Comparison

GigXchange vs Layera Keys

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

Head to head
About

GigXchange

This platform connects musicians with venues and promoters for live music bookings. Artists can find gigs, build profiles, and set their own rates, while venues can easily search and book talent directly. It facilitates secure payments and direct communication, cutting out intermediaries.

Highlights
  • Find and apply for live music gigs
  • Build professional musician profiles
  • Search and hire bands, musicians, DJs
  • Direct peer-to-peer booking
  • Secure in-app payments and deposits
  • Promote events and sell tickets
Features
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GigXchange is the UK's peer-to-peer marketplace for live music. Whether you're a musician chasing your next gig, or a venue, promoter or agent looking to book one, GigXchange connects you directly. No middlemen, no inflated agency fees. FOR ARTISTS, BANDS & DJs Find gigs near you, get discovered, and book paid work directly with the people putting on shows. Build a profile that gets you noticed, set your own rates and availability, and message venues and promoters without a gatekeeper taking a cut. - Find and apply for live music gigs across the UK - Build a professional musician profile and EPK (electronic press kit) - Set your fees, genres and availability - Get booked for pub gigs, weddings, functions, festivals and more - Get paid securely through the app FOR VENUES, PROMOTERS & AGENTS Book the right act, fast. Search verified artists, bands and DJs by genre, location, budget and availability, then book and pay in one place, with secure deposits and clear terms built in. - Search and hire bands, musicians and DJs near you - Compare profiles, ratings, fees and availability - Handle bookings, deposits and payouts securely - Promote your events and sell tickets - Find last-minute cover when you need it WHY GIGXCHANGE - Direct peer-to-peer booking, so you keep more of the money - Real profiles, real reviews, real availability - Secure in-app payments and deposits - Built in the UK, for the UK live music scene - Free to join Whether it's a pub gig, a wedding band, a function band, a festival slot, a corporate event or a last-minute deps call, GigXchange is where UK live music gets booked. From solo acoustic performers and covers bands to DJs, jazz trios and full function bands, if you play live or book live music, GigXchange is built for you. Download GigXchange today and get your next gig, or your next act.

About

Layera Keys

Features
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Layera Keys is a sampler for keys players, made for playing live. Each preset layers up to eight channels of sound, each with its own fader, key range, filter and envelope, and eight presets make up a song. A setlist holds a whole service or show, and a program change from your keyboard moves through it. ON IPHONE AND IPAD โ€ข Play MaNiFy Core, our library of recorded grand and upright pianos, electric pianos, pads, strings, bells and flute, from any USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard. โ€ข Choose the sounds you keep on the device. Each one shows its size, so a phone holds what fits and a tablet can hold the whole library. โ€ข Faders, mute, solo and hold sized for a finger. iPhone shows the channels side by side to swipe through; iPad shows the whole board. โ€ข Splits, velocity windows, auto bass and top-note channels, a key for every song, and a reverb and three-band EQ on every channel. โ€ข Play it on its own, or as an Audio Unit in GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, AUM and Cubasis. A REMOTE FOR YOUR COMPUTER Layera Keys on Mac and Windows can be controlled from the phone on your music stand: the eight faders of the current preset, mute, solo, hold, presets and songs, over the same Wi-Fi, in both directions. Remote mode is free and needs no sounds on the phone. Pair once with the four-digit code the computer shows. UNLOCKING Layera Keys is a free download, and Remote mode is free. โ€ข Already own Layera Keys for Mac or Windows? Sign in with the email address you bought it with, and the app unlocks at no charge. Your iPhone and iPad do not use either of your computer activations. โ€ข New to Layera Keys? One In-App Purchase unlocks it on every iPhone and iPad signed in to your Apple Account, and the same purchase includes Layera Keys for Mac and Windows: enter your email address after buying and we send your licence key. The sounds are downloaded inside the app after unlocking, over Wi-Fi or mobile data, and only the ones you choose.

Screenshots

GigXchange4 screens
Layera Keys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GigXchange at none against Layera Keys's 1. Layera Keys's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Layera Keys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GigXchange asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
GigXchange versus Layera Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGigXchangeLayera Keys
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEclipse Labs AI LtdEmmanuel Okezie

In-app purchases

None

GigXchange

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Layera Keys

One-time1
  • Layera Keys$99.00

Questions

Is GigXchange free?
GigXchange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Layera Keys free?
Layera Keys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GigXchange or Layera Keys have ads?
Neither GigXchange nor Layera Keys shows ads.

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