Comparison

NAM FX vs Tonkro

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

Head to head
About

NAM FX

Create custom audio effects chains for guitar, bass, and vocals on your iPhone or iPad. This app offers live audio processing, practice tools like drums and a metronome, and MIDI controller support. Import custom amp captures and impulse responses to shape your unique sound.

Highlights
  • Customizable effects chains
  • Live audio processing
  • Practice tools (drums, metronome, looper)
  • MIDI foot controller support
  • Import NAM captures and IRs
  • Preset and scene saving
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Your tone. From practice to the stage. NAM FX is a multi-effects app for guitar, bass, and vocals on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect your audio interface, combine amp tones and effects, and build a sound of your own. Prepare tones for each song with presets and scenes, then switch as you play with MIDI control. Practice with drums and a metronome, or layer loops to turn new ideas into music. Find your sound for free - Import Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) A1/A2 models and IR files - Run up to 4 NAM modules at once - Build your effects chain with two signal paths and parallel lanes - Shape your tone with a parametric EQ and real-time analyzer - Organize presets, banks, and favorites, with 8 scenes per preset - Explore changes with undo and redo - Choose SCENE, STOMP, or HYBRID layouts in LIVE mode - Take control with USB and Bluetooth MIDI, plus MIDI Learn - Stay in tune and in time with a tuner, metronome, drum patterns, and looper - Automatically restore your data through iCloud when you reinstall the app or move to a new device - Keep up to 3 backups in iCloud, export backups to files, and choose which items to restore Expand your setup with PRO One purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No subscription. - AUv3 Plug-in — Use NAM FX inside a compatible host or DAW - AUv3 Hosting — Add other installed AUv3 effects to your chain and control them through their own plug-in interfaces - Multitrack Looper — Play up to 4 tracks in sync or arrange playback in song order - Backing Tracks — Play along with songs, schedule scene changes, loop sections, and adjust key and tempo - Tone Edit — Describe how you want your tone to change, then compare A and B at matched volume - Tone Match — Use a recording to find the closest amp capture and EQ settings - Global EQ — Shape all outputs with an EQ and real-time analyzer - FX Loop — Connect physical pedals to your effects chain using spare inputs and outputs on your audio interface - Wet Duck and setlists - Cross-device Sync — Keep your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in sync through iCloud All features available in NAM FX 1.x remain free. Discover more tones Connect your TONE3000 account to browse and download amp tones and cabinet IRs directly in the app. Powered by TONE3000 - https://www.tone3000.com/ Before you play Connecting an instrument requires a compatible USB audio interface and any adapters needed for your device. Amp capture files are not included. Import NAM and IR files you have permission to use. Audio performance and available input and output channels vary by device and audio interface. FX Loop requires an audio interface with at least 2 inputs and 4 outputs. NAM FX is independently developed and is not an official app of Neural Amp Modeler or TONE3000.

About

Tonkro

Features
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MAKE MUSIC BY TOUCHING THE MACHINE Tonkro is a playful music workstation for iPad: part synthesizer, sampler, drum machine, sequencer, recorder, editor, mixer, and DJ performance space. SHAPE ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS Explore distinctive synth and drum engines through four expressive controls. Each workshop is built to feel immediate: touch the illustrated machinery, hear the result, and let the characters react to your performance. SAMPLE THE WORLD Record through the microphone or import audio. Play one sound chromatically, divide it into untransposed slices, or map multiple samples across keys and pads. Trim, crop, loop, reverse, fade, change speed, transpose, and preserve the original recording with non-destructive editing. FIND RHYTHMS YOUR WAY Seven sequencer personalities turn taps, held notes, patterns, gestures, and playful systems into musical motion. Tempo, transport, MIDI, and recording stay connected, so a sketch can become an arrangement without breaking the flow. RECORD AND ARRANGE Build with eight stereo tracks. Record audio or notes, edit clips and piano-roll performances, overdub, punch, loop, lift, drop, mix, export stems, and save portable project bundles. PERFORM WITH MONSTER DECKS Load two tracks, set beat grids, sync, use key lock, cue points, hot cues, quantized loops, EQ, filters, pitch bend, and the crossfader. Record the performance or print it directly into the tape arrangement. MADE FOR PLAY Tonkro keeps its creative tools visible, touchable, and full of character. It works without an account, advertising, or third-party analytics. Your projects, recordings, and imported samples remain on your iPad unless you choose to export or share them.

Screenshots

NAM FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tonkro at none against NAM FX's 1. NAM FX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. NAM FX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tonkro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAM FX ships an update every 2 days, Tonkro every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NAM FX versus Tonkro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAM FXTonkro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMINJUNG CHOBipasha Nayak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NAM FX

One-time1
  • NAM FX Pro$11.99
None

Tonkro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NAM FX free?
NAM FX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tonkro free?
Tonkro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NAM FX or Tonkro have ads?
Neither NAM FX nor Tonkro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NAM FX or Tonkro?
NAM FX ships an update every 2 days, and Tonkro every 3 weeks. Most recently, NAM FX was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tonkro on October 31, 2026.

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