Source Audio Neuro 3 vs Pedalboard Layout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Source Audio Neuro 3
Control and customize Source Audio's One Series guitar and bass effects pedals. Download thousands of presets, create your own unique sounds, and share them with a vibrant community of musicians. Seamlessly manage your pedal's effects from your mobile device or desktop.
- Download stage-ready presets
- Create personalized effects sounds
- Manage personal preset library
- Share sounds with the community
- Intuitive user interface
- Cross-platform integration
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Unlock the full potential of Source Audio's One Series line of guitar and bass effects pedals with Neuro 3. With over 10,000 presets crafted by both Source Audio and the Neuro Community, Neuro 3 empowers users to download stage-ready sounds directly to any One Series pedal. It also doubles as a potent effects editing tool, facilitating the creation of highly personalized sounds that can be loaded directly onto a pedal, stored in a personal preset library, or shared with the wider Neuro Community. Popular Neuro compatible One Series pedals include the Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements, Collider Delay+Reverb, C4 Synth, EQ2 Programmable Equalizer, and Ventris Dual Reverb. Neuro 3 is a top-to-bottom rewrite of the original Neuro app. It introduces a host of enhancements that include a sleek and intuitive user interface, streamlined preset downloading, advanced preset creation and management tools, and a seamless integration across mobile and desktop platforms. Additionally, it offers community-based features such as in-depth user profiles, public discussion forums accessible with every published preset, and the ability to Follow other Neuro Community members.
Pedalboard Layout
Design and visualize your guitar pedalboard setups with a vast library of over 300 pedals. Create custom pedals and boards, save unlimited configurations, and enjoy a bug-free, intuitive user experience.
- 300+ pedals and growing
- Custom pedals and pedalboards
- Unlimited setup saving
- Intuitive visualization
- Bug-free experience
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Main features: - 300+ different pedals and more will be added - Custom pedals and pedalboards - Save unlimited amount of your different setups - Easy to use and "bug free" visualization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Source Audio Neuro 3 at 4.6 against Pedalboard Layout's 3.7. Source Audio Neuro 3 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pedalboard Layout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Source Audio Neuro 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Source Audio Neuro 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 89 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Source Audio Neuro 3's written reviews are positive against 24% of Pedalboard Layout's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Source Audio Neuro 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Pedalboard Layout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Source Audio Neuro 3 | Pedalboard Layout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) — better | 3.7 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Source Audio | Ilia Ambrazhevich |
Customer experience
Source Audio Neuro 3
Pedalboard Layout
User reviews
Source Audio Neuro 3
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative and versatile pedals
- 👍 Easy to use (for some)
- ✨ Unlocks pedal potential
- 🚀 Works well on desktop
- 🎶 Great sound quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unintuitive interface
- 🐛 Loss of precision in values
- 🐛 Old version missed
Pedalboard Layout
From 89 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good idea for planning rigs
- 👍 Easy to use interface (initially)
- 👍 Good for basic ideas/sense of sizes
- 👍 Great start to the app
- 👍 Good foundation for planning
Room to improve
- 👎 Very limited pedal selection
- 👎 Outdated pedal list
- 👎 Custom pedal dimensions glitchy/unusable
- 👎 Pedals do not scale correctly
- 👎 Custom adds need to be in mm
Bugs and requests
Source Audio Neuro 3
Reported bugs
57 issues- Settings not reflected in EQ2
- Won't connect to pedal even at max volume
- No connection with iPhone 11
- App kills battery and overheats phone
- Latest update broke app on iPad, crashes on open
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- App will not let user create an account
- Bluetooth connectivity issues remain
- Editing aspects don't work or barely work
- Most level settings don't have a proper zero
- App continues to be a bag of bugs
- App freezes on sign-in screen
- App crashes instantly after login
- Update broke TRS functionality
- App no longer connects to pedal
- Nemesis Delay integration no longer works, cannot change parameters without PC
- Cannot login after password update
- App doesn't load on iMac
- Cannot connect pedals to iPhone
- App still says disconnected despite Bluetooth sync
- TRS cable won't connect to Ventris with iPhone
- Cannot preview community presets without loading them
- C4 pedal not recognized by current app version
- USB connection to Ventris is unreliable, repeatedly disconnects
- Tiny grey lettering against grey background for knob labels
- App no longer capable of sending effects
- Desktop app crashes when trying to log in
- Unable to create an account, throws an error
- Cannot change presets with provided cable
- App keeps crashing
- Presets do not work
- Real-time editing or choosing a preset on the pedal isn't possible for C4
- iOS app crashes every time it's used
- Cannot figure out if presets are being saved
- Cannot modify preset names
- App crashes before finding C4 support
- App will not calibrate sound
- Cannot browse or search the preset library, endlessly displays loading animation
- App doesn't work on Apple tablet, requires individual USB connection
- App would not connect after initial use
- App interface is clunky and not properly developed
- Presets don't work, makes weird sound and doesn't load
- No success cycling through presets
- Cannot connect with the app
- Error message about not being able to find a host name when creating an account
- Desktop version tells user to use mobile version to create account
- Half the time community presets won't load
- Desktop app sometimes won't let you preview presets
- Cannot edit preset names on phone
- Headphone volume needs to be MAX for connection
- Login requirement is extremely annoying
- UI is really bad, BPM text entry doesn't save
- Cannot enter hardware settings with updated app
- Forgot password doesn't send reset email
- Cannot make any changes to pedals with the app
- No problems with iPad 2
- LED is always red since latest firmware update
- Internet connection error despite Wi-Fi
Requested features
19 requests- Tutorials for guitar players on programming synthesizers
- Optimization improvements for the app
- More intuitive GUI
- Restore horizontal sliders and full 8-bit resolution
- Add USB connection option
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- Improve UI for easier parameter adjustment
- Add +/- buttons for fine-tuning parameters
- Allow for arbitrary setting of increment/decrement values for buttons
- Enable continuous change with long-press on buttons
- Implement gesture-based control similar to video playback
- Allow users to rename presets
- Add ADSR controls for synths
- Make password reset automated
- Update online tutorials to match current interface
- Develop an iPad-specific app with desktop-like functionality
- Improve reliability of USB connectivity
- Make app usable without internet connection for library access
- Allow knob adjustments on the pedal to reflect in the app
- Fix bug where negative numbers cannot be input on iPhone
Pedalboard Layout
Reported bugs
22 issues- Custom pedal dimension input is glitchy
- Custom pedal section is unusable
- App crashes when loading custom pedals
- Custom pedal dimensions are incorrect
- Backspace function for dimensions doesn't work
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- Cannot backspace all the way to enter numbers
- Parameter bugs, unable to input numbers
- Custom pedal dimensions are WAY off
- Cannot delete projects or pedals
- Custom pedals aren't deleted when removed
- App does not save boards
- Sizing doesn't work for custom pedals
- Custom pedal size changes after saving
- Cannot edit custom pedal size
- One of their own pedals (UAFX Golden) is the wrong size
- Menu button doesn't do anything on iPad
- Custom pedal add feature not on iPad
- Cannot print or send layouts
- Custom pedal position control issues
- Custom pedals move to arbitrary locations and cannot be reset
- Cannot purchase the app (Andyusha)
- App locks up and shows Temu ads
Requested features
20 requests- Expand pedal selection
- Add more user-friendly features
- Include Vertex board
- Add newer smaller Strymon pedals
- Add Ibanez pedals
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- Add TS line
- Include Pedaltrain Classic Pro
- Add ability to record
- Combinable with GarageBand
- Export custom pedals and layouts
- Add specific pedal settings (knob view/notes)
- Add more brands (Gigrig, Old Blood Noise Endeavours, Fender Engine Rooms)
- Add more popular companies' pedals
- Way to contact developer for support
- Add bass pedals (EHX, Ampeg, Markbass, etc.)
- Account for cable connection points
- Add export options (pdf, png)
- Add pedal descriptions
- Add custom pedal pics (website feature missing in app)
- Add support for custom boards and pedals
In-app purchases
Source Audio Neuro 3
No in-app purchases
Pedalboard Layout
- Subscribe$0.491 Month
- Pay Once$2.99
Questions
Is Source Audio Neuro 3 free?
Is Pedalboard Layout free?
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