Pyrocast vs BuiltNotBought
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pyrocast
Synchronize your fireworks show audio with music for a perfectly timed audience experience. This utility ensures the soundtrack plays in perfect harmony with the visual display.
- Synchronized audio playback
- Fireworks show soundtrack alignment
- Music synchronization
- Audience experience enhancement
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Pyrocast allows your fireworks audience to listen to the firework show audio soundtrack perfectly synchronized to music.
BuiltNotBought
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Built Not Bought is the maintenance logbook for the things you wrench on yourself. Whether you're keeping a daily driver tidy, building out an overland rig, or restoring a project, your build's history lives here — not on the back of a receipt that got soaked in oil six months ago. What you can do: • Log every job with title, date, mileage, category, notes, cost, part model, quantity, where you bought it, and who turned the wrench. • Track multiple vehicles — each with its own photo, profile, and history. • Use the eleven built-in categories (oil change, brakes, tires, suspension, electrical, drivetrain, fluids, filters, armor, wheels, other) or create your own with a custom icon and color. • Browse by date, mileage, or cost. Search anything. Records group by month so you can see how each year of ownership shook out. • A Summary tab with totals, an interactive donut of where your money went by category, and a 1M / 6M / 1Y / All time-range filter. • Export to CSV any time — your data, your file. • Sync across iPhone and iPad via iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no ads, no analytics. If you enjoy the app, there's a tip jar in About. No nags, no paywalls — pay once for the app, keep it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Pyrocast at 3 against BuiltNotBought's 1. Pyrocast also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pyrocast ships an update every 3 weeks, BuiltNotBought monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pyrocast | BuiltNotBought |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGNITE Firing Systems LLC | SHYAM PATEL |
In-app purchases
Pyrocast
No in-app purchases
BuiltNotBought
No in-app purchases









