Echo Pad vs SimpleBoard
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
SimpleBoard
Create custom soundboards with ease. Load sounds from your music library, arrange up to 8 per board, and play them simultaneously. Designed for reliable stage use, it offers an adaptive layout for optimal screen utilization.
- Load sounds from iTunes library
- Create and edit soundboards
- Up to 8 sounds per soundboard
- Adaptive layout
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Loop sounds by holding button
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Get the simplest soundboard creation app : - Load sounds, samples or songs through your iTunes library - Create and edit soundboards quickly and easily - Up to 8 sounds per soundboard - Make the most of your screen thanks to the adaptive layout - Play multiple sounds simultaneously - Loop sounds by holding their button That's all. Simple means reliable, this app was built for stage use. I recommend using the excellent freesound.org website to get more sounds! Simply add your downloaded sounds to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using iTunes, and you'll be able to access them from SimpleBoard and easily add them to your soundboards. Note that you can't edit or delete the default soundboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Echo Pad at 4.9 against SimpleBoard's 3.8. Echo Pad also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 53%). SimpleBoard's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, 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
Echo Pad costs $4.99 and SimpleBoard $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Echo Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Echo Pad's written reviews are positive against 53% of SimpleBoard's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echo Pad | SimpleBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | 3.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holderness Media | Yvz Digital Lab |
Customer experience
Echo Pad
SimpleBoard
In-app purchases
Echo Pad
No in-app purchases
SimpleBoard
No in-app purchases









