Comparison

VocalRig Studio vs Orfeo

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

Head to head
About

VocalRig Studio

This app provides a comprehensive vocal processing chain for mobile devices. It offers real-time effects, pitch correction, and a doubler, allowing users to achieve studio-quality vocals on their iPhone or iPad. It can be used standalone or as an AUv3 plugin within other music production apps.

Highlights
  • Real-time vocal processing chain
  • AUv3 plugin for DAWs
  • Pitch correction with custom scales
  • Doubler for stacked vocals
  • Macro knobs for chain control
  • 60 genre-specific presets
  • Standalone operation
Features
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VocalRig Studio is the complete vocal chain for iPhone and iPad. Sing into your headset or audio interface and hear a finished, studio-ready vocal in real time, or load it as an AUv3 plug-in on any track in GarageBand and other AUv3 hosts. WHAT'S INSIDE • A full chain in one plate: cleanup EQ, channel strip, opto and FET compression, Pultec-style EQ, de-esser, multiband OTT, Fresh Air and final EQ • Six macro knobs (Warmth, Presence, Air, Comp, De-Esser, Drive) that move the whole chain at once • Reverb and tempo-synced delay with ping-pong, analog and lo-fi modes • Pitch Correction with key and scale, speed, vibrato, flex and humanize, and an on-screen keyboard for custom scales • Doubler for wide, stacked vocals • Analyze: sing a few lines and VocalRig listens to your voice and dials in the chain for you • 60 presets by genre: Pop, Hip-Hop, RnB, Drill, K-Pop, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Ballad, Hyperpop, Megaphone, Stadium Echo and more, each with Male and Female voicings BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • iPhone: portrait layout with Chain and FX pages; iPad: full-screen landscape design; real rotary knobs on both • In GarageBand on iPhone: a landscape plug-in layout, full and compact • Standalone with headphones or an audio interface, and as an AUv3 Audio Unit inside your DAW • One-time purchase. No account, no subscription, no data collection VocalRig Studio is the iPhone and iPad version of the VocalRig plug-in for Mac and PC by ToplineBase.

About

Orfeo

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Your beat. Not AI's. Orfeo plays every beat with its own sound engine — real instruments, written by the rules of music. No prompts. No waiting. READY IN 10 SECONDS Pick a genre, pick a feel. Trap, Drill, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Deep House. EVERY ORB IS AN INSTRUMENT Tap to mute. Hold to swap. Drag to mix. 19 WORLDS From oriental strings to Afro house — one tap for something completely different. RECORD YOUR VOCALS Headphones on, sing over the beat. Orfeo cleans the noise and sits your voice in the mix. WRITE TO THE BEAT Your lyrics roll with the music, a bar a line. IT'S YOURS Export WAV, stems and MIDI. Release it, sell it — no royalties. First song free. Orfeo Full: unlimited songs, monthly or yearly. SUBSCRIPTIONS Orfeo Full Monthly and Orfeo Full Yearly renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://orfeo-app.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

VocalRig Studio4 screens
Orfeo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orfeo at every 4 days against VocalRig Studio's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. VocalRig Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orfeo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VocalRig Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Orfeo every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VocalRig Studio versus Orfeo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocalRig StudioOrfeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYael NaharEnes KARAM ESE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VocalRig Studio

One-time1
  • VocalRig Studio Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Orfeo

Subscriptions2
  • Orfeo Full Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Orfeo Full Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is VocalRig Studio free?
VocalRig Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orfeo free?
Orfeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VocalRig Studio or Orfeo have ads?
Neither VocalRig Studio nor Orfeo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VocalRig Studio or Orfeo?
VocalRig Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, and Orfeo every 4 days. Most recently, VocalRig Studio was updated on October 31, 2026 and Orfeo on October 31, 2026.

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