Comparison

MKSensation vs Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

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

Head to head
About

MKSensation

This app provides essential sounds for live musical performances, offering a curated selection of warm, realistic instruments. Designed for ease of use, it allows for instant layering and inspiration for gigging musicians.

Highlights
  • Live gigging module
  • Rompler with realistic sounds
  • Instant layering
  • Easy to use interface
  • Global effects section
  • Multiple instrument types
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• Your Bread and Butter Live Giggin' Module and Rompler • You get 3-FREE Sounds (MKS Piano 2, Acoustic Grand, Brass) The MKSensation is a player's live gigging module designed to give you the bread and butter sounds needed for a live session, gig, church service, or studio session. The layout, ease of use, sliders, and simple functionality is what has made our PC version so successful. There is no fancy splash page and it's not rattled with hundreds of sounds. It's designed to be loaded and played for instant layering and inspiration. You could could call this your instant rompler full of the sounds you would use all of the time and given our reputation of sampling, you know the sounds will be very warm, thick, and realistic. You won't even believe that these sounds are coming from your iPad! History: Our roots stem from being gospel musicians. In the good ol' days we would have our multi-tier stack of keyboards and modules all layered together with a very intricate MIDI routing setup with all of or presets ready for live worship. Our setup would consist of a warm acoustic piano; a CP80 type of semi-realistic piano; lush strings; warm pad with filter cutoff; a very expressive tine; phat synth brass; a nice buzz saw; and a good ol' real brass sound. Between these few staple sounds, we were ready for any gig, service, studio session, or performance. Think about it....When you go to the music store to try out a new synth, what do you end up playing the most...? You play the pianos, keys, strings, horns, and synth sounds. That's what this module is all about. You can layer as many sounds as CPU permits, for instant inspiration on your iPad. Operation: - Click on a sound butto to activate the sound (Red LCD On) - Click the Green Light (Right Top Corner) to activate the global effects section. - The left side of the module shows the effects to be activated, and their levels - The exception is for the EP 1 and EP 2. The insert FX chorus will not be used. The sounds will be swiped out with the actual sample of the chorus from the MKS unit Sounds Available: 1. Piano 1 - MKS Piano 1 2. Piano 2 - MKS Piano 2 3. EP 1 - MKS EP 1 with and without chorus (Sampled using the original chorus) 4. EP 2 - MKS EP 2 with and without chorus (Sampled using the original chorus) 5. Power Grand - Classic gospel grand piano 6. Acoustic Grand - Warm acoustic grand 7. Dyno - 80s type electric dyno 8. FM Tine - DX FM electric EP 9. Brass - Warm Brass Section with Mod Wheel LFO 10. Synth - Poly Synth with Mod Wheel LFO 11. Strings - Warm cinematic strings 12. Pad - Warm pad CPU and Processing: CPU is contingent upon your iPad Model. As with anything, don’t go crazy! Don’t think you can activate 5-6 sounds and play full glissandos and you will not max out your CPU. Also, there is an inverse relationship between lower latency and CPU. For example if you want your latency (the time between you hitting the keys and you hearing the sound) to go down, then you probably won’t be able to play as many sounds at once. There is always a fine line between the two. From our testing using an iPad 4th generation, we were successfully able to stack up to 6-sounds at a buffer of 512. Obviously, the newer the iPad, the better (with the exception of the iPad 3). ------------------------------------------------------ These Devices and Anything Higher will Work: iPad 4th Generation, iPad Mini 1-4, iPad Air 1-2 These iPads Will not work: iPad 1, iPad 2, iPad 3rd Generation, iPad Pro (GUI Not Ready)

About

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio. It offers virtual instruments, pitch and time editing, real-time effects, and automation for creating music productions on the go.

Highlights
  • Multitrack audio recording and playback
  • MIDI sequencing with piano roll editor
  • Virtual instruments and Soundfont support
  • Real-time effects and flexible routing
  • Pitch and time editing for vocals
  • Non-linear editing with undo/redo
  • Export tracks as separate audio files
Features
Currently charting
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Record your ideas on the go or create entire music productions from scratch, we'll leave it up to you! This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio featuring virtual instruments, pitch and time editing of vocals (*), unlimited undo/redo, mixing, real-time effects, automation and much more! Features: • Multitrack audio recording / playback • MIDI sequencing with piano roll editor and MPE support • Drum pattern editor (including triplets, use your own samples and effects chain per drum sound) • Automatically or manually tune your vocals with Vocal Tune Studio (*) : an editor to correct pitch and time of vocal recordings and the timing of any audio material. It features retune time, retune amount, volume and formant correction per note as well as vibrato controls. • Add tempo and time signature changes including gradual tempo change • Real-time effects including: chorus, compressor, delay, dual delay, reverse delay, reverb, flanger, noise gate and many more! • Flexible effect routing: an unlimited number of effects can be placed on a grid, featuring parallel effect paths. • Assign LFO's to effect parameters or lock parameters to tempo • Sidechain on the compressor effects • Inter-app audio effects and instruments • AudioBus support (including AudioBus remote) • Audio Unit instruments, effects and AU MIDI • Multi-output support for Audio Unit instruments • Virtual analog synthesizer 'Evolution One' featuring morphing oscillators, FM, Sub Osc, Noise, Portamento, 2 LFO's that can be routed to 12 targets, Moog type filtering, effects, ARP, sequencer and more! • Soundfont (sf2/sf3/sfz) support: free GS/GM Soundfont included, add more from the Soundfont shop or from your own collection • Non-linear editing with move, trim, split, cut/copy/paste, remove, cross-fade, time-stretching etc. with full undo/redo • Virtual instruments (comes with free instruments and more instrument packs to download) • Track freezing to save CPU usage • Clip volume and fade points • Loop playback • Automation of mixer and effect parameters • Mix-down to WAV, AIFF and ALAC • Metronome • Ghost track display on the piano roll • MIDI clock sync • MIDI remote control • Punch in/out • Unlimited number of tracks and groups • Offline effects: fade in/out, normalize, reverse, pitch shift, time stretching • Several grid options for aligning your samples (with tempo and time signature settings) • Export to other DAW's by rendering all tracks to separate audio files (stems) • Media server to access your files easily from a desktop computer • Multi-core support • AudioShare support • Trackpad support • Cloud sync using Google Drive and Dropbox In short: a complete portable multitrack music studio that will replace your fourtrack recorder or tape machine! (*) The following in-app purchases are available to expand your studio: • ToneBoosters effect pack 1 (Barricade, DeEsser, Gate, Reverb) • ToneBoosters EQ with frequency analyzer • ToneBoosters Compressor • ToneBoosters Ferox • ToneBoosters V4 Barricade • ToneBoosters V4 BitJuggler • ToneBoosters V4 Compressor • ToneBoosters V4 Enhancer • ToneBoosters V4 EQ • ToneBoosters V4 MBC (multi-band compressor) • ToneBoosters V4 ReelBus • ToneBoosters V4 Reverb • ToneBoosters V4 Sibilance • ToneBoosters V4 Voice Pitcher • Vocal Tune with two-voice harmonizer and Vocal Tune PRO, both real-time vocal pitch correction effects • Vocal Tune Studio: auto tune your vocals, pitch and time correction • Soundfont instrument packs • Loop packs from Function Loops The 'PRO' in-app purchase is only for people who downloaded version 1.x in the past and is not applicable to version 2.0 or higher. If you have any suggestions, questions or want to report a bug, please contact us! We'll gladly solve any problem! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AudioEvolutionMobile Forum: https://www.extreamsd.com/forum

Screenshots

MKSensation4 screens
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MKSensation at Free against Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's $11.99. MKSensation also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (65% vs 37%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MKSensation is free to download; Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99 up front. MKSensation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Audio Evolution Mobile Studio sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of MKSensation's written reviews are positive against 65% of Audio Evolution Mobile Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MKSensation ships an update every 3 weeks, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MKSensation versus Audio Evolution Mobile Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMKSensationAudio Evolution Mobile Studio
PriceFree — better$11.99
Rating3.7 (112 ratings)4.2 (171 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.1% of reviews64.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112171 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#58 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size539 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIDIculous LLCDavy Wentzler

Customer experience

MKSensation

All ratings112 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral13.4%
Negative22.3%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral23.7%
Negative39.2%

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

All ratings171 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and requests

MKSensation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Undo function causes freezing
  • MIDI files not importing correctly
  • Audio sync issues when using external interfaces
  • AU plugins not integrating smoothly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a global swing/groove track
  • Improve MIDI editing capabilities
  • Implement a more intuitive mixer layout
  • Add support for MP3 export
  • Integrate better with other iOS apps

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MKSensation

One-time10
  • DYNO Synth$2.99
  • FM TINE Synth$2.99
  • Piano 1 Synth$3.99
Show 7 more
  • EP 1 Synth$3.99
  • PWR GRND Synth$3.99
  • SYNTH Synth$3.99
  • STRINGS Synth$3.99
  • PAD Synth$3.99
  • EP 2 Synth$4.99
  • All Synth$9.99
19 purchases

Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

One-time19
  • Summer Trance sample pack$0.99
  • FX pack 1$1.99
  • FX pack 2 (Graphic EQ)$1.99
Show 16 more
  • ToneBoosters Compressor$1.99
  • ToneBoosters EQ$1.99
  • ToneBoosters Ferox$1.99
  • Classic Keyboards$2.99
  • Steinway Grand Piano$2.99
  • Ultra Trap sample pack$3.99
  • Toneboosters Reverb V4$4.99
  • Toneboosters Compressor V4$4.99
  • Vocal Tune$4.99
  • ToneBoosters FX pack 1$4.99
  • Toneboosters EQ V4$4.99
  • PRO (very old versions only)$6.99
  • Synth pack 1$9.99
  • Synth pack 2$9.99
  • Drum kit pack$10.99
  • Vocal Tune Studio$12.99

Questions

Is MKSensation free?
MKSensation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Evolution Mobile Studio free?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MKSensation or Audio Evolution Mobile Studio?
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio is rated higher. MKSensation averages 3.7 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Audio Evolution Mobile Studio averages 4.2 from 171 ratings.
Do MKSensation or Audio Evolution Mobile Studio have ads?
Neither MKSensation nor Audio Evolution Mobile Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MKSensation or Audio Evolution Mobile Studio?
MKSensation ships an update every 3 weeks, and Audio Evolution Mobile Studio every 8 days. Most recently, MKSensation was updated on October 7, 2026 and Audio Evolution Mobile Studio on October 13, 2026.

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