Comparison

LH Grain Pad vs TriKey

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

Head to head
About

LH Grain Pad

This app is a powerful granular synthesizer with two independent channels for creating unique sound textures. It offers extensive control over grain parameters, built-in samples, and a variety of audio effects for complex sound design. Ideal for both live performance and studio production.

Highlights
  • Dual independent granular channels
  • 8 amplitude envelopes
  • Built-in sample library
  • Extensive audio effects suite
  • Touchpad grain control
  • Customizable pitch bar
  • OSC message support
  • Audio recorder
Features
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LH Grain, a granular synthesizer with two channels -- each channel independent for generating and controlling granular textures -- is focused on stunning granular sound. To make your grains unique, LH Grain offers you 8 kinds of amplitude envelopes used for the grains and built-in samples furnishing a wide variety of wave shapes. There are a lot of audio effects which give you more possibilities to process the sound and make the sound more complex. To take advantage of LH Grain to deal with both live performance and studio work, the touch pad visualizing the grains and the customizable pitch bar provide you with the easy way to control sound. The support for OSC format message makes it possible LH Grain’s associating with other devices in real time. When you are ready to play, you can record what your are producing and share your pieces with other devices. ------notice ------- LH Grain does not support Audiobus. ------features------ --Sample Location Control --Grain Waveform Selector --Frequency Jitter --Grain Duration & Density Control With Touchpad --Pitch Bar --OSC Format Message Receive & Send —Audio Recorder. ———-FXs——— EQ, Format Filter, Ring Modulation, Low/High/Band pass filter, Chorus, Flanger, Distortion, Delay, Reverb, 3D Sound.

About

TriKey

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TriKey is a composer's keyboard Control other iPad synths or external MIDI hardware! Features: - 3 configurable Keyboards with the ability to control CC Messages by moving your fingers up / down - Global Key and Scales prevent you from ever playing a wrong note - Save and toggle Chords - Advanced CC Options for each keyboard - Save / Load your own presets - Individual MIDI Ports & Channels for each Keyboard

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LH Grain Pad at $2.99 against TriKey's $9.99. LH Grain Pad also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). TriKey's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months). On 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

LH Grain Pad costs $2.99 and TriKey $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LH Grain Pad ships an update every 25 months, TriKey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LH Grain Pad versus TriKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLH Grain PadTriKey
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昊 刘Marcos Kohler

In-app purchases

None

LH Grain Pad

No in-app purchases

None

TriKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LH Grain Pad free?
LH Grain Pad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TriKey free?
TriKey costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LH Grain Pad or TriKey have ads?
Neither LH Grain Pad nor TriKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LH Grain Pad or TriKey?
LH Grain Pad ships an update every 25 months, and TriKey every 2 months. Most recently, LH Grain Pad was updated on October 24, 2026 and TriKey on October 26, 2026.

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