SPL vs Briiks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPL
This app acts as a remote controller for the Roland SP-404 MKII groove sampler. It allows for easy control of effect parameters and rapid effect changes in DJ mode, enhancing transition skills. It requires the hardware unit to function and does not produce sound independently.
- Control effect parameters
- Manage 5 effect buses
- Fast effect changes in DJ mode
- Improve transition skills
- Remote control for hardware
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SPL-44 is a controller application for the Roland SP-404 MKII groove sampler. The application doesn't make any sound by itself and is designed to work together with the hardware unit: - Easily control the selected effect and effect parameters of the 5 effect buses - Apply fast effect changes in DJ mode and improve your transition skills without leaving the mixing screen Consult the included manual on connecting your iOS device. Drum Machine Funk develops innovative controller application for select musical instruments and is not affiliated with Roland.
Briiks
Manipulate audio loops non-destructively with this sampler. Rearrange, combine, and modify slices on the fly using various tools for pitch, time, and position adjustments. Features include multiple tracks, a built-in mixer, and bus effects.
- Non-destructive sample slicing
- Rearrange and combine loops
- On-the-fly modification of slices
- Up to 6 tracks
- Built-in mixer
- Delay and compressor on buses
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AUv3 and standalone sample-loops manipulator. BRIIKS is non destructive sample slicer, you can rearrange and combine your loops on the fly. Modify start points, slice length, pitch, time stretch on the fly. - Up to 6 tracks to rearrange slices. - Built in mIxer. - 4 busses and main output. - Delay and compressor on every bus. 6 tools: - SELECT Change slice position, start point and length. Change slice track. - STRETCH Change pitch and time stretch by dragging start and end point. - HAND Change sample start point without change the slice position. - SLICER Chop from the source sample or form the selected slice. - PENCIL Replicate selected slice, Snap to slice and zero cross.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Briiks at Free against SPL's $14.99. Briiks also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). SPL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). On ads 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
Briiks is free to download; SPL costs $14.99 up front. Briiks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SPL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Briiks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Briiks has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SPL's written reviews are positive against 73% of Briiks's.
SPL ships an update daily, Briiks every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SPL | Briiks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delta Seven Kft. | Luis Rivas |
Customer experience
SPL
Briiks
In-app purchases
SPL
No in-app purchases
Briiks
- Briiks Complete$6.99
