Comparison

PatchRig FX vs SoundChex

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

Head to head
About

PatchRig FX

Features
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PatchRig FX turns sound ideas into playable, editable effects rigs for guitar, bass, keys, vocals, drums, and reference audio. Start with 500 generated pedalboards, 500 generated pedals, 60 super pedals, built-in audition performances, and 31,777 bundled song-tone profiles. Create a board from a sound description, a song-title trait profile, or an imported recording/reference loop. Then audition it, edit pedals, amps, voices, MIDI tools, and DSP blocks, save favorites, export audio, sync privately, or share playable patches. Create fast: - Play through a ready pedalboard. - Describe a sound and generate an editable rig. - Create an inspired board from bundled song-tone traits. - Import local audio and build around guitar, bass, keys, vocals, drums, or the full mix. - Design individual pedals, amps, preamps, vocal tools, instrument voices, and safe Open DSP patches. - Preview pedals, amps, voices, and DSP blocks before adding them. - Compare, tune, rename, save, export, sync, and share. For live use and auditioning, PatchRig works with standard USB Audio Class compliant USB or USB-C audio interfaces and Core Audio compatible devices supported by iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Use an interface with instrument, line, or microphone inputs for guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, or other sources, then monitor through the interface outputs or a supported system output. On Mac, registered Audio Unit effects can be validated and used when they are available through the system Audio Unit host path. PatchRig does not require a specific hardware brand and does not download executable plug-in code at runtime. The free app includes a polished starter set, built-in audition sounds, prompt-created board preview, designer preview, and basic import/reference analysis. PatchRig Pro unlocks the full 500-board library, the full generated pedal catalog, 60 super pedals, amp and DSP designers, MIDI and instrument voices, unlimited saved creations, export, sharing, iCloud sync, and community publishing. PatchRig includes loop audition, richer built-in reference performances, A/B comparison, meters, spectrum views, bypass controls, graph editing, inline pedal/amp insertion, recent boards, rename/save flows, and shareable preview audio for community items. PatchRig is honest about audio boundaries. Song and artist requests create original boards inspired by broad tone traits, not exact recording, preset, artist, amp, cabinet, IR, or clone claims. PatchRig only uses built-in safe audio blocks and bundled resources; it does not download executable plugin code at runtime. Unsupported or design-only requests fail visibly instead of silently substituting something else.

About

SoundChex

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Know your rights before you sign. SoundCheX is a music-rights intelligence platform for music and content creators. It combines curated music-industry knowledge, structured rights data, live source research, and artificial intelligence to help you understand contracts, credits, royalties, ownership, and revenue opportunities in plain language. SoundCheX is designed around the real terms, documentation, power dynamics, and rights questions that shape creative work. Ask what happened, upload or describe the language you are reviewing, and receive practical educational guidance matched to your role and situation. WHAT CAN SOUNDCHEX DO? CREDIT CHEX™ Investigate artist, producer, songwriter, and recording credits using available information from sources such as Discogs, MusicBrainz, Genius, Spotify, Last.fm, and Wikipedia. SoundCheX separates source-backed findings from information that still needs independent confirmation. REVENUE RECLAIM™ Explore royalty and ownership situations, review potential revenue pathways, and use available public Spotify stream counts to build informed estimates. Results are educational estimates, not royalty statements or guarantees of payment. DOC BUILDER™ Create structured drafts for split sheets, letters of direction, work-for-hire agreements, session releases, and other music-industry documents. Generated documents should be reviewed and customized before use, especially when rights, money, or legal obligations are involved. SITUATION SCAN™ A quick start to jump right in for time-sensitive or unexpected situations. Just describe what happened in your own words. SoundCheX helps identify the underlying music-business issue, explains why it matters, and suggests practical next steps without requiring industry jargon. ROLE-MATCHED GUIDANCE Choose the role that fits your work, including recording artist, producer or beatmaker, songwriter or publishing rights holder, session musician or background singer, engineer, independent streaming artist, podcast producer, church choir or community performer, author or audiobook rights holder, and content creator. If you are unsure where you fit, SoundCheX can help clarify your role. Guidance adjusts to the perspective you select. GUIDED DEMO Explore scripted examples before subscribing and see how SoundCheX approaches creator, credit, revenue, and document questions. BUILT FOR CREATIVE WORK • Understand unfamiliar contract language • Investigate credits and catalog information • Learn how royalties and ownership structures work • Spot questions worth raising before you agree • Organize information for conversations with your team or professional adviser • Create practical document drafts and checklists SUBSCRIPTION Personalized SoundCheX tools require an active subscription. Subscription options and current pricing are shown before purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled through your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. IMPORTANT SoundCheX provides educational information and does not provide legal, financial, accounting, or tax advice. Results may be incomplete or outdated. Always verify important information with legal and/or tax professionals. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PatchRig FX4 screens
SoundChex4 screens

Verdict

The call

PatchRig FX and SoundChex 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 · 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. PatchRig FX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SoundChex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PatchRig FX versus SoundChex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchRig FXSoundChex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size428 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRob RightmyerBM3LiT Creative Concepts LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PatchRig FX

One-time1
  • PatchRig Pro$59.99
2 purchases

SoundChex

Subscriptions2
  • SoundChex Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SoundChex Pro Annual$109.991 Year

Questions

Is PatchRig FX free?
PatchRig FX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoundChex free?
SoundChex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PatchRig FX or SoundChex have ads?
Neither PatchRig FX nor SoundChex shows ads.

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