Comparison

MODALapp 2025 vs TD3 Studio

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

Head to head
About

MODALapp 2025

This application provides musicians and producers with a comprehensive tool to design sounds, edit parameters, and manage patches for compatible hardware synthesizers. It also facilitates firmware updates for your devices.

Highlights
  • Full-featured sound editor
  • Precise effects editing
  • Modulation matrix control
  • Sequencer and Arp programming
  • Easy sound management and patch ordering
  • General settings control
  • Firmware updates
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MODALapp delivers an immersive programming experience for musicians, sound designers and producers. Built around a straightforward interface, MODALapp represents all sound forming and performance parameters. MODALapp also allows you to update your hardware with the latest firmware version easily. MODALapp is compatible with the following MODAL hardware: CRAFTsynth CRAFTrhythm CRAFTsynth 2.0 SKULPTsynthesiser Skulpt SE ARGON8 series COBALT8 series COBALT5S CARBON8 series Full-featured Sound Editor • Easy Access to all Oscillators, Morphing Filters, Envelopes and LFOs to design your signature sound • Edit precisely the Effects section to add character and expressive ambiences • Use the modulation matrix to control sound parameters automatically Sequencer and Arp • Spice up your sounds with Sequence and Arp pattern, easily programmable via the dedicated App section • Add sound variates by modulating synth parameters via the four Sequencer Animation lanes Easy Sound Management • Copy and paste synth sounds and create patch orders according to your setlist • Upload new patches into your MODAL device Control the General Settings • Control all general settings of your MODAL hardware, incl. external sync sources, display settings, volume settings, and (when applicable) keyboard and external pedal settings Keep your MODAL hardware up to date • Update the latest firmware directly into your MODAL device

About

TD3 Studio

This application converts MIDI files into patterns for the Behringer TD-3 or TD-3-MO synthesizer. It allows users to build and edit patterns step-by-step, with or without the physical hardware, using an on-screen keyboard and simulator.

Highlights
  • MIDI file to pattern conversion
  • Step-by-step pattern building
  • On-screen keyboard and MIDI input
  • Built-in TD-3 simulator
  • Accents, slides, ties, and rests editing
  • Library management via Files app
  • Cross-platform compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
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TD3 Studio turns a MIDI file into a pattern for the Behringer TD-3 or TD-3-MO: drop a file in and the sixteen steps are cut for you, ready to edit, play and send to the device. Build a pattern from nothing too, step by step, from the on-screen keys or a MIDI keyboard plugged into your iPad or iPhone, with accents, slides, ties and rests one touch away. No TD-3 within reach? The app plays through a built-in simulator on the device's own speakers, a 303 voice of its own, so every pattern can be built and heard before the hardware ever comes out. Patterns and edits sound the same either way. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac: buy TD3 Studio once and it is yours on all three. The library lives in the Files app, under "TD3 Studio": your own patterns, the 107 TB-303 patterns from the bundled Acid-Tabs collection, and search across free online MIDI archives, all from the one panel. Open a MIDI file from Files, and it goes straight through the converter, with a timeline for picking which sixteen steps become the pattern. On iPad the whole instrument is one landscape plate: the step grid, the tone knobs, the transport and the library side by side. Below the grid sits an on-screen keyboard of one to three octaves, with accent and slide toggles and Tie and Rest buttons. Play it to edit the selected step, or press Record for 303-style step entry, one key filling one step, straight into the sequencer. On iPhone the same tools are arranged across three screens: PATTERN for the step grid and keyboard, SOUND for the simulator's tone, and DEVICE for USB or Bluetooth output and the TD-3's read and write slots. A fixed header carries file and library access and the three tabs, and a fixed transport strip below carries start, stop, tempo and the step count, so both stay in view while the middle changes. A key, Tie or Rest enters the selected step and moves to the next one, so a full pattern is sixteen taps. TD3 Studio needs a TD-3 or TD-3-MO to write or hear patterns on real hardware. On a USB-C iPad or iPhone, use Apple's USB-C to USB Adapter with the TD-3's own USB cable, or a USB-C to USB-B data cable that follows the USB-C standard (a branded USB-C printer cable; cheap ones lack the resistor that makes the phone the host and then work on a PC but not on a phone). A Lightning iPad needs an MFi Lightning to USB-B MIDI cable or Apple's Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. A Bluetooth MIDI adapter on the TD-3's MIDI IN works too. The TD-3 runs on its own power. Without the hardware, the simulator carries the whole app. TD-3 and TD-3-MO are trademarks of Music Tribe. TD3 Studio is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Music Tribe or Behringer.

Screenshots

MODALapp 20254 screens
TD3 Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TD3 Studio at 100% against MODALapp 2025's 0%. TD3 Studio also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 15 months). MODALapp 2025's advantage is price (Free vs $22.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, 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

MODALapp 2025 is free to download; TD3 Studio costs $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MODALapp 2025 ships an update every 15 months, TD3 Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MODALapp 2025 versus TD3 Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMODALapp 2025TD3 Studio
PriceFree — better$22.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlltronics Tech MFTG LIMITEDJohan Nieuwhoff

Customer experience

MODALapp 2025

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TD3 Studio

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MODALapp 2025

No in-app purchases

None

TD3 Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MODALapp 2025 free?
MODALapp 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TD3 Studio free?
TD3 Studio costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MODALapp 2025 or TD3 Studio have ads?
Neither MODALapp 2025 nor TD3 Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MODALapp 2025 or TD3 Studio?
MODALapp 2025 ships an update every 15 months, and TD3 Studio every 4 days. Most recently, MODALapp 2025 was updated on November 4, 2026 and TD3 Studio on October 31, 2026.

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