Comparison

PadLab vs SetPilot

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

Head to head
About

PadLab

Create music with ambient pads, drums, and instruments for rehearsals and live performance. Features include customizable drum kits, loop creation, and MIDI controller support. Expand your sound with optional synthesizers and effects.

Highlights
  • Continuous ambient pads with level controls
  • Customizable drum pads and kits
  • Live loop creation and recording
  • MIDI controller integration
  • Performance set arrangement
  • Optional synthesizer expansion
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.

About

SetPilot

Features
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O SetPilot toca o playback do seu show com o click de um lado e a banda do outro, sem internet, e continua funcionando quando o palco resolve não colaborar. SEPARE QUALQUER MÚSICA EM STEMS Transforme um MP3 em multifaixa: bateria, baixo, voz e outros, e, se quiser, a guitarra numa faixa própria para mutar e tocar a sua parte. Tudo no próprio iPhone, sem internet. A primeira é grátis. MULTIFAIXA OU ARQUIVO ÚNICO Importe as faixas separadas (click, guia, baixo, teclado…) ou o arquivo estéreo de sempre. Monte a mix no próprio app: volume, mudo, solo, pan e equalizador por faixa, com medidor de cada uma e aviso antes de distorcer. CLICK DO SEU JEITO A música não tem click? O SetPilot gera um, no andamento dela. Se o automático não acompanhar, bata o click junto com a música e o app corrige as batidas. Escolha o timbre e a subdivisão. Importou um click que não começa junto com a música? O SetPilot confere com a bateria e alinha com um toque. VOZ GUIA GRAVADA POR VOCÊ Grave as deixas por cima da música, com a onda na tela, e regrave só o trecho que errou. Um toque limpa o ruído de fundo da gravação. QUALQUER TOM, QUALQUER COMPASSO Mude o tom em semitons e defina o compasso de cada música. Click, guia e contagem acompanham. CONFIRA ANTES DE SUBIR Pré-voo do setlist em verde e vermelho e teste de rota com um sino só no fone. SOM DE ESTÚDIO, NO PALCO Compressor em três tipos e reverb de sala, salão ou catedral nas faixas de música. O click fica sempre seco. CONTAGEM QUE ENTRA NO TEMPO Pre-roll em compassos, no andamento da música, com a sua voz de contagem gravada. A banda entra junto, não no susto. FEITO PARA O PALCO Tela legível a distância, no escuro. Botões grandes. Stop com toque longo. Ajustes ao vivo que valem só para aquela execução. CONTINUA TOCANDO QUANDO O CABO SOLTA Se o cabo se solta, o SetPilot não pausa. Você repluga e o som volta no ponto certo. LEVE PARA OUTRO APARELHO Exporte uma música ou o setlist inteiro em um arquivo estéreo, com o click de um lado e a música do outro. FUNCIONA EM MODO AVIÃO Nada de nuvem, nada de login, nada de depender de sinal na hora H. DOWNLOAD GRÁTIS, SEM ASSINATURA O plano livre toca até 5 músicas, com mix, EQ, gravação de guia e uma separação em stems de teste. O SetPilot Pro libera repertório e separações ilimitados por R$ 34,90, numa compra única e vitalícia. Termos de uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Política de privacidade: https://objetivasolucao.com.br/privacidade/#setpilot

Screenshots

PadLab4 screens
SetPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SetPilot at Free against PadLab's $1.69. SetPilot also leads on ads (none vs shown). PadLab's advantage is chart position (#11 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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

SetPilot is free to download; PadLab costs $1.69 up front. PadLab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SetPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PadLab ships an update every 4 days, SetPilot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PadLab versus SetPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPadLabSetPilot
Price$1.69Free — better
Rating4.2 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel AlbanoOBJETIVA SOLUCAO COMERCIAL LTDA

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

SetPilot

One-time1
  • SetPilot Pro$4.99

Questions

Is PadLab free?
PadLab costs $1.69, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SetPilot free?
SetPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PadLab or SetPilot have ads?
PadLab shows ads; SetPilot does not.
Which is updated more often, PadLab or SetPilot?
PadLab ships an update every 4 days, and SetPilot every 3 days. Most recently, PadLab was updated on November 5, 2026 and SetPilot on October 31, 2026.

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