Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio

Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH · 4.6 ★ · £29.99

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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
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI editor for programming and editing MIDI tracks quickly and efficiently
• 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
• Core Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI over Bluetooth LE support
• Audio Unit including Instrument Multi Out support, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 3 support
• Ableton Link Support
• Import audio via iTunes, iCloud Drive, Files app, AirDrop or use AudioPaste
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Export to Cubase, iCloud Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox, AudioCopy and email

Technical support
http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum

If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store! Thank you!

Developer

What's New

Version 3.8.3 · 23 Feb 2026

This update includes improvements and is recommended for all Cubasis users. For the full list of changes in Cubasis 3.8.3, visit: https://steinberg.net/cubasisforum Cubasis 3.8 turns your iPhone and iPad into a powerful mobile studio. Plug in your guitar or bass for legendary amp tones and presets, stay in tune with the new tuner, and enjoy smoother sessions with improved audio routing. Work your way with portrait mode, external display support, and full iOS 26 integration. Plus, get exclusive Cubasis plug-ins when you own our new Verve and Etude piano apps. Cubasis Bass Amp Make your bass tracks shine with our Bass Amp Suite, featuring iconic amps, EQ, compression, and effects like Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Envelope Filter, Octaver, and more. Includes a wide range of pro presets for any genre. Cubasis Amp Rack Give your guitar tracks character and tone with legendary amp models and versatile effects. From vintage warmth to modern edge, Amp Rack makes dialing in your perfect sound easy, with genre-ready presets for quick results. Cubasis Tuner Stay perfectly in tune with the all-new Cubasis Tuner. Sleek design, intuitive controls, and lightning-fast response ensure accurate tuning without breaking your creative flow. Smarter Sound, Portrait Mode & iOS 26 Ready Cubasis 3.8 adds audio input/output selection for full routing control. Enjoy portrait mode, windowing, and external display support for flexible workflows. Fully compatible with iOS 26. Verve and Etude Plug-in Versions Our new Verve and Etude piano apps deliver world-class sounds for scoring, classical, jazz, and pop. Use them standalone or in any AU-compatible DAW. Own Cubasis and Verve or Etude? Get an extra Cubasis plug-in version free. Improved MIDI Support Cubasis 3.8 now imports and exports Tempo and Signature track data in MIDI files for better timing and structure across apps. Additional refinements make MIDI workflows smoother than ever. More Features and Improvements Beyond new features, Cubasis 3.8 delivers refinements like improved Tempo and Signature tracks, enhanced usability, and greater stability. If you enjoy Cubasis, please support us by rating the app in the App Store!

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.6

911 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.4

4,332 ratings

10,000+ downloads

5★
66%
4★
18%
3★
8%
2★
2%
1★
6%

Recent Reviews

Devon Ramsey

Google Play

Refund please

18 Apr 2026

Patrick Szymczak

Google Play

Can't restore over $200 of purchases. Why is restoring my purchase restore button broken? Just as a side note, I will say the fact that I see people complaining about this software is proof people actually use it. Otherwise, a lot of this stuff in this software works perfectly fine, including the MIDI editor.

14 Apr 2026

Joshua Moris

Google Play

Hey, I’m having an issue exporting loops in Cubasis 3. When I use mixdown with correct locators, the exported file has a few extra milliseconds added at the end. It’s not at the start, only the end, and it makes loops not sync well in apps like Remixlive. I’ve tried disabling FX and using real-time mixdown but still get it. Any way to export a perfectly tight loop?

8 Apr 2026

Mattias Bodén

Google Play

Awesome! Would appreciate an arp on daw level (not built into a specific Synth), more synths with more parameters/control, granular, slide notes, just more stuff :) but awesome daw nonetheless, keep developing 👍

7 Apr 2026

je36

Google Play

The best! Try this one first before anything else

5 Apr 2026

ILostMyAccountForY2

App Store

Terrible even with iaps

This app is more geared towards generic producers and not electronic ones. It is very unintuitive and doesn’t always place loops accurately. The built in synths are limited and the fx very basic, including the iap ones. Bought halion thinking it would make a difference but it doesn’t. It’s limited in its ability and offers minimal tweaks. If you like a fast workflow this will dissapoint. Navigating this app is very tiresome. Better stick with garage band imho Deleted the app forever and getting refund for the iaps

1 Apr 2026

markn16

App Store

Very impressed

Having over the years tried just about all of the iPad-based DAWs it’s great to find one that actually works. I can record guitar directly, or can route it to Jam Origin’s Midi Guitar to reroute and record midi within Cubasis. Pretty stable - I suspect that the odd crashes are mostly due to 3rd party plugins, but the core product seems robust and highly capable.

8 Mar 2026

simlogue

App Store

New update new bugs new bloat

So many bugs introduced in this last update. Sometimes auv3s not even showing up in the menus, and you have the Apple “top 3 dots” and “bottom line bar”permanently on screen which just get in the way. Cubasis 3 becoming super bloated, but not actually innovating or improving as a sequencer.

22 Dec 2025

JonthanBee

App Store

Getting better all the time

I don’t use Cubasis as much as Cubase, however, whenever I get inspiration when travelling, I enjoy the fairly easy learning curve each time I try remembering how to sketch ideas! I’m amazed how rewarding it can be, along with the ease with which to import the projects into Cubase on my MacBook. Maybe I don’t use it to its full potential, but each version seems to make my simple production requirements easier as the years go by. Well done!

11 Dec 2025

Fodhua

App Store

Cubasis 3

Don’t normally do reviews, but I had to because I love cubasis 3 But there are a few things I would like to change One would be .to have any of your auv3 as a favourite Perhaps in a separate folder. I’ve got thousands of demos .and I would like the ability just to be able to search through them with some sort of search system. and although it’s not essential. It would be nice to have some sort of player when you’re playing .your mixed downs instead of just having to play it from the beginning each time. And when you are making a template up if I name it and it is right at the bottom I can’t drag it up to the top of the template folder .because it doesn’t follow. So I have to put something at the beginning to make it up near the top .so I can move it into the template folder. There are some of the things, but I’ll leave it with you I do all my music .on the iPad so I would really appreciate those small changes or at least one Thank you so much

22 Nov 2025

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