Audio Unit (AU) technology compatible musician tool list for iOS
MIDI Strummer is an AUv3 plugin designed to simulate guitar strumming and picking techniques. It can used to generate MIDI note data which can be sent to either an external synth of choice or the internal soundfont engine.
| Price | $12.99 $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | 4Pockets.com |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (50), current: (50) |
| Released | 09/25/2020 |
| Updated | 08/14/2026 |
SnakeBud is a 16-step AUv3 MIDI Sequencer with a 4x4 grid. You can set the note, gate, velocity and probability values for each step and you can also toggle them on/off.
| Price | $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Cem Olcay |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (16), current: (16) |
| Released | 06/02/2021 |
| Updated | 10/04/2026 |
Camelot is a live performance & production tool connecting Hardware & Software Musical instruments to a single management system.
| Price | $29.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Audio Modeling |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (52), current: (52) |
| Released | 12/13/2018 |
| Updated | 10/01/2026 |
apeMatrix is a unique AU/IAA routing tool that gives you total control over what you want to do and how you want to do it.
| Price | $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | apeSoft |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (84), current: (84) |
| Released | 07/04/2018 |
| Updated | 09/28/2026 |
ArpBud 2 is a MIDI Arpeggiator app where you can create unique arp patterns and be able to arpeggiate your favorite software or hardware synthesizers.
| Price | $3.99 $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Cem Olcay |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (20), current: (20) |
| Released | 08/06/2020 |
| Updated | 09/25/2026 |
Metronomics is not only a metronome, but a tool designed to help build a solid sense of time and rhythmic security. It's a new kind of metronome -- use Metronomics to generate random patterns, sequenced grooves, or a combination of both to help you practice with more than just your typical click track.
| Price | $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | John Nastos |
| Type | Instrument, Tool |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (47), current: (47) |
| Released | 05/16/2011 |
| Updated | 09/25/2026 |
This is an AUv3 compatible Multi-Track Recorder plugin specifically designed for AUM and other DAW's that don't support audio recording capabilities.
| Price | $6.99 $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | 4Pockets.com |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (34), current: (34) |
| Released | 10/21/2019 |
| Updated | 09/01/2025 |
Get audio visuals with your AUv3 host or the standalone app. Scope uses a two-axis graph to give a visual representation of a waveform over time, with the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing the amplitude.
| Price | $3.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | DiscoDSP LLC |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (21), current: (21) |
| Released | 05/11/2020 |
| Updated | 09/20/2026 |
RhythmBud is a MIDI effect application that would transform incoming MIDI messages into the rhythmic pattern you will create on its editor.
| Price | $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Cem Olcay |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (20), current: (20) |
| Released | 11/06/2019 |
| Updated | 05/29/2021 |
AUv3 Midi sequence generator which generates musical evolving sequences that you can further automate or modulate via midi.
| Price | $3.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pagefall limited |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (40), current: (40) |
| Released | 11/15/2018 |
| Updated | 09/11/2026 |
Now available as an Audio Unit extension (AUv3) allowing it to act as a powerful MIDI sequencer and clip launcher.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Imaginando Lda |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (708), current: (708) |
| Released | 03/04/2015 |
| Updated | 09/04/2026 |
Tube AU is a web video player audio unit plugin.
| Price | $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (51), current: (51) |
| Released | 07/09/2019 |
| Updated | 08/17/2026 |
BeatCutter is an experimental multi-channel app for slicing and recombining sound based on rhythm.
| Price | $15.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Igor Vasiliev |
| Type | Effect, Tool |
| Effect type | Other |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (31), current: (31) |
| Released | 04/02/2021 |
| Updated | 03/26/2026 |
VS provides a creative way to generate beautiful graphical representations of your music projects. Driven by both audio and MIDI data, VS is the visual equivalent of a traditional synthesizer.
| Price | $24.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Imaginando Lda |
| Type | Tool |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (125), current: (125) |
| Released | 06/14/2021 |
| Updated | 11/27/2025 |
A simple free music player that allows you to play music files while playing effectors that support Audio Units Extension (AUv3 plugin) format.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | fmfmsoft Corp. |
| Type | Host, Tool |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (12), current: (12) |
| Released | 08/31/2020 |
| Updated | 08/01/2026 |
Velocity Filter is the way to make all your synthesizer patches respond to MIDI velocity in a natural and musical way.
| Price | $2.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited |
| Type | Effect, Tool |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (7), current: (7) |
| Released | 07/24/2019 |
| Updated | 07/30/2026 |
Audio Units (AU) is an audio plug-in technology built in Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Initially developed for desktop operating systems along with VST (Virtual Studio Technology by Steinberg GmbH), it available now for iOS too. AU apps (plug-ins) can modify sound pitch, sample rate and stream over network, produce signal.