Comparison

Tracklib vs Foundry

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

Head to head
About

Tracklib

Create music on the go with a vast collection of royalty-free samples and clearable songs. Discover, loop, edit, and curate your sound to build fully realized tracks. All content is licensed for commercial use.

Highlights
  • Discover royalty-free samples
  • Loop and mix audio
  • Edit pitch, loop, and BPM
  • Curate sample collections
  • Legally clear commercial samples
  • Access large song catalog
Features
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The official Tracklib mobile app is here: The only place for music creators to discover and build with real songs and pro sounds. Made for you to create beats on the go, the Tracklib app lets you effortlessly explore, curate, and mix a vast collection of royalty-free samples and clearable songs, turning the spark of new ideas into real building blocks for fully realized tracks. A Tracklib account and a paid subscription (or active free trial) are required to access and use the app. No free content is available without a subscription. ▶ Find the perfect sample New discoveries guaranteed. Match real songs with curated sample packs to uncover combinations that surprise and inspire. ▶ Swipe. Loop. Repeat. Loop at first sight. Swipe through combinations until you find that perfect moment. Reorder, mix, and explore infinite possibilities. ▶ Edit & tweak on the fly Building blocks for new ideas. Adjust pitch, loop length, BPM, and waveform sections like you’re conducting your own Sample Breakdown. ▶ Curate your sample collection Mobile meets serious music making. Save your favorite samples to your Tracklib collection and add them on your desktop for full DAW production. ▶ All samples are clearable Get creative, take it easy. Everything in the app is licensed for commercial sampling. No legal gray zones, just pure creative flow. Screw algorithms, with the Tracklib Beatmeaker app you have real discovery in your hands at all times: A place for sample discovery and playfully shaping new ideas, ready to become fully fledged tracks. Whether you’re riding the train or in the studio, the Tracklib mobile app brings new inspiration right to your hands. Discover Tracklib Tracklib makes sampling simple. Fast, legal, affordable and open to every music producer, everywhere. Dive into a massive catalog of over 100,000 songs, plus a full library of royalty-free one-shots and loops. From rare 70s soul to classic Bollywood hits, our growing collection spans the globe and the decades. Dig for undiscovered gems or flip a timeless classic. Your next sample is waiting. With Tracklib, you can finally clear samples the right way: Legally and hassle-free. Whether it’s Tina Turner or an obscure Italian film score from the ’60s, clearance is just a few clicks away. How does sample licensing work? Tracklib lets you legally sample original recordings in your work with full licensing rights, allowing you to release them with your label or distributor. Your streaming and download revenue is automatically collected when you use one of our preferred distributors: • Amuse • AudioSalad • DistroKid • Downtown • LANDR • SoundCloud for Artists • Symphonic • Too Lost • TuneCore • UnitedMasters

About

Foundry

This app is a powerful sampler designed for music producers. It automatically detects tempo and key, allowing for precise slicing and manipulation of audio samples. Perform and record on velocity-sensitive pads, then refine your performance on a timeline for professional results.

Highlights
  • Automatic BPM, key, and downbeat detection
  • Beat-grid slicing with draggable markers
  • Per-slice pitch, type, and length editing
  • Velocity-sensitive pad grid
  • Timeline editing with quantization
  • On-device processing, no account needed
Features
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Foundry is a sampler for producers who want to get right to chopping. Import a track from Files, and Foundry finds the tempo, key, and downbeat automatically. Slice it on a beat grid with draggable markers, audition each slice, and retune or restretch it to your project tempo, repitch for that classic sampler feel, or stretch to keep the key. Then play. Sixteen velocity-sensitive pads, a count-in, and a loop of any length. Arm, record, and your performance lands on a timeline where you can nudge hits, quantize them to a grid with adjustable strength, and bounce the result to a WAV in Files. CHOP • Automatic BPM, key, and downbeat detection • Beat-grid slicing with draggable markers and a minimap • Loop finder that confirms the grid on tricky tracks • Per-slice pitch, type, and length editing • Repitch or time-stretch slices to follow the project tempo • Project-wide transpose PADS • 4×4 pad grid with a scrolling waveform playhead • Adjustable loop length and count-in • Arm + record transport TIMELINE • Every hit recorded as a dot on its lane • Drag single hits or whole groups • Quantize grid and strength • Bounce takes to WAV, share to anywhere Sessions save automatically and pick up where you left off. Everything runs on-device - no account, no upload, no tracking. Foundry offers features under a pro subscription and will auto-renew at the end of the period, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payments will be chaged to your AppleID. You can manage your subsctiption via the Apple App Store "Subscriptions" panel. You may cancel your subscription any time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Tracklib4 screens
Foundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foundry at 100% against Tracklib's 36%. Foundry also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Tracklib's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (325 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Tracklib sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Foundry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foundry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tracklib has 325 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Tracklib's written reviews are positive against 100% of Foundry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracklib ships an update every 2 weeks, Foundry every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tracklib versus Foundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracklibFoundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (325 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings325 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTracklibQuerci

Customer experience

Tracklib

All ratings325 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative47.6%

Foundry

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tracklib

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Beatmaker not playing songs
  • Unable to scroll in new release folders

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to export beats
  • More chops and sample options
  • Proper tutorial
  • Ability to play songs in the background
  • Simple way to add songs to library

Foundry

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Tracklib

Subscriptions15
  • Go Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Go Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Go Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Go Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Go Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly3 variants$14.991 Month
  • Go Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Go Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Go Yearly4 variants$49.991 Year
  • Go Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Go Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Foundry

Subscriptions2
  • Foundry Pro$8.991 Month
  • Foundry Pro$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tracklib free?
Tracklib is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foundry free?
Foundry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tracklib or Foundry?
Foundry is rated higher. Tracklib averages 4.2 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while Foundry averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tracklib or Foundry have ads?
Foundry shows ads; Tracklib does not.
Which is updated more often, Tracklib or Foundry?
Tracklib ships an update every 2 weeks, and Foundry every 4 days. Most recently, Tracklib was updated on October 11, 2026 and Foundry on October 8, 2026.

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