# GarageBand

> Make great music anywhere

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id408709785](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id408709785)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id408709785`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Apple
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (117,255 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.19
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2011-03-10
- **Size:** 1.73 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785)
- **Website:** [http://www.apple.com/ios/garageband](http://www.apple.com/ios/garageband)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww)

## Description

GarageBand turns your iPad or iPhone into a full-featured mobile recording studio. Create music anywhere with Live Loops, Multi-Touch instruments, Remix FX, and up to 32 tracks. Access the Sound Library for free instruments, loops, and sound packs from top producers, and use chords, smart strings, and virtual amps to craft professional-sounding parts.

Share and collaborate by syncing songs across devices with iCloud Drive, export to social sites, and remix with virtual gear. This page highlights core features—Live Loops, Drummer, Smart Instruments, and a flexible mixer—designed for both beginners and experienced musicians on the go.

## Rankings

- #3,650 — Overall
- #20 — song
- #48 — cool
- #70 — app
- #77 — apps

## Review summary

Overall, GarageBand is seen as a powerful, accessible tool for making music and creating ringtones, with a large instrument library and positive reception from users. The top positives include ease of use for producing tracks and the ability to export ringtones from projects. The most mentioned downsides are stability and performance issues (crashes, lag, and latency), recording/track-management problems when layering multiple parts, and gaps in instrument options (desire for more realistic sounds like harp or brass) and certain limits (8-bar default, compatibility with older iPadOS versions).

### Pros

- Powerful, accessible music creation tool.
- Ringtone creation/export from GarageBand projects.
- Large instrument library with diverse sounds.
- Easy to use and suitable for beginners, with quick results.

### Cons

- Stability and performance issues: crashes, lag, and latency.
- Recording/track-management problems when layering multiple parts; difficulty recording all elements together.
- Gaps in instrument options; desire for more realistic sounds (e.g., harp or brass) and some sounds missing or behind purchases.
- Bar/length limitations and import/export constraints (default 8 bars; cannot easily expand).
- Compatibility issues with older iPadOS versions and timing/latency issues after updates.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id408709785)