D0TS Echoplex vs Egoist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D0TS Echoplex
Recreate the iconic "Echoplex" song by Nine Inch Nails with this music sequencer. Experience the same visuals and sounds used during live performances, allowing you to play the drum line on your device.
- Music sequencer
- Recreate "Echoplex" song
- Live performance tool
- Authentic visuals and sounds
- Drum line recreation
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D0TS Echoplex is a basic music sequencer designed to let you perform the Nine Inch Nails song “Echoplex”. During the “Lights In The Sky” tour, the band used to play this song with a giant sequencer at the background of the stage. D0TS Echoplex gives you the same visuals and sounds, so you can easily recreate the drum line, right in your hand. Feel free to use this application as a music instrument to play the song live by yourself, or with your band. All the audio files are extracted from the Nine Inch Nails album “The Slip”, available at nin.com under a creative commons attribution non-commercial share alike license.
Egoist
This app lets you extract grooves from any audio file, transforming your music library into a sound source. It offers tools for sketching tracks with sample slicing, basslines, beats, and effects, suitable for both studio and on-the-go use.
- Audio Unit v3 & Standalone
- Sample slicing and manipulation
- Onboard bass and beat synthesizers
- Effect sequencer
- Pattern chaining for song creation
- Slice keyboard functionality
- iCloud synchronization
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Egoist is a groove instrument. Load any audio file and squeeze the groove out of it! Try your mp3 library and use it as a sound source! The additional onboard bass, beat and fx units make Egoist the perfect track sketch tool in the studio and on the road. • Audio Unit v3 & Standalone • Quick + Easy track sketching, based on sample slicing • Minimal, yet effective bass line • Unique beat box with more than 1000 drums from vintage to electronic • Effect Sequencer • Randomizers in all areas • iCloud Synchronization of Presets and Samples • AudioShare • Mixdown / Bounce • Full Midi Support (Virtual, Network, Bluetooth, Extern) • Music Library Access SLICER: The Slicer arranges up to 16 slices of the loaded sample. Apply different parameters like Reverse, Attack, Decay, Level and pitch with the sequencer. Using the 16 available patterns, up to 16 different samples can be used at any time. BASS & BEAT: Egoist includes a great sounding bassline synthesizer/sequencer. The bassline synth offers a mean and strong sound, with different lowpass filter flavors and overdrive. The versatile sequencer is capable of notes and pitch bends of any length. The internal beat box offers kick, snare and hihat, along with a simple sequencer. If you imagine, that you can change the drum sounds with each pattern, limitations start to get you inspired! EFFECTRIX INSIDE: The Effect unit brings funky hickups to your tracks. Engage tapestop, looper, reverb or filter at any time to give your beats that otherworldly feel and create stunning breaks! SONG SEQUENCER: Chain your patterns! Or create stunning breakbeats by changing patterns quickly! The internal Part/Song sequencer lets you sketch your pattern progressions and line out your next track. ALWAYS SPECIAL: The very special Slice Keys turn Egoist into a slice keyboard! Play the sequencer steps on the keyboard, with all their settings and effects, you will not believe how cool that is!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Egoist at 4.6 against D0TS Echoplex's 3.1. Egoist also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). D0TS Echoplex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (411 vs 65). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Egoist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. D0TS Echoplex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Egoist holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D0TS Echoplex has 411 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 73% positive.
D0TS Echoplex ships an update every 11 months, Egoist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | D0TS Echoplex | Egoist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (411 ratings) | 4.6 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 411 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Tourraine | Sugar Bytes GmbH |
Customer experience
D0TS Echoplex
Egoist
User reviews
D0TS Echoplex
From 411 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Sweet nostalgia
- 👍 Thank you for updating
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Fun to play around with
- 👍 Great app for any NIN fan
Room to improve
- 🐛 Instruments not working
- 🐛 Lags like crazy
- 🐛 Terrible execution
- 🐛 Samples play twice
- 🐛 Out of sync
Egoist
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Fun and creative app
- 🎵 Great for sample-based music
- 💡 Powerful and flexible
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Fast idea sketching
Room to improve
- 🐛 Storage options messed up
- 🗑️ Included samples can't be deleted
- 🐛 Crashes on import
- 💩 Waste of money
- 🔊 Dated effects
Bugs and requests
D0TS Echoplex
Reported bugs
3 issues- Guitar, bass, and vocals don't match up
- Vocals and other tracks don't sync with beat
- App crashes or stops working
Requested features
5 requests- Enable original sound samples and selection queues
- Add ability to change tempo
- Add more drum sounds and samples
- Add BPM display
- Add more songs and instruments
Egoist
Reported bugs
10 issues- Import crashes the library
- Drums not working with AUv3 release
- MIDI learn menu shows up too quickly and sticks
- Saved works are inconsistent (tempo changes, patterns disappear)
- Error Audiocopy - File of zero bytes when bouncing
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- Dropbox not working
- App is laggy and sluggish on iPad Pro
- Slicer portion is very sluggish with bad latency
- App is sluggish and jerky on older iPads
- Does not work well in Audiobus or AUM
Requested features
14 requests- Allow users to delete included samples
- Put user files at the top of the list
- Support 'Files App' storage
- Add preference to turn off MIDI learn menu
- Add more filters
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- Needs export to desktop version
- Add another slicer track
- Add own samples to drum and bass sections
- Release 'Factory' App on iOS
- Add Ableton Link (if not already present)
- Update effects
- Improve storage options
- Fix import crashes
- Allow preset sharing between Mac and iOS versions
In-app purchases
D0TS Echoplex
No in-app purchases
Egoist
- Egoist Full Version$29.99









