Studiolab vs Noise Gate Pedal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studiolab
This app helps you write songs by providing tools for composition, arrangement, and lyric writing. You can experiment with musical patterns, chord progressions, and melodies, and even collaborate with others. Export your creations as PDF scores, MIDI, or audio files.
- Songwriting tools
- Musical pattern integration
- Chord progression experimentation
- Melody and arrangement editing
- Lyric writing support
- Collaboration features
- PDF, MIDI, and audio export
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Unlike great musical productions, great songs do not depend on amazing sounds and effects. You can write one on a beach, using a guitar, pen and paper. Studiolab is a tool for writing songs. Start with an empty composition or with a known song. Use musical patterns for filling the song with music, so you can make major changes with a few, small edits. Experiment with the structure, chord progressions, musical patterns, melodies, arrangements and lyrics until you are satisfied. You can even collaborate with friends. You can export PDF scores, MIDI and audio. Create and share your own sounds and composition templates. Almost all Studiolab features can be used offline. The iPhone and iPad versions have the same features, but the iPad is naturally easier to use. Studiolab is a huge, evolving project for composing music. Most features are described in the in-app documentation.
Noise Gate Pedal
This vintage-inspired noise gate pedal cleans up your audio signal, removing unwanted noise while preserving your original tone. It offers intuitive controls for real-time noise reduction, adjustable threshold, and variable decay, making it ideal for musicians and producers.
- Vintage pedal interface
- Real-time noise reduction
- Adjustable threshold
- Variable decay
- AUv3 Audio Unit support
- Standalone mode
- Zero latency
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Silence the noise, keep the tone. Clean up your guitar signal, vocals, or any audio source with this vintage-inspired noise gate pedal. Designed for musicians who demand professional sound quality without sacrificing their tone. Key Features: • Vintage Pedal Interface — Classic stompbox design with intuitive controls • Real-time Noise Reduction — Smart noise gate that opens and closes naturally • Adjustable Threshold — Fine-tune exactly when the gate opens • Variable Decay — Control how quickly the gate closes for natural sustain • AUv3 Audio Unit — Works in GarageBand, Logic Pro, Cubasis, and any AUv3 host • Standalone Mode — Use directly with your audio interface for live performance • Universal App — iPhone, iPad, and Mac(Designed for iPad) support • Zero Latency — Perfect for live streaming and recording • MIDI support — Change plugin parameters with MIDI Perfect For: • Guitarists wanting to clean up high-gain tones • Live streamers eliminating background noise • Producers cleaning up recorded tracks • Vocalists removing unwanted room noise Simply insert the Noise Gate Pedal in your effects chain, set your threshold and decay, and enjoy clean, professional audio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Studiolab at Free against Noise Gate Pedal's $0.99. Studiolab also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Noise Gate Pedal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Studiolab is free to download; Noise Gate Pedal costs $0.99 up front. Studiolab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Noise Gate Pedal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Noise Gate Pedal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Studiolab has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Studiolab ships an update weekly, Noise Gate Pedal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studiolab | Noise Gate Pedal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Demagic AB | Rafael Guilherme Bertholdo |
Customer experience
Studiolab
Noise Gate Pedal
In-app purchases
Studiolab
- 400 Studiolab Points$1.99
Noise Gate Pedal
No in-app purchases









