Echo Pad vs Session Tracks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echo Pad
This app is a highly playable and flexible multi-effects processor focused on delay. It offers a vast range of sounds, from authentic dub echoes to chaotic analog delays and bit-crushed effects. It supports live audio processing, MIDI control, and synchronization with external clocks.
- Multi-effects processor
- Delay FX
- Loopers
- MIDI control
- Audiobus 3 compatible
- Inter-App Audio compatible
- Beat synced delays
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A highly playable and extremely flexible "echo centric" multi effects processor. Echo Pad is capable of an endless range of sounds including authentic dub echo, crystal echoes and multi-tap delay, to chaotic self-oscillating analog delays and bit crushed mayhem. Compatible with Audiobus 3 including full state saving, Inter-App Audio, and USB audio interfaces. Control Echo Pad's parameters via MIDI and sync to external MIDI clock or IAA clock for beat synced delays. Guitarists will appreciate features like delay ducking and gated feedback. Effects include: Tape Echo, Shimmer Delay, Oil Can Delay, Multi-Tap (up to 6 taps), Stereo Delay, Decimator, Flanger, Distortion,Smooth Filter, Loopers and more. >SmiteMatterMusic: "Echo Pad is so innovative all around. I never knew just how much I needed this until I had it in my hands. I recommend giving it a try." (www.smitematter.com) >Jordan Rudess/Wizdom Music: "This is a super fantastic - extremely trippy effects app, which harnesses the power of an iOS device to offer you control that is only possible on a multitouch device. " Process live audio from nearly any input source, including Audiobus and Inter-App Audio compatible hosts such as Auria and Cubasis, use the built in mic, professional audio interfaces such as the Apogee Jam, Apogee MIC, iRig HD, and more. Guitarists can use our effects live by connecting the output of their audio interface to an amp. Visit our YouTube channel for demonstration videos and tutorials on Echo Pad. https://youtube.com/holdernessmedia More info: www.holdernessmedia.com Check out our entire FX series including Caramel, Crystalline, Stereo Designer and Swoopster! COMPATIBILITY: • requires iOS 12.4 or later • iPad Mini/iPad 2 or newer recommended (performance may suffer on older devices) • iPhone 4s/iPod 5 or newer recommended (performance may suffer on older devices) • Audiobus 3 compatible (Effect, state saving ) • Inter-App audio compatible (effect node) • Compatible with DAW apps such as Auria, Cubasis, and Garageband • Export recordings and loops to AudioShare • Core MIDI compatible Features: • Supports Audiobus 3.0 state saving, Effect slot • Inter-App Audio compatible (effect node) • Stereo input and effects processing • Control Echo Pad via MIDI • Sync to external MIDI clock for beat synced delays • Realtime analog style delay/looper • Delay ducking and gated feedback • 18 Effects • 60 factory presets + save custom presets • Multi-touch XY control of effect parameters + stereo panning for expressive control • Automate effects parameters using the Motion Looper. • Sound on sound looper with feedback control for creating layered loops on the fly • Dual mini scratch loopers - record a loop, then scratch like a turntable • Universal app • Select presets via MIDI program change • Works with headphones as well as most iOS and professional USB audio interfaces including: • Apogee Jam • Apogee Mic • iConnectMidi 2+ • iConnectMidi 4+ • iRig • iRig iMic • Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (*requires USB hub) • Apogee ONE (*requires external power thru USB hub) • Apogee GIO (*requires external power thru USB hub) • many more Sharing/Exporting: • Audiobus 3.0 (Effect, State Saving) • Inter-App Audio compatible (effect node) • supports "Export to AudioShare" functionality. Loops and recordings created with Echo Pad can be exported directly to the AudioShare app for easy audio file management. • recordings & loops are also exported to iTunes File Sharing for access on your Mac/PC
Session Tracks
Explore music like never before with a multi-track player and store. Isolate, adjust, and learn individual instrument and vocal parts. Purchase diverse music catalogs to play along or analyze.
- Multi-track music store
- Purchase multi-track music data
- Manage purchased music
- Play up to 10 independent tracks
- Mute and solo track functions
- Adjust volume and localization
- Rewind, repeat, set repeat points
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“Session Tracks” is the free multi-track music player with multi-track music store. This app provides a new way of enjoying and learning music. Usually, music is sold as 2 tracks (stereo) sound data. However, 2 tracks of music is composed of many individual instrument and vocal tracks before they are mixed. In Session Tracks, users can purchase the set of multi-track music data and play it on this 10 track music player and utilize it like a producer or musical director. Users can adjust the volume and the auditory localization of each track. It is also easy to create groups of tracks for each instrument or vocal part by using the mute function. You can listen to a particular track or part by using the solo function to analyze, transcribe and play along to. Users can utilize and find creative ways to enjoy the music! We sell the catalogs listed below. We are adding more catalogs every month. - Japanese Anime Songs - Funky music tracks by New York top studio musicians - Real blues band session tracks - Classical music tracks - A Cappella music “Session Tracks” is not just a MUSIC APP but also a platform for creative music lovers and educators. If you are a music creator and/or producer who is interested in selling multi-track music data, please feel free to communicate us as a new music provider on this platform. We are open to all kinds of music and sound data that is good for multi-track format. JASRAC License Number: 9017990001Y30005 Our North American and Europe contact: ralph@musicstemworks.com Feature: Two main functions of “Session Tracks” are 1. Multi track music store ・Purchase multi track music data through in-app purchase ・Manage own purchased list 2. Multi track music player ・Max 10 independent multi-tracks for a song to play ・Mute function and solo function ・Volume and auditory localization adjustment ・Rewind, repeat, set repeat point ・Click track (depending on the song) *The music data you purchase will be saved as compressed and encoded data in your device. The data is playable only on your device. The user cannot make digital copies of the music data. *Potential users Music listeners Vocalists and instrumentalists Music students Music educators Schools Those are learning for the first time Those who do not have a band or group and need a live performance to play or sing along with ©2016 Music Stem Works LLC Producer: Hiroshi Okubo/Naoki Tatsuta Programmer: Tetsuya Okada (Computer Creators, Inc.) Designer: Futoshi Furumura
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Session Tracks at Free against Echo Pad's $4.99. Session Tracks also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). Echo Pad's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On rating, 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
Session Tracks is free to download; Echo Pad costs $4.99 up front. Session Tracks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Echo Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Echo Pad against 5.0 for Session Tracks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo Pad has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Echo Pad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Session Tracks's.
Echo Pad ships an update every 2 months, Session Tracks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echo Pad | Session Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| 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 | 12.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holderness Media | Music Stem Works LLC |
Customer experience
Echo Pad
Session Tracks
In-app purchases
Echo Pad
No in-app purchases
Session Tracks
- Do it Right$1.99
- Take It From Me$1.99
- Big Papa's Home Groove$1.99
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- My Grandfather's Clock$1.99
- Oh Happy Day$1.99
- You'll Never Walk Alone$1.99
- Sukiyaki$1.99
- Here Comes the Sun$1.99
- Liverpool Abbey, Because$1.99
- Ralph Rolle Funky Groove Tracks$17.99
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