MultitrackStudio for iPad vs B3X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
B3X
Access exclusive content and join a community focused on skill development. This app provides unique resources to help users improve their abilities across various products and services. It's free to install and offers a wealth of information.
- Exclusive content access
- Community engagement
- Skill enhancement resources
- Product and service information
- Free installation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: B3X at Free against MultitrackStudio for iPad's $29.99. B3X also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). MultitrackStudio for iPad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On in-app purchases 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
B3X is free to download; MultitrackStudio for iPad costs $29.99 up front. MultitrackStudio for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and B3X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
B3X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MultitrackStudio for iPad has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MultitrackStudio for iPad's written reviews are positive against 100% of B3X's.
MultitrackStudio for iPad ships an update every 3 months, B3X every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | MultitrackStudio for iPad | B3X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Giel Bremmers | FOURSCORE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
Customer experience
MultitrackStudio for iPad
B3X
In-app purchases
MultitrackStudio for iPad
- Pro Extension$24.99
B3X
- $0.99$0.991 Month
- $9.99$9.991 Month
- $99.99$99.991 Month









