Record vs PocketChop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Record
Capture song ideas instantly with a 4-track audio recorder. Overdub, mix, and export your creations, making it the perfect tool for songwriting on the go.
- 4 tracks of clean audio recording
- Overdubbing with existing tracks
- Per-track volume, pan, and delay
- Stereo mix export
- Individual stem export
- Save and reload sessions
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Your song ideas don't wait. Record-o-matic doesn't either. No mics to set up. No session to configure. Just pick up your phone, hit record, and catch the idea before it's gone. Record-o-matic is a 4-track recorder built for the way songs actually start — humming in the kitchen, strumming on the couch, hearing something in your head at 2am. Lay down a first take, overdub a harmony, add a rhythm, build it out. All from the phone already in your pocket. Version 5 allows for endless bounce down of mixed tracks to tracks 1 and 2. Now you can continue adding ideas. What you get: 4 tracks of clean audio recording Overdub while listening to your existing tracks Per-track volume, pan, and delay for tight alignment Stereo Mix — export your full mix as a stereo WAV Export individual stems to bring into Logic, GarageBand, or any DAW Save and reload your sessions Record-o-matic isn't a studio. It's the thing you use before the studio — the place where the song begins.
PocketChop
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PocketChop allows you to catch sounds and turn them into loops. Load a song (or record a sound), slice it into chops, and play them instantly on a 16-pad grid. Record patterns with a built-in sequencer, shape every pad with attack, release, filter and level, and add delay, reverb and pitch — all in a fast, focused interface designed for the way you actually make beats. Features: • Waveform chopping — drag to slice, pinch to zoom, up to 16 chops per sample • 24 velocity-fast pads with per-pad ADSR, low-pass filter, level, delay, reverb and pitch • Record your full mix to M4A, or capture raw audio with the built-in field recorder • Sessions — save your chops, patterns and settings and pick up where you left off • MIDI & Bluetooth connectivity: use your physical MIDI device to play • Scenes: save multiple sequences and chops from the same sample, choose the best • Export individual chops as audio files • Dark and light themes • Built natively for iPhone and iPad No account. No subscription. Audio stays on device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PocketChop at Free against Record's $1.99. Record's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
PocketChop is free to download; Record costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Record ships an update every 6 days, PocketChop every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Record | PocketChop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Coppage | Fabio Antonucci |
In-app purchases
Record
No in-app purchases
PocketChop
No in-app purchases









