Pepp vs Pegboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pepp
Create electronic music with an intuitive rhythm and harmony engine, no prior musical knowledge required. Design unique sounds, save loops, and mix them live. Sync with other apps and hardware for expanded creative possibilities.
- Intelligent rhythm and harmony engine
- Twisted groovebox/arpeggiator/synthesizer
- Sixteen sliders and 16-step sequencer
- 160 memory slots for loops
- MIDI sync and sequencing
- Audiobus integration
- Ten synth and five drum oscillators
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"I love the spirit behind the concept. Definitely taking advantage of what can be designed these days. The fact that the controls have influence on each other makes for an extremely wide range of possible textures." -Geoff White "A lot of the musical automata apps out there sound like cheap cheese. This is gourmet cheese." -MuzikAppJunkie Pepp opens up the joy of electronic music making to everyone. Thanks to an intelligent rythm and harmony engine, no musical knowledge is needed. Pepp is immediate, intuitive and vastly musical by nature. Make electronic music like there's nothing to it! Pepp is very easy to use yet it can produce a vast range of sounds. Forget about boring factory sounds. Come up with your own mindbending loops in no time, store them in memory slots, mix them live and jam with your friends. Tweak all parameters to the extreme without destroying your original loops. This twisted groovebox/arpeggiator/synthesizer lets you quickly forge original electronic music using sixteen sliders and a sixteen step sequencer. Instantly save and recall your ideas without missing a beat. With 160 memory slots you're not likely to run out of storage. Pepp can also be synced via MIDI, played live from a MIDI keyboard or sequenced from your favorite DAW. Naturally, all sliders can be mapped to midi controllers. Pepp is also integrated with Audiobus so you can use it with all of your audiobus compatible apps! FEATURES AT A GLANCE Ten synth oscillators Five drum oscillators FM-synthesis Audiobus MIDI Clock in MIDI in (Notes and CC) MIDI Latch/Gate Intelligent arpeggiator Advanced rythm engine Lo-/Hi-pass Filter w/ Resonance Delay Samle and hold Instant resample/reloop Detune Portamento Reverb Gain Glissando Master octave +-2 Tempo multiplier Record and share loops via mail or SMS OSCILLATOR TYPES Sine Square Sawtooth Triangle Wavetable Noise LIMITATIONS Some key features are disabled in this FREE version of Pepp. The full version of Pepp can be unlocked from within the app by using in-app purchase. Been working hard for a long time to create Pepp. I hope you enjoy it and appreciate your support!
Pegboard
This app offers an intuitive mobile wavetable synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. It features a harmonic table keyboard layout that highlights scales for easy improvisation and chord playing. The free version provides extensive sound design capabilities, while a pro upgrade unlocks MIDI controller functionality.
- Harmonic table keyboard layout
- Scale highlighting for improvisation
- Virtual analog filter
- 8-voice polyphony
- 7 effect modules
- 16-row modulation matrix
- MIDI over USB (Pro)
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Pegboard is a mobile synth designed to make playing music more intuitive. The app is a full-featured mobile subtractive synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. Use it as a melody writing app, music scale finder, or just as a MIDI keyboard controller. How you use it is completely up to you. The keyboard is arranged in a harmonic table layout. Scales you choose are highlighted for easy improvisation. Each chord has a simple shape that is the same in every key. This layout greatly simplifies playing chords, borrowing chords, and modulating between keys. Music theory apps tend to impose constraints and can be uninspiring. Pegboard will give you an intuitive feel for harmony and allow you to come up with your own amazing riffs all through improvisation. Most of the app features are free. The synth is fully playable and programmable in the free version. Included in the free version: • Over 400 unique scales. • 70 factory presets. • 8-voice polyphony. • 4 oscillators. • 7 effect modules. • 16-row modulation matrix. • Unlimited use, no ads. Included in the pro version: • Unlimited saved presets. • MIDI over USB. The pro version is available as an in-app purchase. It will allow you to use the app as a MIDI controller. You can then connect the app to your DAW or another synthesizer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pegboard at fortnightly against Pepp's every 6 months. Pegboard also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 29%). Pepp's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pepp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pegboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pepp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Pepp's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pegboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pepp ships an update every 6 months, Pegboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pepp | Pegboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrik Hedmalm | Brandon Murray |
Customer experience
Pepp
Pegboard
In-app purchases
Pepp
- Unlock Pepp$4.99
Pegboard
- Pegboard Pro$19.99









