Sample Library vs Mak Custom Sample Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sample Library
Discover and select unique audio samples for your music production. Save your favorites to a personal list and easily share links to them.
- Random sample selection
- Curated sample playlists
- Save favorite samples
- Copy sample links
- Great-sounding samples
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The app lets you randomly pick a sample from multiple, carefully prepared playlists for sampling with great-sounding samples. You can save them to a list and play them or copy a link to a sample.
Mak Custom Sample Pad
Create custom soundboards with 8 programmable pads. Load audio files or record directly, then loop, trigger rapidly, and play up to 8 sounds simultaneously. Ideal for live performances, presentations, or creative audio manipulation.
- 8 programmable sample pads
- Load audio files
- Record audio directly
- Loop sounds
- Rapid fire triggering
- Up to 8 sounds simultaneously
- Volume control per pad
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Mak Custom Sample Pad gives you 8 sample pads with full control. You can choose any audio-file or record audio directly in to the app. You have the ability to loop sounds, trigger them rapidly and to have up to 8 sounds playing at the same time. Whether you’re using it to trigger more laughs at your Stand-up Comedy Show, play informational audio at your conference or to mess around with harmonies, Mak Custom Sample Pad is here for you. - Simple means easy - Vibrant colors for distinctive pads - Volume-control for each pad - Ability to loop any sample - Rapid Fire, possible to trigger a sample over and over This app is free, and will always be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mak Custom Sample Pad at none against Sample Library's shown. Mak Custom Sample Pad also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Sample Library's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sample Library against 5.0 for Mak Custom Sample Pad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Sample Library | Mak Custom Sample Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Chynek | MÄK AB |
Customer experience
Sample Library
Mak Custom Sample Pad
In-app purchases
Sample Library
No in-app purchases
Mak Custom Sample Pad
No in-app purchases
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