Ternwheel vs MPC Sample Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ternwheel
This app simplifies live music tours for artists and crews, managing everything from budgeting to show day logistics. It offers real-time financial tracking, a live schedule, and collaborative tools for seamless team communication and efficient tour operations.
- Smart budgeting and profit tracking
- Live daily itinerary
- Collaborative file sharing and chat
- Role-based access control
- Real-time schedule notifications
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Touring Made Simple. Ternwheel helps artists, tour managers, and crews run smoother, more profitable tours from budgeting to show day. Built for solo acts, full teams, and everyone in between. Key Features: • Smart Budgeting – Track revenue, expenses, payouts, and profit in real time • Live Schedule – See your daily itinerary: shows, travel, lodging, and call times • Collaborative Tools – Share files, notes, and updates — or just chat with your team directly in the app • Role-Based Access – Everyone sees what's relevant to them — nothing more, nothing less • Powerful Notifications – Real-time reminders for schedule updates, settlements, and more Ternwheel is used by independent artists and major tours alike. We're constantly improving and your feedback shapes what we build next. Learn more: https://www.ternwheel.com Thanks for touring with us. More to come.
MPC Sample Academy
Learn to master the Akai MPC Sample with step-by-step lessons and an interactive hardware diagram. This app provides a complete guide from basic pad tapping to finished song export, featuring an AI tutor and built-in sample pads for practice.
- Step-by-step lessons for MPC Sample
- Interactive hardware diagram
- AI Tutor for instant help
- Built-in 16-pad sample kit
- Beat Trainer rhythm game
- Covers beginner, advanced, and pro workflows
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Sample Academy is the fastest, most complete way to learn the Akai MPC Sample - the new entry-level standalone MPC sampler, beat maker, and groovebox. Whether you just unboxed your MPC Sample or you are upgrading from a phone beat-making app, this is the step-by-step path from your first pad tap to a finished, exported song. One purchase. No subscriptions. Everything unlocked. Built specifically for the MPC Sample. These are not generic MPC tutorials. Every lesson, every button press, and every screen reference matches the exact hardware in your hands - the 8 pad banks, Instant Sample Chop, KNOB FX, PAD FX, 16 Levels, Note Repeat, and USB-C audio export. ONE-TIME PURCHASE, FULL ACCESS - Pay once and unlock all 13 lessons forever - No monthly fees, no paywalls, no hidden upsells - Every beginner, advanced, and pro lesson included from day one WHY PRODUCERS CHOOSE SAMPLE ACADEMY - 13 structured, step-by-step lessons covering the full MPC Sample workflow - Every term explained in plain English: BPM, swing, quantize, velocity, dB, gain staging, aftertouch, timestretch, and more - An interactive hardware diagram that highlights the exact knob, pad, or button for each step - Per-step tips and pro shortcuts on every screen - No 200-page PDF, no endless YouTube rabbit holes - just clear, ordered lessons LESSON CHAPTERS Beginner: Meet the hardware, record your first sample, trim and assign sounds to pads, and program your first beat. Everything you need to make sound on day one. Advanced: Master Instant Sample Chop, practice chopping inside the app, dial in swing and groove, automate filters and effects with KNOB FX, and learn the difference between timestretch and repitch. Pro: Level up your finger drumming, sculpt sounds with PAD FX and Flex Beat, chain sequences into full song arrangements, and run a clean USB-C mixdown into your DAW. AI TUTOR ON EVERY LESSON Stuck on a step? Tap the Tutor. The built-in AI Tutor knows exactly which lesson and step you are on and answers in plain English, with advice specific to the MPC Sample. It can even read answers aloud so you can keep your hands on the hardware. No generic responses, no hunting through forums - just instant, relevant help. BUILT-IN SAMPLE PADS Practice anywhere with a full 16-pad kit right in the app. Tap to trigger punchy kicks, snares, hi-hats, claps, 808s, percussion, & FX. Record your pad performance, play it back, and save your beats. Four dedicated user pads let you record your own sounds with the microphone or upload your own audio files - sample your voice, your room, anything - and chop it across the pads to build muscle memory before you touch the hardware. BEAT TRAINER - RHYTHM GAME Sharpen your timing with a built-in finger-drumming game. Notes fall down four lanes - kick, snare, hi-hat, open hat - & you tap in time with your kit. Includes: - 11 patterns: Four-on-the-Floor, Boom Bap, Lofi, Trap, Drill, House, Reggaeton, Jersey Club, Funk, Drum & Bass, and more - Speed control from half-time practice up to full-speed challenge - Score, accuracy, and combo tracking - Personal bests saved per pattern and speed - Shareable score cards for Instagram and TikTok - Listen to any pattern before you play it STAY MOTIVATED - Daily streak tracking keeps you coming back - A Today screen shows your next lesson so you always know what is next - Progress tracking across every lesson and chapter WHO IT IS FOR - New MPC Sample owners who want results fast - Beat makers coming from FL Studio, Ableton, GarageBand, Maschine, or phone apps - Producers moving up from an SP-404 or other samplers - Anyone who has owned an MPC for months and never finished a beat GENRES YOU WILL MAKE Hip hop, lofi, boom bap, trap, drill, R&B, house, & more. The skills transfer to any style you want to produce. Sample Academy is an independent learning app & is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Akai Professional. MPC and MPC Sample are trademarks of inMusic Brands, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ternwheel at Free against MPC Sample Academy's $3.99. Ternwheel also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Ternwheel is free to download; MPC Sample Academy costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ternwheel against 5.0 for MPC Sample Academy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ternwheel has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ternwheel | MPC Sample Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ternwheel Inc. | Kristen Granados |
In-app purchases
Ternwheel
No in-app purchases
MPC Sample Academy
No in-app purchases









