Comparison

Party Jukebox vs EG Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Party Jukebox

This app transforms your device into a virtual jukebox, letting guests queue songs from your music library. Friends can request tunes, and the playlist shuffles them in. It features playback controls, song/artist display, and album art.

Highlights
  • Virtual jukebox experience
  • Guest song requests
  • Randomized playlist order
  • Playback controls (Play/Pause/Skip)
  • Song title and artist display
  • Album artwork display
Features
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Party Jukebox brings the feel of a real jukebox to your party by allowing your friends to pick songs on your device while the current song plays. The new songs are added to the playlist in random order. A skip function allows you to skip over an unpopular selection and a Play/Pause button is provided as well. More songs can be added to the playlist at any time without interrupting playback. Song title and artist are displayed in large easy to read text along with album artwork (when available). In addition to requests, you can load a party song list just to get and keep the music going until your friends make requests. Avoid hours of preparing playlists and CDs for your party by letting your friends pick their favorite tunes from the songs on your device at the party. The simple user interface is specifically designed for newcomers not familiar with the device. Party Jukebox is perfect for your next party and your friends can even leave their quarters at home!

About

EG Pulse

Create intricate rhythms and beats with a powerful drum machine and sampler. Import your own sounds, edit samples, and apply effects. Use it standalone or as an AudioUnit within other music production apps.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AU3 AudioUnit support
  • Import and edit custom drum samples
  • Individual pad effects (reverb, delay, EQ)
  • Pattern automation and probability mode
  • Over 40 included drumkits and 180 grooves
  • Ableton Link and MIDI support
Features
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EG Pulse is the ultimate Drum Machine / Sampler for iOS. It can be used both in standalone or hosted as AudioUnit AU3 inside apps like GarageBand, AUM, BeatMaker3, NanoStudio2, n-Track9 and others. The solid ElliottGarage sequencing engine has been updated and expanded, and you can now create ultra precise trap rhythms, hip hop grooves, electronic beats, rock and acoustic drum tracks and more. EG Pulse comes with more than 40 drumkits and more than 180 grooves already included to cover many different genres from EDM, House, Trap, Hip Hop and Electronic Music to Rock, Metal, Reggae or Jazz; moreover, you can create your custom drumkit importing samples with simple drag & drop or combining the builtin kits, and you can modify them inside the app with the sample editor (sample start, attack time, release time and sample length). Each of the 16 pads can be also pitched and panned in the mixer section of the app and also reverb, delay, bitcrusher and eq can be set individually. Each pattern can be automated to obtain dynamic changes and with the probability mode you can create always new grooves adding randomization and human feel to them. EG Pulse contains drumkits and presets created by some of the best iOS Beat Makers and Producers like SoundOfIzrael, Soundtrack Loops, the Beat Community and more. Full feature list: - Standalone & AU3 Audio Unit - Pads View, Grid View, Mixer, Automation View, FX View & Song View - Chromatic Pads - Play melodic line like on a keyboard - 64 step audio engine - 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/32 & 1/64 quantization - Samples Drag & drop from File App (supports multiple files import) - Import of Wave, AIFF, M4a, MP3 audio files or MOV and MP4 video screen recording (audio will be extracted) - Kit sharing (left swipe on a kit to access additional menu) - Fill & Autofill (every 2, 4, 8, 16 bars) - Custom drumkit & user banks save - Song view - Pad Roll (with 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/32 & 1/64 quantization) - Ableton Link - Step recording into grid view - Polyrhythms - Choke groups - Mixer with Solo, Mute, Volume, Gain, Pan, Pitch - Automation of Pitch, Volume and Pan for each pad and pattern dependant - Probability to create unpredictable and random patterns - Samples editor (Start offset, attack time, release time, length) - AU Fx - put EG Pulse in the FX slot of your daw and record any incoming audio - Time stretching - Loop bpm detection and automatic sync to tempo (works with 4 bar loops) - Transient detection and audio slice - Pitch detection and pitch shifting - Bank import/export - Midi In with MIDI learn to control pads - MIDI out to host (AU3 version) - Midi Program Change to switch patterns - FX (Reverb, Delay, Bitcrusher and EQ) for each pad - Tap tempo & Swing - More than 40 drumkits and 180 grooves created by iOS Producers and Beat Makers - Bank presets covering several genres - Ableton Live Set Export support for patterns - Multi stems export of patterns - AU3 Multi output - Route up to 16 separate stems to any daw supporting multi-output AU EG Pulse will give you a free Ableton Live Lite license - follow the instructions inside the app to get it

Screenshots

Party Jukebox4 screens
EG Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Party Jukebox at $0.99 against EG Pulse's $14.99. EG Pulse's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 25 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Party Jukebox costs $0.99 and EG Pulse $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EG Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EG Pulse has 147 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Party Jukebox's written reviews are positive against 67% of EG Pulse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Party Jukebox ships an update every 25 months, EG Pulse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Party Jukebox versus EG Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParty JukeboxEG Pulse
Price$0.99 — better$14.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews67.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiebler EnterprisesElliott Garage

Customer experience

Party Jukebox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

EG Pulse

All ratings147 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative21.6%

In-app purchases

None

Party Jukebox

No in-app purchases

None

EG Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Party Jukebox free?
Party Jukebox costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EG Pulse free?
EG Pulse costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Party Jukebox or EG Pulse?
EG Pulse is rated higher. Party Jukebox averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while EG Pulse averages 4.4 from 147 ratings.
Do Party Jukebox or EG Pulse have ads?
Neither Party Jukebox nor EG Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Party Jukebox or EG Pulse?
Party Jukebox ships an update every 25 months, and EG Pulse every 4 days. Most recently, Party Jukebox was updated on September 30, 2026 and EG Pulse on October 16, 2026.

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