BYOD vs jAmp Bleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BYOD
Create unique guitar distortion and tone-shaping effects with this audio plugin. It offers emulations of classic circuits and a variety of other useful audio effects for musicians.
- Custom guitar distortion creation
- Emulations of distortion circuits
- Tone-shaping capabilities
- Variety of other audio effects
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Build-Your-Own-Distortion (BYOD) is an audio plugin that allows the user to create custom guitar effects, with a focus on guitar distortion. The plugin contains emulations of guitar distortion and tone-shaping circuits from various, along with a handful of other useful effects.
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 BYOD's 5. jAmp Bleep also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). BYOD's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BYOD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. jAmp Bleep asks for nothing beyond the download.
BYOD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of BYOD's written reviews are positive against 89% of jAmp Bleep's.
BYOD ships an update every 7 months, jAmp Bleep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BYOD | jAmp Bleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jatin Chowdhury | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
BYOD
jAmp Bleep
In-app purchases
BYOD
- BYOD Boutique Pack$11.99
- BYOD Canuck Pack$11.99
- BYOD Kiwi Pack$11.99
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- BYOD Filters Pack$11.99
- BYOD Opto Pack$11.99
jAmp Bleep
No in-app purchases
