Comparison

BeatCutter vs Teraverse

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
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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

Teraverse

Explore and manipulate sounds from a powerful polysynth. This companion app allows you to adapt existing sounds with simple parameters or discover entirely new sonic territories using a unique morphing engine. It offers extensive sound design capabilities for musicians.

Highlights
  • Sound exploration and adaptation
  • Unique morphing engine
  • Access to all Tera Pro sounds
  • 128 voice polysynth
  • MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)
  • 1800+ factory presets
  • Standalone, AUv3, and IAA compatible
Features
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Teraverse - The companion player for Tera Pro Explore the vast sound universe of Tera Pro sounds with this companion App. Have access to all sounds of Tera Pro and adapt them to your taste with a couple of parameters defining the primary attributes of its defining inner structure without being distracted from the complex modular polysynth beneath. Expand Tera Pro's sound universe with the unique morphing engine capable of extruding all subtleties in between two arbitrarily chosen sounds by using the modulation wheel or dragging your finger across the onscreen keyboard. Use the dice button to beam yourself into another part of the sound universe and enter territory no one else was there before. - 128 voice Polysynth - Tera Pro engine inside - All Sounds of Tera Pro - MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) - Vintage voice modelling for organic warm sound character - 1800+ Factory presets included - Standalone, AUv3 and IAA compatible - Ableton Link - Bluetooth MIDI

Screenshots

BeatCutter4 screens
Teraverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Teraverse at $2.99 against BeatCutter's $15.99. Teraverse also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (83% vs 69%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Teraverse $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teraverse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 112 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of BeatCutter's written reviews are positive against 83% of Teraverse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeatCutter ships an update every 2 months, Teraverse every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BeatCutter versus Teraverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatCutterTeraverse
Price$15.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (31 ratings)4.8 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB330 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor VasilievHarry Gohs

Customer experience

BeatCutter

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

Teraverse

All ratings112 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

BeatCutter

No in-app purchases

None

Teraverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatCutter free?
BeatCutter costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teraverse free?
Teraverse costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeatCutter or Teraverse?
Teraverse is rated higher. BeatCutter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Teraverse averages 4.8 from 112 ratings.
Do BeatCutter or Teraverse have ads?
Neither BeatCutter nor Teraverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeatCutter or Teraverse?
BeatCutter ships an update every 2 months, and Teraverse every 4 weeks. Most recently, BeatCutter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Teraverse on October 23, 2026.

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