Comparison

Graba vs Lacuna

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

Head to head
About

Graba

This app helps musicians capture, organize, and develop song ideas. It offers recording, lyric writing with chord suggestions, a tuner, metronome, and video recording features. All your musical creations are stored locally and backed up to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Two-tap recording
  • Interruption-proof takes
  • Lyric sheets with inline chords
  • Rhyme suggestions
  • Chromatic tuner with alternate tunings
  • Metronome with haptics
  • Video recording with scrolling lyrics
Features
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A pocket studio for musicians. Two taps and you're recording. Develop the idea, and keep every version you make. CAPTURE Two taps from your pocket. Audio or video, straight from launch. Calls, alarms, and force quits can't eat a take: interrupted recordings are saved and recovered. • Start recording from a Lock Screen widget, the Action Button, or Siri • Film when you need to see the hands, with your lyrics scrolling over the camera • When the idea shows up as words, Write opens a blank sheet with the keyboard up DEVELOP The tools you reach for next. Lyrics with chords over the words, a tuner for guitar, bass and ukulele, a metronome, a playable piano, ear training, and a chord library you can hear. • Rhymes while you write, in English and Spanish, all offline • Chord suggestions in your key, and one-tap transpose with capo hints • Alternate tunings: Drop D, DADGAD, Eb Standard, Open G • Tap tempo, odd meters, and a metronome that keeps time on the Lock Screen • Loop any section of a take to learn your own part back • Stand mode, for reading your lyrics on a music stand KEEP Nothing gets written over. Every take lands in your Vault with versions, notes, and trims. Local first, synced through your own iCloud if you choose. • Projects hold every version, with tempo, key, tags, and notes • Notes pinned to the exact second of a take • Trim a take and keep the trim as a new version • Bring finished mixes in from Files, Mail, or AirDrop and keep them with their demos • Add a title to a video take and send it to TikTok or Instagram • Old ideas come back around on their own Free, with no account, no ads, and no subscription.

About

Lacuna

Features
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Lacuna is an AI music workspace. Make new songs and lyrics from a conversation, then take any track apart to listen closely, practice, and rework it. CREATE SONGS IN CONVERSATION Describe the sound, mood, story, or occasion you have in mind. Music Agent turns the idea into musical directions and generates complete tracks you can play as soon as they are ready. Hum a tune, or add an audio clip or a MIDI file, to guide the melody. WRITE AND REFINE LYRICS Start with a theme, a single line, or a detailed brief. Lyrics Agent drafts lyrics and keeps revising them with you in the same conversation. REMOVE VOCALS AND SPLIT STEMS Open Stems, choose one of your songs or import an audio file, and separate it into vocals and instrumental, or into four or six stems: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and more. Dedicated modes break a drum kit into individual drums, separate lead and rhythm guitar, or split a choir into its four voice parts. PRACTICE WITH THE MIX Solo the part you want to hear, or mute it and play along with the rest. Loop a section, slow it down, change the key, and set the level of every stem. Your settings are saved with each result. CLEAN UP RECORDINGS Reduce noise and reverb in a recording, or separate dialogue from music and sound effects in a video. KEEP DEVELOPING A TRACK Where available, extend or remix a song, edit a section, master the final mix, and generate cover artwork from the track workspace. LISTEN ANYWHERE The full player, queue, lock-screen controls, AirPlay, and background audio keep your music playing while you use other apps. Songs, lyrics, and stems stay together in Assets, and Lacuna Radio offers ready-to-play channels. Lacuna uses credits for AI generation and audio processing. Subscriptions and one-time credit packs are available as in-app purchases. The app always shows the current price and credit amount before purchase or before a task starts. Only import audio and video that you have the right to use. Terms of Use: https://www.lacuna.fm/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lacuna.fm/privacy

Screenshots

Graba4 screens
Lacuna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Graba at none against Lacuna's 9. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Lacuna sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Graba asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Graba versus Lacuna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrabaLacuna
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperADRIEL CONDE MACKENZIEJOYLINK LTD

In-app purchases

None

Graba

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Lacuna

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Ultra Monthly$99.991 Month
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  • Basic Yearly$114.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$294.991 Year
  • Ultra Yearly$590.001 Year
One-time3
  • 3,500 Credits$50.00
  • 8,000 Credits$100.00
  • 50,000 Credits$500.00

Questions

Is Graba free?
Graba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lacuna free?
Lacuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Graba or Lacuna have ads?
Neither Graba nor Lacuna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graba or Lacuna?
Graba ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lacuna every 3 weeks. Most recently, Graba was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lacuna on November 6, 2026.

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