Triqtraq vs Relic Waves
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!
Relic Waves
Generate unique Lo-Fi sounds, pads, and effects using advanced synthesis algorithms. Explore billions of sonic possibilities with intuitive controls and real-time recording. Perfect for musicians and sound designers seeking experimental audio.
- Billions of unique Lo-Fi sounds
- Random sound generation with search
- Multiple keyboard input options
- Real-time audio recording to WAV
- Export to WAV, SunVox, and clipboard
- MIDI control and processing
- iOS Audio Unit Extension (AUv3)
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Relic Waves is a generator of Lo-Fi noises, pads and effects based on unique synthesis algorithms from NightRadio. More than 4 billion samples from the depths of the Mathematical Universe! Features: * search for new sounds with three buttons: next random set, edit code, previous set; each set of 12 sounds corresponds to a code of 8 characters; * three types of keyboards for live performing: on-screen buttons, PC keyboard, MIDI input; * several processing parameters + control via MIDI; * real-time audio recording to WAV (32-bit); * export to: WAV (one file or a set), SunVox (samples + effects in one file), text clipboard; * the LCK button freezes individual samples - they will not change during the search for new sets; * iOS Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). Double clicking on a parameter opens a window for setting the exact value. If you enable the Hold option, the notes will play endlessly, without reacting to key release (noteOff) events; turning the note on again works like turning it off; there are two ways to enable this option: 1) using the Hold parameter in the "MIDI Mapping" window; 2) by pressing the HOLD button, which appears in place of LCK while playing the musical keyboard: press HOLD, release the desired notes - then the released notes will continue to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Relic Waves at 5.0 against Triqtraq's 4.4. Relic Waves also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Triqtraq's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, 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
Triqtraq costs $7.99 and Relic Waves $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Relic Waves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Triqtraq's written reviews are positive against 100% of Relic Waves's.
Triqtraq ships an update every 4 months, Relic Waves every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Triqtraq | Relic Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaplin Music | Alexander Zolotov |
Customer experience
Triqtraq
Relic Waves
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
Relic Waves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Triqtraq
No in-app purchases
Relic Waves
No in-app purchases









