Comparison

BandFrame vs Studio 40

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

Head to head
About

BandFrame

Create music on the go with a portable studio for songwriters. Easily write guitar tabs, record vocals and instruments, and arrange your ideas into a demo. Collaborate with bandmates by sharing projects and listening to each other's recordings.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-edit tab editor
  • Interactive fretboard with chord library
  • Multi-track recording and arrangement
  • Band collaboration via project links
  • Vocal and instrument recording
  • Metronome and backing track import
Features
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BandFrame is a pocket studio for songwriters. Write guitar tabs in seconds, record vocals and instruments over your ideas, and arrange everything into a demo — solo or with your band. WRITE • Tap-to-edit tab editor for guitar, bass, and ukulele • Interactive fretboard with chord detection and a full chord library • Full Score view of your entire song RECORD • Record vocals or any instrument straight into a song section • Organize takes with favorites and notes • Import backing tracks and play along • Built-in metronome ARRANGE • Multi-track Studio timeline — drag, trim, and layer your takes • Per-track volume, mute, and solo • Save your mix and play it from the project page LISTEN • Every mix you save becomes a demo in your own music library • Organize demos into playlists and albums • Slow down, speed up, or change the key of any demo • Trim demos and share them as MP3s • Import audio to turn any recording into a demo • Keep listening with your phone locked — lock screen and CarPlay controls included COLLABORATE • Invite your band into a project with a link • Everyone hears everyone's takes BANDFRAME PRO No ads, unlimited recordings, unlimited audio imports, cloud backup of your recordings, and PDF export of your tabs. $3.99/month with a 7-day free trial, or $29.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://bandframe.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bandframe.app/privacy

About

Studio 40

Features
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Studio 40 is the home of 4ORTY's catalogue, and of the room it was made in. STREAM THE CATALOGUE Every beat, in full, free to play. Browse by release or work through all beats, each tagged with its BPM and key so you know what you are hearing before you hear it. Drag the record to scrub through a beat. Swipe down and it keeps playing while you carry on browsing. BOOK THE ROOM Studio 40 is a real room in East London. Choose how long you need, pick from the dates and times that are genuinely free, and send the request. You get the session terms in writing, a confirmation when the studio accepts. YOUR LICENCES If you have licensed a beat from Studio 40, sign in with the address you used and your files are here — the master WAV and the licence document, ready to send to Files, to AirDrop, or straight into your DAW. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Browse, listen and book without signing in. An account only matters if you already own something.

Screenshots

BandFrame4 screens
Studio 404 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studio 40 at none against BandFrame's 2. Studio 40 also leads on ads (none vs shown). BandFrame's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. BandFrame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Studio 40 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BandFrame versus Studio 40: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBandFrameStudio 40
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJasha PhillipsMd ahmed

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BandFrame

Subscriptions2
  • BandFrame Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BandFrame Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Studio 40

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BandFrame free?
BandFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studio 40 free?
Studio 40 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BandFrame or Studio 40 have ads?
BandFrame shows ads; Studio 40 does not.

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