Comparison

Video Scratch vs Dawnbeat

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

Head to head
About

Video Scratch

Transform your videos into interactive experiences by scratching them like a VJ. This app allows you to manipulate playback, record your performances, and share them directly to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Video scratching
  • Fast forward/rewind playback
  • Smooth 60fps playback
  • Record and playback performances
  • Pitch control
  • Fine tune scrubbing
  • YouTube upload
  • 1080p export
Features
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Shoot videos then scratch them like a VJ! Video Scratch, the Baby Scratch of video, is the first mobile video scratch app in the world! Time is your Plaything! Features: • video scratch • fast forward/rewind • smooth 60fps playback • record and play back your performances • pitch control • fine tune scrubbing • YouTube upload • Twitter integration • 1080p export on iPhone4S

About

Dawnbeat

This app lets you create music by sampling and sequencing audio. It offers advanced features like multi-touch pads, an always-recording buffer, and flexible routing for creative sound manipulation. Integrate with external MIDI devices and apply a wide range of built-in and AUv3 effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch and draggable pads
  • Always-recording buffer (Memorizer)
  • Advanced loop manipulation (BRIIKS)
  • Flexible mixer with assignable busses
  • Polyphonic pads for chords
  • MIDI IN/OUT for external control
  • AUv3 effects and instrument support
  • Auto-slicer for audio chopping
Features
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Dawnbeat inherits the best part of the classic hardware samplers and takes it further by adding features only possible on a multi-touch device.  Create more natural patterns by tapping and swiping pads.  Focus on creativity, you don't need to select a tempo before hit record to finally play a pattern until you get the right take, just play and forget about to record! Dawnbeat is always recording! Multi-touch and draggable pads: - Pads are multi-touch, play a single pad with two fingers at the same time! - Pads are individually configurable, allowing re-triggering when dragging for amazing fills, tone variations . - Mute and Solo buttons for pads available. - Mute groups. Memorizer: - DawnBeat is always recording pad events, you'll never miss a beat, play and experiment and when you hear something you like, it's already recorded! simply go to Memorizer and select the desired events. BRIIKS sampler: - Advanced loop manipulator. Rearrange and combine your loops. Also available as standalone, AUv3 and MacOS. Mixer: - 4 assignable BUSSES and one MAIN BUS. Assign pads to busses, assign internal effects or AUV3 effects to busses.  - Mute and Solo buttons. Polyphonic pads: - Pads can be turned polyphonic, import a piano-like sample and play and sequence chords with a single pad. MIDI IN and MIDI OUT: - Trigger samples from a MIDI controller, play melodies from a MIDI piano. - Sequence hardware drum machines and synths from Dawnbeat. - Use Dawnbeat as an intermediary between a midi keyboard and a synth, save the sequences you are playing. Dawnbeat can save poliphonic sequences! Pattern sequencer with piano editor. - Swing, count-in, metronome. Audio Units: - Dawnbeat support AUv3 effects and instruments! Built in Effects: - Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Flutter, Gate, Tremolo, Noise, Filter, Chorus, Equalizer, Stutter and Tape slow motion. - Effects can be rearranged. Built-In sample browser: - 6 drum kit sample libraries, and 1 bass sample library. Selectable internal sample rate: - Internal sample rate can be changed, choose between HI-FI and LO-FI sample rates. AUTO-SLICER: - AutoSlicer detects hit points and slices audio into individual files minimizing the need for manual editing. Chop up any audio file in a few seconds. Recording sample rate can be selected. Export movies with images and animated GIFs .

Screenshots

Video Scratch2 screens
Dawnbeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dawnbeat at every 3 weeks against Video Scratch's every 4 months. Dawnbeat also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (112 vs 11). Video Scratch's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Video Scratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dawnbeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dawnbeat holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawnbeat has 112 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Video Scratch's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dawnbeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Scratch ships an update every 4 months, Dawnbeat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Video Scratch versus Dawnbeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo ScratchDawnbeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings)4.2 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews70.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsyncLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Video Scratch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative19.6%

Dawnbeat

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral18.1%
Negative11.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Scratch

One-time1
  • VScratch Pro$1.99
1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99

Questions

Is Video Scratch free?
Video Scratch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Scratch or Dawnbeat?
Dawnbeat is rated higher. Video Scratch averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Dawnbeat averages 4.2 from 112 ratings.
Do Video Scratch or Dawnbeat have ads?
Neither Video Scratch nor Dawnbeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Scratch or Dawnbeat?
Video Scratch ships an update every 4 months, and Dawnbeat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Video Scratch was updated on October 1, 2026 and Dawnbeat on October 2, 2026.

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