Comparison

Source Audio Neuro 3 vs Pedal Galaxy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Download stage-ready presets
  • Create personalized effects sounds
  • Manage personal preset library
  • Share sounds with the community
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Cross-platform integration
Features
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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.

About

Pedal Galaxy

Easily plan and visualize your guitar pedalboard setup. Drag and drop effects to scale, arrange your signal chain, and see your layout before buying gear. Share your designs with others.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop pedal placement
  • Real-world scale visualization
  • Customizable board sizes
  • Signal chain arrangement
  • Export and share rig designs
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Pedal Galaxy is the fastest way to plan, visualize, and share your guitar pedalboard — right from your phone. Stop guessing whether your pedals will fit. Drag effects onto a to-scale board, arrange your signal chain, and see exactly how everything lays out before you buy a single patch cable. DESIGN YOUR BOARD • Drag-and-drop pedals onto a smooth, zoomable canvas • Everything is drawn to real-world scale — inches or centimeters • Snap to a grid for clean, precise layouts • Rotate, lock, and fine-tune the position and size of any pedal • Add popular pedalboards or size your own to match the gear you already own BUILD WITH REAL GEAR • Browse a growing library of real pedals and pedalboards • Add custom pedals when you can't find the exact model • Reorder your layers to get the stacking and signal flow just right MAKE IT YOURS • Light and dark themes • Choose your measurement units • Clean, distraction-free interface built for quick edits PEDAL GALAXY PRO Upgrade to Pro to unlock: • Save unlimited boards to your account and pick up where you left off on any device • Sync seamlessly with the Pedal Galaxy web app • Add private notes to each board • Extra board backgrounds • Favorite your go-to pedals for one-tap access SHARE YOUR RIG Export a clean image of any board and share it with bandmates, forums, or your socials in a couple of taps. Whether you're a bedroom player mapping out your first board or a touring pro planning a new rig, Pedal Galaxy takes the tape measure and graph paper out of the equation. Download it free and start building! Terms of Use (EULA): https://pedalgalaxy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pedalgalaxy.com/privacy

Screenshots

Source Audio Neuro 34 screens
Pedal Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pedal Galaxy at 100% against Source Audio Neuro 3's 21%. Pedal Galaxy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Source Audio Neuro 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (71 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pedal Galaxy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Source Audio Neuro 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedal Galaxy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Source Audio Neuro 3 has 71 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Source Audio Neuro 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pedal Galaxy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Source Audio Neuro 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Pedal Galaxy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Source Audio Neuro 3 versus Pedal Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSource Audio Neuro 3Pedal Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (71 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSource AudioPedal Galaxy LLC

Customer experience

Source Audio Neuro 3

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative68.4%

Pedal Galaxy

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Pedal Galaxy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Source Audio Neuro 3

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pedal Galaxy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Source Audio Neuro 3 free?
Source Audio Neuro 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedal Galaxy free?
Pedal Galaxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Source Audio Neuro 3 or Pedal Galaxy?
Pedal Galaxy is rated higher. Source Audio Neuro 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Pedal Galaxy averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Source Audio Neuro 3 or Pedal Galaxy have ads?
Neither Source Audio Neuro 3 nor Pedal Galaxy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Source Audio Neuro 3 or Pedal Galaxy?
Source Audio Neuro 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pedal Galaxy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Source Audio Neuro 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pedal Galaxy on October 20, 2026.

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