Comparison

MultitrackStudio for iPad vs KQ Sampei Legacy

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

Head to head
About

MultitrackStudio for iPad

Transform your iPad into a professional music recording studio. Record, edit, and mix both audio and MIDI tracks with a wide array of effects and instruments. Supports advanced MIDI features and integration with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Up to 64 audio/MIDI tracks
  • Audio, pianoroll, drum, score editors
  • Extensive audio effects library
  • Multiple MIDI instrument options
  • AUv3 and Inter-App Audio support
  • Lyrics/chords prompter and editor
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MultitrackStudio turns your iPad into a digital multitrack music recording studio. You can record, edit and mix audio and MIDI tracks. Both "one man band" recording, adding tracks one at a time, and live multitrack recording are supported. Both audio and MIDI tracks can be edited. MIDI editing features include pianoroll, drum, score and pattern editors. Tempo and time signature can change throughout the song. MultitrackStudio for iPad comes with many high quality audio effects including a guitar amp simulator. MIDI instruments include GM-compatible MultitrackStudio Instruments, SoundFont Player and Matrix Sampler. External (hardware) synths can be used as well. AUv3 audio effects, instruments and MIDI effects are supported, so 3rd party apps can integrate into MultitrackStudio. The straightforward user-interface has been designed with tape-based recording in mind. It's easy to use yet powerful. Key features: • Up to 16 audio/MIDI tracks, audio tracks can be mono or stereo. • Editors: audio, pianoroll, drum, score, MIDI patterns, MIDI controllers, tempo/time signature and song. • One effect return section. • One master section. • Three effect slots per mixer section (two for MIDI tracks). • Audio Effects: Automated Fader, Chorus, Compressor, DeEsser, Echo, EQ, Flanger, Guitar Amp, Master Limiter, Noise Gate, Phaser, Reverb, Rotor, Saturator, Stereo Imager, Tremolo, Tuner and Vibrato. • MIDI instruments: MultitrackStudio Instruments (General MIDI compatible), SoundFont Player, Matrix Sampler, up to four Virtual MIDI Apps and up to two CoreMIDI output devices.. • MIDI Effects: Arpeggiator, Poly Modulator and Velocity Curve. • Supports Audio Unit effects and instruments and MIDI effects (the latter require iOS 12). • Supports Inter-App Audio effects and instruments. • Supports Audiobus (acts as output in Audiobus app). • Supports MPE, MIDI 2.0 and MIDI-CI (MIDI 2.0 requires iPadOS 14). The MultitrackStudio Instruments acoustic pianos support the MIDI 2.0 Piano profile. • MIDI sources: onscreen keyboard (keyboard, fourths, guitar, bass, violin, matrix, chords and drum layouts) and up to two CoreMIDI input devices. Supports Bluetooth LE MIDI. • Supports Bluetooth audio output. • Audio sample rate: 44.1 or 48 kHz. • Imports .wav, .aif, .flac, .m4a, .mp3, .mid, .midi2 and various other audio file types (Flac requires iPadOS 16). • Exports .wav, .flac, .m4a, .mid and .midi2 files (Flac requires iPadOS 16). • Import/export audio/MIDI via Document Picker, Copy/paste, iTunes File Sharing, AudioShare or email. • Imports/exports .zip file containing all files needed to open song, compatible with MultitrackStudio for Windows/macOS. • Lyrics/chords prompter and editor. • Also works with mouse/trackpad/keyboard (requires iPadOS 13.4). The Pro Extension (available as in-app purchase) adds these features: • Up to 64 tracks. • Up to 3 extra Effect Slots. (*) • Up to 3 extra Effect Returns. (*) • Up to 8 Groups. (*) • Multichannel audio playback. (*) • Mixer and effect automation. • Audio pitch shifting in track editors. • Time stretching in track editors. • Tempo editor can process audio tracks. • Stretch and Stretch Accelerando in tempo editor. • Multi MIDI Editor (edit multiple tracks in a single editor).. • Convolutor effect with Vintage Reverbs. • Load custom speaker IR in Guitar Amp. • Sidechain input on Compressor and AU effects that support it. • Dynamics effect, supports sidechaining. • Multiband Compressor effect. • Auto Wah effect. • Phase Inverter effect. • Transposer effect. • Vocal Tuner effect. • Sample rate conversion in Export Mix dialog. • Create new song using current as template. • Remote Control for transport ("MIDI Learn") (*) Limited by iPad screen size. There's just one additional space on iPad smaller iPads. 10.5" iPads have two spaces, 12.9" iPads have three spaces. An Effect Slot, an Effect Return and the Output Selector (for groups and multichannel playback) take one space each.

About

KQ Sampei Legacy

This sampler synthesizer allows users to customize sound sets using various formats like Sound Font and DLS. It supports MIDI messages, includes a MIDI file player, and can be used as a plugin with other music apps. Micro-tuning and external storage are also supported.

Highlights
  • Customizable sound sets (Sound Font, DLS)
  • Multi-timbral synthesis
  • MIDI message support (GM, GS, XG, MPE)
  • MIDI File Player
  • Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio plugin support
  • Micro-tuning support
  • External MIDI device compatibility
Features
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### THIS IS A DEPRECATED PRODUCT. Get KQ Sampei 26 instead. ### If you bought this app recently, you can request a refund. A sampler synthesizer which sound sets can be changed. It is multi-timbral. Available Sound Set Formats: Sound Font(sf2), Compressed Sound Font(sf3), Downloadable Sound(DLS) Supports a part of common MIDI messages (GM, GS, XG, MPE). Includes a MIDI File Player. It supports Standard MIDI Files and RIFF MIDI Files. It also supports multiple ports and loops. Supports external storages. DO NOT USE ON-DEMAND LOADING WITH SLOW STORAGES SUCH AS HDD, USB STICKS, SD CARDS. You can customize sound sets with "Modifiers". In default, a modifier which adds soft pedal function, and GS Custom Controller mod are being applied. You can select "Original" and disable GS Custom Controller if you want. Supports Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio. You can use this synth as a plugin for another app such as GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, etc... To maximize compatibility with other SoundFont players such as FluidSynth, select the engine V3, turn off "Custom GS Controllers", "Slow LPF", "Smooth Volume Level". Supports Micro-tuning. Place AnaMark TUN files into Tuning folder. You can use sound sets as long as the device memory allows. The actual memory limit seems to be around the half of the hardware RAM. Not that the limit of Audio Unit is much smaller. You may be able to load sounds over the memory size if you turn on "Load On Demand" (Streaming load). In the developer's environment, 4.2 GB of SoundFont could be loaded on an iPhone with 1 GB of memory. You can play this app with external MIDI devices and Virtual MIDI apps. URL Scheme: kqsampei:// Includes a sound set, "GeneralUser GS v1.471" by S. Christian Collins. I prepared modifiers for this set. This app developer does not collect any user information other than what is collected by iOS/iPadOS. This app and the description contain machine translated text.

Screenshots

KQ Sampei Legacy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KQ Sampei Legacy at $11.99 against MultitrackStudio for iPad's $29.99. KQ Sampei Legacy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). On ratings volume, 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

MultitrackStudio for iPad costs $29.99 and KQ Sampei Legacy $11.99 up front. MultitrackStudio for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KQ Sampei Legacy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KQ Sampei Legacy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MultitrackStudio for iPad's written reviews are positive against 94% of KQ Sampei Legacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MultitrackStudio for iPad ships an update every 3 months, KQ Sampei Legacy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MultitrackStudio for iPad versus KQ Sampei Legacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultitrackStudio for iPadKQ Sampei Legacy
Price$29.99$11.99 — better
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiel BremmersRyouta Kira

Customer experience

MultitrackStudio for iPad

All ratings28 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.8%

KQ Sampei Legacy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MultitrackStudio for iPad

One-time1
  • Pro Extension$24.99
None

KQ Sampei Legacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MultitrackStudio for iPad free?
MultitrackStudio for iPad costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is KQ Sampei Legacy free?
KQ Sampei Legacy costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MultitrackStudio for iPad or KQ Sampei Legacy?
KQ Sampei Legacy is rated higher. MultitrackStudio for iPad averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while KQ Sampei Legacy averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do MultitrackStudio for iPad or KQ Sampei Legacy have ads?
Neither MultitrackStudio for iPad nor KQ Sampei Legacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MultitrackStudio for iPad or KQ Sampei Legacy?
MultitrackStudio for iPad ships an update every 3 months, and KQ Sampei Legacy every 2 weeks. Most recently, MultitrackStudio for iPad was updated on November 1, 2026 and KQ Sampei Legacy on November 3, 2026.

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