Comparison

Bebot vs Relic Waves

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

Head to head
About

Bebot

This app transforms your device into a musical instrument with an intuitive touch interface and a friendly robot performer. Create and edit unique sounds with a powerful synth engine and apply effects. It's designed for both beginners and experienced musicians, offering features like scale locking for error-free playing and expressive gesture controls.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use touch control system
  • Powerful synth engine for sound creation and editing
  • Robot performer animates your music
  • Scale locking for error-free playing
  • Polyphonic for chords and harmonies
  • Expressive gesture controls
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
Features
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Bebot is a musical instrument that anyone can play. Instead of a keyboard, it has an easy-to-use touch control system. And it's all built into a friendly animated robot, who performs your music while you play. Although it looks simple on the outside, inside is a powerful synth engine which lets you create and edit your own sounds and apply effects. The controls are easy to use, making it fun to tinker and experiment with sound. If you just want to get playing, there's also a wide selection of preset sounds. The touch control system lets you lock in a scale so that you'll never play a wrong note, which makes it easy to play, even on your iPhone. It's polyphonic, which means you can use multiple fingers at once to play chords and harmonies. Plus, you can perform sweeping slides and expressive gestures that would be practically impossible on a regular keyboard. While it's designed to be simple and fun, that doesn't mean it's only for beginners. Bebot has been used both on stage and in the studio by accomplished musicians and performers including Dream Theater, How To Destroy Angels and The Flaming Lips. To see and hear Bebot in action, check out the demo videos at normalware.com, including a walkthrough demo by keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess. Now with Audiobus and Inter-App Audio, you can connect Bebot to other apps such as GarageBand to record, multitrack and add effects, making Bebot more versatile and useful than ever. For more information about Audiobus, visit http://audiob.us/

About

Relic Waves

Generate unique Lo-Fi sounds, pads, and effects using advanced synthesis algorithms. Explore billions of sonic possibilities with intuitive controls and real-time recording. Perfect for musicians and sound designers seeking experimental audio.

Highlights
  • Billions of unique Lo-Fi sounds
  • Random sound generation with search
  • Multiple keyboard input options
  • Real-time audio recording to WAV
  • Export to WAV, SunVox, and clipboard
  • MIDI control and processing
  • iOS Audio Unit Extension (AUv3)
Features
Currently charting
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Relic Waves is a generator of Lo-Fi noises, pads and effects based on unique synthesis algorithms from NightRadio. More than 4 billion samples from the depths of the Mathematical Universe! Features: * search for new sounds with three buttons: next random set, edit code, previous set; each set of 12 sounds corresponds to a code of 8 characters; * three types of keyboards for live performing: on-screen buttons, PC keyboard, MIDI input; * several processing parameters + control via MIDI; * real-time audio recording to WAV (32-bit); * export to: WAV (one file or a set), SunVox (samples + effects in one file), text clipboard; * the LCK button freezes individual samples - they will not change during the search for new sets; * iOS Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). Double clicking on a parameter opens a window for setting the exact value. If you enable the Hold option, the notes will play endlessly, without reacting to key release (noteOff) events; turning the note on again works like turning it off; there are two ways to enable this option: 1) using the Hold parameter in the "MIDI Mapping" window; 2) by pressing the HOLD button, which appears in place of LCK while playing the musical keyboard: press HOLD, release the desired notes - then the released notes will continue to play.

Screenshots

Bebot4 screens
Relic Waves1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Relic Waves at #200 against Bebot's unranked. Bebot's advantage is ratings volume (203 vs 42) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Bebot costs $1.99 and Relic Waves $1.99 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 — 4.9 for Bebot against 5.0 for Relic Waves. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 203 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Bebot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Relic Waves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bebot ships an update every 8 months, Relic Waves every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bebot versus Relic Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBebotRelic Waves
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.9 (203 ratings)5.0 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings203 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNormalwareAlexander Zolotov

Customer experience

Bebot

All ratings203 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews518 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%

Relic Waves

All ratings42 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bebot

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional note-sticking issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recording and audio export capabilities
  • Metronome and looping functions
  • Additional sound effects and presets
  • MIDI support
  • Ability to load custom samples

Relic Waves

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bebot

No in-app purchases

None

Relic Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bebot free?
Bebot costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relic Waves free?
Relic Waves costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bebot or Relic Waves?
Relic Waves is rated higher. Bebot averages 4.9 out of 5 from 203 ratings, while Relic Waves averages 5.0 from 42 ratings.
Do Bebot or Relic Waves have ads?
Neither Bebot nor Relic Waves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bebot or Relic Waves?
Bebot ships an update every 8 months, and Relic Waves every 11 months. Most recently, Bebot was updated on October 14, 2026 and Relic Waves on October 14, 2026.

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