Musaic vs FlipDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Musaic
Create multi-layered music and music videos with a variety of audio effects and instruments. Record vocals, import clips, and arrange them in different split-screen layouts. Offers advanced features like synced lyrics and chord detection with an optional subscription.
- Multi-track audio recording
- Layered video recording
- Audio effects per layer
- Multiple recording modes
- Built-in instruments
- Split-screen layouts
- Export in high resolution
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Record music reels on your iPhone and make them sound good. Sing and play every part yourself, layer by layer, and give your voice and each instrument its own reverb, delay and EQ. Free, no account. AUDIO FX ON EVERY LAYER • Reverb: Room, Hall, Slapback, Dub and Ambient, plus echo and delay • Three-band EQ, Warmth, Tube Saturation, Compressor and Doubler • Pan each layer left or right in the mix • Each layer has its own settings: vocal in a hall, guitar dry • Your raw take is kept, so you can change the effects any time RECORD IN LAYERS • Up to 10 takes in one split-screen • Record video + audio, or import clips • 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, or 16:9 for YouTube 4 MODES • Mosaic - split-screen layouts • Live Studio - tap to cut between layers • Twin (beta) - cut yourself out of a second take, two of you in one shot • Audio only - no camera, no watermark: record, layer, mix and export the sound INSTRUMENTS • Bass, drums, piano, strings, synth and more, free for everyone • Air instruments (beta) - play in the air, the camera watches your hands • An instrument take draws the notes you played over the picture ON THE PICTURE • Looks you can aim at you, at the background, or at the whole frame • Strength per layer, and a look that can ride the beat TIMELINE • Animate mosaic layout changes over time EXPORT • 2160p and 60 fps • The mix, the lyrics, each layer's audio, each layer's video, or all of it SHARE • Share or collaborate via iCloud • Or send the whole project as a file WITH MUSAIC PRO • Synced lyrics from your vocals • Animations: every lyric line as an animated scene • Chords, beat and key detected from your take, with bass, drums and keys played on them • Chord looks with a fretboard on the frame (the beat looks are free) • Harmonies: extra voices around your own, in the song's key • Audio Lab: every audio layer on one screen. Record more lanes over the song and fix a part in place • Export with no watermark Free to start. Layering, the audio FX on every layer, Live Studio, audio-only projects, the timeline and every instrument are all included. Musaic Pro adds synced lyrics, chord detection with generated instruments, and removes the watermark. Musaic Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. • Monthly: $2.99 / month in the US • Yearly: $24.99 / year in the US Prices are set per country and region. Your own price is shown in the app before you buy, and on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://likwest.com/musaic/privacy.html
FlipDeck
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Record your cat, a sneeze, a sound from a TikTok. FlipDeck trims it, chops it and puts it on pads you can play like an instrument. Then it turns your performance into a video you can post. MAKE A BEAT OUT OF ANYTHING • Hold an empty pad to record from the mic. Eight effects (bass boost, fuzz, robot, octave up and down, and more) are recorded straight into the sample. • Sample any video in your Photos, or import audio files. • Chop a loop into slices automatically, or tap along to set the cuts. • Split a song into drums, vocals, bass and other with on-device AI. PLAY IT • 64 pads in four banks, with volume, pitch, pan, envelopes, a 3-band EQ and choke groups on every pad. • Keys mode plays any sound across a scale. Twelve scales, any root. • A built-in synth with five waveforms, a resonant filter and envelopes. Every note is generated live. • Note repeat and an arpeggiator, locked to the tempo. • 16 touch FX strips for live performance: stutter, tape echo, filter sweeps, reverse and more. SEQUENCE IT • 32 patterns you can switch between on the beat or the bar. • Record live, draw in a step grid, or write melodies in a full piano roll with velocity. • Swing, probability, note length, tap tempo. MIX IT • Send pads to four buses, each with three effect slots: reverb, tempo-synced delay, filters, bitcrush, drive, compression and chorus. • Load your AUv3 effect plugins right into FlipDeck. SHARE IT • One tap records your performance and renders a vertical video with the pads lighting up in time. • Remix links: send a whole beat as a link. It opens on your friend's phone sounding exactly the same. • Flip of the Day: everyone gets the same kit each day. Post yours with #FlipOfTheDay. WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP • USB, Bluetooth and network MIDI controllers. • Use FlipDeck as an instrument plugin inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis and other hosts. • Export WAVs, per-pad stems, MIDI files, or a complete Ableton Live bundle. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your recordings never leave your phone unless you share them. FLIPDECK PRO (one-time purchase) Mixer effects, AUv3 plugin hosting, Ableton and MIDI export, AI stem separation and videos without the watermark. Everything you need to make beats is free. Privacy Policy: https://flipdeck.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://flipdeck.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlipDeck at every 3 days against Musaic's every 8 days. FlipDeck also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Musaic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FlipDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Musaic ships an update every 8 days, FlipDeck every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Musaic | FlipDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Duerrwaechter | Perry Hampton |
In-app purchases
Musaic
- Musaic Studio Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Musaic Studio Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
FlipDeck
- FlipDeck Pro$9.99









