Triqtraq vs KORG Gadget 3
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!
KORG Gadget 3
Create music with a comprehensive suite of over 40 virtual instruments and effects. This powerful yet intuitive ecosystem allows you to quickly turn your musical ideas into finished tracks, offering a vast sound library and flexible workflow for various genres.
- Over 40 virtual instruments and drum machines
- New Santa Ana (Guitar) and Sydney (Sampler) gadgets
- 5 new insert effects (IFX)
- Intuitive user interface and workflow
- Genre select system for songwriting
- AUv3 support for iOS integration
- Extensive sound library with 6,000+ programs
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More Powerful Than Ever, Quickly Turn Your Ideas Into Music KORG Gadget 3 - A Complete, Seamlessly Integrated Music Production Ecosystem KORG Gadget has received numerous awards from around the world: • Apple: "App Store Best of 2014" in Japan • #1 in the Top Paid Music iPad App category* • TECH AWARD 2015 "Best Music Production App" • MusicTech's "Gear of the Year: Best App" Gold Award • “Musikmesse international press award 2016” Mobile Music App * USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and much more! KORG Gadget is the ideal all-in-one music production software and plug-in suite featuring over 40* small synthesizers/drum machines (“gadgets”), which can be freely combined to create music driven by a powerful yet intuitive user interface. The range of products includes the award-winning iOS version, a Mac version that includes all functions and plug-ins, and a plug-in version that can be used with your favorite DAW on Mac/PC. Now in its third generation, more powerful than ever, the workflow is now more intuitive and easier to use than ever before and there are plenty of new features and new gadgets. KORG Gadget 3 offers an expanded variety of even more features to quickly turn your ideas into music, including two new gadgets, five insert effects (IFX), a new genre select system, and AUv3 support. In addition, the user interface has been brushed up to make the Gadget Browser, IFX page, and Play page even more intuitive. KORG Gadget 3 is the perfect tool to quickly turn your ideas into music. What's New in KORG Gadget 3 • Gadget Instrument Collection with a total over 6,000 sound programs • New gadgets: Santa Ana (Guitar) and Sydney (Sampler) • Improved user interface, making the workflow more intuitive than ever • A genre select function that allows you to create songs from your favorite patterns • 5 new IFX including an 8-Band EQ, Transient Shaper, Stereo Image, Auto Pumper, Pitch Shifter • The Play page: easy arpeggiator use and chord entry • A whole new sound browser that lets you select gadgets by the timbre you want • AUv3 support on iOS, allowing gadgets to be used in other music apps like Garageband, Logic Pro • A huge collection of over 40* gadget instruments Overwhelming sound. Immersive, intuitive and powerful user interface. Unprecedented and innovative quality. KORG Gadget 3 is a collection of over 40* gadget instruments, including compact synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, and audio and MIDI utilities. It has sophisticated parameters that make it easy for you to get to the sound they want, so you can create your own sounds instantly. The new Sound Browser allows you to get to your favorite sounds in the quickest time possible. It is perfectly suited for dance music as well as rock, pop, jazz, and other music sounds and genres. • Get your songwriting ideas with Genre Select The new "Genre Select" feature allows you to select your favorite genre and sound, and then start songwriting by freely combining patterns. 5 x 5 pads are all assigned with phrases created by gadgets, so you can start songwriting by freely combining your favorite patterns. You can start creating a song from a project in which each track's gadgets and scenes have been developed. Choose from the standard genre packs and enjoy a different approach to music production. • Tons of sounds readily available with the New Browser To make it easier than ever to find the desired gadget instrument, we have revised the Gadget Browser and added various functions. New features include displaying gadgets by instrument category, a Favourites function that allows you to group your favorite gadgets, and a search function that allows you to freely search for sounds in each gadget. Using the program search function, it is now possible to quickly and easily preview and search for the sound you wanted from a vast array of sounds. * Some gadgets are available as in-app purchases (IAP) or by purchasing other KORG apps. More info at korg.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Triqtraq at $7.99 against KORG Gadget 3's $39.99. Triqtraq also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (86% vs 76%). KORG Gadget 3's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 47). On ads and device support 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 KORG Gadget 3 $39.99 up front. KORG Gadget 3 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Triqtraq asks for nothing beyond the download.
KORG Gadget 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KORG Gadget 3 has 2.9K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Triqtraq's written reviews are positive against 76% of KORG Gadget 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Triqtraq ships an update every 4 months, KORG Gadget 3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Triqtraq | KORG Gadget 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $39.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaplin Music | KORG INC. |
Customer experience
Triqtraq
KORG Gadget 3
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
KORG Gadget 3
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for creating rave and dance music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎨 Powerful sound design capabilities
- 💡 Useful for live performance
- 👍 Excellent workflow for sketching ideas
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Expensive with many in-app purchases
- 🔀 Randomized saved project order
- 🔍 Difficult to precisely control zoom and note editing
- 🔓 Issues with restoring purchased content
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
KORG Gadget 3
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback issues with latest update
- Imported samples limited to 5 seconds
- Bilbao sampler crashes when importing WAV files
- Gadget instruments not showing up in AUv3 lists
Requested features
8 requests- Add more acoustic drum and bass sounds
- Implement MIDI out functionality
- Allow customizable scales and tunings
- Add a proper sampler with more advanced features
- Improve copy/paste and track management capabilities
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- Implement a linear song mode for non-grid-based compositions
- Add more effects like halftime, sample degrader, etc.
- Allow using AUv3 effects within Gadget
In-app purchases
Triqtraq
No in-app purchases
KORG Gadget 3
- Bilbao$9.99
- Abu Dhabi$9.99
- Madrid$14.99
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- Gladstone$14.99
- Kamata$14.99
- Lisbon$14.99
- Vancouver$14.99
- Stockholm$14.99
- Otorii$14.99
- Santa Ana$14.99
- Ebina$14.99









