Comparison

Albumen vs broohahaizer

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

Head to head
About

Albumen

This app offers a straightforward way to browse and play music from your device's library. It organizes your songs by albums and playlists, providing a simple interface for playback control. Enjoy your music with a clean, uncluttered experience.

Highlights
  • View music library
  • Organized by albums and playlists
  • Simple playback interface
  • Background playback support
  • Now playing track indicator
Features
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Albumen provides a simple interface for viewing and playing songs (tracks) in your device's music library, organized into albums and playlists. Back when Albumen was originally written, Apple's Music app truncated song title and artist information, whereas Albumen displayed that information in full. Apple's Music app no longer truncates, but Albumen remains useful for the sheer simplicity of its interface. Tap a song (track) to start playing it. The iPhone's music player is used, so you can then quit Albumen and playback will continue, and you can use the iPhone's standard music interface (including the Music app, the Control Center, and the lock screen) to pause and resume play and so forth. Albumen also includes a play/pause button and a track progress indicator. Albumen also tells you what track is currently playing: the Now button takes you to the currently playing track within its album, and the currently playing track has a note mark.

About

broohahaizer

This experimental music app functions as an AUv3 effect and standalone application. It offers two sound sources, a ring modulator, and a switchable filter for creating unique noise and tones. Gesture recording and playback are also supported.

Highlights
  • Two sound sources (synth, modulator)
  • Ring modulator
  • Switchable filter unit
  • Audio effect functionality
  • XY control pads with sustain
  • Parameter automation
  • Gesture recording and playback
Features
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"no humans were involved in the making of the title" broohahaizer is an experimental noise machine AUv3 effect and standalone app. it features: • two sound sources, "synth" and "modulator" with various noise & tone making settings. • the sound of these two sources is passed to the ring modulator and then goes to a switchable "filter" unit • the app works as an audio effect and the input goes to both “synth” and “modulator” sections • when modulator is inactive it passes audio input (if available) • all XY control pads have sustain switches • all plugin parameters can be automated in AUv3 host and can be controlled / recorded • [hold / loop] switch: enables gesture recording / playback / display

Screenshots

Albumen1 screens
broohahaizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Albumen at Free against broohahaizer's $4.99. Albumen also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 67%). broohahaizer's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Albumen is free to download; broohahaizer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

broohahaizer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: broohahaizer has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Albumen's written reviews are positive against 67% of broohahaizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Albumen ships an update every 14 months, broohahaizer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Albumen versus broohahaizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlbumenbroohahaizer
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt NeuburgAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

Albumen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

broohahaizer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Albumen

No in-app purchases

None

broohahaizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Albumen free?
Albumen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is broohahaizer free?
broohahaizer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Albumen or broohahaizer?
broohahaizer is rated higher. Albumen averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while broohahaizer averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Albumen or broohahaizer have ads?
Neither Albumen nor broohahaizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Albumen or broohahaizer?
Albumen ships an update every 14 months, and broohahaizer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Albumen was updated on October 23, 2026 and broohahaizer on October 24, 2026.

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