Comparison

FL Studio Remote vs BeatBox Pad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FL Studio Remote

This app acts as a customizable virtual MIDI controller, connecting wirelessly to your computer's music production software. It allows you to control instruments, effects, and mixer functions with various interfaces like pads, faders, and keyboards. Create personalized layouts to streamline your music-making workflow.

Highlights
  • Wireless MIDI control
  • Customizable layouts
  • Transport controls
  • MIDI keyboard and pads
  • Performance Mode clip launcher
  • Mixer control
  • Create custom tabs
Features
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FL Studio Remote is a free, customizable virtual MIDI controller built by the FL Studio team. It doesn’t produce sound - instead, it connects to FL Studio over WiFi to control it like a physical MIDI controller. Use pads, faders, knobs, and even create your own layouts to suit your workflow. To get started, open FL Studio on your computer and launch FL Studio Remote on your iOS device. As long as both devices are connected to the same network, the connection is automatic - no setup required. Once connected, you can: * Control FL Studio instantly, including instruments and effect plugins, just like any other MIDI controller. * Connect up to 15 devices at once, whether they’re Phones, Tablets, or Chromebooks. FL Studio Remote includes a variety of built-in controller tabs such as: * Transport controls * MIDI keyboard * FPC pads * Harmonizer keyboard * Performance Mode (Clip launcher) * Gross Beat FX * Mixer and more If you need more customization, FL Studio Remote lets you create your own tabs using a wide range of control types: * Pads, faders, knobs * Jog wheels, X/Y pads, piano keyboards * Harmonic grids, clip launchers, mixer strips, and containers Each control is fully customizable, enabling you to design a virtual MIDI controller setup that perfectly suits your workflow. Learn more in the user manual here: https://support.image-line.com/redirect/flstudio_remote_manual NOTE: FL Studio Remote replaces Image-Line Remote for FL Studio 2025.1 and up. Enjoy!

About

BeatBox Pad

Features
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Turn your voice and everyday sounds into a beat you can play. BeatBox Pad gives you nine recording pads to build your own sound kit on iPhone and iPad. HOLD TO RECORD. TAP TO PLAY. Hold a pad to record a sound, then release to finish. Capture up to four seconds per pad: a kick, a clap, a vocal hit, or something entirely your own. Touch a recorded pad to trigger it and combine your sounds into rhythms as you play. TIGHTER STARTS, MORE RESPONSIVE PADS Automatic trimming cuts leading silence from recordings. Sounds are prepared before you play, and playback starts on touch rather than waiting for you to lift your finger. A live level meter and recording timer help you see what you are capturing. SAVE YOUR OWN KITS Save a copy of your nine-pad setup and give it a name. Load a saved kit whenever you want to play it again. Record replacements or clear your current pads without deleting the kits in your library. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Play on your iPhone or spread out on iPad with large pads and a dedicated layout. In landscape, iPad places your session controls beside the pads. In portrait, the controls sit below the playing area. KEEP YOUR SESSION SIMPLE Stop all sounds with one button. Use Edit Pads to clear individual sounds, or clear the board to start a new kit. Built-in instructions help you get started. Beatbox, try out a rhythm, or make a soundboard that is completely yours. Start with one sound and build from there. Microphone access is required to record sounds.

Screenshots

FL Studio Remote3 screens
BeatBox Pad2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FL Studio Remote at 13.0 against BeatBox Pad's 18.2. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FL Studio Remote ships an update every 2 months, BeatBox Pad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FL Studio Remote versus BeatBox Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFL Studio RemoteBeatBox Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImage Line SoftwareHitfire Production AB

In-app purchases

None

FL Studio Remote

No in-app purchases

None

BeatBox Pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FL Studio Remote free?
FL Studio Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeatBox Pad free?
BeatBox Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FL Studio Remote or BeatBox Pad have ads?
Neither FL Studio Remote nor BeatBox Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FL Studio Remote or BeatBox Pad?
FL Studio Remote ships an update every 2 months, and BeatBox Pad every 6 weeks. Most recently, FL Studio Remote was updated on October 30, 2026 and BeatBox Pad on October 28, 2026.

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