one window interface, without ever hitting stop. • It’s all about touch: build up, vary, mangle and break your patterns with a swipe of your finger. • Compose up to 16 patterns, and arrange them in the 16 step queue to build entire songs. TWEAK YOUR OWN SOUND • Have endless fun with the real-time sound manipulation by recording various effect and parameter sliders (Automation). • Add that personal touch and record your own sounds while jamming, with the super fast microphone recording feature. • Get creative with a large library of over 400 included samples in 4 categories: Drums, Bass, Percussion and Keys. • Take your custom sample library on the road by importing or pasting sounds from other apps. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES • Surprise yourself and make endless variations of one loop: give each of the four channels a different length. • Every recorded parameter automation can have its own length too, resulting in ever evolving rhythms or melodies. • Create your own original grooves by changing the swing amount and BPM per step. GREAT TEAM PLAYER • Play together with Ableton Link and sync multiple apps and devices over WiFi. • Get your recorded tunes out there and export your tracks to Soundcloud or Mail. • Move ideas to other apps and store audio recordings on Dropbox (via Open in…). • Get an even bigger sonic palette by using it along other apps with Audiobus and Inter-app-audio. KEY FEATURES Sequencer: - Four Channels, each with 8 playable Sample Pads - 16 Patterns per Session - Step Editor - Recordable Automation - Pitch, Filter, Delay, Pan, Level and Decay per Channel - Loop Range: individual track and automation lengths - Loop Speed: individual speed per track or automation - Multi-selection and recording - Chaining of Patterns with the Queue - Real-time switching between patterns - Automation option for BPM and Swing Sounds: - Library with more than 400 one-shot samples included - Import your own sounds - Sample swapping during playback - Sample recording with the internal microphone, also during playback Support for: - Ableton Link - Audiobus - AudioShare - Audio Copy/Paste - Inter-App Audio - Background Audio Export to: - Ableton Live 11 - SoundCloud, Allihoopa, Audio Copy, E-mail or iTunes - Open In... (Dropbox, Airdrop etc.) Extra: - License for Ableton Live 11 Lite included - User Guide Check out www.triqtraq.com for demo video’s and tutorials!
AudioShare
Manage all your sound and MIDI files with this comprehensive audio document manager. Organize, record, trim, convert, and transfer audio files between apps and your computer. It's an essential tool for music creators.
- Organize audio and recordings
- Record external input
- Record live output of other apps
- Import/Export via Document Pickers
- WiFi Drive file transfer
- Convert between sound file formats
- Trim and normalize audio
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A sound file manager with powerful import and export abilities. If you are using music-making apps, then this tool is a must-have! Organize all your soundfiles and midifiles on your device, and manage your AUM recordings. Record, trim, convert, normalize, transfer, export, import, zip, unzip. Create folders, rename and move files and folders around, put everything where you can find it. Use it to transfer files between apps and between your device and computer. For example, transfer your new track from your favorite music-making app and import into the AudioShare library, then share it on your SoundCloud account, or transfer it into other apps. Or record your live-jam from other IAA or Audiobus apps. You can record directly in the app, from microphone, external audio interfaces, Inter-App Audio, or other Audiobus compatible apps. Preview and play soundfiles with waveform display and looping, trim and normalize soundfiles, and convert to other file formats such as M4A AAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless), WAV, AIFF, CAF with options for bit rate or bit depth and sample rate. FEATURES • Organize audio and recordings in files and folders • Record external input (such as microphone) directly in app • Record the live output of other Audiobus-compatible apps • Record Inter-App Audio node apps • Plays and records in 96k, 48k, 44.1k, 22k, 11k and 8k sample rates • Plays and records 16, 24 and 32 bit files • General pasteboard Audio Copy/Paste • Import/Export through standard iOS Files system • AudioShare FileProvider extension allows direct access to your sound file library from within other apps • Built-in Dropbox client • Use "Open in" from other apps or to open a file in other apps • WiFi Drive: transfer files from/to any computer on your local network • Import songs from your on-device Music library • Easy Import/Export from/to AudioShare-compatible apps • Access files through iTunes File Sharing • Playback of almost any kind of soundfile • Add notes with the built-in text editor • Trim, apply fade ins and fade outs • Convert between sound file formats • Normalize • Send your sounds by email
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AudioShare at 4.7 against Triqtraq's 4.4. AudioShare also leads on ratings volume (849 vs 47) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Triqtraq's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, 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
Triqtraq costs $7.99 and AudioShare $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AudioShare holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioShare has 849 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Triqtraq's written reviews are positive against 89% of AudioShare's.
Triqtraq ships an update every 4 months, AudioShare every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Triqtraq | AudioShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) | 4.7 (849 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 849 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #109 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaplin Music | Kymatica AB |
Customer experience
Triqtraq
AudioShare
User reviews
Triqtraq
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for beginners
- 💡 Unique workflow
- 🎵 Inspiring for ideas
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🎧 High-quality sounds
Room to improve
- 🎛️ Limited FX options
- 🎹 No keyboard
- 🔄 Limited loop length (1-bar)
- 📱 Not optimized for iPad landscape
- 🔊 No audible metronome
AudioShare
From 849 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Essential for iOS music production
- 🔍 Excellent audio file management
- 🔊 High-quality recording and editing
- 🔀 Seamless integration with other apps
- 💾 Reliable file storage and organization
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited file browser integration
- 🔊 Occasional audio quality issues
- 🔋 Battery drain concerns
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported
Bugs and requests
Triqtraq
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 5.1 (older review)
- Audiobus not working / cutting out sound (older review)
- App crashes and loses everything (older review)
Requested features
30 requests- Landscape mode for iPad
- Metronome/click track
- MIDI mapping
- Shift start/end points of samples
- Sample waveform editor with trim, stretch, and slicer
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- New sounds/sound banks
- User manual
- Universal iPad version
- More granular control over chords
- Audiobus support (mentioned in older reviews, may be implemented)
- Audioshare support (mentioned in older reviews, may be implemented)
- Sample editor with trim, stretch, and slicer
- More FX
- Ability to change subdivisions
- Dropbox support for sample imports
- MIDI sync in & out
- Audio copy/paste
- Individual sample volume control
- Ability to not 'choke' each sample
- Loop samples for break combos
- More than 16 steps per grid
- Stutter effect
- Draw values in sequencer
- Performance record
- Export in 24-bit format
- Change Level, Pan, Attack, and Decay of each individual sample
- Automate LOOPSPEED function
- Additional effects (Bitcrusher, Foldback Distortion, Reverb, Glitch)
- Record lead parts with X/Y Pad
- Additional Pattern Banks
AudioShare
Reported bugs
4 issues- SoundCloud upload button not working
- Inability to rename files easily
- Crashes when using the pasteboard feature
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add MP3 conversion option
- Implement iCloud sync and sharing
- Improve editing tools (e.g., timeline, markers)
- Introduce a metronome and tempo tools
- Add support for more cloud storage services
In-app purchases
Triqtraq
No in-app purchases
AudioShare
No in-app purchases









