Comparison

Pads K/01 vs MS

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

Head to head
About

Pads K/01

Transform your iPhone into a professional beat-making studio. This app offers customizable pads, advanced effects, and real-time audio playback for creating music on the go. Load your own samples and loops for unlimited creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • 12 customizable pads
  • Loop & Shuffle modes
  • Advanced effects (Fade In/Out, Pitch, Speed, Delay)
  • Real-time audio engine
  • Load custom samples and loops
  • Pad volume, pan, and effects customization
Features
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Transform your iPhone into a professional beat-making studio with Pads K/01 - the ultimate music creation app for producers, DJs, and musicians. * Professional Features: 12 customizable pads with full control over your sounds Loop & Shuffle modes for endless creative possibilities Advanced effects: Fade In/Out, Pitch, Speed, Delay Real-time audio engine for instant playback Multiple banks to organize your sound library Visual feedback with color-coded indicators * Complete Control: Load your own samples and loops Customize each pad's volume, pan, and effects Create complex layered beats with shuffle mode Perfect loops that never stop until you're ready Professional-grade audio quality * Why Choose Pads K/01: Zero learning curve - start creating immediately No subscriptions - one-time purchase, lifetime access Professional results - studio-quality output Portable creativity - make beats anywhere Unlimited possibilities - your sounds, your style Perfect for: Music producers and beat makers DJs and live performers Songwriters and composers Music students and educators Anyone who loves creating music Download Pads K/01 today and unleash your musical creativity. Your iPhone is now your studio!

About

MS

Create gritty, 12-bit inspired music with this powerful sampler and sequencer. Record audio, edit samples with vintage effects, and arrange them into full tracks. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • 16-pad sampler
  • Step sequencer
  • 12-bit sound engine
  • Record from microphone or line-in
  • Adjustable sample rate and bit depth
  • 13 built-in effects
  • WAV export
Features
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MS-12 is a 16-pad sampler and step sequencer built around the sound of classic 12-bit hardware. Sample anything through the microphone, trim it, and play it straight from the pads. The sample rate and bit depth engine gives you the gritty, saturated character early digital samplers were loved for — not a filter placed on top, but the sound of the conversion itself. SAMPLING • Record from the built-in mic, a USB or Lightning interface, or line input • Resample the app's own output to bounce layers down • Threshold recording starts the moment sound arrives • Stereo or mono (L/R) capture SOUND • Adjustable sample rate (8–44.1 kHz) and bit depth (4–32 bit) • Presets for classic 12-bit voicings • Ring modulator, compressor, punch and saturation per pad EDITING • Trim, fade in and out, normalize, reverse, gain, silence • Time stretch • Auto slice by transient detection, or set slice points live with the pads • Split a stereo sample into separate mono left and right samples SEQUENCER • Step sequencer with velocity and tune per step • Real-time recording with selectable quantize • Up to 4 bars per pattern • Note Repeat • Song Mode chains patterns into a full track PLAYBACK AND MIXING • Volume and pan per pad, mute and solo • Mute groups so pads cut each other off, like a real drum machine • Pad Link to trigger several pads at once • Multi Level and Multi Pitch to spread one sample across the grid • 13 effects: tape echo, delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo/pan, distortion, overdrive, fuzz, wah, isolator and a 4-band EQ EXPORT • Bounce a pattern to a WAV file • Save projects on the device and reopen them later FREE VERSION MS-12 is free to try, and the sound engine is not held back — nothing about the audio is degraded in the free version. You get Bank A (16 pads), one 1-bar pattern, two effects, and microphone sampling up to 10 seconds per pad. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything: all four banks (64 pads), unlimited patterns up to 4 bars, Song Mode, all 13 effects, unlimited sampling time, loading your own audio files, project save and load, and WAV export. Anything you made before buying carries straight over. No subscription. No ads. No account required.

Screenshots

Pads K/014 screens
MS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pads K/01 at none against MS's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. MS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pads K/01 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pads K/01 against 5.0 for MS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pads K/01 ships an update every 2 days, MS every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pads K/01 versus MS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPads K/01MS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerge Kornewyuji yoshie

Customer experience

Pads K/01

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pads K/01

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MS

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Pads K/01 free?
Pads K/01 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MS free?
MS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pads K/01 or MS?
Pads K/01 and MS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pads K/01 or MS have ads?
Neither Pads K/01 nor MS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pads K/01 or MS?
Pads K/01 ships an update every 2 days, and MS every 3 days. Most recently, Pads K/01 was updated on October 30, 2026 and MS on November 6, 2026.

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