Comparison

BeatCutter vs isxynth

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

isxynth

This music effect plugin allows spectral cross synthesis and morphing between two input signals. It separates noise and tone components, offering controls for blending, freezing, and time-based delays. Gestures on controls can be recorded and played back for dynamic sound shaping.

Highlights
  • Spectral cross synthesis
  • Morphing between two input signals
  • Noise and tone component blending
  • Freeze control for spectral blurring
  • 3-second delay lines per input
  • Gesture recording and playback
Features
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isxysnth is spectral cross synthesis / morphing plugin it gets two input signals, splits each one into 2 parts containing noise and tone components and then allows morphing between all these elements. Freeze control allows spectral blurring-like effect for both input signals, two 3 second delay lines allow selection of different signal in time and also provide "freeze" effect you can process left and right channels on stereo source or use this effect as multi-input AUv3 - in that case it will use 2 stereo inputs. Standalone mode currently works only in "mono" mode - three XY controls set balance between tone and noise components, amount of freeze and set up morphing - both inputs have 3-second delay line; freeze button ("*") toggles off recording. - gestures on all the main controls (3 xy pads and two sliders) can be recorded and played back when appropriate button with ">" label is toggled on - in current version standalone app supports only mono (L + R as inputs I and II) processing

Screenshots

BeatCutter4 screens
isxynth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BeatCutter at 4.5 against isxynth's 3.7. BeatCutter also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 3). isxynth's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $15.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 isxynth $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeatCutter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeatCutter has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of BeatCutter's written reviews are positive against 100% of isxynth'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, isxynth every 34 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BeatCutter versus isxynth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatCutterisxynth
Price$15.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.5 (31 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor VasilievAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

BeatCutter

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

isxynth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BeatCutter

No in-app purchases

None

isxynth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatCutter free?
BeatCutter costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is isxynth free?
isxynth costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeatCutter or isxynth?
BeatCutter is rated higher. BeatCutter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while isxynth averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do BeatCutter or isxynth have ads?
Neither BeatCutter nor isxynth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeatCutter or isxynth?
BeatCutter ships an update every 2 months, and isxynth every 34 months. Most recently, BeatCutter was updated on October 24, 2026 and isxynth on October 24, 2026.

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