Comparison

Broken Place AR vs skippodisk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality music interface
  • Generative sound manipulation
  • One-handed control
  • Save and recall patterns
  • Multiple song patches
Features
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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!

About

skippodisk

This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.

Highlights
  • Simulates CD skipping and glitching
  • 2D slider for delay time and feedback
  • Automatic CD skipping
  • Silence dropout effect
  • Comb filtering effect
  • Bypass and volume controls
Features
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: 
[ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. 
[ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.

Screenshots

Broken Place AR4 screens
skippodisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: skippodisk at every 2 weeks against Broken Place AR's every 8 months. skippodisk also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Broken Place AR's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

skippodisk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Broken Place AR's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broken Place AR ships an update every 8 months, skippodisk every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Broken Place AR versus skippodisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken Place ARskippodisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeranthony burchellAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

Broken Place AR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

skippodisk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Broken Place AR

No in-app purchases

None

skippodisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Broken Place AR free?
Broken Place AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is skippodisk free?
skippodisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Broken Place AR or skippodisk?
skippodisk is rated higher. Broken Place AR averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while skippodisk averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Broken Place AR or skippodisk have ads?
Neither Broken Place AR nor skippodisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Place AR or skippodisk?
Broken Place AR ships an update every 8 months, and skippodisk every 2 weeks. Most recently, Broken Place AR was updated on October 24, 2026 and skippodisk on October 24, 2026.

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