Comparison

Dawnbeat vs Soundseeka

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

Head to head
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 .

About

Soundseeka

Features
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Soundseeka conecta artistas musicales y salas en una experiencia sencilla, rapida y pensada para oportunidades reales. Publica anuncios, busca perfiles por tipo, guarda favoritos, consulta valoraciones y habla por chat con otros usuarios. La app esta pensada para artistas que buscan espacios donde actuar y para salas que necesitan talento musical de forma agil. Con Soundseeka puedes: Crear un perfil como artista o sala. Publicar anuncios y oportunidades. Buscar artistas o espacios. Guardar favoritos. Consultar valoraciones. Contactar por chat. Recibir notificaciones opcionales cuando alguien te escribe. Soundseeka nace para que la musica encuentre escenario, y para que cada sala encuentre el artista adecuado.

Screenshots

Dawnbeat4 screens
Soundseeka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soundseeka at none against Dawnbeat's 1. Soundseeka also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Dawnbeat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Dawnbeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Soundseeka asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawnbeat ships an update every 3 weeks, Soundseeka daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dawnbeat versus Soundseeka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnbeatSoundseeka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size504 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLuis RivasAlbert Bonet Miro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99
None

Soundseeka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soundseeka free?
Soundseeka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dawnbeat or Soundseeka have ads?
Soundseeka shows ads; Dawnbeat does not.
Which is updated more often, Dawnbeat or Soundseeka?
Dawnbeat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Soundseeka daily. Most recently, Dawnbeat was updated on October 27, 2026 and Soundseeka on October 12, 2026.

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