Comparison

Sessions Nano vs doppio

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

Head to head
About

Sessions Nano

A compact audio mixer and AUv3 host designed for mobile music creators. It allows users to connect gear, mix live audio, add effects, play virtual instruments, and record performances in a focused, uncluttered environment.

Highlights
  • 8-channel audio mixer
  • Host AUv3 plug-ins
  • Internal MIDI buses
  • External MIDI control
  • Backing track support
  • Automatic always-on recorder
  • Direct to disk recording
Features
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Sessions Nano is a small and efficient audio mixer and plug-in host for iPhone, iPad and Mac. By stripping away complexity and getting back to basics, Sessions Nano provides a simple, intuitive environment that helps maintain a clear focus on being creative. Neatly organised in a visual, uncluttered design, everything you need to make music is right in front of you - mixing live audio, adding effects, playing virtual instruments, hosting MIDI sequencers and generators, playing backing tracks, recording your performances and more. It may be small, but it’s no lightweight - Sessions Nano uses the same high-performance, low-latency, multithreaded audio engine as Sessions Pro. Key features include: * 8-channel audio mixer * Host Audio Unit plug-ins - up to 8 virtual instruments, 20 audio FX and 4 MIDI generators * 2 MIDI Buses for routing MIDI data from generators to virtual instruments * 2 Audio Buses for shared effects and submixes * Route audio to plug-in side chains * Play MIDI layers and splits from external keyboards * External MIDI control of volume, pan, plug-in bypass, start/stop and tempo * Loops and backing tracks with support for up to 4 stems * Automatic always-on recorder continuously captures the last 5 minutes of your performance * Unlimited duration manual ‘direct to disk’ recording * Ableton Link and External MIDI clock sync * Built-in metronome * Low latency multithreaded audio engine with plug-in delay compensation and sample accurate MIDI timing * Sessions Nano projects can be opened in Sessions Pro (requires Sessions Pro 10.0 or later) Sessions Nano includes a 3-day trial and a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks everything. Promotional materials depict Sessions Nano hosting Audio Units from third party manufacturers. These Audio Units are not included with Sessions Nano and no endorsement from or affiliation with these manufacturers is implied. All trademarks from these manufacturers are property of their respective holders.

About

doppio

Features
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A living metronome for DJs — not a calculator. See your track's tempo and its half/double partner as two overlapping rhythms. Read the relationship at a glance — no maths mid-mix. • Swipe to set the BPM • Tap to flip ×½ / ×2 • Second finger = decimal-fine • Haptic tick on every beat • 5 beat visuals · 12 themes · shake to change No account. No ads. No tracking. Just the number — rock-steady, glanceable in a dark booth.

Screenshots

Sessions Nano4 screens
doppio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: doppio at none against Sessions Nano's 2. doppio also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Sessions Nano's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Sessions Nano sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. doppio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sessions Nano versus doppio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessions Nanodoppio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Planet SoftwareAlejandro Gomez Urrea

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sessions Nano

One-time2
  • 3-Day TrialFree
  • Full Unlock$9.99
None

doppio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sessions Nano free?
Sessions Nano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is doppio free?
doppio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sessions Nano or doppio have ads?
Neither Sessions Nano nor doppio shows ads.

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