Comparison

DefleMask Mobile vs Fractal Bits

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

Head to head
About

DefleMask Mobile

Create chiptune music for retro consoles and computers with this mobile tracker. It emulates soundchips accurately and allows export to real hardware. Connect MIDI devices and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Chiptune music production
  • Soundchip emulation
  • Export to real hardware
  • MIDI device support
  • Song and instrument sharing
Features
Currently charting
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The best cross-platform chiptune tracker! Now with multiplayer support! Produce video game music for old school game-consoles and computers! In a tracker sound is produced by adding notes in a grid divided by channels, in which special effects can be added for each channel individually. For example you can make a vibrato, portamento and arpeggios with simple commands. There are different systems to choose, from 8 bits to 16 bits consoles, or even Arcade board chips! Check the full list below: - Genesis - Master System (+FM Sound Unit) - Game Boy - PCE - NES (+VRC7, +FDS) - C64 - Arcade - Neo Geo - MSX2 You can export your song in .vgm .wav and .rom formats and get the best quality for your amazing tunes ;) Features: Modular UI with an intuitive design. Realtime emulation of the hardware. Multiplayer support! Collab live with your friends! Built in instrument editor for FM, Wavetables and more. Switch between systems on the fly, port a NES tune to Genesis! Share projects between mobile and pc versions. 16 different global effects and dedicated effects for every chip. MIDI device support. Basic view to have a global view of the song. UI modes (select between desktop and touch mode). Export to .wav, .vgm or rom. 40 beautiful skins. 64 bits support MIDI: Velocity, Pitch Bend and more MIDI mappings New emulation cores Mobile build available for iOS! And more things waiting you to explore! Do you need some help starting making chiptune music? The manual that comes with this software is your friend! Also check our community on Discord to discover other artist and feel free to ask anything you need (except the meaning of life which is clearly 42). Also Youtube have a tons of artist sharing creations every week. System requirements: DefleMask runs everywhere! PC and even we have an iOS version too. You can export that song you have been working on and edit them on the go with DefleMask mobile or finish a tune you are making on the mobile version back in your PC.

About

Fractal Bits

Generate an infinite variety of drum sounds using fractal algorithms. Save and share your unique sound sets via text codes. Perform live with multiple keyboard options and record your creations in real-time.

Highlights
  • Infinite unique drum sounds
  • Save/share sound sets via text codes
  • Multiple live drumming keyboards
  • MIDI control and mapping
  • Real-time WAV audio recording
  • Wi-Fi export/import
Features
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Fractal Bits is a drum synth with over four billion unique sounds created by fractal algorithms. Each set of 12 drums corresponds to a code of 8 characters (you can save/copy/paste it as plain text). Features: * Audio Unit Extension (AUv3), Audiobus; * search for new sounds with three buttons: next random set, edit code, previous set; * three types of keyboards for live drumming: on-screen buttons, PC keyboard, MIDI input; * several processing parameters + control via MIDI; * real-time audio recording to WAV (32-bit); * export to: WAV (one file or a set), SunVox (samples + effects in one file), text clipboard; * the LCK button freezes individual drums - they will not change during the search for new sets; * Wi-Fi export/import. Double clicking on a parameter opens a window for setting the exact value. If you enable the Hold option, the notes will play endlessly, without reacting to key release (noteOff) events; turning the note on again works like turning it off; there are two ways to enable this option: 1) using the Hold parameter in the "MIDI Mapping" window; 2) by pressing the HOLD button, which appears in place of LCK while playing the musical keyboard: press HOLD, release the desired notes - then the released notes will continue to play.

Screenshots

DefleMask Mobile4 screens
Fractal Bits2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DefleMask Mobile at fortnightly against Fractal Bits's every 5 months. DefleMask Mobile also leads on chart position (#191 vs unranked). Fractal Bits's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99 and Fractal Bits $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fractal Bits holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of DefleMask Mobile's written reviews are positive against 91% of Fractal Bits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DefleMask Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Fractal Bits every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DefleMask Mobile versus Fractal Bits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefleMask MobileFractal Bits
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (42 ratings)4.8 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4280 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeonardo DemartinoAlexander Zolotov

Customer experience

DefleMask Mobile

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%

Fractal Bits

All ratings80 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

DefleMask Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Fractal Bits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DefleMask Mobile free?
DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fractal Bits free?
Fractal Bits costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DefleMask Mobile or Fractal Bits?
Fractal Bits is rated higher. DefleMask Mobile averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Fractal Bits averages 4.8 from 80 ratings.
Do DefleMask Mobile or Fractal Bits have ads?
Neither DefleMask Mobile nor Fractal Bits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DefleMask Mobile or Fractal Bits?
DefleMask Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and Fractal Bits every 5 months. Most recently, DefleMask Mobile was updated on September 20, 2026 and Fractal Bits on September 22, 2026.

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