27 minFields
AudioThing$9.99
Field recorder and editor that tags takes with photos, notes and maps
Audio editorUtilityiOSiPadOS
Utility apps (41)
Tuners, metronomes, meters, analyzers and AUv3 hosts.
41 utilities and hosts for iPhone and iPad, every one with a full hands-on video demonstration, priced from $1.99 to $24.99, 14 of them free. Prices are checked against the App Store rather than taken from the videos. There are no ratings or rankings here: watch the demo and judge for yourself.
Every utility app in Jade's demos, on iOS, iPadOS and desktop, updated through 2026.Narrow this list by platform, instrument or price.
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27 min
15 minAuTranspose
Rob Jackson$2.99
Barebones pitch shifter trading conversion quality against latency
PitchUtilityiOSiPadOSmacOS
11 minMicroLag
Rob Jackson$1.99
Sample-accurate delay for time alignment and micro-delay work
DelayUtilityMixingiOSiPadOSmacOS
20 minSessions Nano
Open Planet SoftwareFree, $9.99 unlock
Eight-channel AUv3 host and mixer for iPhone and iPad
UtilityMixingiOSiPadOS
11 minKompute
All The Machines$1.99 (desktop $2.99 intro, then $3.99)
Ten-module studio calculator for tempo, delay, tuning, samples and timecode
UtilityiOSiPadOSAndroidmacOSWindows
14 minSkipback
Signals Intelligence SoundFree
Retrospective audio and MIDI capture that runs behind whatever you play
UtilityMIDIiOSiPadOSmacOS
13 minVolume Pedal
Luke Doyle$9.99
AUv3 expression controller with response curves for clean volume swells
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOSmacOSWindows
20 minSAND
Matteo CaldariFree, $9.99 MIDI unlock plus $9.99 audio unlock
Grid sequencer and AUv3 host with audio tracks and clip editing
SequencerDAWUtilityiOSiPadOS
18 minTwinPath
Quantovox$6.99
Parallel AUv3 utility that crossfades or splits two effect chains
UtilityMixingMulti-FXiOSiPadOSmacOS
37 minSessions Pro
Open Planet Software$24.99
AUv3 host and live workstation with scenes, macros and always-on recording
UtilityDAWiPadOSmacOS
59 minMIDI Guitar 3
Jam OriginNot released on iOS
Audio to MIDI for guitar with MPE tracking and hosted instruments
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOS
23 minCache
Lewis Le Val$2.99
Sample and MIDI file browser that drags into hosts and DAWs
UtilitySampleriOSiPadOS
74 minMultiTrack Recorder
4Pockets$10.99
Eight-track audio recorder that runs as an AUv3 inside a host
DAWUtilityiOSiPadOS
49 minAUBE 2
Fred Anton Corvest$19.99
AUv3 plugin browser and catalogue with tags, collections and a keyboard extension
UtilityiOSiPadOSmacOS
52 minAudioShare
Kymatica$4.99
Sound file manager for iOS with conversion, trimming and transfer
UtilityAudio editoriOSiPadOS
21 minTB Morphit
ToneBoosters$8.99
Headphone correction and simulation across a large model database
MixingUtilityEQiOSiPadOS
25 minTakeamidi
Alex Nadzharov$1.99
MIDI monitor with a buffer you drag out as a MIDI file
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOS
62 min
69 minPRIMO for iPad
APFXFree
Two-channel neural guitar amp with IR loader, effects and stage mode
Amp simMulti-FXUtilityiPadOS
110 minEG Nodes
Elliott Garage$19.99
Clip-based groovebox that hosts AUv3s in nodes and sequences them
GrooveboxSequencerUtilitySampleriOSiPadOS
89 minMedia Assistant
Duc Anh NguyenFree
File manager, media player, audio editor and browser that runs as AUv3
Audio editorUtilityiOSiPadOSmacOS
113 minMusiKraken
Snarp$9.99
Modular MIDI controller kit driven by camera, body, sensors and touch
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOS
58 minBFM
OSC Audio$4.99
Oversized metering suite with six readout modes and LUFS targets
UtilityMasteringiOSiPadOS
86 minSurface Builder
4Pockets$14.99
Build custom MIDI control surfaces with buttons, knobs, keyboards and clips
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOSmacOS
56 minChowMultiTool
ChowDSPFree
Seven utility modules in one plugin: EQs, filters, shaper, generator
Multi-FXEQSaturationUtilityiOSiPadOS
61 minLoopy Pro
A Tasty PixelFree, $29.99 unlock
Live looper, clip launcher, sampler and AUv3 host with custom widget layouts
LooperDAWSamplerUtilityiOSiPadOS
68 minMIDImorphosis 2
Secret Base Design$9.99
Guitar to MIDI pitch tracking with tuner, tone scope and tablature
MIDIUtilityNotationiOSiPadOS
60 minapeMatrix
apeSoft$14.99
Grid host that routes AUv3 and Inter-App Audio apps together
UtilityMIDIiOSiPadOS
65 minSidecar MIDI Controller
Secret Base Design$4.99
Turns a Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard into a MIDI keyboard and pads
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOS
57 minWavebox Audio Editor
Luis Rivas$7.99
Waveform editor with trims, fades, transpose and offline AUv3 processing
Audio editorUtilityiOSiPadOS
57 minFile Converter
Ice Cold AppsFree, in-app purchases
Cloud converter for audio, video, images, documents and MIDI
UtilityMIDINotationiOSiPadOS
62 minWebSDR and Web Audio Player
Blue Mangoo$5.99 each
Two AUv3 browsers that stream web audio and shortwave radio
UtilitySampleriOSiPadOS
51 min
52 minNDI Camera: Easy Streaming
NewTek$19.99
Sends an iPhone or iPad camera into OBS over NDI
VisualUtilityiOSiPadOS
52 minNDI Capture: Screen Sharing
NewTek$9.99
Streams an iOS screen with audio into OBS over NDI
VisualUtilityiOSiPadOS
59 minWavePad Music and Audio Editor
NCH SoftwareFree, $9.99 unlock
Single-track waveform editor with cleanup, effects and wide export
Audio editorUtilityiOSiPadOS
43 minMultiband
Blue MangooFree
AUv3 that splits a signal into up to four frequency bands
UtilityEQMixingiOSiPadOS
44 minAUMediaPlayer
Dotec-AudioFree
Free player that runs AUv3 effects over audio and video
Audio editorUtilityVisualiOSiPadOS
36 minRadio Unit
BeepStreet$6.99
AUv3 radio player with preset stations and pasteable stream slots
UtilityiOSiPadOS
52 minMIDI Guitar
Jam OriginFree, in-app purchases
Guitar audio into MIDI, playing instruments it hosts itself
MIDIUtilityiOSiPadOS
36 minVoice Record Pro 7
Dayana NetworksFree, in-app purchases
Voice recorder, file locker, offline effects and audio converter in one
Audio editorUtilityiOSiPadOS