Comparison

AL Shortcuts Quiz vs Grip

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

Head to head
About

AL Shortcuts Quiz

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AL Shortcuts Quiz helps you learn and memorize Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts through quick, focused quizzes. Choose a shortcut category, test your knowledge, track your progress, and improve your speed and workflow inside Ableton Live. Supports both Mac and Windows keyboard layouts.

About

Grip

Control Ableton Live remotely from your iOS device. Manage transport, recording, track settings, and clips wirelessly. Includes a built-in MIDI keyboard for on-the-go note input.

Highlights
  • Wireless Ableton Live control
  • Voice control for transport and recording
  • Track arming, soloing, and muting
  • Clip launching and scene navigation
  • Built-in MIDI keyboard
  • Project saving and volume control
Features
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Grip is the missing app for Ableton Live. This app requires Grip Desktop to be running on the same computer as Ableton Live. Download that app first at www.gripforlive.com. Stay in creative flow with Grip: Remote control Ableton from anywhere in your studio, bedroom, or battlestation—at your synth, in the vocal booth, or from the couch. Grip connects to your computer over Wi-Fi as a native Live control surface. No MIDI mapping required. Stop running from your mic to the computer, or having to play guitar near your computer. With Grip, you can literally use your voice to say "record" and play directly into Ableton Live. Keep Grip with you at whatever instrument you're playing, to play, record, undo, redo, and even save from your phone or tablet. TRANSPORT & RECORDING • Control Live with your voice • Play, stop, record, and overdub • Undo and redo • Preview and record into scenes • Quickly loop between sections of your song in arrangement • Pre-roll recording before your locators • Toggle metronome • Save your project from your phone • Change volume • Arm, solo, and mute tracks MIXER & NAVIGATION • Record & launch clips, move and copy them between tracks and scenes on the session view • Jump to locators • Launch scenes • Scrub through your arrangement with your finger • Switch between session and arrangement view • Mixer controls for volume, sends, pan, and arm/solo • Insert, duplicate, or delete tracks or scenes • Rename locators and scenes MIDI PIANO & DRUM PAD • Built-in piano for playing notes into Live • Push-like drum pad for playing notes or drum kits • Requires the Mac version of Grip. (Windows support for MIDI forthcoming.)

Screenshots

AL Shortcuts Quiz4 screens
Grip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grip at none against AL Shortcuts Quiz's 1. AL Shortcuts Quiz's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. AL Shortcuts Quiz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AL Shortcuts Quiz ships an update every 4 days, Grip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AL Shortcuts Quiz versus Grip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAL Shortcuts QuizGrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin SheriffAdam Baker

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AL Shortcuts Quiz

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$2.99
None

Grip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AL Shortcuts Quiz free?
AL Shortcuts Quiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grip free?
Grip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AL Shortcuts Quiz or Grip have ads?
Neither AL Shortcuts Quiz nor Grip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AL Shortcuts Quiz or Grip?
AL Shortcuts Quiz ships an update every 4 days, and Grip every 3 weeks. Most recently, AL Shortcuts Quiz was updated on October 25, 2026 and Grip on October 13, 2026.

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