Best Friend for K.O. II

Brian Holt · Music

5.0 43 ratings $9.99

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Chart standing · US

Top Paid Music
#74
Best #10 ▲ 2

What changed · US

Listing changes AppTracker has observed for this app in this storefront — new versions, price moves, rating shifts, and store copy.

Oct 8, 2026
New version 3.1 → 3.2

New Features and improvements: - Duplicate a sample from one slot to another -- long press on the Sample List page - See all patterns for a group - iPad and MacOS support Logic Pro-style Musical Typing to play Chords - Select several samples from the Sample List and convert it to a Bank Snapshot - Improved wav rendering when zoomed in - See slot number and sample name on the Scenes screen - iPad and MacOS Sample Lists now support active pad following - Bounce fader selection hides irrelevant faders - Move the playhead on bounced audio - Moved MIDI Channel and BPM to Chords header and reorganized Chords Settings menu - Pre-build the cache for the active project for performance improvements Fixes: - Bounce ignored recorded pitch bends and modulation automation - Bounce attempted to export Supertone, which is not possible, and could crash or fail the bounce - Bounce previews took a long time to load and were truncated after 15 seconds - Bounce rendered some pitch changes sharp - Offline-created Bank Snapshots trimmed samples to 0 length, so no audio would play - Dragging to delete samples from Pad Groups or Bank Snapshots made selecting the bottom pads difficult - Dragging to rearrange pads in Pad Groups or Bank Snapshots would sometimes appear to be reverted - Scene Fader Automation visibility wasn't retained - Scene Song Mode could interpret additional scenes as part of the Song - Hardware memory wasn't updated after deleting samples

Sep 27, 2026
Rating ★ 4.94 → 4.95
Sep 26, 2026
Rating ★ 4.97 → 4.94
Sep 23, 2026
Rating ★ 4.96 → 4.97
Sep 22, 2026
Promotional text Removed
Sep 22, 2026
New version 3.0 → 3.1
Sep 20, 2026
Rating ★ 4.95 → 4.96
Sep 17, 2026
Rating ★ 4.94 → 4.95
Sep 14, 2026
Rating ★ 4.92 → 4.93
Sep 14, 2026
Rating ★ 4.93 → 4.94
Sep 13, 2026
Rating ★ 4.91 → 4.92
Sep 12, 2026
Rating ★ 4.9 → 4.91
Sep 11, 2026
Rating ★ 4.89 → 4.9
Sep 10, 2026
Rating ★ 4.88 → 4.89
Sep 8, 2026
Rating ★ 4.86 → 4.88
Sep 6, 2026
Promotional text “v3.0 is Best Friend's biggest update yet! All new features are included FREE!”
Sep 6, 2026
Rating ★ 4.8 → 4.86
Sep 4, 2026
New version 2.8 → 3.0
Sep 2, 2026
Rating ★ 5 → 4.8
Aug 26, 2026
New version 2.2 → 2.8

Price & rating history · US

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Average rating history over the observed period. 4.8 4.9 5.0 Aug 31 Sep 11 Sep 22 Oct 4 Oct 15

Average rating · ★ 4.95 now · 14 changes on record

Ratings breakdown · US

The star breakdown behind this app's rating in this storefront.

5★ 95% 41
4★ 5% 2
3★ 0% 0
2★ 0% 0
1★ 0% 0

In-app purchases · US

No in-app purchases.

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About

Best Friend is the unrivaled companion app for Teenage Engineering EP-Series Samplers. Connect your EP-133, EP-40, or EP-1320 via USB-C to manage your hardware, upload and edit new files, and see your pad settings. Best Friend is an extended display and feature augmentation app for the physical EP-133, EP-40, or EP-1320. Connecting to one of these is REQUIRED for the app to function. Use a USB-C to USB-C cable. Lightning iPhones and iPads can connect with USB-IF certified USB-A to USB-C cable and a MFi-certified Lightning to USB adapter. Scenes: - See all notes across all banks in a Scene or Song - See all notes and all patterns for a selected Group - See Fader FX and automation lanes for each Group - Export REAL audio stems of every individual pad from your EP - Navigate through the Scene timeline with automatic playhead following Bounce and Export Audio Stems: - Export REAL audio stems from the hardware WITHOUT AI separation for any Scene or Song - Choose from every individual pads (all 48), group mixdowns, or stereo mixdowns - Fader automation is included in the export - Export MIDI data from a Scene or Song - Bring your bounces into your DAW of choice for mixing MIDI Controller: - Build rich chords with a button. Pick major, minor, suspended, or diminished triads then add a 6th, 7th, or 9th for flavour - Play the velocity-sensitive keyboard - Arpeggiator with 4 modes, 6 rates, and 3 octaves synced to the hardware clock - Configure your own custom chords to any of the Chord or Extension buttons - Split each key into 1-3 zones for playing chords in alternate positions - Add pitch bends or modulation to any chord - iPad and MacOS support Logic Pro-style Musical Typing Sample Editing: - Extract stems (drum, bass, vocal, guitar, and other instrument) from your samples - Build and edit multi-samples on the EP-1320 or EP-40 - Use Repitch to reduce the file size - Permanent cropping - Increase volume with normalize - Reverse playback - Convert stereo to mono - Change sample rate - Apply effects: 3-band EQ; compression; distortion and saturation; octaver; phaser; chorus; tremolo; delay; and reverb - Automatically detect and set the key - Save default pad settings Hardware Management: - Build Kits and Bank Snapshots while disconnected from the hardware - Bulk upload samples from your Files and Videos - Bulk move, share, and delete samples - Edit and replace samples in place - Import and record MIDI files - Backup your Project or entire System - Import Project and System from the official EP Sample Tool - Extract Projects from your System Backups - Preview stereo mixes of your Project Backups - Automatic iCloud syncing across your Apple devices Pads: - Mute and unmute individual pads - Apply performance effects to individual pads: mute, pitch up, pitch down, reverse - Drag and drop pads to reassign them across groups - See an entire bank of samples at once - See the sample waveform along with its name and length - See and edit the trim, attack, and release windows - See and adjust volume, pitch, pan, mute, play mode, time-stretch, and MIDI channel - See Supertone settings on your EP-40 Universal support: - works on iPhone, iPad, and MacOS with built-in iCloud syncing - works with EP-133 K.O. II, EP-40 Riddim, and EP-1320 Medieval with dedicated themes for each device Best Friend is not affiliated with Teenage Engineering in any way.

What's new · 3.2

New Features and improvements: - Duplicate a sample from one slot to another -- long press on the Sample List page - See all patterns for a group - iPad and MacOS support Logic Pro-style Musical Typing to play Chords - Select several samples from the Sample List and convert it to a Bank Snapshot - Improved wav rendering when zoomed in - See slot number and sample name on the Scenes screen - iPad and MacOS Sample Lists now support active pad following - Bounce fader selection hides irrelevant faders - Move the playhead on bounced audio - Moved MIDI Channel and BPM to Chords header and reorganized Chords Settings menu - Pre-build the cache for the active project for performance improvements Fixes: - Bounce ignored recorded pitch bends and modulation automation - Bounce attempted to export Supertone, which is not possible, and could crash or fail the bounce - Bounce previews took a long time to load and were truncated after 15 seconds - Bounce rendered some pitch changes sharp - Offline-created Bank Snapshots trimmed samples to 0 length, so no audio would play - Dragging to delete samples from Pad Groups or Bank Snapshots made selecting the bottom pads difficult - Dragging to rearrange pads in Pad Groups or Bank Snapshots would sometimes appear to be reverted - Scene Fader Automation visibility wasn't retained - Scene Song Mode could interpret additional scenes as part of the Song - Hardware memory wasn't updated after deleting samples

Details

DeveloperBrian Holt
ReleasedJul 2026
UpdatedJul 2026
Version3.2
Size6.6 MB
RequiresiOS 26.0 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesEnglish
Price$9.99
Categories Music
Bundle IDbholtbholt.Studio-133