Overview

Rating:
5.00 +12
(33)
Version:
1.6
Last updated: 2026-08-10
Ranking
#197,464 37,739
Overall

Features & Capabilities

Browse your EP and sample shelf together, perform with beat-synced cassette and Punch It effects, and enjoy smoother reconnects, backups, previews, and navigation.

PunchKit is a local-first companion for the Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II, EP-1320 Medieval, and EP-40 Riddim. Build kits, manage samples, record and process audio, separate stems, perform live effects, and create dependable backups from your iPhone or iPad.

OFFLINE KIT BUILDER

  • Build and save 12-pad kits without connecting an EP
  • Browse and preview samples from Files, then assign them to pads
  • Trim or convert samples for EP limits
  • Import, export, duplicate, rename, and share kit archives
  • Connect later to upload a kit to a chosen project and group

DEVICE AND SAMPLE MANAGEMENT

  • Automatically detect compatible EP devices over USB MIDI
  • Browse projects, groups, pads, assignments, sounds, and memory slots
  • Search, sort, and preview the sample library
  • Upload sounds from Files, takes, separated stems, or saved kits
  • Send samples to pads, free slots, banks, or exact slots

RECORD, EDIT, AND PUNCH

  • Record from the microphone or compatible USB audio inputs in WAV or M4A
  • Use signal-activated recording to capture audio only when sound is present
  • Search, sort, and filter takes, including recordings with stems
  • Monitor processed USB audio live with adjustable level and latency
  • Trim recordings with waveform preview and playback controls
  • Keep original and rendered versions together
  • Apply quick cassette effects or use bitcrusher, EQ, filters, tape, vinyl, dynamics, and sampler-inspired profiles
  • Perform stackable Color and tempo-synced Motion effects with Direct or XY controls
  • Build a custom 12-slot Punch It page from favorite effects
  • Follow EP USB MIDI clock when available, or use automatic tempo detection, editable BPM, and tap correction
  • Bundle a take with its EP project for a self-contained backup

PIXEL BACKGROUND STUDIO

  • Turn short videos from Photos into pixel-art backgrounds
  • Trim, frame, and process clips locally
  • Save muted clips and arrange them into multi-clip chains
  • Available with Lifetime Pro

LOCAL STEM SEPARATION

  • Separate a take into vocals, drums, bass, and other
  • Choose Fast, Balanced, or Best quality
  • Download the optional model once, then process locally
  • Mix stems with level, mute, solo, waveform, and playback controls
  • Save, share, or bounce mixes, or upload a stem to an EP pad

BACKUP AND RESTORE

  • Back up a bank, project, or everything on your EP
  • Include assigned samples or create complete device archives
  • Restore compatible PunchKit backups
  • Keep, share, and restore existing backups without Pro

MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD

  • Adaptive portrait and landscape layouts
  • Expanded iPad-friendly workspaces
  • System, Light, and Dark appearances
  • K.O.2, Riddim, and Medieval-inspired themes

FREE TO START, PRO FOR UNLIMITED WORKFLOWS PunchKit is free to download. Connecting, browsing, previewing, playing, sharing, renaming, deleting, restoring backups, and using existing files remain available without limits.

The free tier includes:

  • Three successful take creations
  • One local kit creation and one complete kit upload
  • Three successful sample writes
  • One stem separation
  • One bank, one project, and one complete-device backup

Allowances are counted after an operation succeeds. Deleting or moving a take or kit does not restore a creation allowance.

One optional Lifetime Pro purchase removes these limits. There is no subscription, and Pro supports Apple Family Sharing. On iPhone and iPad, people who first downloaded PunchKit before version 1.3 receive Lifetime Pro automatically as founding users.

LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN PunchKit has no account, advertising, third-party analytics, crash-reporting SDK, or tracking. Audio and EP content stay under your control.

Issue reports are sent only when you choose. Optional diagnostics may include redacted app activity and Apple-provided crash information, but exclude audio, samples, project contents, and filenames.

DISCLAIMER PunchKit is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Teenage Engineering.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Kristaps Dreija
Rating:
5.00
(33)
12 new ratings
Version:
1.6 Last updated: 2026-08-10
Version code:
889510036
Creation date:
2026-07-02
Compatible devices:
Size:
8.52MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-08-13
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Kristaps Dreija
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/punchkit/id6785249847
Website:
https://punchkit.dev

User Reviews

The perfect KOII companion. T.E. should hire this guy.
by au*****, 2026-08-06

I use maybe 1/4 of the capabilities of this app currently, but I think its features may quickly replace a separate recorder app. The quick view and editing of the sample slots and banks provides such a massive quality of life upgrade to the ep133. Having a supplementary UI that lets me import samples I’ve created on the iPad is just so key for me. I recommend anyone who gets this, read through the update logs to get a real deep impression on all the potential available here. I have been using this so very often. I think this app has a place in any K.O. II workflow. I could go on in depth, but this was unsolicited and I want to get back to the music. Ciao.
by no*****, 2026-08-06
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