Passphrase vs Link Audio Bridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Passphrase
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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!
Link Audio Bridge
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Passphrase | Link Audio Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 6 months ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DANIEL ALLEN MESKIN | Dominic McPhee |
In-app purchases
Passphrase
No in-app purchases
Link Audio Bridge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Passphrase or Link Audio Bridge have ads?
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