Comparison

Noiseee vs GranSample

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Noiseee

Capture, loop, and layer audio clips quickly with this intuitive sound sampler. Easily record new sounds, import existing ones, and apply built-in effects to shape your audio. Ideal for quick creative sessions and experimenting with sound.

Highlights
  • Record audio clips
  • Loop and hold modes
  • Apply built-in effects
  • Import and export clips
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Noiseee is a simple, intuitive sound sampler that lets you capture, loop and layer audio in seconds: - Press & hold an empty tile to record - Tap (or press & hold) to play your clip - Reverse mode plays newly triggered clips backward - Loop mode repeats your sound instantly - Hold mode lets a single tap play the entire sample - Built-in effects let you shape and tweak your audio while it plays - Stop all sounds with one tap - Import and export clips Get creative and have fun!

About

GranSample

This app offers a 16-pad sampler with a powerful granular engine for sculpting unique audio textures and sequencing patterns. It functions as a standalone application and an AUv3 plugin for popular DAWs. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • 16-pad granular sampler
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Step sequencer
  • Modulation matrix
  • Sample chopping
  • Kit sharing
  • Per-pad effects
Features
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A 16-pad sampler with a granular engine underneath. Standalone app + AUv3 plugin for GarageBand / Logic / AUM / Drambo / Loopy Pro. Tap pads, sculpt textures, sequence patterns, chain songs. Same instrument either way. Free to try. One purchase unlocks GranSample Pro — everything listed at the bottom. No subscription, no ads, no telemetry. NEW IN 1.5 Swing, in the app and in your host. Choke groups: hi-hats that cut each other off. Resample (Pro): record your beat back onto a pad as a bar-locked loop. A rebuilt AUv3 plugin editor. PATTERN BANK & SONG MODE Eight patterns per project (A–H). Switch live — the change waits for the bar end so the groove never stumbles. Then chain them into a song: tap letters to build, set repeats per section, loop or play once (song mode is Pro). Patterns, song and BPM save with the project. MODULATION MATRIX (PRO) LFO + ADSR envelope on 8 destinations per pad: grain position / size / pitch / density, volume, pan, pitch, playback start. Drag the envelope chart, set depth per lane — host-automatable in AUv3. SAMPLE CHOP (PRO) Slice any sample across the pads — equal grid, transient detection, or manual markers you drag. Audition before you commit; the grid shows where every slice lands. KIT SHARING Export any kit as a single .gskit file — samples, settings, effects, patterns. Send it anywhere. Importing is free for everyone; exporting is Pro. PAD NAMES, COLORS & CHOKE GROUPS Name your pads, pick from 8 colors, set one of 8 choke groups. AUv3 PLUGIN Load "nono.audio: GranSample" under AU Instruments in any AUv3 host. Same grid, Kits and engine, with Sound, Grain and Sequence tabs. 900 host-automatable parameters. Load your own samples without leaving the host. Sequencer locks to host transport; everything persists in the host project. LIBRARY Factory Kits + your Projects in one place — load, tweak, save. GRANULAR ENGINE Eight knobs per pad. Position scans the sample; grain size + density set the texture from pebbles to glass. Pitch + jitter, spray + stereo spread, four window shapes, an ADSR cloud envelope, Freeze for infinite sustain. 128 grains per voice — and you can watch them fire. CHROMATIC MODE Any pad becomes the root; the grid plays chromatically. STEP SEQUENCER Per-pad patterns at 16/32/64 steps, per-step velocity, drag-to-paint, swing. SAMPLE EDITOR Waveform view — drag the grain region, trim playback range, loop, reverse, normalize per pad. LINEAR or GRAN preview. Works inside the plugin too. EFFECTS Per-pad AND master bus. Reverb, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Filter — up to 8 per chain, automatable from any DAW. Hand-tuned presets; save your own. IPAD Pads bigger than an MPC; recorder, properties and sequencer get their own column. MIDI USB, Bluetooth (built-in browser), or virtual MIDI. MIDI Learn on every knob standalone, per-pad channel routing. The plugin routes MIDI in through the host and emits MIDI out for pad taps. RECORDING 60 seconds from the mic straight into a pad with a live waveform. Resample the master onto a pad, free or locked to 1–8 bars (Pro). Master bounces to WAV/M4A (Pro). 10 FACTORY KITS, 16 SAMPLES Late Night Room, Outer Space, Neon City, Midnight Dub, Tape Machine, Crystal Cave, and more — each with bespoke granular settings. FREE TIER Pads 1–8 — drums and melody, enough to finish a track — with the full granular engine, effects, pattern bank, mixer, MIDI in/out. Same in standalone and AUv3. Kit import (.gskit) is free too. GRANSAMPLE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION All 16 pads unlocked everywhere — standalone AND AUv3 plugin Song mode — chain patterns into an arrangement Modulation matrix — LFO + envelope on 8 destinations per pad Sample chop to pads Resample to pads Kit export (.gskit) Per-pad ADSR envelope editor Custom backgrounds — wallpapers or your own photo, with dim and pad-opacity WAV / M4A export Made by one person who wanted a granular beat pad that fit on a phone — and in their DAW.

Screenshots

Noiseee2 screens
GranSample4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GranSample at 4.6 against Noiseee's 4.1. GranSample also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). Noiseee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GranSample sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Noiseee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GranSample holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Noiseee's written reviews are positive against 40% of GranSample's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noiseee ships an update every 8 months, GranSample every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Noiseee versus GranSample: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoiseeeGranSample
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings)4.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1016 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnny HunterChih Han Lin

Customer experience

Noiseee

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

GranSample

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Noiseee

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GranSample

One-time1
  • GranSample Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Noiseee free?
Noiseee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GranSample free?
GranSample is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noiseee or GranSample?
GranSample is rated higher. Noiseee averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while GranSample averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Noiseee or GranSample have ads?
Neither Noiseee nor GranSample shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noiseee or GranSample?
Noiseee ships an update every 8 months, and GranSample every 5 days. Most recently, Noiseee was updated on September 24, 2026 and GranSample on October 14, 2026.

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