Comparison

PadLab vs LibreTracks

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

Head to head
About

PadLab

Features
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PadLab Remote é o controlador companion do PadLab. Controle pads, drum pads, BPM, transporte e funções de performance diretamente pelo seu iPhone ou iPad. Conecte ao PadLab na mesma rede Wi-Fi ou use Bluetooth MIDI para controlar o PadLab AUv3 em hosts compatíveis, como o Logic Pro. Criado para performance ao vivo, estúdio e ambientes de adoração, o PadLab Remote mantém os controles principais sempre à mão, com uma interface rápida, musical e pronta para tocar.

About

LibreTracks

Features
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LibreTracks is a multitrack workstation for playing live. Load each song's stems, set up the sections, and on stage you just play. LIVE PLAYBACK • Separate stems, each with its own level, mute and solo. • Click and guide vocals on the output you choose. • Ambient pads in each song's key. • Section jumps, vamps and seamless transitions between songs. PREPARING SONGS • Import audio and sessions from the Files app: WAV, AIFF, MP3 and FLAC. • Mark intro, verse, chorus and bridge, and jump between them with one tap. • Change a song's key and tempo without touching the original files. • Tempo, time signature and key per song, not per session. BUILT FOR TOUCH • Touch DAW view: tap to select, drag to move. • Compact stage view with the mixer one tap away. • Live view with only the essentials, big. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS • Everything works offline. No account, no subscription. • Sessions are ordinary folders you can copy, export or open on a computer. • Export and import through Google Drive to move sessions between your devices. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE LibreTracks is free software: no ads, no paid features, no data collection by default. Usage statistics are optional, anonymous and off unless you turn them on.

Screenshots

PadLab3 screens
LibreTracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

PadLab and LibreTracks are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PadLab versus LibreTracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPadLabLibreTracks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel AlbanoOtoniel Perez

In-app purchases

None

PadLab

No in-app purchases

None

LibreTracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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