Comparison

Blip Box vs Lines

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

Head to head
About

Blip Box

A powerful sixteen-voice drum synthesizer offering a unique digital sound engine inspired by analog and digital synths. It features a touch-friendly interface, complex audio modulation, and versatile effects for creating distinctive electronic music.

Highlights
  • Sixteen-voice drum synthesizer
  • Complex audio rate modulation
  • Touch-first control interface
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
  • Universal purchase for Apple platforms
  • MIDI controller compatibility
  • Pure synthesis engine, no samples
Features
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Blip Box is a sixteen voice drum synthesizer that may look nice but can sound mean. Blip Box takes inspiration from a variety of synths, both analog and digital. We pulled together all the things we love about drum synthesis: complex audio rate modulation, snappy envelopes, harsh effects; and put them together in a compact, touch-friendly package. The result is a truly unique digital sound engine that has taken on a life of its own. Whatever you do, don’t have fun with it! Features: - Focused, fun, and characterful synth engine - Touch-first design, almost the entire screen is part of a control - Runs standalone or as AUv3 plug-in (in compatible host) - Universal purchase on Apple platforms: runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Presets synced across your devices via iCloud - Hook up a MIDI controller to play with a keyboard (optional) Details: - Pure synthesis engine, no samples - Complex digital oscillator with two-way frequency modulation - White noise source - Two snappy AD envelopes with variable shape - Unique mix control for pure oscillator sound or ring mod mayhem - “Choose-your-own-adventure” effect: analog (ish) wavefolder or digital degradation - State variable filter for tone shaping - Envelopes can be routed to modulate oscillator shape, pitch, or filter cutoff - Mix to filter cutoff modulation available for crispy filter FM - Velocity responsive, either in traditional level (gain) mode or brightness mode - Multi-out mode available when running in AUv3 mode - Master tune for keeping tonal drum sounds in tune with your song - Includes 13 inventive and usable factory kits to get you started making music Check out our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sketchaudio Read the manuals: https://sketchaudio.com/manuals/

About

Lines

This audio effect plugin transforms any signal into a wide spectrum of sounds, from lo-fi to distortion and feedback. It can also function as an experimental synthesizer, creating rhythms and soundscapes even without input.

Highlights
  • Creative signal mangling
  • Experimental synthesizer
  • Feedback-based sound design
  • Wide range of audio effects
  • Rhythm and soundscape generation
Features
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Lines is an effect plugin that crosses borders: it can be used as a creative mangler of all kinds of signals, ranging from lo-fi telephone sounds, lush phasing, warm distortions, crushing feedback, ring modulation and unique frequency shifting. But even without any input, it can be an experimental synthesizer based on feedback, allowing for a wide range of inspiring rhythms, pulses, and organic soundscapes. If you combine input and internal engines an unheard spectrum of sounds appears.

Screenshots

Blip Box3 screens
Lines1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blip Box at $5.99 against Lines's $19.99. Blip Box also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). Lines's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On ratings volume, 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

Blip Box costs $5.99 and Lines $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Blip Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blip Box ships an update weekly, Lines every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blip Box versus Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlip BoxLines
Price$5.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSketch Audio, LLCAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Blip Box

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Lines

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blip Box

No in-app purchases

None

Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blip Box free?
Blip Box costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lines free?
Lines costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blip Box or Lines?
Lines is rated higher. Blip Box averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Lines averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Blip Box or Lines have ads?
Neither Blip Box nor Lines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blip Box or Lines?
Blip Box ships an update weekly, and Lines every 13 months. Most recently, Blip Box was updated on September 9, 2026 and Lines on August 29, 2026.

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