Comparison

Lacquer vs Redlined

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

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About

Lacquer

Features
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Lacquer turns your iPad or iPhone into a bulletproof recorder for your DJ sets. Park it at the end of your chain โ€” mixer master out โ†’ USB audio interface โ†’ iPad โ€” and capture the whole night in pristine 24-bit. Its one promise: it will not lose your set. RECORDING IS FREE, AND UNCAPPED No time limit. No limit on how many sets you keep. No watermark, no trial countdown, nothing withheld from the recording itself. Record a six-hour night and take the full-quality 24-bit WAV master home โ€” free, forever. A recorder you can't trust before you've paid isn't worth trusting after, so the entire capture path is free: the durability engine, the markers, the crate, playback, and your master file. Lacquer Pro is a single one-time purchase for the work that happens after the gig. No subscription โ€” the DJ tools you already pay monthly for cost more in a quarter than Lacquer costs once. THE SET IS SACRED A DJ set is a once-only, irreplaceable event. Lacquer's recording engine is decoupled from the audio hardware, so if a cable gets pulled, a call comes in, or the system hiccups mid-set, it keeps writing and resumes the instant the signal returns โ€” and clearly flags any take that dropped out, so you always know exactly what you captured. The master file is written continuously and is never modified, so it stays playable even in the worst case. CAPTURE โ€ข True 24-bit at your interface's native rate (up to 96 kHz), in stereo โ€” record with headroom and never ride gain again โ€ข Works with any class-compliant USB audio interface (e.g. Focusrite Scarlett), or the built-in mic โ€ข 12+ hour recordings, with live level meters, a free-space countdown, and a charging check โ€ข Drop markers live with one tap to bookmark each DJ change or moment YOUR CRATE Every set lands in the Crate as a record. Browse your collection, play sets back, scrub the waveform, and jump between markers. EXPORT โ€” ALWAYS FREE โ€ข Your 24-bit WAV master, the whole take, out via the share sheet โ€ข Trim and fades, so you can top and tail the night โ€ข Recordings appear in the Files app for drag-and-drop, with human file names like "2026-06-22 Club X" LACQUER PRO โ€” ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Everything that turns a capture into deliverables: โ€ข Split at markers โ€” one file per DJ, in a single pass โ€ข Loudness processing โ€” normalize to a target for SoundCloud / Mixcloud, or gently flatten the night's loudness creep while leaving the drops intact, plus a safety limiter โ€ข The full loudness report โ€” LUFS, true-peak and clipping. Lacquer measures every take as you record it, so unlocking reveals the analysis of sets you have already recorded, with nothing to re-process โ€ข ALAC and AAC export, with artwork and tags baked in โ€ข Gig profiles โ€” venue, genre and artwork presets, stamped on every take Your original 24-bit master is never touched by any of it. LIVESTREAM (OPTIONAL) Go live over RTMP to a destination you choose, such as Mixcloud Live. Audio-only and best-effort โ€” a dropped stream never affects your recording. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, nothing uploaded unless you choose to stream or share. Lacquer โ€” record, master & livestream.

About

Redlined

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Redlined is an iPhone audio recorder for DJ sets. Record from the built-in microphone or a supported connected audio input. Choose AAC, 24-bit WAV, or 32-bit float WAV. Watch live input levels and keep an active recording going in the background, with a Live Activity showing its status and elapsed time. Your local library keeps your recordings together. Add titles, dates, notes, and cover artwork; play, duplicate, export, or trim supported files into a separate copy. Import audio from Files and work with a local copy. Free recording supports any number of sets up to 30 minutes each. Redlined Unlimited is a one-time purchase that removes the per-recording time limit. All saved recordings remain available without a purchase. Compatibility depends on your iPhone and recording interface. Make a short test recording and listen back to confirm your setup. Storage, device, and file-format limits still apply.

Screenshots

Lacquer4 screens
Redlined4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. Lacquer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Redlined sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lacquer versus Redlined: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLacquerRedlined
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian WeinmayrJordan Jimenez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lacquer

One-time1
  • Lacquer Pro$22.99
1 purchases

Redlined

One-time1
  • Redlined Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is Lacquer free?
Lacquer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Redlined free?
Redlined is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lacquer or Redlined have ads?
Neither Lacquer nor Redlined shows ads.

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