MuckrakerAU vs CACHE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MuckrakerAU
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Ancient inter-app audio effect Muckraker rises from the grave as an AUv3 plugin. Use it in GarageBand, AUM or your favourite audio application. Muckraker is a truculent modulated distortion effect. It can make your sound just a tiny bit rougher around the edges or ruin it utterly. If you knew its previous incarnation, rest assured it still has the same bad attitude. If not, well. Steel yourself. Muckraker remains 100% free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no surveillance, no nag screens.
CACHE
This app provides a dedicated sample browser for iOS music producers. It allows users to quickly browse, preview, and drag audio files directly into compatible DAWs and AUv3 hosts, streamlining music creation workflows.
- Browse sample folders and subfolders
- Preview one-shots and loops
- Detect sample key
- Drag samples into compatible DAWs
- Access local and cloud storage
- Bookmark folders without copying samples
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CACHE is a fast and simple sample browser for iPhone, iPad, and AUv3 hosts. It lets you open your own sample folders, browse collections instantly, preview audio files, detect sample key, and drag sounds straight into compatible apps and hosts. Built for producers who work across iOS and iPadOS, CACHE solves a problem that has been strangely overlooked for years: some DAWs and AUv3 hosts still don’t include a proper sample browser. Until now, that often meant digging through Files, switching between apps, and dragging samples in from outside your music workflow. CACHE puts that missing browser exactly where you need it. Use CACHE to: Browse your own sample folders and subfolders Preview one-shots and loops quickly Detect likely sample key for one-shots Drag samples directly into compatible DAWs, hosts, and apps Access collections from local storage, cloud locations, or external drives CACHE does not include any samples and does not make sound on its own beyond sample preview. You must supply your own sample folders. CACHE also does not copy or store your samples internally. It simply bookmarks and browses the folders you choose, so it won’t take up extra storage space with duplicate sample libraries. That makes it especially useful if your sounds live on external storage or outside the app itself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MuckrakerAU at Free against CACHE's $2.99. MuckrakerAU also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On ads, in-app purchases 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
MuckrakerAU is free to download; CACHE costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MuckrakerAU | CACHE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Caldwell | LEWIS GARETH K LE VAL |
In-app purchases
MuckrakerAU
No in-app purchases
CACHE
No in-app purchases








