Studio for Podcast vs Cubasis 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studio for Podcast
Create, record, edit, publish, and analyze professional-sounding podcasts directly from your device. This app offers a user-friendly interface for all skill levels, with features for on-the-go podcasting and one-tap distribution to major platforms.
- Record audio on the go
- Trim and crop audio
- One-tap distribution to major platforms
- Real-time statistics and analytics
- Upload and schedule content
- Experiment with mic controls
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Podcast Studio has everything you need to create a professional-sounding podcast from your phone, tablet or desktop. Podcast Studio App lets you record, publish, distribute and analyze your podcast, whenever and wherever, easily. Our unique in-app features, give you total podcasting flexibility at your fingertips, making it ideal for on-the-go podcasting. Podcast Studio is a podcast creator app for all levels of podcaster, from beginner to experienced. The user-friendly interface makes managing a podcast from creation to distribution. Download to make a podcast your way. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS: RECORD - Record your audio on the go. - Experiment with mic controls and auto-ducking. - Upload files or migrate old content over. EDIT - Trim or crop your audio straight from the app to get it sounding super slick. MANAGE & DISTRIBUTE - A podcast manager to make your life simpler: upload and schedule content, publish to social media, or see your show’s vital stats. - Share with all the major podcast platforms in seconds (Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more) with one-tap distribution. ANALYZE - Get real-time statistics showing plays, sources, geolocation, and episode listening evolution. - Our stats are IAB compliant. PRO PLANS: With Studio you can upgrade to a Pro plan directly from the app. Pro features include: - Longer recording sessions (with the free version offering 15 minutes of recording time per episode) - Better statistics ...plus more options are available only on the website! Pro plan subscriptions: - BROADCASTER $19.99/month - ANCHORMAN $49.99/month Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://www.spreaker.com/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.spreaker.com/privacy For additional support, please visit the following link: https://www.spreaker.com/help
Cubasis 3
Capture musical ideas and transform them into professional songs on your iPhone and iPad. This intuitive audio and MIDI DAW offers recording, mixing, and sharing capabilities with advanced editing and effects.
- Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks
- Full-screen mixer
- Group tracks
- 960 PPQN MIDI resolution
- 8 insert, 8 send effects
- Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting
- Virtual analog synthesizer and sampler
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Quickly and easily capture your musical ideas as soon as they arrive and turn them into professional-sounding songs with the multi-award winning Cubasis 3. Enjoy performing, recording, mixing and sharing your music in no time, wherever you are, right there on your iPhone and iPad. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on iOS today: Cubasis 3. Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2026 Finalist "Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music "Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound "Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio "Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5) Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis NEW IN CUBASIS 3 • Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad • Tempo and signature track support • Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups • Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more • New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently • Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3 • 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level • 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options • FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position • 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets • Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song • Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation • Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective • Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management • UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis • MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments HIGHLIGHTS • Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks • 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs • 32-bit floating-point audio engine • Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz • Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3 • Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets • MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds • MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments) • Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors • Sidechain support • Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in • Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops • Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat • Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support • MIDI editor for programming and editing MIDI tracks quickly and efficiently • MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support • MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch • Track duplicate • Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support • Core Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported • Keyboard shortcut and mouse support • MIDI over Bluetooth LE support • Audio Unit including Instrument Multi Out support, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 3 support • Ableton Link Support • Import audio via iTunes, iCloud Drive, Files app, AirDrop or use AudioPaste • MIDI clock and MIDI thru support • Export to Cubase, iCloud Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox, AudioCopy and email Technical support http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store! Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Studio for Podcast at Free against Cubasis 3's $29.99. Studio for Podcast also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Cubasis 3's advantage is chart position (#34 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Studio for Podcast is free to download; Cubasis 3 costs $29.99 up front. Studio for Podcast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Cubasis 3 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Studio for Podcast against 4.6 for Cubasis 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.8K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Studio for Podcast's written reviews are positive against 62% of Cubasis 3's.
Studio for Podcast ships an update every 2 weeks, Cubasis 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studio for Podcast | Cubasis 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 62.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 3.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spreaker Inc. | Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
Customer experience
Studio for Podcast
Cubasis 3
User reviews
Studio for Podcast
From 6.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Straightforward podcast creation
- 💡 Ability to add music and effects
- 🚀 Simple interface
- 👍 Great for beginners
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free features
- 🔒 Paywall for longer recordings
- 🐛 Freezing/crashing issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with external hardware
- 🐛 Unreliable upload/sync functionality
Cubasis 3
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful mobile DAW
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎨 Impressive sound quality and instruments
- 💻 Seamless integration with desktop Cubase
- 🌐 Portable music creation on the go
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔇 Audio glitches and playback problems
- 🕰️ Slow performance with multiple tracks/plugins
- 🔀 Bugs with MIDI and automation
- 💸 Expensive with many in-app purchases
Bugs and requests
Studio for Podcast
Reported bugs
4 issues- Microphone not working consistently
- Recordings not saving properly
- Sync issues between mobile and desktop
- Frequent app crashes
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit/trim recordings
- More sound effects and customization options
- Improved integration with music libraries
- Skype/remote guest integration
- Backup/export functionality for recordings
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- Expanded podcast distribution options
Cubasis 3
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tracks going out of sync after mixdown
- Metronome not working as expected
- Bluetooth audio playback issues
- Incompatibility with certain audio interfaces
- Crashes when importing or exporting files
Requested features
5 requests- Add tempo and time signature changes
- Implement better MIDI controller support
- Improve audio quantization and editing tools
- Introduce a dedicated sampler with more functionality
- Allow iCloud sync and seamless project transfer
In-app purchases
Studio for Podcast
- On-Air Talent$7.991 Month
- Broadcaster$19.991 Month
- Anchorman$49.991 Month
Cubasis 3
- Micrologue ARP Arpeggiator$2.49
- Waves Tune Real-Time$2.49
- Classic Machines$3.49
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- FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays$3.49
- FX Pack 2: Vintage FX$3.49
- Waves AudioTrack$7.99
- Waves L1 Ultramaximizer$7.99
- Waves Q10 Equalizer$7.99
- Waves Plug-in Bundle$9.99
- FM Classics$9.99
- Neo FM$9.99
- HALion Sonic Selection$19.99









