Comparison

UpNext vs Foundry

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

Head to head
About

UpNext

This app connects independent music artists and industry professionals. Discover collaborators, share your work, and promote your music through playlist placements and social ad campaigns. Grow your network and advance your music career.

Highlights
  • Network with artists and professionals
  • Discover collaborators via video
  • Run playlist placement campaigns
  • Launch social ad campaigns
  • Build a curated feed
  • Get feedback on music
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UpNext – The Independent Artist Network UpNext is the network for independent music artists and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and build real momentum together. Built for the new generation of artists, producers and industry pros, UpNext helps you discover people in your lane, form genuine creative relationships, and unlock new opportunities. Whether you're looking to collaborate, get feedback, grow your network, or professionally promote your music, UpNext brings everything into one platform. Key Features: Network Follow artists, share posts, and build a curated feed around your sound and style. Studio Take collaboration further with group rooms to create tracks together. Marketing Get submitted to independent curators to professionally promote your music and reach new listeners. Built for Independent Artists From emerging creators to fast-growing artists, UpNext is designed to help you build real connections, grow consistently, and move your career forward on your terms. Ready to be UpNext? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

UpNext4 screens
Foundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Foundry at 5.0 against UpNext's 3.9. Foundry also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). UpNext's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price and in-app purchases 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. UpNext sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month and Foundry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpNext has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of UpNext's written reviews are positive against 100% of Foundry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpNext ships an update every 3 weeks, Foundry weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
UpNext versus Foundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpNextFoundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (41 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB97 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPSounds LimitedQuerci

Customer experience

UpNext

All ratings40 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

Foundry

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UpNext

Subscriptions1
  • UpNext Manager Monthly$29.991 Month
3 purchases

Foundry

Subscriptions2
  • Foundry Pro$2.991 Month
  • Foundry Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Foundry Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is UpNext free?
UpNext 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, UpNext or Foundry?
Foundry is rated higher. UpNext averages 3.9 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Foundry averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do UpNext or Foundry have ads?
Foundry shows ads; UpNext does not.
Which is updated more often, UpNext or Foundry?
UpNext ships an update every 3 weeks, and Foundry weekly. Most recently, UpNext was updated on October 24, 2026 and Foundry on October 24, 2026.

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