# Acaville vs BrainBud

The clearest difference is price: Acaville at Free against BrainBud's $2.99. BrainBud's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Acaville is free to download; BrainBud costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Acaville against 5.0 for BrainBud. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Acaville's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrainBud's.

Acaville ships an update every 23 months, BrainBud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Acaville | BrainBud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acaville/id666071117/reviews) | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainbud-bud-app-controller/id6446066258/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#197** |
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Chord Innovations](https://appshunter.io/developer/437854068) | [Cem Olcay](https://appshunter.io/developer/523633853) |

## What reviewers say

### Acaville

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acaville/id666071117)

Stream contemporary a cappella music, interviews, and tips 24/7. Access podcasts and read blog content related to the a cappella community. This app is a dedicated hub for all things a cappella.

**Highlights:** 24/7 a cappella music streaming, Listen to a cappella podcasts, Read a cappella blog content, Interviews and tips, Dedicated a cappella community hub

**In-app purchases:** none


### BrainBud

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainbud-bud-app-controller/id6446066258)

**Currently charting:** #197 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

This app acts as a central controller for other music creation applications, allowing you to manage keys and scales simultaneously. It integrates with a variety of Bud apps via MIDI, enabling synchronized changes and broadcasting of musical parameters. Experiment with randomization and automate settings through its AUv3 plugin.

**Highlights:** Centralized key and scale control, MIDI out to multiple Bud apps, Budcast for parameter broadcasting, Randomize musical parameters, AUv3 plugin for automation, Requires other Bud apps to function

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Acaville free?

Acaville is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is BrainBud free?

BrainBud costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Acaville or BrainBud?

Acaville and BrainBud are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.

### Do Acaville or BrainBud have ads?

Neither Acaville nor BrainBud shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Acaville or BrainBud?

Acaville ships an update every 23 months, and BrainBud every 2 months. Most recently, Acaville was updated on October 12, 2026 and BrainBud on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*