Comparison

The Multitrack Player vs PadLab

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

Head to head
About

The Multitrack Player

This app allows musicians and bands to play multitrack sequences live. Import and organize tracks, control individual channels, and adapt your sound for rehearsals and live performances. It offers a simple, reliable, and intuitive interface optimized for the stage.

Highlights
  • Live multitrack playback
  • Import and organize tracks
  • Individual channel control
  • Intuitive stage interface
  • Optimized for rehearsals and live shows
  • Supports major audio formats
Features
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The Multitrack Player is the ideal app for musicians and bands who need to play multitrack sequences live in a simple and reliable way. Import your tracks, organize your sequences, and control each channel individually from an intuitive interface designed for the stage. Optimized for rehearsals and live performances, it lets you adapt your sound and workflow to the needs of your show. Compatible with major audio formats and built to deliver stability and precision every time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PadLab

Create ambient music, practice with drums, and perform live with this versatile music creation tool. It offers continuous pads, customizable drum kits, and loop recording capabilities for musicians.

Highlights
  • Continuous ambient pads with level controls
  • Customizable drum pads with sound import
  • Live loop recording and overdubbing
  • MIDI controller support
  • Performance set creation and management
  • Optional StageLab expansion for advanced synthesis
Features
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PadLab brings ambient pads, drums and instruments together for rehearsals, music creation and live performance. Play on your iPhone or iPad screen, or connect a compatible MIDI controller. • Continuous pads in different keys, with transitions and level controls. • Drum Pads with kits, individual sound selection and batch sample import. • Live Loops, available as a standalone one-time purchase or included in PadLab Full App, for creating patterns and recording quantized drum hits in one-loop or overdub mode. Arrange scenes, build your own kits and explore Gospel/worship presets. • A Live Loops mixer with volume, pan, mute, solo and convolution reverb with individual sends for each drum part. • A metronome with adjustable tempo, time signature, sound and volume. • MIDI Learn for pads, drum parts, transport, volume and set selection. • Complete performance sets that bring together pads, drums, Live Loops and StageLab instruments and settings when used. Arrange them in Set List for quick access. • Import and export performance sets and Live Loops sets with the personal files they use. Performance packages can include your samples and SF2 files. • On-screen guides to help you learn the controls and revisit them whenever needed. StageLab is an optional expansion unlocked through an in-app purchase. Combine up to eight sounds, use library instruments or import SoundFont SF2 files. Adjust levels, keyboard ranges, MIDI channels, envelopes, EQ, compression and reverb. Per-sound effects include chorus, tremolo, auto pan, drive and Leslie. Master controls provide volume, separate gain up to +9 dB and MIDI Learn. Inside StageLab, the WAVE 3 synthesizer offers oscillator, filter, envelope and effects editing, plus an integrated arpeggiator and sequencer. Explore a bank of 24 ARP/SEQ presets, create your own sounds and save your presets. In the standalone app, WAVE 3 and Live Loops follow the shared metronome. The AUv3 extension lets you use instruments in compatible hosts; Live Loops playback is available only in the standalone app. In AUv3, WAVE 3 retains Local/Host clock options. PadLab Full App includes Live Loops and StageLab, including for existing Full purchasers. WAVE 3 arpeggiator and sequencer are included in StageLab at no additional charge. Previous standalone ARP/SEQ purchasers retain access to their legacy tools. Buying Live Loops alone does not unlock StageLab or all premium drum kits. Other optional sounds, kits and features are offered through in-app purchases. Factory content referenced by a set depends on the library and purchases available on the destination device.

Screenshots

The Multitrack Player4 screens
PadLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Multitrack Player at Free against PadLab's $1.69. The Multitrack Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). PadLab's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

The Multitrack Player is free to download; PadLab costs $1.69 up front. The Multitrack Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and PadLab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Multitrack Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PadLab has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Multitrack Player's written reviews are positive against 71% of PadLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Multitrack Player ships an update every 10 days, PadLab every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 15, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
The Multitrack Player versus PadLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Multitrack PlayerPadLab
PriceFree — better$1.69
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#20 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB410 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEsteban TrivinoDaniel Albano

Customer experience

The Multitrack Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PadLab

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative15.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Multitrack Player

Subscriptions2
  • PRO7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • PRO1 Month trial$49.991 Year
10 purchases

PadLab

One-time10
  • Worship Pad$0.99
  • Pad Mix Pro$1.99
  • Pad Pulse Pro$1.99
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  • Arp Pro$1.99
  • Sequencer Pro$2.99
  • StageLab$3.69
  • Worship Drum Collection$3.99
  • PadLab Full App$4.59
  • Live Loops$5.99
  • PadLab Worship Complete$6.99

Questions

Is The Multitrack Player free?
The Multitrack Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PadLab free?
PadLab costs $1.69, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Multitrack Player or PadLab?
The Multitrack Player is rated higher. The Multitrack Player averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PadLab averages 4.2 from 45 ratings.
Do The Multitrack Player or PadLab have ads?
Both The Multitrack Player and PadLab show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Multitrack Player or PadLab?
The Multitrack Player ships an update every 10 days, and PadLab every 4 days. Most recently, The Multitrack Player was updated on November 15, 2026 and PadLab on November 15, 2026.

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