Comparison

Samplist vs Briiks

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

Head to head
About

Samplist

This app lets you chop audio samples into multiple slices. You can then play these slices using on-screen pads, a keyboard, or MIDI controllers. It offers real-time time-stretching and individual control over each slice's parameters.

Highlights
  • Chop samples into slices
  • Velocity-sensitive pads
  • Chromatic keyboard playback
  • MIDI input (wired & Bluetooth LE)
  • Real-time time-stretching
  • Individual slice filters and pitch shifters
  • Sample import/export
Features
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Samplist is a MIDI Sampler Instrument which allows you to easily chop a sample into different slices. You can then play the slices with the velocity sensitive on screen pads, chromatically with the on screen keyboard or with via MIDI. All this with Realtime Timestretch (monophonic only).  Features: • Realtime time stretch with individual tempo per slice • MIDI in, both wired & via Bluetooth LE • Sample import from Files app or "Open in..." • Export slices as Zip file to other apps • Each slice has its own Filter, Envelope & Realtime pitch shifter. • Record your samples via Microphone. • Record your performance into an audio file. More to come in the near future

About

Briiks

Manipulate audio loops non-destructively with this sampler. Rearrange, combine, and modify slices on the fly using various tools for pitch, time, and position adjustments. Features include multiple tracks, a built-in mixer, and bus effects.

Highlights
  • Non-destructive sample slicing
  • Rearrange and combine loops
  • On-the-fly modification of slices
  • Up to 6 tracks
  • Built-in mixer
  • Delay and compressor on buses
Features
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AUv3 and standalone sample-loops manipulator.  BRIIKS is non destructive sample slicer, you can rearrange and combine your loops on the fly. Modify start points, slice length, pitch, time stretch on the fly. - Up to 6 tracks to rearrange slices. - Built in mIxer. - 4 busses and main output. - Delay and compressor on every bus. 6 tools: - SELECT Change slice position, start point and length. Change slice track. - STRETCH Change pitch and time stretch by dragging start and end point. - HAND Change sample start point without change the slice position. - SLICER Chop from the source sample or form the selected slice. - PENCIL Replicate selected slice, Snap to slice and zero cross.

Screenshots

Samplist4 screens
Briiks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Briiks at Free against Samplist's $3.99. Briiks also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Samplist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). On 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

Briiks is free to download; Samplist costs $3.99 up front. Briiks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Samplist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Briiks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Samplist's written reviews are positive against 73% of Briiks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samplist ships an update every 4 days, Briiks every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Samplist versus Briiks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamplistBriiks
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (49 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristina BugaLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Samplist

All ratings49 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral18.4%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral22.9%
Negative27.1%

Briiks

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Samplist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Briiks

One-time1
  • Briiks Complete$6.99

Questions

Is Samplist free?
Samplist costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Briiks free?
Briiks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Samplist or Briiks?
Briiks is rated higher. Samplist averages 3.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Briiks averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Samplist or Briiks have ads?
Neither Samplist nor Briiks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Samplist or Briiks?
Samplist ships an update every 4 days, and Briiks every 7 months. Most recently, Samplist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Briiks on October 24, 2026.

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