ChowKick vs jAmp Bleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChowKick
Create unique kick drum sounds with a powerful synthesizer. This app uses physical modeling to emulate classic drum machine circuits, offering detailed control over tone and frequency. It functions as a plugin for music production apps or as a standalone tool.
- Physical modeling synthesis
- Adjustable tone and frequency
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone application
- Emulates old drum machine circuits
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ChowKick is a kick drum synthesizer based on creative physical modelling of old drum machine circuits. The synth contains useful parameters for adjusting the tone and fundamental frequency of the synthesized kick drum. - Source code: https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick - User manual: https://chowdsp.com/manuals/ChowKickManual.pdf ChowKick installs as an AUv3 plugin that can be used in host applications like Garageband or AUM, or as a standalone application.
jAmp Bleep
This app is an AUv3 audio plugin that recreates the Bleep Bloop Machine. It offers MIDI control for its knobs, allowing users to manipulate sound and create music.
- AUv3 plugin
- Bleep Bloop Machine remake
- MIDI knob control
- Sound manipulation
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Remake as AUv3 plugin of Mike Moreno's Bleep Bloop Machine. The knobs can be controlled with MIDI. Turn the knobs and enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: jAmp Bleep at none against ChowKick's 4. jAmp Bleep also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). ChowKick's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. ChowKick sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. jAmp Bleep asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChowKick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ChowKick's written reviews are positive against 89% of jAmp Bleep's.
ChowKick ships an update every 4 months, jAmp Bleep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChowKick | jAmp Bleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jatin Chowdhury | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
ChowKick
jAmp Bleep
In-app purchases
ChowKick
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Huge Tip$24.99
jAmp Bleep
No in-app purchases
