Comparison

EAD Touch vs PHASE Connect

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

Head to head
About

EAD Touch

Features
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EAD Touch is an application designed to be used with the EAD50. It provides an intuitive, graphical interface that lets you easily control the EAD50’s advanced features—such as sound editing, microphone and trigger settings, and input/output routing. With the EAD50, you can blend your acoustic drum sound (microphone audio) with electronic drum sounds (trigger audio), and shape a powerful, professional drum sound by adjusting effects and volume balance. EAD Touch makes these adjustments simple and stress-free on your smartphone, tablet, or Mac, allowing you to fine-tune your settings with ease. Whether for live performances, recording, or streaming, EAD Touch is a powerful tool that supports drummers across a wide range of situations. Compatibility ・Compatible model: EAD50 (Not compatible with EAD10) ・Supported OS: iOS / macOS ・Connection: Bluetooth MIDI / USB *Availability of Bluetooth MIDI varies by country. Features 1, Intuitive and simple operation ・Simple, stress-free control with an easy-to-use interface ・Visually adjust sounds, effects, and balance with ease ・Reduce rehearsal and setup time 2, Fine-tuning settings ・Adjust the character and spatial depth of your sound ・Customize effect intensity and other settings to suit your preference ・Create tailored sounds for different situations—live performance, lessons, streaming, and more 3, Scene / Backup Management ・Save your favorite settings directly in the app ・Recreate the same sound even when venues and environments change ・Back up your data for extra peace of mind ・Reliable and convenient for carrying and touring

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PHASE Connect

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PHASE Connect is the phone companion to PHASE, the TrevBeats Multimedia DAW for Mac - and a full pocket studio on its own. Run your Mac session from across the room, or make a whole beat on the phone and send it to PHASE when you get home. THE STUDIO - ONE SCREEN The recorder and the instruments are the same screen. One counter and one transport across the top - REC, PLAY, STOP, back to the top, and the click - then a single switch: TRACKS for the timeline, PLAY for the instrument. The lane you pick is the lane the keyboard plays, so you pick it once. Everything that isn't "make a sound" or "capture it" sits in two bars along the bottom - TRACK for the instrument, input, FX, quantize and pocket; SESSION for tempo, count-in, record mode and the mix. 8 audio + 8 MIDI tracks, growing to 16 + 16, no Mac required. ARM and REC with a count-in, overdub or replace, quantize with TIGHT or SOFT feel, and the POCKET - push or drag a track off the grid so the beat breathes. THE INSTRUMENTS THUMP bass, FINGAZ keys, TWANG guitars, TRAPS drums and FLIP the sampler, across eight MIDI tracks. Ember-lit pads on a charcoal deck that compress and glow on the hit, with the closed hat choking the open hat like real hardware. Play the pads, the keys, or any Bluetooth / USB-C MIDI controller. THE TREVBEATS KIT The stock kit is the TREVBEATS KIT - 16 signature drum sounds on the pads - plus three more built in: PHASE 808, PHASE LOFI and PHASE ACOUSTIC. Step through kits from the kit bar, trim any pad, save your own. SET TEMPO FROM THIS TAKE Tell PHASE Connect how many bars your take is and it sets the session tempo to the take's own tempo, to the hundredth of a BPM - so the click lands on the groove instead of walking off it a little more every bar. Tempo nudges in hundredths too. MIX - THE DESK IN YOUR POCKET Tap the AUDIO and MIDI bank chips to pull up every strip - faders, pan, mute/solo, three FX slots (comp, reverb, tempo-synced delay), live meters, and a MASTER with a safety limiter. STEMMINGWAY LITE exports a MIXDOWN or full STEMS in 24-bit/48k WAV, and SEND TO PHASE packs the whole session for the Mac. CONSOLE - RUN PHASE FROM YOUR PHONE Pair once with a six-digit code (Wi-Fi, or USB-C hotspot when Wi-Fi is flaky). Tape-style transport, bars/timecode, loop, click, count-in, tap tempo, undo/redo, save - plus banks of mixer strips with faders, pan, mute, solo, arm, and live meters. MIC THE KIT Turn the phone into a drum mic rig - room, overhead, kick - and fly real drums into the session. Everything travels to PHASE untouched. Made by TrevBeats Multimedia. PHASE CHART MAKR The band's charts, on your phone. Eight charts off one arrangement, drawn by the same engraver PHASE uses on the Mac: - ROAD MAP: the form, bar counts and cues. Free. - CHORD CHART: chord symbols over rhythm slashes. - NASHVILLE NUMBERS: the same chart in numbers, so it transposes to any key. - DRUM CHART: the groove written once, then only what changes. - BASS PART: real notation, because an 808 line is composed. - MELODY / HORN: the top line, written for concert, Bb, Eb or F. - SAMPLE CHOP CHART: the sample name sits where a chord symbol would. - MD CHART: every part braced on one page, barlines through the band. Three ways in. AUDIO → MIDI: pick a recording from Files, the song or the song plus its stems, and CHART MAKR hears it on the phone - tempo, bar 1, meter and parts - then writes the charts. Nothing is uploaded. Link to PHASE and GET FROM PHASE hands you the chart for the open session. Or PLAY IN a part against the click and BUILD CHART turns it into the chart. No Mac needed. ▶ PLAY runs the chart with the bar lit and the page turning itself; tap a bar to play from there. TRANSPOSE moves every chart up to 11 half steps. Every song you chart is kept in SONGS. Charts stay on the phone, so they work at rehearsal with the Mac off. The ROAD MAP is free; the seven notated charts and PLAY IN are one in-app purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

EAD Touch4 screens
PHASE Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EAD Touch at none against PHASE Connect's 1. PHASE Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PHASE Connect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EAD Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EAD Touch ships an update every 3 months, PHASE Connect every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EAD Touch versus PHASE Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEAD TouchPHASE Connect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB99 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationTrevor Lawrence

In-app purchases

None

EAD Touch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PHASE Connect

One-time1
  • PHASE CHART MAKR$9.99

Questions

Is EAD Touch free?
EAD Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PHASE Connect free?
PHASE Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EAD Touch or PHASE Connect have ads?
Neither EAD Touch nor PHASE Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EAD Touch or PHASE Connect?
EAD Touch ships an update every 3 months, and PHASE Connect every 4 days. Most recently, EAD Touch was updated on October 30, 2026 and PHASE Connect on October 31, 2026.

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