Broken Place AR vs GSDSP MMM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broken Place AR
Experience music in a new dimension with this augmented reality application. Manipulate synthesizer and groove box interfaces through your device, creating unique and generative soundscapes with simple gestures. It's designed for intuitive, one-handed play.
- Augmented reality music interface
- Generative sound manipulation
- One-handed control
- Save and recall patterns
- Multiple song patches
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Broken Place AR is an augmented reality music app. Surround yourself in synthesizer and groove box interfaces using your phone as a window into the virtual music space. Broken Place AR brings a new and exciting way to interact with music. Sound manipulation is generative making every experience unique. Even the slightest user input wildly randomizes the groove of sound on every interaction. Be sure you are using an iOS device iPhone 6s or newer. If you’re on iPad, just ensure you have a more recent chip that can handle AR. The music interface mechanics have been designed with great care to ensure that only one hand is needed to play. With a click/hold/rotate gesture, users are able to manipulate music parameters mapped to the sound patch. Many more improvements in this pursuit will be released as time goes on. Version 1.1 brings 3 song patches and a new save/recall feature for your patterns. Much more is in the works. Stay tuned for updates!
GSDSP MMM
This app offers a robust MIDI modulation engine for controlling various instruments and plugins. It allows users to create dynamic audio with LFOs, random sources, and more, featuring a performance-focused interface for live use.
- MIDI CC control for plugins and hardware
- LFOs, random sources, and envelope followers
- Audio-based modulation capabilities
- Dedicated Performance Skin for live use
- AUv3 audio effect plugin
- Desktop versions for Windows and macOS
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A powerful MIDI modulation engine for controlling plugins, hardware, and instruments using LFOs, random sources, macros, and audio-based modulation. Modulate Everything MMM is a MIDI controller and modulation workstation designed to control any parameter that accepts MIDI CC — software instruments, plugins, external hardware, or any MIDI-capable device. Create modulation using LFOs, Random Generators, Envelope Followers, XY pads, and more. No more drawing of automation curves, keep your audio dynamic and exciting with ease. Perform Live MMM includes a dedicated Performance Skin designed for low-light and stage environments. It uses a restrained, red-accented color palette that preserves focus and minimizes visual distraction while performing. The interface remains clear and readable in dark settings, ensuring stable workflow during your live performance. MMM vs MMMm MMM includes audio input, enabling Envelope Followers, audio-reactive modulation, and audio output — ideal when used as an audio plugin. MMMm, by contrast, is a MIDI-only FX version for hosts such as Logic Pro or AUM that require a pure MIDI processor. Both versions support MIDI input and output and provide the same core modulators. MMM is an AUv3 audio effect plugin compatible with Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand and many more. A Desktop version is also available for Windows and macOS (VST3 / AU / AAX). More information here: https://gs-dsp.com/products So what are you waiting for?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GSDSP MMM at every 5 weeks against Broken Place AR's every 8 months. GSDSP MMM also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 8). Broken Place AR's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Broken Place AR against 4.7 for GSDSP MMM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Broken Place AR's written reviews are positive against 67% of GSDSP MMM's.
Broken Place AR ships an update every 8 months, GSDSP MMM every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Broken Place AR | GSDSP MMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | anthony burchell | Gustav Scholda |
Customer experience
Broken Place AR
GSDSP MMM
In-app purchases
Broken Place AR
No in-app purchases
GSDSP MMM
No in-app purchases








