The Public Variable vs Beat Bounce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Public Variable
Experience a unique augmented reality theatre piece exploring perspective and communication. This evolving digital space will eventually host the full production, offering an immersive artistic experience accessible from anywhere.
- Augmented reality theatre
- Perspective exploration
- Immersive digital space
- Evolving content
- Accessible anywhere
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I'm building a feature length AR experience, scene by scene. A piece of theatre about perspective, and how we stopped hearing each other. And how we might fix it. And, through this platform, a piece of theatre you can experience wherever you are. This space will be updating and expanding until it eventually contains the entire piece, and more. Your support couldn't mean more than it would right now. publicvariabletheatre.org
Beat Bounce
Experience a calming audiovisual flow designed for relaxation and focus. Watch glowing balls bounce and create ambient beats, offering a soothing sensory experience. Perfect for decompressing or finding a moment of calm.
- Gentle audiovisual flow
- Satisfying bounce patterns
- Ambient beat creation
- ASMR mood design
- Minimalist interface
- Decompression tool
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BeatBounce is a gentle audiovisual flow you can settle into. Tap Start and watch glowing balls drift through a field of pegs, then fall into color-matched buckets below. Every collision adds a soft percussive note, slowly building an ambient beat that feels alive but never overwhelming. Designed with an ASMR mood in mind, BeatBounce blends: • Quiet visual motion • Satisfying bounce patterns • Soft rhythmic texture • Minimal controls, zero clutter Use it to decompress, focus, or simply zone out for a few minutes. Press play. Breathe. Let it bounce.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Public Variable at 15.0 against Beat Bounce's 18.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. 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 The Public Variable against 5.0 for Beat Bounce. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | The Public Variable | Beat Bounce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Sullivan | Donald Garbinski Jr |
Customer experience
The Public Variable
Beat Bounce
In-app purchases
The Public Variable
No in-app purchases
Beat Bounce
No in-app purchases
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