Comparison

BLEASS Arpeggiator vs BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

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

Head to head
About

BLEASS Arpeggiator

This app offers advanced arpeggiation capabilities for musicians, going beyond traditional patterns with polyrhythms and polyphony. Its intuitive interface encourages on-the-fly experimentation, enhanced by performance controllers, LFOs, and a motion sequencer. It also includes a built-in FM synth for sound generation or can be used with other instruments.

Highlights
  • Advanced arpeggiation patterns
  • Polyphony and polyrhythms
  • Hands-on creative interface
  • XY pads and LFOs
  • Motion Sequencer
  • Built-in FM synth
  • MIDI output for external synths
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A new and unique Arpeggiator by BLEASS & Canblaster. Use it as a MIDI FX to control any synth or as an AUv3 Instrument thanks to its built-in FM Synth! BLEASS Arpeggiator takes the inspirationally melodic power of a classic synth arpeggiator and supercharges it with modern features demanded by today’s musicians. Developed in collaboration with top French producer Canblaster, BLEASS Arpeggiator’s capabilities extend far beyond the clichéd up-and-down monophonic patterns of an old-school synth arpeggiator, with polyrhythms, polyphony, and a large collection of highly configurable arpeggio patterns built in. The focus of BLEASS Arpeggiator is creativity and experimentation. The plugin’s hands-on user interface is as intuitive and spontaneous to use as a classic subtractive synth, so varying and adapting arpeggios on-the-fly is an easy, fun and organic experience. The plugin recognises incoming performance controllers, and includes a pair of XY pads, a pair of advanced LFOs and BLEASS’ signature Motion Sequencer. These can modulate the arpeggiator’s parameters, unlocking a deep level of creativity that is simply not available from modern step-sequencer-style arpeggiators. BLEASS Arpeggiator also offers a built-in sound generator. This is a cut-down yet great-sounding FM synth that’s perfect for creating bright, sweet and punchy sounds that can work well with an arpeggio line. You can of course use BLEASS Arpeggiator with any other synth too, with each instance of the plugin creating its own MIDI source that can be routed to any instrument within your project. More information, technical specifications and tutorials available on https://www.bleass.com/arpeggiator BLEASS Arpeggiator is available as an AUv3 plugin or standalone App. BLEASS Arpeggiator is also available for Windows, and macOS.

About

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

This app generates MIDI notes through a unique physics-based system. Balls collide with customizable keyboards, triggering MIDI events. It offers extensive control over note scales, velocity, and MIDI channels for diverse musical creations.

Highlights
  • Physics-based generative MIDI sequencing
  • Customizable keyboards with MIDI note triggers
  • Adjustable ball count, speed, and size
  • Configurable key/scale, velocity, and octave ranges
  • Individual MIDI output per keyboard
  • MIDI input for 'shoot walls' interaction
  • Toggleable ball collision behavior
Features
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BounceBud is a physics based, generative MIDI sequncer. Each side of the app has a customizable keyboard that send a MIDI note when a ball collide with its key. You can specify the ball count, speed and size on the main screen with the knob controls.  In the settings menu, you can set the key/scale, velocity range, octave. range and MIDI channel settings of the keyboards. You can also specify the notes individually per keyboard. All keyboards share the same key/scale that could also be changed with BrainBud. Each keyboard has its own MIDI output, so you can play different audio apps with BounceBud at once. Or you can disable the keyboard sides you don't want to use. With a MIDI input (from a MIDI keyboard or a MIDI sequencer app) you can 'shoot walls' from the keyboards. Balls can interact with the walls and it introduce more randomness to your generative sequence. You can control each keyboard by assigning them different MIDI input channels in the settings menu. You can also toggle the ball collision behavior in the settings menu. Whether balls can collide with each other or not, it creates different, interesting sequences every time. The size variety and ball variety can be change in the ball settings section in the settings menu. It adds randomisation to the size and speed values. You can change the ball color theme in the settings menu as well! BounceBud is a MIDI app and it does not produce any sound on its own. You need to route BounceBud's MIDI outs to your audio app's MIDI input. The AUv3 plugin app needs and AUv3 host app such as AUM, Loopy Pro, Logic Pro, Cubasis, Nanostudio, apeMatrix etc.

Screenshots

BLEASS Arpeggiator4 screens
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BounceBud Physics Based MIDI at $3.99 against BLEASS Arpeggiator's $14.99. BounceBud Physics Based MIDI also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). BLEASS Arpeggiator's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 11). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

BLEASS Arpeggiator costs $14.99 and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BLEASS Arpeggiator's written reviews are positive against 100% of BounceBud Physics Based MIDI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLEASS Arpeggiator ships an update every 6 months, BounceBud Physics Based MIDI every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BLEASS Arpeggiator versus BounceBud Physics Based MIDI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLEASS ArpeggiatorBounceBud Physics Based MIDI
Price$14.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (54 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLEASSCem Olcay

Customer experience

BLEASS Arpeggiator

All ratings54 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLEASS Arpeggiator

No in-app purchases

None

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLEASS Arpeggiator free?
BLEASS Arpeggiator costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BounceBud Physics Based MIDI free?
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLEASS Arpeggiator or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI?
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI is rated higher. BLEASS Arpeggiator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while BounceBud Physics Based MIDI averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do BLEASS Arpeggiator or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI have ads?
Neither BLEASS Arpeggiator nor BounceBud Physics Based MIDI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLEASS Arpeggiator or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI?
BLEASS Arpeggiator ships an update every 6 months, and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI every 5 weeks. Most recently, BLEASS Arpeggiator was updated on September 20, 2026 and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI on September 21, 2026.

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