Comparison

BeatCutter vs Fundamental2

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

Head to head
About

BeatCutter

This app is a creative playground for experimenting with sound. It allows users to slice, reshape, and recombine audio based on rhythm to build unique musical structures and evolving textures. It's designed for artists and sound designers looking to explore new sonic territories.

Highlights
  • Multi-channel audio slicing
  • Rhythm-based recombination
  • Flexible sample cell matrix
  • Fluid audio routing
  • Experimental feedback mode
  • Template editor for presets
  • MIDI learn support
Features
Currently charting
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BeatCutter is a playground for anyone who loves experimenting with sound. It’s an innovative multi-channel tool that slices, reshapes, and recombines audio based on rhythm, letting you build evolving textures, chaotic patterns, and completely unexpected musical structures. At the heart of the app is a flexible matrix of sample cells with fluid routing for recording, playback, and control. Whether you’re working with long audio files, live instruments, or sound from other apps, BeatCutter turns any source into raw material for creative exploration. Craft immersive sound worlds With BeatCutter, you can sculpt everything from cyberpunk atmospheres and industrial drones to alien jungles and meditative soundscapes. The type of source audio doesn’t matter - the magic comes from how you transform it. Your settings and your imagination define the final result, which can range from futuristic IDM to abstract ambient textures. Designed for experimentation BeatCutter doesn’t rely on fixed presets. Instead, it gives you a powerful set of parameters that encourage hands‑on discovery. To help you get started, the app includes a template editor where each number represents a group of settings. Tweak the numbers, listen, randomize, refine, and save your favorite states as presets. Explore evolving sonic feedback One of BeatCutter’s most unique features is its experimental feedback mode. This isn’t traditional analog feedback - it behaves more like a living fractal, constantly reshaping itself. The result is a self-evolving sound structure capable of generating rich, abstract audio without any external input. It’s a perfect tool for deep experimentation and unexpected inspiration. BeatCutter is for artists, sound designers, and curious creators who want to push beyond the ordinary and discover new sonic territories. BeatCutter is a universal application for iOS and macOS. It can work on iPhone and iPad as well as Mac / MacBook with M1 chip (and later). BeatCutter works on iPhone and iPad standalone, as an Audio Unit or Inter-App Audio module, and supports Audiobus and Ableton Link. On MacOS, BeatCutter can works both as a standalone application and as an Audio unit (AUv3) with DAWs and other hosts that support AUv3 plugins. All application features are available on iOS and macOS, including MIDI support (with a MIDI learn option) and audio unit parameters. BeatCutter has a built-in detailed description of all parameters also available as PDF file on the application site. Quick start demo: https://youtu.be/nhwOK4tXFvQ https://youtu.be/_OekZzgAmCw https://youtu.be/Kt5rb8KtNs4 https://youtu.be/89H4l-0Es70 You can find more information on BeatCutter and other creative audio apps at: https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com

About

Fundamental2

Explore the origins of electronic music with this sound synthesis software. It recreates a vintage vacuum tube oscillator with advanced modulation and morphing capabilities. Ideal for live electronics, media composition, or exploring early electronic music history.

Highlights
  • Vintage vacuum tube oscillator recreation
  • Complex modulation possibilities
  • Stochastic parameter distribution
  • Morphing engine between scenes
  • Real-time tuning scale transitions
  • Morse code simulator LFO
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Fundamental is a sound synthesis software combining the different roots of electronic music history. Its wave engine is a faithful sonic recreation of a vintage Rohde&Schwartz vacuum tube oscillator ( having been widely used at WDR by Stockhausen ) Thanks to sonicLAB audio engine design, Fundamental leaves behind the limitations of the original device by proposing complex modulation possibilities, stochastic distributions addressing the sonic parameters like frequency , gain, stereo panning etc. in continuum, which has not been applicable until now. The Fundamental software presents you 8 instances of this vintage sine wave generator with all the artifacts and richness of a vintage equipment. That combination is we believe something you should experience. Direct Link for manual : https://www.sonic-lab.com/Fundamental/Fundamental2iOS_manual.pdf Fundamental2 brings following new features to the Fundamental1, basically now you can create organic, endless moving textures. (for iOS standalone and AUv3 ) - Ring Modulator, 7 individual modulator oscillators and one carrier oscillator. - A morphing engine which lets you gradually morph between four instances of Fundamental scenes. Also a stochastic manipulation on the 2D morphing panel is possible. - True real time gradual transition between tuning scales. - Rotary Encoder midi controller mapping for high resolution oscillator frequency and gain control with midi hardware. - One can send midi note-on messages to each Fundamental oscillator on discrete midi channels. - A morse code simulator is available on each GEN (sonicLAB LFO design ) which can create custom morse signals to modulate the relevant GEN outputs. - new envelope type "Ernd". Whether you play live electronics, compose for media or just insterested in early electronic music, Fundamental2 is a strong tool. Some of the main features of Fundamental1: ( iOS standalone and AUv3 ) - unique polymorphing wavetable synthesis without any compromise in data content and precision. - 4 dynamic wavetables being rendered for each voice to represent infinitesimal steps of frequency and gain combinations between 1HZ – 3800Hz of the original vacuum tube oscillator. - 8 simultaneous voices each with custom freq, gain, boost, panning and modulation settings. - Custom or harmonic frequency distribution of voices with variable spread ratio and tuning table. - 4 independent stochastic modulations for each voice (32 in total) addressing all parameters with various continuous, discrete distributions and also standard waveforms. - Full MPE support with various configuration possibilites. - Independent Attack / Release envelopes for each voice with various modes, AR times can be set to degrees of randomness. - Vintage oscillator or pure sine wave mode. Recommended iPAD model : A12 processor or higher. Due to screen size challenges, iPAD Mini models are not recommended.

Screenshots

BeatCutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeatCutter at $15.99 against Fundamental2's $34.99. BeatCutter also leads on chart position (#177 vs unranked) and review sentiment (69% vs 57%). Fundamental2's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BeatCutter costs $15.99 and Fundamental2 $34.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fundamental2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeatCutter has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of BeatCutter's written reviews are positive against 57% of Fundamental2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeatCutter ships an update every 2 months, Fundamental2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
BeatCutter versus Fundamental2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatCutterFundamental2
Price$15.99 — better$34.99
Rating4.5 (31 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.412 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor VasilievSonicPlanet Audio Video Teknolojileri Anonim Sti.

Customer experience

BeatCutter

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%

Fundamental2

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

BeatCutter

No in-app purchases

None

Fundamental2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatCutter free?
BeatCutter costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fundamental2 free?
Fundamental2 costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeatCutter or Fundamental2?
Fundamental2 is rated higher. BeatCutter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Fundamental2 averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do BeatCutter or Fundamental2 have ads?
Neither BeatCutter nor Fundamental2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeatCutter or Fundamental2?
BeatCutter ships an update every 2 months, and Fundamental2 every 4 weeks. Most recently, BeatCutter was updated on October 9, 2026 and Fundamental2 on October 7, 2026.

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