Comparison

MixMates Listener vs PatchMap

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

Head to head
About

MixMates Listener

Features
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MixMates Listener is a free music-recognition app for iOS. Record a short clip of whatever's playing and MixMates Listener identifies the track, shows its tempo and key, and hands you one-tap links to open it on Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music. Share a link from any music app into MixMates Listener to get the same cross-platform links the other way around. Then send it to your people. Share a track into your groups the moment you catch it, or start a group of your own and invite your friends with a link. Features: • Sign in with Apple or Google: a MixMates account is created for you on first sign-in • Audio recognition: a short clip, adjustable from 6 to 12 seconds, identifies the track • Tempo and key: see a track's BPM and musical key, where available • Cross-platform links: every recognised or shared track gets links to Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music • Groups: share tracks into your groups straight from the result, start a group of your own, and invite friends with a link • Share Extension: share a music link from any app and get cross-platform links back • Listen history: browse the tracks you've identified, with a mark when a new one is waiting • Notifications: hear when someone adds a track to one of your groups • In-app account deletion: remove your account and all associated data without leaving the app • Native in-app Terms and Privacy: legal copy renders inside the app Free to use. No in-app purchases, no third-party trackers, no analytics SDKs. MixMates Listener is an open-source reference implementation. Source code available at github.com/jbaddnz/mixmates-listener-ios

About

PatchMap

Features
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PatchMap is the fast, structured way for Eurorack players to document, search, and recreate their patches. Stop relying on blurry phone photos and scattered notes — capture every connection in seconds and find any patch later. Fast Patch Recording Pick a module, mark an output and an input, and save the connection. Logging a full patch takes seconds, not minutes, so you can document a great sound before it slips away. Your Module Library Build a library of your rack's modules once and reuse it for every patch. Add modules with their HP, type, and I/O so your records stay accurate and consistent. Powerful Search Search your entire patch history by module name, tag, or date. The good patch you made last month is always one tap away. Signal Flow Visualization See each patch as a clean connection diagram — modules laid out with color-coded cables — so you can understand the routing at a glance and recreate it exactly. Tags & Notes Organize patches with tags like ambient, percussion, or drone, and add text notes to capture settings, knob positions, and ideas. Shareable Patch Cards Generate a clean patch card image and share it to Instagram, Reddit, or with friends in one tap. Privacy First PatchMap works completely offline. No account, no cloud, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. Built for modular synth players with mid-to-large systems who patch often and want to remember every great sound.

Screenshots

MixMates Listener4 screens
PatchMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

MixMates Listener and PatchMap are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MixMates Listener versus PatchMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMixMates ListenerPatchMap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMixmat Limitedꙓ 郭

In-app purchases

None

MixMates Listener

No in-app purchases

None

PatchMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MixMates Listener free?
MixMates Listener is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatchMap free?
PatchMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MixMates Listener or PatchMap have ads?
Neither MixMates Listener nor PatchMap shows ads.

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