Neon vs Audio Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Neon
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Pocket Beat Studio - Make beats and songs offline. Create tracks anywhere with a drum grid, piano roll, custom sound recording, and export to WAV, M4A, and MIDI. Pocket Beat Studio is a fast offline mobile DAW for songwriting, beatmaking, and music sketching: build rhythms with Kick, Snare, and Hat, write melodies and chords with draw/move/resize note tools, shape sound with per-instrument controls (volume, brightness, attack, release, transpose, detune), record your microphone and turn your own audio into a playable instrument, import custom audio files, arrange multiple patterns into full songs, mix with mute/solo and master volume, use quantize and undo/redo, save and load projects, and export your work for further production.
Audio Studio
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Audio Studio is the all-in-one audio toolkit for iPhone. Whether you're pulling audio from a video, converting tracks for a DJ set, trimming a podcast, or practising an instrument β every tool you need is here, beautifully designed and fast. Pro Music Player A full-featured player built for your audio files β not streaming. Everything stays local, private, and yours. - 19 real-time animated artwork styles β from Aurora and Galaxy to DNA Helix, Plasma, Silk Ribbon and Kaleidoscope, each visualizer reacts to your music - 10-Band Equalizer with genre presets (Bass Boost, Vocal, Classical, and more), or dial in your own sound - Speed & Pitch Control β adjust playback speed from 0.5Γ to 2Γ and shift pitch Β±24 semitones, completely independently - Audio Boost β push volume beyond the hardware limit with a digital gain stage; perfect for quiet recordings - Crossfade β seamless transitions between tracks with a configurable 1β8 second fade - A-B Loop β mark any two points and loop a section on repeat to master a passage - Stable Volume β loudness normalisation so no track is ever jarringly louder than another - Sleep Timer β set a countdown up to 10 hours; playback fades and stops automatically - Bookmarks β drop a timestamp in one tap, long-press to review and manage them all - Queue β view, reorder, and remove upcoming tracks with a drag handle - AirPlay β stream to any AirPlay speaker or Apple TV directly from the player Smart Library - Playlists β create named folders, drag tracks in, and browse them anywhere - Favourites β heart any track; a dedicated view gathers all favourites across every folder - Recently Played β a quick-access strip of your last 10 tracks at the top of the library - Library Stats β total tracks, favourite count, total plays, most-played track, and a format breakdown Studio Tools Five professional audio tools in one place β and any tool's output can be sent directly into another. - Extract β pull audio from any video (MP4, MOV, M4Vβ¦) from your Camera Roll or Files app, in seconds. Batch-process entire albums at once - Convert β transcode between M4A, MP3, WAV, AIFF and CAF. Batch-convert a whole folder in one tap - Trim β an interactive waveform editor with three modes: Trim (keep a range), Delete Regions (cut a section and rejoin), Mute Regions (silence a range without removing it) - Pitch Shift β permanently export a file at any pitch from β24 to +24 semitones - Merge β combine multiple audio files into one seamlessly joined export Chromatic Tuner - Real-time pitch detection via the microphone with a live cents gauge - Scrolling chromatic strip highlights the nearest note - Support for A4 = 432 Hz, 440 Hz, or 444 Hz reference pitch - Note History log to review a session's detected pitches Metronome - BPM control from 20 to 300 with fine-step precision - Tap Tempo β tap in rhythm to set BPM instantly - Common and unusual time signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, and more) - Multiple beat sounds to match your style - Subdivisions β quarter, eighth, triplet, sixteenth - Accent Pattern Editor β toggle accents on individual beats - Practice Timer β automatically stop after a set duration - Auto-Accelerate β gradually ramp BPM toward a target to build speed - Runs in the background while you use other apps Personalise Everything - Dozens of curated colour themes that tint the player, artwork glow, and UI accents - Random theme or artwork on launch β wake up to a fresh look every day - Use Original Artwork β display the cover art embedded in your audio files Mini-Player Gestures - Swipe up to open the full player - Swipe left to skip to the next track - Swipe down to stop and dismiss - Long-press play to cycle through speed presets (0.75Γ β 1Γ β 1.25Γ β 1.5Γ β 2Γ) Audio Studio Pro works entirely offline. Your files never leave your device. No subscriptions. No accounts. No ads (optional upgrade available). Your music. Your tools. Your studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Neon at none against Audio Studio's shown. Neon also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Neon | Audio Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 β better | 18 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delilah Whitmore | Ionescu Alex Daniel |
In-app purchases
Neon
No in-app purchases
Audio Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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