plugdata vs PushKin Standalone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
plugdata
This app provides a visual programming environment for audio experimentation, prototyping, and education. It allows users to create and run audio patches on their mobile devices, enabling creative sound design on the go.
- Visual programming environment
- Audio experimentation
- Prototyping
- Educational tool
- Standalone application
- Audio plugins
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plugdata is visual programming environment for audio experimentation, prototyping and education. With plugdata for iOS, you can bring your plugdata patches with you everywhere you go. This app ships with a standalone application and audio plugins.
PushKin Standalone
Manage your Push 3 music production hardware directly from your iPhone or iPad. Effortlessly move, rename, delete, upload, and download files, create folders, and ensure compatibility with Live 11 and 12.
- Direct connection to Push 3 Standalone
- File management (move, rename, delete)
- Upload and download files
- Create new folders
- Supports Live 11 and 12
- Multi-file/folder management (Pro)
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Don't want to fire up your laptop and Live to manage your samples and presets? Want a faster way to manage your files? PushKin Standalone connects directly to Ableton's Push 3 Standalone. Here's what it can do: - Pairing and connection to your Push directly from your iPhone or iPad - Move, rename, and delete files - Upload and download files - Create new folders - Supports Live 11 and 12 and all Push Standalone versions (including betas) PushKin Pro is a one-time purchase that enables advanced features like uploading/downloading multiple files and folders.More Pro features on the way...including: - Copy/duplicate files/folders- "What's missing?" - examine your Ableton Live project files to see if you are missing any required files (samples, bounces, freezes, etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PushKin Standalone at 5.0 against plugdata's 4.4. PushKin Standalone also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). plugdata's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PushKin Standalone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. plugdata asks for nothing beyond the download.
PushKin Standalone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of plugdata's written reviews are positive against 100% of PushKin Standalone's.
plugdata ships an update every 3 months, PushKin Standalone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | plugdata | PushKin Standalone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Schoen | Aron Budinszky |
Customer experience
plugdata
PushKin Standalone
In-app purchases
plugdata
No in-app purchases
PushKin Standalone
- PushKin Pro$4.99
