Comparison

Pocket Multitrack Recorder vs Ambiotica

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Multitrack Recorder

This app transforms your iPhone into a simple, tactile 6-track recording studio. Capture song ideas quickly with true overdubbing and CD-quality sound. Mix down to a stereo file and export your creations.

Highlights
  • 6 dedicated audio tracks
  • True overdubbing
  • CD-quality sound
  • Built-in metronome
  • Per-track controls
  • One-tap mixdown
  • Export and share mixes
Features
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Pocket Multitrack turns your iPhone into a 6-track recording studio — the simple, tactile multitrack recorder for capturing song ideas the moment they strike. Inspired by classic portable 4- and 8-track machines, it strips recording back to what matters: arm a track, hit record, overdub the next part, and mix. No menus to get lost in. No account to create. No subscription. WHAT YOU CAN DO • 6 dedicated audio tracks — layer drums, bass, guitars, keys, and vocals • True overdubbing — hear your existing tracks while you record the next • CD-quality sound — 44.1 kHz / 16-bit uncompressed recording • Built-in metronome with a count-in, plus adjustable tempo and time signature to keep every take in time • Per-track volume faders, pan, mute, and solo • Master section with real-time VU meters • One-tap mixdown to a clean stereo file — equal-power panning and soft-limiting keep your peaks musical • Export and share your mix, or save it straight to your library • Multiple song projects, so every idea gets its own space • Loop any section to practice or nail a part -Tracks can be bounced (recorded on top of each other) to free up space for more takes WHO IT'S FOR • Songwriters and musicians who want to capture ideas fast • Guitarists, singers, and beatmakers building demos on the go • Anyone who misses the simplicity of a real tape-style 4-track WHAT'S NOT IN IT (on purpose) • No ads. No third-party trackers. • No subscription — pay once, it's yours. • No sign-up, no account, no cloud lock-in. • Your recordings stay on your device. Six tracks. Zero limits. Pocket Multitrack Recorder.

About

Ambiotica

Transform any audio input into evolving ambient soundscapes. This app offers a unique signal chain with looping, granular synthesis, and modulated reverb, all controlled by a master 'Gravity' parameter for creating drones and textures.

Highlights
  • Evolving ambient soundscapes
  • Looper, granular cloud, and modulated reverb
  • 'Gravity' macro control
  • Chord-tuned reverb
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
  • Night-sky inspired interface
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Ambiotica turns any sound into a slowly evolving ambient spacescape. Feed it a chord, a field recording, a guitar, or your voice, and it spins that input into a living drone: a rolling looper, a granular cloud, micro-loops, and a modulated, chord-tuned reverb, all pulled together by one macro called Gravity. THE SIGNAL CHAIN Your sound splits into two parallel paths. One is a Looper feeding a Granular cloud; the other is a parallel Micro-loop. Both merge into a modulated Reverb, and the reverb tail regenerates back into the source, so the texture keeps re-graining and evolving on its own. THE CONTROLS Orbit: a tempo-synced rolling looper. Sets the loop length and feeds it back on itself, so layers stack into an evolving bed. Constellate: clouds the sound into grains. Turn it up and the grains grow and spread in pitch, from a sparse sparkle to a thick pad scattering into octaves and fifths. Satellite: a second, faster loop. Down for a long, rolling loop; turn it up and it tightens into a tiny fragment that freezes and sustains into a drone. Tail: the reverb's decay, from a small room to an endless wash. Flux: sets the reverb tail in motion (shimmer and a stereo drift) and feeds it back into the chain, driving the self-evolving regeneration. Spectra: a bank of resonators tuned to your chord. Rings the reverb tail into a harmonic shimmer (set Key and Chord). Dilation: reverse. Flips the loops and grains so they play backward. Gravity: the master pull. Raises feedback, decay, granular density, freeze and motion all at once, collapsing the whole chain into a single sustained drone. Event Horizon: the counter-force. Pulls feedback, decay, the chord ring and the regeneration down together, emptying the chain toward silence. Mix and Level: dry/wet blend and output trim. Tap any stage's constellation to bypass it and build the exact chain you want. Sixteen factory presets give you starting points, from gentle shimmer to a full frozen drone. A NIGHT-SKY INSTRUMENT The interface is a living constellation. Each stage is a glyph that breathes and moves with the sound, and Gravity collapses the whole field into a glowing well. A reduce-motion option stills the animation whenever you want. FORMATS Ambiotica is an AUv3 plug-in for iPhone and iPad. Load it in AUM, GarageBand, Drambo, Loopy, and other AUv3 hosts, plus a standalone app. Built for ambient, drone, film scoring, sound design, and live texture.

Screenshots

Pocket Multitrack Recorder4 screens
Ambiotica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ambiotica at 100% against Pocket Multitrack Recorder's 0%. Ambiotica also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pocket Multitrack Recorder costs $4.99 and Ambiotica $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ambiotica holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ambiotica has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pocket Multitrack Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ambiotica's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Multitrack Recorder versus Ambiotica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Multitrack RecorderAmbiotica
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW RYAN WILSONCharles Vestal

Customer experience

Pocket Multitrack Recorder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ambiotica

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Multitrack Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

Ambiotica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Multitrack Recorder free?
Pocket Multitrack Recorder costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambiotica free?
Ambiotica costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Multitrack Recorder or Ambiotica?
Ambiotica is rated higher. Pocket Multitrack Recorder averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ambiotica averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Pocket Multitrack Recorder or Ambiotica have ads?
Neither Pocket Multitrack Recorder nor Ambiotica shows ads.

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