Comparison

Sample Crate vs Silo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sample Crate

Easily manage and preview your sample library on your mobile device. Create custom sample kits, play them via pads, and export them for use in other applications. Features include batch renaming and audio extraction from videos.

Highlights
  • Instant sample preview
  • Create sample kits with tags
  • Play samples via pads
  • Export sample chains
  • Batch rename samples
  • Extract audio from videos
Features
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Sample Crate allows you to swiftly browse all your sample library on your mobile device. It can instantly preview any sample by just tapping it. If you like a particular sample you can add it to the Crate Player where you can play them via pads like on your favorite instrument. Top features: • Instant play any sample from your iOS device. • Create sample kits by tagging your files • Tags & Favorites are synced via iCloud • Play your samples via pads • Export sample chains to use in your favorite hardware sampler or any other iOS Apps • Batch rename your samples • Extract audio from videos or screen recordings. • Use it side by side with Any other iOS app and just drag over your favorite samples. And much more coming.

About

Silo

This app offers a powerful tool for sound designers and musicians, combining granular synthesis, spatialization, and reverb. It allows users to break down audio into tiny grains, manipulate their position in the stereo field, and apply diverse reverb effects to create unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Granular synthesis engine
  • Stereo spatializer with motion algorithms
  • Multiple reverb algorithms
  • Real-time control over grain speed and pitch
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Standalone app functionality
Features
Currently charting
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"In short, there’s oodles of scope here for sound designers and anyone who makes more experimental styles of music, whether EDM, chill or ambient." -SoundOnSound Unfiltered Audio's Silo is now available on iOS as a Standalone app or AUv3 plugin! Silo combines granular synthesis, audio spatialization, and reverb into a powerful, essential tool for sound designers and musicians everywhere. Silo combines microscopic granulation with macroscopic reverb tails to extract new realms from your existing sounds. Silo's first section, the granulator, breaks the incoming signal to tiny little bits (called "grains") before reconstructing it with massive amounts of control. You can change the speed and pitch of the signal independently and in real-time! These grains are then sent to Silo's unique spatializer, which throws the grains all over the stereo field. The spatializer contains a number of motion algorithms to add trajectory to your grains, such as the orbital "Moons", the shooting "Meteors", or the squirmy "Biological". After using this spatializer, you'll never want to use a traditional auto-panner ever again. Finally, the signal washes through one of Silo's many reverb algorithms, from small, resonant spaces to enormous, booming voids. From "Bokeh" to "Nebula", each mode can be tweaked to frame your sound perfectly. As an AUv3 plugin, Silo has been tested to work perfectly with Garageband, Drambo, AUM, Cubasis, Beatmaker, Nanostudio, apeMatrix, Loopy Pro, and more! Additionally, with its clear layout and smart resizing, Silo can be used on tablets and phones with ease.

Screenshots

Sample Crate4 screens
Silo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sample Crate at $2.99 against Silo's $9.99. Sample Crate also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Silo's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Sample Crate costs $2.99 and Silo $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sample Crate against 4.8 for Silo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Sample Crate's written reviews are positive against 82% of Silo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sample Crate ships an update weekly, Silo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sample Crate versus Silo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSample CrateSilo
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (44 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better32
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#194 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristina BugaUnfiltered Audio

Customer experience

Sample Crate

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%

Silo

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Sample Crate

No in-app purchases

None

Silo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sample Crate free?
Sample Crate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silo free?
Silo costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sample Crate or Silo?
Silo is rated higher. Sample Crate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Silo averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Sample Crate or Silo have ads?
Neither Sample Crate nor Silo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sample Crate or Silo?
Sample Crate ships an update weekly, and Silo fortnightly. Most recently, Sample Crate was updated on November 3, 2026 and Silo on November 7, 2026.

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