Comparison

Passphrase vs Link Audio Bridge

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

Head to head
About

Passphrase

Features
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Generate XKCD style sentence passwords that are easier to remember but much harder for an attacker to guess. Now with significantly more customization!

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Link Audio Bridge

Features
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Your iPhone, live in the session. Link Audio Bridge streams your iPhone's microphone, or any audio interface you plug in, straight into an Ableton Link session over your local network. It's metered, compressed and locked to the shared tempo. No cables to the computer and no account. STREAM • Send mono or stereo audio to Ableton Live, or any Link peer that supports Link Audio, over Wi-Fi • Pick any connected input: built-in mic, USB interface or headset • Watch it the whole way with a stereo input meter on a true dB scale, with peak hold SHAPE • A compressor built in, so the signal is under control before it leaves the phone • Threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain • A live gain reduction meter shows exactly how hard it's working • Your settings are remembered between sessions SYNC • Locked to Link: shared tempo and beat position with every peer on the network • Start and stop the Link transport from the phone • A Link-synced click on the phone to play along to • MIDI clock out, with start and stop, to keep other MIDI gear and apps in time WHAT YOU NEED • Ableton Live 12.4 or later, or another compatible Link peer • Your iPhone and computer on the same local network Something not working in your setup? Email hi@happyorbitlabs.com and tell us what you're running. The click only plays through the phone's own speaker or headphones and isn't sent into the stream, so the copy doesn't say it reaches Live.

Screenshots

Passphrase3 screens
Link Audio Bridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Link Audio Bridge at every 6 months against Passphrase's every 29 months. Passphrase's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Passphrase ships an update every 29 months, Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Passphrase versus Link Audio Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassphraseLink Audio Bridge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDANIEL ALLEN MESKINDominic McPhee

In-app purchases

None

Passphrase

No in-app purchases

None

Link Audio Bridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Passphrase free?
Passphrase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link Audio Bridge free?
Link Audio Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Passphrase or Link Audio Bridge have ads?
Neither Passphrase nor Link Audio Bridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Passphrase or Link Audio Bridge?
Passphrase ships an update every 29 months, and Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. Most recently, Passphrase was updated on September 29, 2026 and Link Audio Bridge on September 30, 2026.

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