Comparison

Record vs Discata

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Discata

Features
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Make your music feel at home. Discata is a music player for the files you own, with the tools to make them sound the way you like. Bring in your collection, put on your headphones, and start with a simple preset or build a sound that's yours. • Your collection - imported offline listening • 10-band EQ, 32-band parametric and graphic with various different tones for bass or clarity/more • 8,849 autoEQ headphone correction profiles • Six virtual 8D rooms for an immersive and Fresh listening experience • Nine customisable sound styles, one tap Try from Balanced, Reference, Bass, Treble, Immersive, Speakers, Vocals, Chill or Orbit • Crossfade, gapless playback and trim silence • More consistent listening levels, loudness normalization with three target levels: -14, -16 or -18 LUFS, Auto level, true-peak limiter • Auto synced Lyrics • Smart Shuffle • Completely customisable UI, choose from Themes, Colours, and Fonts No account is required. Designed for iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Discata plays your own music files. It does not include a streaming music catalog or import protected streaming-service downloads. The free version includes ads. An optional one-time in-app purchase removes ads permanently.

Screenshots

Record4 screens
Discata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Discata at Free against Record's $1.99. Record's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

Discata is free to download; Record costs $1.99 up front. Discata sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Record asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record ships an update every 6 days, Discata every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Record versus Discata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecordDiscata
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey CoppageMevinton Kugathasan

In-app purchases

None

Record

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Discata

One-time1
  • Discata Ad-Free Forever$9.99

Questions

Is Record free?
Record costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discata free?
Discata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Record or Discata have ads?
Discata shows ads; Record does not.
Which is updated more often, Record or Discata?
Record ships an update every 6 days, and Discata every 8 days. Most recently, Record was updated on October 31, 2026 and Discata on October 24, 2026.

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