Comparison

Bognar Pickups vs Ample Juice

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

Head to head
About

Bognar Pickups

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The Bognar Pickup System is a new and innovative pickup system for electric guitars. Experience the future of guitar tone with the Bognar Pickup System. This innovative pickup system combines digital control with a 100% analog signal path, delivering unparalleled sound quality and tonal versatility. Exceptional Analog Sound Enjoy the warmth and richness of analog circuitry, providing excellent sound quality and extensive tone customization options. Vast Tonal Palette Explore 80+ preprogrammed presets emulating iconic guitars, pickups, and drive pedals. Load up to 50 presets in your guitar for instant access to the perfect tone for any style. Noiseless Performance Our patented technology significantly enhances the dynamics and sustain of traditional magnetic pickups while delivering noiseless single-coil tones. Customizable Controls Wirelessly customize your guitar's controls via Bluetooth®. Assign presets to switch positions and configure potentiometers to control various sound parameters. Intuitive App Control Use our app to create, edit, save, and share your unique sounds. Perfect your tone for live performances, studio work, or songwriting inspiration. Elevate your playing experience with the Bognar Pickup System – where tradition meets innovation for unlimited sonic possibilities.

About

Ample Juice

This app simulates a guitar amplifier, cabinet, and microphone setup, allowing musicians to shape their tone with intuitive controls. It offers a range of sounds from clean to heavy distortion and includes a built-in tuner and preset saving.

Highlights
  • Simulated amp, cabinet, and microphone
  • Adjustable gain, EQ, and mic positioning
  • Pulp and boost effects
  • Built-in chromatic, guitar, and bass tuner
  • 25 factory presets
  • AUv3 effect and standalone app
  • MIDI and automation support
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Plug in. Tune up. Play a chord. If it needs more bite, turn it up. If the low strings need to hit harder, add Pulp. If the top end is getting in the way, move the microphone. Ample Juice works like the rig you already understand, because playing guitar should not feel like programming one. ONE SCREEN, LIKE AN AMP The whole signal path is in front of you: gate, boost, drive, amp, 4x12 and microphone. No pages to remember and no puzzle of hidden settings. Start with the controls you know, turn them until the guitar sits right, and leave the rest alone. FROM CLEAN ENOUGH TO LEAD READY Juice covers the ground between edge-of-breakup rhythm and a full lead voice. The first part of the dial adds body and sheen. The middle is where crunch lives. The last stretch opens quickly for sustain and saturation. Even when the gain is up, chords keep their notes instead of folding into one fizzy block. Pulp sits before the amp, where your boost pedal would. It trims low end before the clipping starts and leans into the midrange, so palm mutes land firmly and down-tuned riffs do not spread across the floor. Throw the Clean lever and the drive section steps aside; throw it back and every dirty setting is waiting where you left it. POSITION THE MIC BY TOUCH OR MOUSE No need to translate what you hear into studio jargon. Put a finger on the mic and move it, or grab it with a mouse. Position it toward the cone centre for cut, toward the edge for warmth, farther back for space, or off-axis to soften a sharp pick attack. The cabinet picture is the control—move what you see and listen as the tone follows. READY WHEN THE RIFF ARRIVES Use it as an AUv3 effect in your host or open the standalone app and choose your interface input. It adds no latency, so the note stays under your fingers. The tuner is already at the front of the rig, presets can save without stopping playback, and every control can follow MIDI or automation. 25 factory presets give you useful starting points for clean, crunch, metal, lead and more. Save the sounds that belong to your songs and take them across your devices. SPECIFICATIONS - Audio Unit v3 effect and standalone app - iPad, Mac, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro - Mono or stereo, zero added latency, no tail - 44.1 / 48 / 96 kHz as a plug-in and in the Mac app; 44.1 / 48 kHz in the iPhone and iPad app - All 22 controls automate and assign to MIDI - 25 factory presets across eight categories - Built-in chromatic, guitar and bass tuner - True bypass, click-free and safe to automate - Built-in user manual

Screenshots

Bognar Pickups4 screens
Ample Juice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bognar Pickups at Free against Ample Juice's $14.99. Bognar Pickups also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Ample Juice's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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

Bognar Pickups is free to download; Ample Juice costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bognar Pickups versus Ample Juice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBognar PickupsAmple Juice
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBONASATI Informatikai es Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű TársaságChristian Thompson

In-app purchases

None

Bognar Pickups

No in-app purchases

None

Ample Juice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bognar Pickups free?
Bognar Pickups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ample Juice free?
Ample Juice costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bognar Pickups or Ample Juice have ads?
Neither Bognar Pickups nor Ample Juice shows ads.

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