Auxy Studio vs Koala Sampler

Auxy Studio is an iOS and macOS app for making beats and electronic music, from initial sketches to complete tracks. Users draw notes to build melodies and drum patterns, then arrange loops. The app offers thousands of instruments and drum hits, and imported samples can be used for custom kits and melodic sounds. Reverb, delay, distortion, and automation tools provide sound-shaping options. Tracks can be exported as audio, stems, MIDI, or project files for Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, and Studio One; finished tracks can also be uploaded to SoundCloud. A free plan includes a selection of demo sounds, and a 7-day free trial unlocks everything. The Monthly Subscription costs $5.99 a month, while the Yearly Subscription costs $49.99 a year; both unlock everything. Auxy AB says it has made the app since 2014 and describes users ranging from first-time beat makers to touring artists and professional producers. Apple’s listing says the developer may collect coarse location, user ID, and product interaction data for analytics not linked to the user.

Koala Sampler records sounds through a device microphone or imports audio for making beats and tracks. It can capture up to 64 samples and includes a high-resolution sequencer, keyboard mode, quantization, swing, and effects. Projects can be exported as WAV loops or tracks; the iOS version can also export Ableton Live Sets. MIDI control and Ableton Link support external control and Wi-Fi jamming. Optional in-app purchases add more tools: Samurai includes time-stretch algorithms, a piano roll, auto-chop, a three-band EQ, a polyphonic synth, and MIDI output. Mixer adds four channels, a main bus, and five effect slots per channel; its external plugin hosting is available on iOS, Mac, and Windows, but not Android. Koala Sampler is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Desktop builds for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi are free for now, although the Windows build is in beta. The iOS app costs $4.99, paid once, with in-app purchases sold separately. The maker says mobile apps do not require an account and keep projects and audio on the device.