subflow vs JonnyBoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
JonnyBoops
Send personalized "boops" to loved ones with custom sounds to say hello. This app allows you to connect with friends and family through fun, quick notifications.
- Send personalized "boops"
- Choose custom boop sounds
- Connect with family and friends
- Quick notification system
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With JonnyBoops, you send your family and friends little boops — notifications where you can choose a boop sound — anytime you want to say hello!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JonnyBoops at 5.0 against subflow's 4.3. JonnyBoops also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). subflow's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JonnyBoops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: subflow has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of subflow's written reviews are positive against 100% of JonnyBoops's.
subflow ships an update every 6 days, JonnyBoops fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | subflow | JonnyBoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ello Skelling Productions | Jonathan Mazin |
Customer experience
subflow
JonnyBoops
In-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
JonnyBoops
No in-app purchases
