Comparison

oSampler vs Dawnbeat

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

Head to head
About

oSampler

Record and manipulate various sounds with a straightforward sampler. This application minimizes complex operations, making it accessible for quick audio editing and creative sound design. It prioritizes ease of use for a seamless sampling experience.

Highlights
  • Easy to use
  • Few complicated operations
  • Record sounds
  • Chop sounds
  • Audio manipulation
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This is an easy-to-use sampler. There are few complicated operations. Record various sounds and chop them. *Keep your volume down and care for your ears.

About

Dawnbeat

This app lets you create music by sampling and sequencing audio. It offers advanced features like multi-touch pads, an always-recording buffer, and flexible routing for creative sound manipulation. Integrate with external MIDI devices and apply a wide range of built-in and AUv3 effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch and draggable pads
  • Always-recording buffer (Memorizer)
  • Advanced loop manipulation (BRIIKS)
  • Flexible mixer with assignable busses
  • Polyphonic pads for chords
  • MIDI IN/OUT for external control
  • AUv3 effects and instrument support
  • Auto-slicer for audio chopping
Features
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Dawnbeat inherits the best part of the classic hardware samplers and takes it further by adding features only possible on a multi-touch device.  Create more natural patterns by tapping and swiping pads.  Focus on creativity, you don't need to select a tempo before hit record to finally play a pattern until you get the right take, just play and forget about to record! Dawnbeat is always recording! Multi-touch and draggable pads: - Pads are multi-touch, play a single pad with two fingers at the same time! - Pads are individually configurable, allowing re-triggering when dragging for amazing fills, tone variations . - Mute and Solo buttons for pads available. - Mute groups. Memorizer: - DawnBeat is always recording pad events, you'll never miss a beat, play and experiment and when you hear something you like, it's already recorded! simply go to Memorizer and select the desired events. BRIIKS sampler: - Advanced loop manipulator. Rearrange and combine your loops. Also available as standalone, AUv3 and MacOS. Mixer: - 4 assignable BUSSES and one MAIN BUS. Assign pads to busses, assign internal effects or AUV3 effects to busses.  - Mute and Solo buttons. Polyphonic pads: - Pads can be turned polyphonic, import a piano-like sample and play and sequence chords with a single pad. MIDI IN and MIDI OUT: - Trigger samples from a MIDI controller, play melodies from a MIDI piano. - Sequence hardware drum machines and synths from Dawnbeat. - Use Dawnbeat as an intermediary between a midi keyboard and a synth, save the sequences you are playing. Dawnbeat can save poliphonic sequences! Pattern sequencer with piano editor. - Swing, count-in, metronome. Audio Units: - Dawnbeat support AUv3 effects and instruments! Built in Effects: - Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Flutter, Gate, Tremolo, Noise, Filter, Chorus, Equalizer, Stutter and Tape slow motion. - Effects can be rearranged. Built-In sample browser: - 6 drum kit sample libraries, and 1 bass sample library. Selectable internal sample rate: - Internal sample rate can be changed, choose between HI-FI and LO-FI sample rates. AUTO-SLICER: - AutoSlicer detects hit points and slices audio into individual files minimizing the need for manual editing. Chop up any audio file in a few seconds. Recording sample rate can be selected. Export movies with images and animated GIFs .

Screenshots

oSampler4 screens
Dawnbeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: oSampler at none against Dawnbeat's 1. oSampler also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Dawnbeat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Dawnbeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. oSampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for oSampler against 4.2 for Dawnbeat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 112 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of oSampler's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dawnbeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

oSampler ships an update every 2 months, Dawnbeat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
oSampler versus Dawnbeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroSamplerDawnbeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (71 ratings) — better4.2 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings71112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNORICHIKA NAKATALuis Rivas

Customer experience

oSampler

All ratings69 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.7%

Dawnbeat

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral18.1%
Negative11.0%

In-app purchases

None

oSampler

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99

Questions

Is oSampler free?
oSampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, oSampler or Dawnbeat?
oSampler is rated higher. oSampler averages 4.3 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Dawnbeat averages 4.2 from 112 ratings.
Do oSampler or Dawnbeat have ads?
oSampler shows ads; Dawnbeat does not.
Which is updated more often, oSampler or Dawnbeat?
oSampler ships an update every 2 months, and Dawnbeat every 3 weeks. Most recently, oSampler was updated on July 7, 2026 and Dawnbeat on September 23, 2026.

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