# KORG Gadget 3

> Make Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id791077159](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id791077159)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id791077159`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KORG INC.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,922 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-01
- **First published:** 2014-01-23
- **Size:** 1.89 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/korg-gadget-3/id791077159)
- **Website:** [https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg\_gadget/](https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_gadget/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.korg.com/us/corporate/termsofuse/](http://www.korg.com/us/corporate/termsofuse/)

## Description

KORG Gadget 3 is a complete, seamlessly integrated music production ecosystem featuring over 40 gadget instruments that can be freely combined to create tracks. The third generation adds two new gadgets—Santa Ana (Guitar) and Sydney (Sampler)—along with five new insert effects, AUv3 support, and a refreshed user interface that makes the Gadget Browser, IFX page, and Play page more intuitive.

With a genre select system to spark songwriting, a vast sound collection, and a revamped sound browser that groups gadgets by timbre, Gadget 3 speeds up turning ideas into music. Five new IFX, enhanced arpeggiation and chord entry on the Play page, and cross‑platform availability (iOS, Mac, and AUv3 plug‑ins) give producers, composers, and hobbyists a versatile toolkit for dance, rock, pop, jazz, and more.

## Rankings

- #33,311 — Overall

## Review summary

Gadget 3 is a powerful, portable iPad DAW with a vast sound library, inspiring workflow, and strong MIDI/Logic Pro integration. Users praise on-the-go creativity, high-quality gadgets, and ongoing updates. Recurrent concerns focus on sample-bank reliability (Bilbao) and missing features like AUv3 external synth support and per-sample drum FX. A few request improvements for autosave/undo and workflow refinements, but the app remains a favored tool for many producers.

### Pros

- Massive, high-quality instrument library across gadgets with versatile sounds.
- Inspiration-driven workflow that lets you compose anywhere; an inspiring tool for creativity.
- Portable, visually appealing DAW on iPad that supports on-the-go production.
- Strong MIDI integration and ability to use Gadget instruments as plugins in Logic Pro.
- Active development with frequent gadget releases and sound packs to expand the toolkit.

### Cons

- Sample banks (Bilbao) can disappear or fail to load after closing the app; iCloud-synced samples loading can be unreliable.
- Missing features cited by users include external AUv3 synth support and per-sample drum FX, indicating gaps in current capabilities.

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