Comparison

AirSampler vs ManifesTone

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

Head to head
About

AirSampler

Features
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AirSampler turns your iPhone into a pocket sample crate for music makers. Record ideas, instruments, vocals, street sounds, cafe noise, airport textures, car rides, and anything else that sparks a track. Your takes are saved as WAV files with waveform previews, favorites, rename tools, quick edits, clean up, key and tempo hints, and chop markers. Use AirSampler by itself as a fast recorder and local sample library. When you are near your Mac, pair with AirSampler Bridge over your local network to sync your samples into your studio workflow. The Mac Bridge keeps your sample folder updated, and the AirSampler AU plugin can browse those synced files inside your DAW so you can drag them directly into your project. Core features: - Record WAV samples on iPhone - Preview and organize your takes - Rename and favorite samples - Edit start, end, fades, normalize, and clean up - Detect tempo and musical key when possible - Create chop points from transients - Start a quick recording from the Home Screen widget - Pair and sync locally with AirSampler Bridge for Mac No account, no cloud library, no advertising trackers.

About

ManifesTone

This app identifies songs and then constructs a complete guitar rig based on the music. It selects appropriate amp captures and effects, arranging them logically and explaining its choices. Users can then fine-tune the rig with simple voice commands or swap out individual components.

Highlights
  • AI song-based rig generation
  • Automatic amp and pedal selection
  • Voice-controlled tone adjustments
  • Swappable rig components
  • Neural amp and pedal captures
  • Cross-platform rig syncing
Features
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Name the song. ManifesTone builds the whole rig. Not a preset — a rig. The right amp capture, the right pedals in the right order, the delay, the EQ. Then it tells you exactly what it chose, and why. HOW IT WORKS Type a song, or tap Shazam and it names the record playing in the room. Say what you're playing — rhythm, lead, clean verse — and CAPO goes to work. Capture, Amp, Pedal, Output: the four links of a guitar rig. It searches thousands of neural captures of real amps and pedals, picks gear that suits the song, sets the gain and EQ for the part you're actually playing, and places the effects in the order they belong in. Gate on the high-gain. Slapback on the lead. A room for the cleans. Then it writes out what it did, and credits whoever made the captures. SAY WHAT YOU WANT "Bit more bite." "Kill the reverb." "Tighter." Say it plainly and the rig changes. Most tweaks land instantly, on device. SWAP ANY PART Not sold on the amp it picked? Open the block, browse the capture library right there, and drop in a different one. The chain updates and the credits follow it. REAL CAPTURES, REAL MAKERS The amps and pedals are neural captures from TONE3000 — made by people who owned the gear and put the work in. ManifesTone connects to your own TONE3000 account. PLAY ANYWHERE Plug a USB audio interface into your iPhone or iPad and you're playing. The whole rig, pocket-sized, no laptop and nothing to boot up. Hear a tone you love out in the wild? Shazam it on the spot, CAPO builds the rig, and it saves to your library. Every rig syncs. Sit down at the desk and the same rig is waiting in the ManifesTone plugin for macOS and Windows — free with every account, including the free one. WHAT IT COSTS Free — one rig build a month, one guitar in your arsenal. No card. Plus — 18 builds a month, 5 guitars. $9.99/month or $89.99/year. Pro — 40 builds a month, 20 guitars, and an unlimited rig library. $19.99/month or $179.99/year. Prefer not to subscribe? Build packs are bought outright — 8, 18 or 40 builds. They never expire and there's nothing to cancel. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://manifestone.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AirSampler4 screens
ManifesTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirSampler at none against ManifesTone's 7. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ManifesTone sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AirSampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AirSampler versus ManifesTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirSamplerManifesTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErkan ErdoganBIGSOFT LLC

In-app purchases

None

AirSampler

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

ManifesTone

Subscriptions4
  • ManifesTone Plus$9.991 Month
  • ManifesTone Pro$19.991 Month
  • ManifesTone Plus$89.991 Year
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  • ManifesTone Pro$179.991 Year
One-time3
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Plus Pack$9.99
  • Power Pack$19.99

Questions

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

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