Fields vs Blueprint 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fields
Capture, organize, and edit audio recordings on the go. This app allows for high-quality sound capture with external interfaces, imports existing files, and offers a suite of editing tools. It features automatic location tagging and flexible storage options.
- High-quality audio capture
- Import audio files
- Comprehensive editing tools
- Automatic location tagging
- iCloud and local storage options
- Pre-roll buffer
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Fields is a portable field recording app for capturing, organizing, and editing sounds in one place. Record sounds wherever you are, organize them with photos, notes, and locations, and edit your recordings directly in the app. Capture new material with the built in microphone or an external audio interface, import existing audio files, and keep everything organized in one place. Fields includes useful editing tools such as cut, copy, crop, reverse, fades, gain, normalize, filter, pitch, speed, trim silence, and noise reduction. A pre roll buffer helps you save sounds that happened just before you pressed Record, while automatic location tagging and the built in map make it easy to remember where each recording was captured. Your recordings belong to you. Fields requires no account, uses no tracking, and lets you choose between iCloud and Local Storage.
Blueprint 4
Record voice and instrument ideas with up to three additional tracks. This app offers a simple, offline recording experience with essential tools for capturing demos and first takes. Save and share your creations as WAV files.
- Four-track recording
- Built-in metronome
- Punch-in recording
- WAV file export
- Offline functionality
- No ads or subscriptions
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Great for demos, first takes, and fresh ideas: voice and guitar at the kitchen table, or a band passing one phone around the room. The sound of the machine is built in. Each track has its own set of knobs and there is no undo. - Records one track at a time, from the built-in mic, a headset mic, or a USB audio interface. - Sends any track through a space echo with spring reverb. - Bends pitch and tempo together with a varispeed knob in the master panel. - Has track merging/clearing, punch-in recording, and a metronome. - Your recordings are WAV files saved on your phone. Share the song, or export the whole session. - Works entirely offline and collects nothing. - Pay once. No subscription, no ads, no account. - Works on iPhone and iPad. TIPS - Overdub with wired headphones, so the mic doesn't pick up the other tracks. - Don't use Bluetooth headphones while recording: they add delay, and only play in mono. - Tap record while playing to punch in over a part you want to redo. - Tap the ? at the top left for a guide to the controls. Blueprint is made by one person. If something feels confusing or missing, email max@blueprintdaw.com and I will answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blueprint 4 at 96% against Fields's 73%. Blueprint 4 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Fields costs $7.99 and Blueprint 4 $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blueprint 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Fields's written reviews are positive against 96% of Blueprint 4's.
Fields ships an update every 6 weeks, Blueprint 4 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fields | Blueprint 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AudioThing Ltd. | MAX B HELGEMO |
Customer experience
Fields
Blueprint 4
In-app purchases
Fields
No in-app purchases
Blueprint 4
No in-app purchases









