Comparison

Barnyard Boogie vs Black Rock Compass

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

Head to head
About

Barnyard Boogie

This interactive musical toy lets young children mix and match different parts of an animated rooster to create unique musical mashups. Explore 27 combinations of Afrobeat, country, and opera styles for vocals, strings, and rhythm sections. It encourages musical diversity and self-expression through playful remixes.

Highlights
  • Swipeable three-part animated rooster
  • Live remixing of vocals, strings, drums, and bass
  • 3 musical styles: country-western, opera, and Afrobeat
  • Surprise Mix button for instant random mashups
  • 27 mix-and-match combinations
  • Open-ended live remix play
  • Celebrates musical diversity
Features
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It’s not every day you get to mash up Nigerian Afrobeat, American country music, and Italian opera with the swipe of a finger! Barnyard Boogie is an interactive musical mix-and-match toy for young children. Swipe the rooster’s head, body, and feet to remix both the animated performance and the music while the song keeps playing. Each rooster section controls a different musical layer: • Head: lead vocal • Body: guitar / primary stringed instrument • Feet: drums and bass Each layer comes in three musical styles: Nigerian Afrobeat, Italian opera, and American country-western. Children can combine them freely to make 27 playful musical mashups, such as opera vocals with country strings and Afrobeat rhythm. Tap Surprise Mix to instantly create a new rooster remix. Inspired by classic three-panel mix-and-match board books, Barnyard Boogie lets children rebuild the rooster and the band at the same time. Every swipe changes what they see and what they hear. Under all the silliness is a big-hearted idea: the world gets more joyful when different voices, rhythms, and traditions get to play together. Barnyard Boogie celebrates musical diversity, bold self-expression, and the chutzpah to stand up and sing your own song. Features: • Swipeable three-part animated rooster • Live remixing of vocals, strings, drums, and bass • 3 musical styles: country-western, opera, and Afrobeat • Surprise Mix button for instant random mashups • 27 mix-and-match combinations • Open-ended live remix play as kids swap parts at any moment in the song • Celebrates musical diversity and bold self-expression • Simple visual instructions for young users • Designed for parent-child musical play • No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collection Based on a song by award-winning children’s recording artist Red Grammer.

About

Black Rock Compass

Navigate and discover everything happening at Burning Man. Find friends, events, and essential locations like porta-potties with real-time guidance. Plan your schedule and stay connected with your crew, even with limited cell service.

Highlights
  • Full Burning Man event schedule
  • Real-time friend finder compass
  • Navigate to friends, art, events & porta potties
  • Interactive BRC map
  • Save events and build personal schedule
  • Bluetooth status broadcasts
  • Offline location sharing via Bluetooth
Features
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Black Rock Compass is your companion for Black Rock City. There's always more happening than you can see. BRC helps you catch more of it — and find your people (and the nearest porto) while you do. Browse thousands of events by day and vibe — music, workshops, parties, fire, food, art, and more. Save favorites and build your personal schedule. Find your crew with a real-time compass needle that points directly at your friends. Set a status so everyone knows what you're up to — "at camp", "heading to temple", "come find me". Works with GPS and Bluetooth when cell signal drops. Explore the BRC map with layers for camps, art installations, events, and friends. Tap anything for details and directions. Message your crew directly or in groups. Messages queue offline and deliver when signal returns. Set your status and share your location with nearby friends over Bluetooth — no cell signal needed. Your crew sees where you are and what you're doing, even in the deep playa. Plan a hop crawl — a route between events, bars, or art installations. Pick a vibe and go. Feeling spontaneous? Hit Surrender and let the playa decide what's next. FEATURES: - Full event schedule - Real-time friend finder compass - Navigate to friends, art, events & porta potties - Interactive BRC map with camps, art & events - Save events and build your personal schedule - Bluetooth status broadcasts — tell your crew what you're up to - Offline location sharing via Bluetooth — no signal needed - Hop crawl planner for themed routes - Direct and group messages - Built for the desert — works mostly offline Black Rock Compass is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Burning Man Project. Your companion for Black Rock City, browse the full event schedule, find your crew with a real-time compass, explore the city map with camps, art, and portos, and plan your days. Works fully offline out on the playa.

Screenshots

Barnyard Boogie4 screens
Black Rock Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Black Rock Compass at Free against Barnyard Boogie's $1.99. Black Rock Compass also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (150 vs 2). Barnyard Boogie's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Black Rock Compass is free to download; Barnyard Boogie costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barnyard Boogie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Rock Compass has 150 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barnyard Boogie ships an update every 3 weeks, Black Rock Compass every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Barnyard Boogie versus Black Rock Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnyard BoogieBlack Rock Compass
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (150 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2150 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOmniConnectedBenjamin Ritter

Customer experience

Barnyard Boogie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Black Rock Compass

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Barnyard Boogie

No in-app purchases

None

Black Rock Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barnyard Boogie free?
Barnyard Boogie costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Rock Compass free?
Black Rock Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barnyard Boogie or Black Rock Compass?
Barnyard Boogie is rated higher. Barnyard Boogie averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Black Rock Compass averages 4.8 from 150 ratings.
Do Barnyard Boogie or Black Rock Compass have ads?
Neither Barnyard Boogie nor Black Rock Compass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barnyard Boogie or Black Rock Compass?
Barnyard Boogie ships an update every 3 weeks, and Black Rock Compass every 2 days. Most recently, Barnyard Boogie was updated on October 30, 2026 and Black Rock Compass on October 31, 2026.

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