Comparison

Audio Interface Recorder vs Magnetic Echo

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

Head to head
About

Audio Interface Recorder

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a high-fidelity recorder for your USB audio interface. It captures uncompressed 24-bit WAV audio at your interface's native sample rate, ideal for musicians and home studios seeking a direct and clean signal capture without a full Digital Audio Workstation.

Highlights
  • Lossless 24-bit WAV recording
  • Supports class-compliant USB audio interfaces
  • Mono, stereo, or mono-sum capture
  • Live level meters with clip indicator
  • Partial recording save on interruption
  • Organize, rename, and share recordings
Features
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AudioRecorder turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, no-nonsense recorder for your USB audio interface - in the studio, at home, or on stage. Plug in your interface, choose your inputs, and capture uncompressed 24-bit WAV at your hardware's native sample rate. No conversion, no color - just your signal. Built for musicians and home studios who want a dependable capture tool without launching a full DAW. RECORD • Works with any class-compliant USB audio interface • Uncompressed 24-bit PCM WAV at the interface's native sample rate - never resampled • Mono, stereo, or mono-sum capture • Choose exactly which inputs feed Left and Right, so a multi-input interface lets you pick any two • Live level meters with a peak readout and clip indicator for dialing in gain • Preview the input before you commit to a take • A big, unmissable record button and elapsed timer STAY IN CONTROL • Live "time remaining" estimate from your free space, with a low-space warning • The screen stays awake while recording, so the meters never dim • Interrupted takes - a phone call, an unplugged cable - are saved as partial recordings, not lost LIBRARY • Play back with scrubbing • Rename, delete and organize your takes • Share via AirDrop or Files, or export straight to a USB drive SETUP HELP • A built-in connection guide shows exactly how to wire things up, with diagrams for both USB-C and Lightning devices WHAT YOU NEED • A class-compliant USB audio interface • If your iPhone or iPad has a USB-C port, then the Audio Interface will work without external power • On Lightning devices, an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter is needed and the Audio interface needs a source of external power AudioRecorder does one thing and does it cleanly: get the signal from your interface onto your device, uncompressed and intact.

About

Magnetic Echo

This app offers a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for mobile devices. It recreates the warm echoes, ambient trails, and analog textures of classic tape echo machines, with adjustable feedback and saturation for unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Multi-head tape delay
  • Spring reverb effect
  • Wow and flutter simulation
  • Feedback and saturation controls
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Dub and ambient soundscapes
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Magnetic Echo is a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for iPhone and iPad, built for warm echoes, ambient trails, dub feedback, and evolving analog textures. Inspired by classic tape echo machines of the 1970s, Magnetic Echo combines the movement and imperfections of magnetic tape with the flexibility of a modern AUv3 plugin. TAPE DELAY Three playback heads create layered and rhythmic repeats, from short slapback echoes to spacious multi-head patterns. SPRING REVERB A dedicated spring tank with adjustable decay and tone, for that unmistakable splashy, metallic space. WOW & FLUTTER Real tape isn't perfect — subtle pitch drift and mechanical wobble give every repeat organic character. FEEDBACK & SATURATION Push the feedback path from gentle repeats into self-oscillation, with saturation adding color and character on every pass. FROM DUB TO AMBIENT Create warm guitar echoes, psychedelic textures, washed-out ambient trails, rhythmic delays, and dub-style feedback. HOST READY Works as an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin inside AUM, Audiobus, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic Pro for iPad, and any other AUv3-compatible host. %100 FREE No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no ads.

Screenshots

Audio Interface Recorder4 screens
Magnetic Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Audio Interface Recorder and Magnetic Echo are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Audio Interface Recorder against 5.0 for Magnetic Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Audio Interface Recorder versus Magnetic Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Interface RecorderMagnetic Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAIMONDS BLUMSBaturay Koc

Customer experience

Audio Interface Recorder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magnetic Echo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Audio Interface Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

Magnetic Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Interface Recorder free?
Audio Interface Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnetic Echo free?
Magnetic Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Interface Recorder or Magnetic Echo?
Audio Interface Recorder and Magnetic Echo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Audio Interface Recorder or Magnetic Echo have ads?
Neither Audio Interface Recorder nor Magnetic Echo shows ads.

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