Comparison

DoReMix vs SimpleSampler

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

Head to head
About

DoReMix

Features
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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

About

SimpleSampler

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SimpleSampler turns any sound into an instrument. Record a piano note, a clap, your voice or a glass you tap with a spoon. The app detects the pitch and puts the sound on a keyboard, so you can play it across several octaves right away. RECORDING Press record and the app shows you what it hears before the take starts. The recording begins with your first sound, not with the button press, so there is no silence or click at the start. If you don't like the take, cancel it and nothing is saved. KEYBOARD AND DRUM PADS The keyboard shows two octaves at a time and scrolls. It is fully multitouch, so chords and glissandos work. Eight drum pads hold eight different samples for beats. Pitch and length are independent: higher notes last as long as lower ones. If you prefer the classic tape sound, where higher also means faster, switch it on with one tap. LOOP STATION Tap a loop slot, play something and tap again to close the loop. Every new layer stays in time with the first one. You can also record a loop straight from the microphone. Your loops are still there the next time you open the app. RECORD YOUR SONG One button records everything you play: keyboard, pads and loops. It records what the app outputs, not what the microphone picks up, so the result is clean. Share it via AirDrop, Messages or any other app. PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE On iPhone, hold it upright to record and edit samples and turn it sideways to play. On iPad you get pads and keyboard on one screen. No account, no subscription, no tracking. Your recordings stay on your device unless you share them.

Screenshots

DoReMix3 screens
SimpleSampler4 screens

Verdict

The call

DoReMix and SimpleSampler are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DoReMix versus SimpleSampler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoReMixSimpleSampler
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Forsberg10471514311Max Nowack

In-app purchases

None

DoReMix

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleSampler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoReMix free?
DoReMix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleSampler free?
SimpleSampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DoReMix or SimpleSampler have ads?
Neither DoReMix nor SimpleSampler shows ads.

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