Cubasis 3 Downloads & RevenueCubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio · App Store & Google Play
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio update history & changes
Last change · 58 events since 18 Dec 2019Full timeline ↓📈iOSNew best rank in the overall chart: #84🔎AndroidTop 10 for “studio”💰iOSPrice rise💰iOSPrice rise📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 2 charts📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 2 charts📈iOSNew best rank in the overall chart: #106🔎AndroidTop 10 for “studio”✏️AndroidDescription updated💰AndroidIn-app price range changed💰AndroidPrice rise🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦iOSVersion 3.8.6📦AndroidVersion 3.8.6🆕iOSIts developer released another app: HALion Sonic Play: Workstation🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 58 events
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio new best rank in the overall chart: #84iOSTop Paid · All Apps · PL
- 🔎Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio reached Top 10 for “studio”Android#9 in United Kingdom search · popularity 74
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS34.99 EUR → 59.99 EUR · FR
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS99.99 SAR → 199.99 SAR · SA
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS99.99 AED → 199.99 AED · AE
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Music & Audio · TR · Top Paid · Music & Audio · VN
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidTurkey · Vietnam
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS39.99 CAD → 69.99 CAD · CA
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS44000.00 KRW → 77000.00 KRW · KR
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Music & Audio · MX · Top Paid · Music & Audio · NL · Top Paid · Music & Audio · TH
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidMexico · Netherlands · Thailand
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS2499.00 INR → 4999.00 INR · IN
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS24.99 USD → 49.99 USD · US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS4000.00 JPY → 8000.00 JPY · JP
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS29.99 EUR → 59.99 EUR · IT, DE
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS24.99 GBP → 49.99 GBP · GB
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS168.00 CNY → 328.00 CNY · CN
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS49.99 GBP → 24.99 GBP · GB
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS198.00 CNY → 168.00 CNY · CN
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS77000.00 KRW → 44000.00 KRW · KR
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS199.99 SAR → 99.99 SAR · SA
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS8000.00 JPY → 4000.00 JPY · JP
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS59.99 EUR → 29.99 EUR · DE
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS199.99 AED → 99.99 AED · AE
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS49.99 USD → 24.99 USD · US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price dropiOS4999.00 INR → 2499.00 INR · IN
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio new best rank in the overall chart: #106iOSTop Paid · All Apps · MX
- 🔎Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio reached Top 10 for “studio”Android#8 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 80
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS119.99 AED → 199.99 AED · AE
- ✏️Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: description updatedAndroid· US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS34.99 EUR → 59.99 EUR · DE
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: in-app price range changedAndroid$2.49 - $26.99 per item → $4.99 - $26.99 per item · US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseAndroid17.99 USD → 29.99 USD · US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS129.99 SAR → 199.99 SAR · SA
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS29.99 USD → 49.99 USD · US
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS2490.00 RUB → 4490.00 RUB · RU
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS49000.00 KRW → 77000.00 KRW · KR
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS5000.00 JPY → 8000.00 JPY · JP
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS2999.00 INR → 4999.00 INR · IN
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS499000.00 IDR → 999000.00 IDR · ID
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS29.99 GBP → 49.99 GBP · GB
- 💰Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: price riseiOS49.99 AUD → 79.99 AUD · AU
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · SA
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · DE
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio charting in a new countryAndroidGermany
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Music · AU · Top Paid · Music · JP
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio new best rank in the overall chart: #125AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Music · CA
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Music · KR
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio new best rank in the overall chart: #128AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 🆕Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 📈Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio new best rank in the overall chart: #144AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · ID
- 🆕Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio first spotted by AppInsideriOS#15 in Top Paid · Music · Japan
- 📦Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio version 3.8.6iOSNo release notes
- 📦Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio version 3.8.6AndroidThis supplemental update includes improvements and is recommended for all Cubasis users.
For the complete list of improvements, issues and solution please visit us at www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum.
If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app!… more - 🆕Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio: its developer released another app: HALion Sonic Play: WorkstationiOS
- 🆕Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
8.3k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#20
Android · 
Music & Audio Paid
Music & Audio PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
28
▼ -18% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Cubasis 3 is a professional-grade digital audio workstation for iPhone and iPad, designed for musicians and producers who need to record, mix, and edit music on mobile devices. The app holds strong positions in the paid music charts of Japan (#5), South Korea (#15), and Great Britain (#16), indicating sustained demand for premium mobile production tools in these key markets.
Similar apps: GarageBand, FL Studio Mobile, Ableton Live
App Store
App details
App ID
1207839273
Publisher
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Publisher country
Germany
On the store since
Dec 2019
6 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.7+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
1261 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
App privacy Measured
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.steinberg.cubasis3
Publisher
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Publisher country
Germany
Content rating
Everyone
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 50+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Waves Tune Real-Time | |
| 2 | Classic Machines | |
| 3 | Waves Plug-in Bundle | |
| 4 | FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays | |
| 5 | Micrologue ARP Arpeggiator | |
| 6 | FX Pack 2: Vintage FX | |
| 7 | HALion Sonic Selection | |
| 8 | FM Classics | |
| 9 | Neo FM | |
| 10 | Waves Q10 Equalizer |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #22 Music Paid | 5 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #20 Music & Audio Paid | 9 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
13
▼ -21% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
67/100
faster than 85% of Music apps
New ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 4.5 | 47% | ▼ -33% |
 United Kingdom | 2 | 21% | steady |
 Germany | 1.5 | 16% | – |
| Japan | 1.5 | 16% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
15
▼ -18% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
32/100
faster than 26% of Music and audio apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 3.5k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 4.7k 255 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 8.3k |
What users say about Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and regular updates. The main complaints are about the design, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “The Most Valuable, Most Feature-Rich iOS DAW Offering”
- Updates: “Also, the updates have been very much appreciated”
- Ease of use: “for sketching this is faster and more intuitive than computer”
- Design: “Not bad, UI needs a lot of work”
Common complaints
- Design: “Counter intuitive interface”
- Crashes & bugs: “App is nice, but Midi constantly freezes”
- Ease of use: “Counter intuitive interface”
- Features & content: “I would love to see this app support this feature”
About Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
Quickly and easily capture your musical ideas as soon as they arrive and turn them into professional-sounding songs with the multi-award winning Cubasis 3. Enjoy performing, recording, mixing and sharing your music in no time, wherever you are, right there on your iPhone and iPad. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on iOS today: Cubasis 3.
Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2026 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2026 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio App Store
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio is #22 in Music Paid in Japan and charting in 5 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH
CategoryMusic
Price49.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (3.5k)
Version3.8.6
Age rating4+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
3.5k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#22
Music PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
13
▼ -21% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Cubasis 3 is a professional-grade digital audio workstation for iPhone and iPad, designed for musicians and producers who need to record, mix, and edit music on mobile devices. The app holds strong positions in the paid music charts of Japan (#5), South Korea (#15), and Great Britain (#16), indicating sustained demand for premium mobile production tools in these key markets.
Similar apps: GarageBand, FL Studio Mobile, Ableton Live
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio on the App Store
App details
App ID
1207839273
Publisher
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Publisher country
Germany
On the store since
Dec 2019
6 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.7+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
1261 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
App privacy Measured
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Waves Tune Real-Time | |
| 2 | Classic Machines | |
| 3 | Waves Plug-in Bundle | |
| 4 | FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays | |
| 5 | Micrologue ARP Arpeggiator | |
| 6 | FX Pack 2: Vintage FX | |
| 7 | HALion Sonic Selection | |
| 8 | FM Classics | |
| 9 | Neo FM | |
| 10 | Waves Q10 Equalizer |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | MusicPaid | #22 |
| Germany | MusicPaid | #80 |
 Canada | MusicPaid | #93 |
| India | MusicPaid | #148 |
 Saudi Arabia | MusicPaid | #162 |
Apps near Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio on the chart
Music Paid, around #22.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
3.5k ratings
Measured
Ratings
3.5k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
13
▼ -21% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
67/100
faster than 85% of Music apps
New ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4.5 | 47% | ▼ -33% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 21% | steady |
| Germany | 1.5 | 16% | – |
| Japan | 1.5 | 16% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and regular updates. The main complaints are about the design, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “The Most Valuable, Most Feature-Rich iOS DAW Offering”
- Updates: “Also, the updates have been very much appreciated”
- Ease of use: “for sketching this is faster and more intuitive than computer”
- Design: “Not bad, UI needs a lot of work”
Common complaints
- Design: “Counter intuitive interface”
- Crashes & bugs: “App is nice, but Midi constantly freezes”
- Ease of use: “Counter intuitive interface”
- Features & content: “I would love to see this app support this feature”
About Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
Quickly and easily capture your musical ideas as soon as they arrive and turn them into professional-sounding songs with the multi-award winning Cubasis 3. Enjoy performing, recording, mixing and sharing your music in no time, wherever you are, right there on your iPhone and iPad. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on iOS today: Cubasis 3.
Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2026 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2026 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
Latest updates
3.8.6
Store changes
What Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Price rise 
34.99 EUR → 59.99 EUR
Price rise
99.99 SAR → 199.99 SAR
Price rise 
99.99 AED → 199.99 AED
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Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio Android
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio is #20 in Music & Audio Paid on Google Play in India and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH
CategoryMusic & Audio
Price29.99 USD
Released
Installs50k+
Rating★ 4.7 (4.7k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.7 ★
4.7k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#20
Music & Audio PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
15
▼ -18% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.steinberg.cubasis3
Publisher
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Publisher country
Germany
Content rating
Everyone
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Waves Tune Real-Time | |
| 2 | Classic Machines | |
| 3 | Waves Plug-in Bundle | |
| 4 | FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays | |
| 5 | Micrologue ARP Arpeggiator | |
| 6 | FX Pack 2: Vintage FX | |
| 7 | HALion Sonic Selection | |
| 8 | FM Classics | |
| 9 | Neo FM | |
| 10 | Waves Q10 Equalizer |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | Music & AudioPaid | #20 |
 Mexico | Music & AudioPaid | #21 |
| Saudi Arabia | Music & AudioPaid | #21 |
 Indonesia | Music & AudioPaid | #22 |
 Turkey | Music & AudioPaid | #21 |
 Netherlands | Music & AudioPaid | #21 |
| United Arab Emirates | Music & AudioPaid | #21 |
 Thailand | Music & AudioPaid | #22 |
 Vietnam | Music & AudioPaid | #22 |
| Saudi Arabia | Music & AudioGrossing | #139 |
| United Arab Emirates | Music & AudioGrossing | #142 |
| Netherlands | Music & AudioGrossing | #153 |
| Thailand | Music & AudioGrossing | #147 |
| Vietnam | Music & AudioGrossing | #148 |
Apps near Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio on the chart
Music & Audio Paid, around #20.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
4.7k ratings
Measured
Ratings
4.7k
Measured
Written reviews
255
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
15
▼ -18% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
32/100
faster than 26% of Music and audio apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise Cubasis 3 as a powerful and professional-grade DAW for Android with low latency and good hardware integration. However, significant complaints arise regarding hidden in-app costs, poor export workflows, and specific bugs affecting audio recording and MIDI data on certain devices.
Mostly positive (78% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “The drum selection is where this app comes to shine”
- Ease of use: “Very intuitive and easy to use!”
- Design: “The interface and performance are excellent”
- Speed & performance: “The interface and performance are excellent”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “And I'm not sure how to get my money back”
- Crashes & bugs: “There are gaps in the recordings and glitches”
- Ease of use: “Not very intuitive on Chromebook”
- Design: “The interface is confusing and not intuitive at all”
About Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
Cubasis 3 is a multi-award winning mobile DAW and full music production studio. Use instruments, mixer and effects to quickly capture your musical ideas and turn them into professional-sounding songs. Easily record, mix, edit audio and make beats & loops - right there on your smartphone, tablet or Chromebook. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on Android and Chrome OS today: Cubasis 3.
Cubasis 3 DAW at a glance:
• Full production studio & music maker app to create music & songs
• Audio & MIDI editor and automation: cut, edit & tweak
• Beat and chords creation with high responsive pads and keyboard
• Time-stretching & pitch-shifting in real-time
• Tempo and signature track support
• Professional mixes with Master Strip Suite, pro-grade mixer & effects
• Expand your studio with musical instruments & effects
• Connect Cubasis DAW with external gear and integrate third-party apps
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/48 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting with zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds, from acoustic piano to an array of drums
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments, including 20 factory instruments
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Master Strip plug-in suite with exceptional great effects
• Fully automatable, DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and timestretch-capable audio loops
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support
• MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch
• Track duplicate
• Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support
• Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported*
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Ableton Link Support
• Export to Cubase, Google Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox and more
ADDITIONAL PRO FEATURES
• A complete music production DAW on your smartphone, tablet and Chromebook
• Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest studio level
• Eight insert and eight send effects
• Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
What the users say about Cubasis 3 Digital Audio Workstation:
“It's Steinberg so you already know it's great, but this is by far my favorite audio recording DAW for mobile to date.”
Chrissa C.
“Excellent mobile DAW for recording anything. I'm using it primarily to demo and sketch song ideas before I take them into the studio. The recordings of guitar and vocals sound better th
Cubasis 3 DAW at a glance:
• Full production studio & music maker app to create music & songs
• Audio & MIDI editor and automation: cut, edit & tweak
• Beat and chords creation with high responsive pads and keyboard
• Time-stretching & pitch-shifting in real-time
• Tempo and signature track support
• Professional mixes with Master Strip Suite, pro-grade mixer & effects
• Expand your studio with musical instruments & effects
• Connect Cubasis DAW with external gear and integrate third-party apps
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/48 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting with zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds, from acoustic piano to an array of drums
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments, including 20 factory instruments
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Master Strip plug-in suite with exceptional great effects
• Fully automatable, DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and timestretch-capable audio loops
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support
• MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch
• Track duplicate
• Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support
• Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported*
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Ableton Link Support
• Export to Cubase, Google Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox and more
ADDITIONAL PRO FEATURES
• A complete music production DAW on your smartphone, tablet and Chromebook
• Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest studio level
• Eight insert and eight send effects
• Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
What the users say about Cubasis 3 Digital Audio Workstation:
“It's Steinberg so you already know it's great, but this is by far my favorite audio recording DAW for mobile to date.”
Chrissa C.
“Excellent mobile DAW for recording anything. I'm using it primarily to demo and sketch song ideas before I take them into the studio. The recordings of guitar and vocals sound better th
What's new in 3.8.6
This supplemental update includes improvements and is recommended for all Cubasis users.
For the complete list of improvements, issues and solution please visit us at www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum.
If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app!
For the complete list of improvements, issues and solution please visit us at www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum.
If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app!
Store changes
What Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated
In-app price range changed
$2.49 - $26.99 per item → $4.99 - $26.99 per item
Price rise
17.99 USD → 29.99 USD