Comparison

JAX Kryostatic vs Strata | Multitrack Recorder

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

Head to head
About

JAX Kryostatic

This audio effect processor freezes and shifts live audio streams in real time. It offers intuitive touch controls for sound design and musical analysis, with a focus on low CPU usage.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio stream freezing
  • Spectrum shifting capabilities
  • Dual stereo FFT waterfall display
  • Touch and slide interface
  • Adjustable freezing intensity
  • Low CPU usage optimization
Features
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Technobabble: Synchronous polyphasic temporal compression for the coherent transsubstantiation of the phase-modulated frequency spectrum into a cross-dimensional, entropy-resistant acoustic singularity... to put it in simple terms: a baryonic resonance oscillation with fractal phase inversion that deconstructs the continuous time vector within the Hilbert space, freezing it inside an infinite, dimensionless audio event horizon. JAX Kryostatic is an AudioUnit (AUv3). AudioUnits require an audio host application. We produce audio tools exclusively for Apple platforms. The audio effect processor freezes your audio stream in real time. At the heart of its visualization lies an energy correlometer, alongside a dual stereo FFT waterfall display with adjustable flow speed. Using a "Touch and Slide" interface, you can intuitively freeze and shift the live stream's spectrum, visibly - even into extreme ranges. The freezing effect itself is automatic or freely adjustable, ranging from "Soft Iced" to "Hard Iced." So JAX Kryostatic serves equally well as a creative tool for sound design or simply as a musical analysis utility. This AudioUnit is highly optimized for real-time audio processing and very low CPU usage, as its entire graphical visualization is de-coupled and calculated / rendered directly on the GPU. Our new concept involves releasing some of our fully produced songs alongside our FRONTIER SERIES Audio Units. In doing so, we aim to illustrate our new guiding principle: providing musical tools rather than chasing obscure trends of noise production. The Manual is available for download at : https://audio.digitster.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/JAX-Kryostatic.pdf

About

Strata | Multitrack Recorder

Features
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Strata is a multi-track recorder that gets out of your way. Open a project, arm a track, and record. Layer as many tracks as the song needs. RECORD Unlimited tracks, one clean take at a time Overdub against playback, punch in over a section, undo a bad take Works with the built-in mic, or plug in a USB microphone or interface and Strata switches to it automatically Monitor yourself live through wired or USB headphones — with effects Metronome with tempo, 4/4 · 3/4 · 6/8, and a one-bar count-in MIX Per-track volume, pan, mute, and solo Six effects per track: noise gate, 3-band EQ, compressor, echo, tempo-synced delay, and reverb Tracks record dry — change the effects any time, even after recording Save whole effect chains as presets and reuse them in any project SHARE Export a stereo mixdown as lossless WAV or high-quality AAC Export individual track stems — wet or dry — to finish in a desktop DAW A safety limiter keeps exports from clipping EVERYWHERE Projects live in iCloud Drive: visible in Files, synced to all your devices, and restored automatically on a new phone Built-in chromatic tuner Full support for iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode

Screenshots

JAX Kryostatic2 screens
Strata | Multitrack Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Strata | Multitrack Recorder at Free against JAX Kryostatic's $12.99. JAX Kryostatic's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Strata | Multitrack Recorder is free to download; JAX Kryostatic costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JAX Kryostatic versus Strata | Multitrack Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJAX KryostaticStrata | Multitrack Recorder
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJens GuellMichael Birkey

In-app purchases

None

JAX Kryostatic

No in-app purchases

None

Strata | Multitrack Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JAX Kryostatic free?
JAX Kryostatic costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strata | Multitrack Recorder free?
Strata | Multitrack Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JAX Kryostatic or Strata | Multitrack Recorder have ads?
Neither JAX Kryostatic nor Strata | Multitrack Recorder shows ads.

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