Comparison

AD 480 basic vs Mongsang Recording Studio

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

Head to head
About

AD 480 basic

This app offers professional-quality studio reverb effects for music production. It features variable room sizes, multiple acoustic spaces, and extensive filter options. Integrate with other audio apps for enhanced creative workflows.

Highlights
  • Professional studio reverb effect
  • Variable room size
  • Multiple acoustic spaces
  • Extensive filter layout
  • Audiobus 2 integration
  • Inter-app Audio support
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Pro quality studio reverb effect. - Use it with Audiobus and Interapp Audio. The AD 480 basic is the small brother of the AD 480 pro, the ultimate reverb for your iDevice (more about the AD 480 pro below). Features: - one hour trial period of the pro features - professional reverb sound effect with variable room size - 4 beautiful acoustic spaces with the possibility to tweak all parameters - extensive filter layout for a wide spectrum of sound - supports internal and external (USB class compliant or MFi) audio interfaces - full Audiobus 2 integration (input, filter and output position) - Interapp Audio Support - Dynamic Upgrade (AD 480 basic is automatically upgraded to pro features when AD 480 pro is installed) - InApp Purchase for upgrading to AD 480 pro ____________________________________________ ABOUT THE AD 480 pro: Pro quality studio reverb. - Use it with Audiobus, Inter-app Audio, iTunes music library and multichannel audio interfaces. Enhance and enrich your recordings and live sound with the perfect sonic texture of your choice. Record, process and export directly for lightning fast creative work! The AD 480 delivers a realistic acoustic sound with a fine sonic character in best studio quality. From small boxes to the Grand Canyon – practically any size and shape is possible. The highly intuitive user interface is designed from the ground up for today’s touch screens. It gives you quick and responsive access to all parameters and on the iPad it offers a special graphics mode (stage mode) for low light environments. The MIDI functions let you fully remote control / automate the AD 480 and the audio routing matrix gives you greatest flexibility in a multi app / multi channel environment. Features: - professional reverb sound effect with variable room size - InterApp Audio Support - 108 beautiful presets - professional preset management for MIDI, audio routing and reverb settings - extensive filter layout for a wide spectrum of sound - supports internal and external (USB class compliant or MFi) audio interfaces - routing matrix, which supports up to 24 input and 24 output channels - full Audiobus 2 integration (input, filter and output position) with State Saving - supports full MIDI communication via network and USB-MIDI interfaces, as well as inter-app MIDI - supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz - 96 kHz - latencies down to 64 samples - special low-light mode for live use on stage ("stage mode", iPad only) - background audio for multitasking with other apps - Audio Recording, Playback, Offline Processing - Audio Import & Export via AudioCopy/AudioPaste/AudioShare - Dynamic Upgrade (AD 480 free & AD 480 basic are automatically upgraded to pro features when AD 480 pro is installed) - Itunes Library Access for preset sharing - Itunes Music playback ======= “I’ve just played with it and I have to say I’m impressed. I’m not a sound designer but your presets seem to do exactly what their names imply. AD 480 should be really useful for a lot of folks out there!” Sebastian Dittmann Audiobus Software ======= The AD 480 pro was rated "killer app" on Apps4iDevices.com. Read everything at http://apps4idevices.com/read/ad-480-pro.html ======= more info, audio demos, video demos and manual on: fiedler-audio.com

About

Mongsang Recording Studio

Features
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Practice becomes progress when you listen back. Mongsang Recording Studio is a recorder made for musicians. Capture natural instrument sound, keep the place and notes with each take, select passages directly on the waveform and repeat them until they feel right. Recording • Lossless WAV or compact M4A • Pause and resume with a live waveform • Optional place labels Library and practice • Search by title, note or place • Select, play and loop a difficult passage • 0.5×–1.5× playback while preserving pitch • Trim a selection into a new recording and export files Studio tools • 5-band EQ, reverb, noise gate and normalize • Clean, practice-room and concert-hall presets • Crop, cut and silence edits while keeping the original safe Recordings remain on your device and are not uploaded to a server. No account is required. Privacy Policy: https://mongsangsalon.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AD 480 basic4 screens
Mongsang Recording Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mongsang Recording Studio at Free against AD 480 basic's $3.99. Mongsang Recording Studio also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). AD 480 basic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mongsang Recording Studio is free to download; AD 480 basic costs $3.99 up front. AD 480 basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mongsang Recording Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AD 480 basic ships an update monthly, Mongsang Recording Studio daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AD 480 basic versus Mongsang Recording Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAD 480 basicMongsang Recording Studio
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Fiedlerduck kyung lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AD 480 basic

One-time1
  • AD 480 pro capabilites (upgrade)$10.99
1 purchases

Mongsang Recording Studio

Subscriptions1
  • 광고 없는 버전$3.991 Year

Questions

Is AD 480 basic free?
AD 480 basic costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mongsang Recording Studio free?
Mongsang Recording Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AD 480 basic or Mongsang Recording Studio have ads?
Mongsang Recording Studio shows ads; AD 480 basic does not.
Which is updated more often, AD 480 basic or Mongsang Recording Studio?
AD 480 basic ships an update monthly, and Mongsang Recording Studio daily. Most recently, AD 480 basic was updated on October 23, 2026 and Mongsang Recording Studio on October 24, 2026.

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