Comparison

VU Studio vs Julienne 2

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

Head to head
About

VU Studio

Create music on the go with a portable beatmaking workstation. Build beats, shape samples, and arrange full tracks with a structured yet fast workflow. Import and edit audio, then organize your ideas into complete songs.

Highlights
  • Portable project workflow
  • Sample shaping and editing
  • Pattern and sequence building
  • Full track arrangement timeline
  • Dedicated editing views
  • Mixer for balancing tracks
  • Live performance effects
Features
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VU Studio is a beatmaking workstation built for creating ideas, shaping samples, and arranging full tracks in one portable project workflow. Start with pads and sounds, build patterns per group, combine those patterns into sequences, then arrange patterns, sequences, and audio tracks on the song timeline. The workflow is direct enough for sketching beats quickly, but structured enough to grow an idea into a finished arrangement. Import audio into pads, preview waveforms, edit sample regions, and use CHOP to split samples into playable slices. VU Studio keeps imported audio inside the project package, so your songs stay portable instead of depending on temporary file picker paths. Use dedicated views for the way you want to work: - PADS for samples, pad settings, and sound preparation - STEPS for fast pattern programming - PIANO for detailed note and event editing - SEQUENCE for building song sections from patterns - SONG / Timeline for arranging the full track - MIXER for balancing groups, pads, audio tracks, sends, inserts, and master output - LIVE for performance effects and quick sound manipulation - BROWSER for finding and loading audio sources VU Studio projects are saved as managed .vustudio packages. Export creates a portable .vustudio archive for transfer or backup, with project data and assets kept together. On iOS, projects live in Documents so they remain visible in Apple Files. You're a fan of my previous VU202 app? That's great - VU Studio supports .vu202 project file - move your project and keep 100% edit possibilities! Whether you are chopping drum breaks, programming patterns, building sections, importing samples, or moving a project between iOS and desktop, VU Studio is designed around a simple idea: keep the beatmaking flow fast, organized, and portable.

About

Julienne 2

This app allows users to chop, manipulate, and export audio samples. It features automatic tempo and transient detection, flexible pad-based playback, and advanced warping capabilities. Users can also split songs into stems and integrate their creations into other music production software.

Highlights
  • Automatic tempo and transient detection
  • Tap-based chopping with snap to transient
  • Pad-based sample playback
  • Spin, brake, and scratch platter simulation
  • Time-stretch and warp to grid
  • Split songs into drums, bass, vocals, and other stems
  • Export sampler projects, DAW sessions, and WAV files
Features
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Julienne is a record you can cut. Load a sample and Julienne finds its tempo and its transients on its own. Chop it where you hear it, play the chops from the pads, spin and scratch the platter with your finger, and warp anything onto a grid without touching its pitch. Then take the whole session — chops, tempo and order — into wherever you finish tracks. CHOP • Tap the waveform to lay a chop; SNAP pulls it onto the nearest transient • Nudge, trim, reverse and rearrange — a pad is a slot, not a fixed chop • GATE, NOTE and NEEDLE decide what a pad does while you hold it • LOCK CHOPS keeps your chops in place while you play them PLAY • Drag the platter to spin, brake and scratch, with the weight of a real one • 33 and 45, varispeed, reverse • Time-stretch and warp to a grid with the pitch left alone STEMS • Split any song into drums, bass, vocals and other, right on your iPhone or iPad (iOS 16 or later) • Play while it splits; mute and solo stems on the deck, and chop and export what you hear EXPORT • Sampler projects, DAW sessions and plain WAV — the export sounds like the session, because both come out of the same engine • Add your chops straight into a project on your MPC Sample's card • Everything lands in Files, or goes straight out through the share sheet CRATES • Keep records in crates, and send them between your computer and your phone over Wi-Fi PLUGIN • Julienne runs as an Audio Unit (AUv3) inside AUM, Koala, Logic and other hosts, so the deck lives in your session MIDI • Play the pads and turn the controls from any MIDI controller, wired or Bluetooth • Learn any control by moving it FREE AND PRO Julienne is free to load, chop, play and run as a plugin. One purchase, once, unlocks stems, exporting and crates — and it follows your account onto every device you sign into, phone and computer alike.

Screenshots

VU Studio4 screens
Julienne 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Julienne 2 at 5.0 against VU Studio's 4.4. VU Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Julienne 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VU Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Julienne 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VU Studio has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VU Studio ships an update every 6 days, Julienne 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VU Studio versus Julienne 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVU StudioJulienne 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz Chynekvictor borges

Customer experience

VU Studio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Julienne 2

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

In-app purchases

None

VU Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Julienne 2

One-time1
  • Julienne 2$24.99

Questions

Is VU Studio free?
VU Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Julienne 2 free?
Julienne 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VU Studio or Julienne 2?
Julienne 2 is rated higher. VU Studio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Julienne 2 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VU Studio or Julienne 2 have ads?
Neither VU Studio nor Julienne 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VU Studio or Julienne 2?
VU Studio ships an update every 6 days, and Julienne 2 every 4 days. Most recently, VU Studio was updated on October 5, 2026 and Julienne 2 on October 14, 2026.

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