PocketDAW vs DoReMix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketDAW
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PocketDAW brings vocal recording, arrangement, mixing, lyric writing, and export into one local-first workspace for iPhone and iPad. BUILD A VOCAL SESSION Import a beat into project-owned storage, record vocals while existing tracks play, and arrange up to 32 audio tracks. Keep the playhead centered while clips move behind it, zoom or fit the timeline, and choose a comfortable track height. Tap tracks and clips for contextual controls. Move, duplicate, precisely trim, split, fade, and crossfade clips. Shape tracks with gain, pan, mute, and solo, with project Undo and Redo. MIX WITH CONTROL Use built-in Studio EQ and Vocal Compressor, adjustable sends, Aux returns, delay, subgroup routing, Master EQ and compression, peak limiting, and peak, RMS, LUFS, and true-peak metering. Preview evidence-backed local gain and mix recommendations before applying or rejecting them. WRITE BESIDE YOUR MUSIC Create lyric documents and sections with offline exact, slant, internal, compound, and multisyllabic rhyme cues. Explore deterministic suggestions, syllable and stress facts, an offline dictionary and thesaurus, project pronunciations, search, custom themes, draft history, timeline links, and a transport-aware teleprompter. DELIVER YOUR WORK Export a 24-bit Mix WAV, choose from three loudness and true-peak-aware Mastered WAV profiles, or create aligned dry, wet, Aux, and subgroup stem packages with reconstruction metadata. LOCAL-FIRST BY DEFAULT Projects and core analysis stay on your device. PocketDAW has no account, ads, analytics, or social feed. Optional Studio Assistant chat connects to a server you choose and control on a reachable local or private network. Before Send, the app shows the destination, model, and shared context. Names, saved lyrics, and conversation history require separate sharing choices; any text you enter in a message is part of that message. Raw audio and file paths are never sent. Supported project edits require review and Apply, and local chat history can be cleared.
DoReMix
Record, arrange, and mix multi-track audio on your iPhone. Capture voice and instruments with overdubbing, precise editing tools, and on-device storage. Export your creations as WAV files.
- Multi-track recording with click track
- Overdubbing for layering sounds
- Per-track gain and pan controls
- Volume automation curves
- Loop playback
- Export to WAV format
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DoReMix is a multi-track audio recorder for iPhone. Capture your voice, instruments, and any other sounds! Built for songwriters and musicians who want to capture an idea the moment it strikes, without signing into an account, syncing to a cloud, or being spammed with ads. RECORD • Multi-track recording aligned to a click track • Overdub: existing tracks play in your ear while you record the next layer • Adjustable count-in and countdown so you're never racing the first beat • Auto-calibrated recording latency — takes land on the beat from day one ARRANGE & MIX • Per-track gain knob with a precision-edit modal • Per-track pan control • Mute and solo on every track • Custom color per track for instant visual identification • Per-track audio offset (±250 ms) to nudge a take into perfect sync • Rename, delete, and clear individual tracks EDIT WITH PRECISION • Pinch-to-zoom waveform with a beat grid overlay • Volume automation curves drawn directly on the waveform • Long-press anywhere on a track to set a custom playback start point • Tap-to-scrub for finding the right moment fast PLAY • Loop playback for hands-free songwriting or practice • Pause and resume mid-song — picks up exactly where you left off • Switch between the earpiece and the loudspeaker on the fly • Headphones detected and used automatically. Wired headphones give the most accurate monitoring latency EXPORT • Mix down all tracks to a single WAV file via the iOS Share Sheet — send to Files, Messages, AirDrop, anywhere ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN No user accounts. No cloud sync. No analytics. No advertising. No subscription. Your recordings stay on your iPhone unless you choose to export and share them. GESTURES TO DISCOVER • Long-press the play button to toggle loop mode • Long-press a track waveform to open the zoom and edit view • Double-tap a track name to change its color • Long-press the metronome icon to adjust click volume
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DoReMix at 15.1 against PocketDAW's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PocketDAW | DoReMix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICHAEL DWAYNE WILLIAMS | Daniel Forsberg10471514311 |
In-app purchases
PocketDAW
No in-app purchases
DoReMix
No in-app purchases







