Comparison

PatchMap vs FW Radar

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

Head to head
About

PatchMap

Features
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PatchMap is the fast, structured way for Eurorack players to document, search, and recreate their patches. Stop relying on blurry phone photos and scattered notes โ€” capture every connection in seconds and find any patch later. Fast Patch Recording Pick a module, mark an output and an input, and save the connection. Logging a full patch takes seconds, not minutes, so you can document a great sound before it slips away. Your Module Library Build a library of your rack's modules once and reuse it for every patch. Add modules with their HP, type, and I/O so your records stay accurate and consistent. Powerful Search Search your entire patch history by module name, tag, or date. The good patch you made last month is always one tap away. Signal Flow Visualization See each patch as a clean connection diagram โ€” modules laid out with color-coded cables โ€” so you can understand the routing at a glance and recreate it exactly. Tags & Notes Organize patches with tags like ambient, percussion, or drone, and add text notes to capture settings, knob positions, and ideas. Shareable Patch Cards Generate a clean patch card image and share it to Instagram, Reddit, or with friends in one tap. Privacy First PatchMap works completely offline. No account, no cloud, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. Built for modular synth players with mid-to-large systems who patch often and want to remember every great sound.

About

FW Radar

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Never miss a firmware update for your studio gear again. FW Radar tracks firmware releases for 1,600+ hardware products โ€” synths, drum machines, eurorack modules, audio interfaces, effects โ€” and tells you the moment something in YOUR rig gets an update. BUILD YOUR RIG Add your gear and see everything at a glance: current firmware, your installed version, full version history with changelogs, manuals, and used market prices. GET NOTIFIED Enable notifications and get a push the moment a new firmware is detected for one of your devices โ€” tap it and you're on the product page. Telegram and email alerts are available too. EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY Browse public rigs from other electronic musicians, discover new setups, and share your own โ€” photos included. ALWAYS UP TO DATE 1,600+ products from 270+ brands, monitored around the clock. Community-powered: if something's missing, request it from the app and it gets added. Free. No subscription. Sign in with Apple or Google. FW Radar does not host firmware files โ€” all downloads link to the manufacturer's official pages. This application uses the Reverb API but is not endorsed, created by or certified by Reverb.com, LLC.

Screenshots

PatchMap4 screens
FW Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FW Radar at 15.1 against PatchMap's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PatchMap versus FW Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchMapFW Radar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ™“ ้ƒญVincenzo Risi

In-app purchases

None

PatchMap

No in-app purchases

None

FW Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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