Comparison

CACHE vs Drone Pad mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Drone Pad mobile

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Drone Pad generates one or more sustained reference tones — in equal or just intonation — with a fully customizable sound character. ◆ THREE REASONS MUSICIANS AND MEDITATORS CHOOSE DRONE PAD 1. It tunes your ear, not just your instrument. A continuous, pitch-perfect drone lets you hear immediately whether your fifths, thirds, and sevenths are in tune — no piano, no tuner required. Ideal for strings, winds, brass, and singers. 2. It breathes. Every single time. Unlike static drone apps, Drone Pad creates a living sound space: up to 7 oscillators per voice with natural beating frequencies, an LFO with individual phase offsets per voice, and a synthetically calculated reverb — the result is organic, never mechanical. 3. It holds space for stillness. A deep, slowly breathing fundamental tone helps the mind settle. Drone Pad runs stable for hours without interruption or repetition — trusted in sound healing, meditation, yoga, and bodywork. —— FEATURES - Concert pitch: 432, 440, 442 Hz or any custom pitch - 16 intervals from unison to perfect twelfth — each individually switchable - Equal and just intonation — switch and hear the difference instantly - Up to 7 oscillators per voice with continuous detune - 4 waveforms per voice: sawtooth, sine, triangle, square - LFO amplitude modulation with live wave animation - Synthetic reverb with adjustable mix and room size - Lowpass filter with resonance and attack envelope - 10 color themes — from black to pastel - 5 saveable presets - No account. No ads. No interruptions. Support: haakemusic.com

Screenshots

CACHE2 screens
Drone Pad mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drone Pad mobile at $1.99 against CACHE's $2.99. Drone Pad mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CACHE costs $2.99 and Drone Pad mobile $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CACHE versus Drone Pad mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCACHEDrone Pad mobile
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperLEWIS GARETH K LE VALThomas Haake

In-app purchases

None

CACHE

No in-app purchases

None

Drone Pad mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CACHE free?
CACHE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone Pad mobile free?
Drone Pad mobile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CACHE or Drone Pad mobile have ads?
Neither CACHE nor Drone Pad mobile shows ads.

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