Comparison

Sample Library vs BattleFX

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

Head to head
About

Sample Library

Discover and select unique audio samples for your music production. Save your favorites to a personal list and easily share links to them.

Highlights
  • Random sample selection
  • Curated sample playlists
  • Save favorite samples
  • Copy sample links
  • Great-sounding samples
Features
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The app lets you randomly pick a sample from multiple, carefully prepared playlists for sampling with great-sounding samples. You can save them to a list and play them or copy a link to a sample.

About

BattleFX

This app provides dedicated plugins for delay, reverb, and maximization effects, allowing users to apply signature sounds from another application to any track. It offers comprehensive mix controls, solo/mute functions, and advanced features like automatic buffer choking with Euclidean patterns for creative sound design.

Highlights
  • Shatter Delay plugin
  • Headspace Reverb plugin
  • Mix controls with Solo/Mute
  • Maximize and EQ section
  • Automatic delay/reverb choking
  • Euclidean pattern control
  • Tempo sync and free control
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BattleFX was created to satisfy the common request of a dedicated plugin for the send effects in Battalion. The famous "Shatter Delay" and "Headspace Reverb" can now be used on any track. We have included a fully-featured set of mix controls, as well as Solo and Mute, so that you can hear or use each portion individually. Included is the Maximize and EQ section from the Master portion of Battalion, which have quickly become a signature sound of the device, and something fans have requested to use elsewhere. Versatile enough to be used as both a utility-tool and full creative effect, it is the right squad-partner to keep always at your side in the field and trenches. In addition, we have added a system for automatically choking the delay and reverb buffers at repeating intervals, including a Euclidean pattern knob. These can be tempo synced or free, controlled independently on reverb and delay, and even nudged slightly off of the beat in either direction. You can use this to create complex, organic ducking patterns, especially in conjunction with a noisy input and the Maximize knob turned up. If this is your first introduction to a piece of Battalion, be sure to check out the full drum synth itself, which includes everything here besides the automatic choke system (as this can be done directly by sidechaining drum hits).

Screenshots

Sample Library3 screens
BattleFX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BattleFX at none against Sample Library's shown. BattleFX also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sample Library against 4.9 for BattleFX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sample Library versus BattleFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSample LibraryBattleFX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz ChynekUnfiltered Audio

Customer experience

Sample Library

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BattleFX

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sample Library

No in-app purchases

None

BattleFX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sample Library free?
Sample Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BattleFX free?
BattleFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sample Library or BattleFX?
Sample Library is rated higher. Sample Library averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while BattleFX averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Sample Library or BattleFX have ads?
Sample Library shows ads; BattleFX does not.

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