Launchpad - Music & Beat Maker Apple

Launchpad - Music & Beat Maker

Play, Record & Remix like a DJ

Features & Capabilities

Launchpad is a music-making app for iPhone and iPad that lets you play, record, and remix using a vibrant multi-color grid. Start with 8 free soundpacks and access hundreds more updated weekly. Create instantly, lock to the beat, and perform with DJ-style effects while sharing your performances to the world.

Advanced users can explore Pro Features on iPad, importing custom sounds, extended FX, Ableton Link, and seamless hardware integration with Novation Launchpad. Real-time tempo control, Blocs Wave export, and easy audio imports expand your studio, while Bluetooth, MIDI, and cloud sharing keep your workflow connected.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Developed by:
Focusrite Audio Engineering
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/launchpad-music-beat-maker/id584362474
Website:
https://novationmusic.com/software/launchpad-ios

User Reviews

Launchpad is praised for creative versatility, a rich pad/genre toolkit, and sample import capabilities that inspire music-making. Recurrent drawbacks include the shift to a subscription model, limited genre packs (notably psytrance), concerns about saved projects disappearing, export/cross-device limitations, and occasional OS-related reliability issues. Overall, users value the creative potential but seek better pricing, more genre depth, stable saves, and smoother cross-platform integration.
Pros
  • Extensive pad/board variety enables broad musical exploration and live performance.
  • Strong creative inspiration and usefulness for songwriting and producing across genres.
  • Ability to import and record external samples, allowing layering and customization.
  • Free content options and generally minimal ads, enhancing accessibility for casual users.
  • User-friendly, fun interface that encourages experimentation and makes you feel like a DJ.
Cons
  • Subscription model replacing one-time pack purchases; ongoing costs are a common complaint.
  • Limited/uneven genre packs (especially psytrance) and perceived gap in understanding subgenres.
  • Data loss concerns: projects disappearing after updates and difficulty locating saved work.
  • Export/import and cross-device gaps (difficulty sending to GarageBand; iPhone vs iPad feature differences).
  • OS compatibility and reliability issues reported on iPad Pro (tempo/vocal speed changes) and related bugs.
Recent reviews
Me and my brother are currently in the middle of making music and this is helping us so much by letting us make a beats that we can remix whenever we make albums like I’m doing now since my phone accidentally restarted this has been such a huge help just to have this back. All my files are erased so me and my brother can actually take turns and like give them to each other to see what we can do and it’s amazing. I love this app so much. Thank you, Launchpad
by Th*****, 2026-05-21

There is so much to explore- various sounds to Loop, Manipulate, Add/Subtract, Reimagine, ect. The creative inspirations are endless…
by ad*****, 2026-05-17

To make some of the beats, I do, on my phone, is CRAZY!
by Tr*****, 2026-05-07
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