Comparison

VinylScratch vs WBTRK

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

Head to head
About

VinylScratch

Transform your device into a professional DJ scratch instrument. Load samples, control them with realistic vinyl physics, and shape sounds with live effects. Record and share your creations, or use it as an AUv3 plugin in your favorite music production apps.

Highlights
  • Realistic vinyl physics engine
  • Live XY effects pad
  • Cut and reverse playback
  • Cue points and looping
  • WAV recording and sharing
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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VinylScratch turns your iPhone into a real scratch instrument. Load any audio sample and control it like a record — scratch, cut, loop, cue, and shape the sound with live effects — all with your fingers on the touchscreen. Whether you're a turntablist practicing cuts without decks, a producer sketching DJ-style arrangements, or a beatmaker who wants tactile sample control — VinylScratch gives you the physics, the effects, and the workflow to do it properly. Drop in a sample, feel the vinyl, twist the FX, hit record. VINYL PHYSICS ENGINE The scratch engine models real platter mechanics. Sound accelerates and decelerates the way a record actually does, with natural spin-down when you release. • Drag on the waveform to scratch — velocity and direction tracked sample-accurately • Three inertia modes: VINYL (natural spin-down), PAGE (instant stop), OFF • Adjustable sensitivity from ultra-fine to aggressive • Multitouch scratch support on iPad LIVE FX PAD A Kaoss Pad-style XY touch surface for real-time effects. Slide your finger to shape the sound — both axes control different parameters simultaneously. • Filter — LP/HP sweep and ISO (SP-404 style isolator) • Reverb — room, hall, plate and more • Delay — time, feedback, and LP cutoff control • Distortion — bit crush and lo-fi presets • FX1 & FX2 — two configurable effect slots with custom axis mapping • HOLD — lock the effect in place after lifting your finger • Glow trail visualization on the XY pad CUT & REV • CUT — hold to mute the signal, just like a crossfader kill • REV — flips playback direction • Crossfader strip for blend control CUE POINTS & LOOP • Two cue points: CUE A and CUE B — set, jump, clear • Loop IN/OUT with toggle — keeps the region when disabled • Full waveform view with overview strip TRANSPORT & RECORDING • Play / Pause with repeat mode • Record your scratch + FX session as WAV • Share or save directly from the app • Time display with millisecond precision AUv3 PLUGIN • Load VinylScratch as an instrument in GarageBand, AUM, Audiobus, or any AUv3 host • Full UI inside the host — scratch and effects included APPEARANCE • 15 color themes • Dark interface optimized for stage and studio PRO UNLOCK One-time purchase. No subscription. Unlocks: sample loading, recording, all FX effects, FX Hold, REV CUT, crossfader, themes, and AUv3. Free version includes playback, CUT, and filter with the built-in track.

About

WBTRK

Create music on the go with a comprehensive mobile studio. Features a tracker grid, multiple sound engines, a sampler, and a mixer. Offers live performance mode and extensive effects for detailed sound shaping.

Highlights
  • Tracker grid for note input
  • 21 sound engines and 450+ sounds
  • Sampler with recording and editing
  • Twelve-channel mixer
  • Live performance mode
  • AUv3 plug-in hosting
  • MIDI and Ableton Link support
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WBTRK is a complete music studio in your pocket: a fast tracker grid, 21 sound engines, a library of over 450 ready-made sounds, drum kits, a sampler, per-note effects, a twelve-channel mixer, a live performance mode, plug-in hosting and MIDI. One purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac. WRITE • PHRASES of 16 steps hold notes, chords, instrument, velocity and effects; they stack into CHAINS, and chains arrange into a twelve-channel SONG • Hold a cell and slide to set a note or a value — it plays as you go • Select, copy and paste cell by cell, transpose whole sections, and end a note exactly where you want with OFF • Every channel loops on its own and can run at its own tempo, locked to one clock • A hardware keyboard on iPad and Mac, a MIDI keyboard, or any Bluetooth game controller drives the whole tracker SOUND • Over 450 ready-made sounds sorted by what they are — drums, bass, keys, bells, plucked, strings, winds, voice, leads, pads, fx — each one a tap away from playing, all balanced to the same loudness. Save your own for any engine • DRUM KIT: ten drum slots in one instrument — eight built-in kits, or build your own from any sound or sample • Classic synths: pulse, saw, triangle, FM, noise, supersaw pad, sub, pluck, wavetable and the dual-oscillator MODX, plus DRUM, an analog drum voice • WOVEN, a macro-oscillator with 24 models and 96 classic DX7 patches; ROUND, a resonator for strings, bars and bells; MODAL for struck percussion • SAMPLER: record or import, chop at transients, stretch to the tempo, loop, reverse, round-robin • SPEECH sings your lyrics in English and Japanese; GRAIN turns any recording into clouds; DRONE, RESONATOR and TEXTURE build ambient beds • AUv3 hosting: play your instrument plug-ins and insert effect plug-ins on any channel SHAPE • 32 effects on any note: delays, reverbs up to thirty seconds, tempo-synced gate and autopan, retrigger, chorus, flanger, ring mod, wavefold, bitcrush, slides, vibrato, arps, FOGGY granular clouds and more • AUT automation morphs an instrument and its effect across the rows • RANDOM dice, tables for instant arpeggios, a groove editor per instrument, scale lock • A twelve-channel mixer with volume, pan, mute, solo and plug-in inserts PERFORM • LIVE MODE: launch phrases from six scenes on pads, quantized to the beat or the bar, and punch in delay and filters — or latch them CONNECT • MIDI in with step and live recording, MIDI out to hardware, MIDI clock and Ableton Link KEEP • Render to WAV (16 or 24 bit), stems and MIDI; share songs as files; your session autosaves • A lock-screen player with cover art in your theme • 28 themes — the studio look comes in dark and light and can follow your device — a theme editor, seven typefaces, hex numbers if you like • English and Japanese, and a demo song to start from Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no subscription, nothing collected.

Screenshots

VinylScratch4 screens
WBTRK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WBTRK at 100% against VinylScratch's 0%. WBTRK also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). VinylScratch's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

VinylScratch is free to download; WBTRK costs $2.99 up front. VinylScratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WBTRK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WBTRK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VinylScratch's written reviews are positive against 100% of WBTRK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VinylScratch ships an update monthly, WBTRK every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VinylScratch versus WBTRK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinylScratchWBTRK
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB21 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperIvan KorablinLASZLO DOBROVOLSZKI

Customer experience

VinylScratch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

WBTRK

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VinylScratch

One-time1
  • VinylScratch Pro$7.99
None

WBTRK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VinylScratch free?
VinylScratch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WBTRK free?
WBTRK costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VinylScratch or WBTRK?
WBTRK is rated higher. VinylScratch averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while WBTRK averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do VinylScratch or WBTRK have ads?
Neither VinylScratch nor WBTRK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VinylScratch or WBTRK?
VinylScratch ships an update monthly, and WBTRK every 6 days. Most recently, VinylScratch was updated on October 31, 2026 and WBTRK on November 5, 2026.

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