Digital Crate Digging vs NOISE by Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Crate Digging
Explore a vast digital collection of vinyl records from the comfort of your home. Discover rare and interesting music through random song selections sourced from YouTube playlists. This app brings the thrill of crate digging to your fingertips.
- Digital vinyl record crate digging
- Random song discovery
- YouTube playlist integration
- Explore rare and overlooked music
- Home-based music exploration
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Digital Crate Digging is app that lets you search digitally through boxes (or "crates") of vinyl records online. In the past your would search in record stores, flea markets, thrift shops, garage sales, or even private collections—to find rare, interesting, or overlooked music, now you random search with this App. The Random songs are added from a Youtube playlist. More random songs will be added in the future.
NOISE by Circles
Record sounds from your environment and transform them into playable instruments. Shape precise loops on the waveform and export high-quality audio files for use in music production software.
- 24-bit / 48 kHz microphone recording
- Direct waveform loop editing
- Eight-pad pitched instrument preview
- Major and minor scales with selectable root key
- One-shot and loop playback
- WAV file export
- iPhone to desktop workflow
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NOISE by Circles is a free sound-capture companion for musicians, producers, and sound designers. Turn sounds from the world around you into production-ready material for the NOISE desktop plugin or any DAW. Record a sound with your iPhone, shape precise loop regions directly on the waveform, and immediately explore the result as a playable eight-pad instrument. Choose a root key and scale, shift octaves, and switch between one-shot and looping playback while trying Hit, Hold, and Swell response shapes. When the sound is ready, export the complete recording or every loop region as clearly numbered 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV files. Optional boundary fades help avoid clicks, while the built-in 50 Hz high-pass option removes unwanted low-end rumble. Features: - 24-bit / 48 kHz microphone recording - Direct waveform loop editing - Multiple independent loop regions - Eight-pad pitched instrument preview - Major and minor scales with selectable root key - One-shot and loop playback - Hit, Hold, and Swell response shapes - Optional short boundary fades - Optional 50 Hz low-rumble filter - Clearly numbered WAV exports - Local recording library - System sharing for AirDrop, Files, and other destinations - A fast iPhone-to-NOISE desktop workflow Your recordings stay on your device unless you choose to share them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Digital Crate Digging at 4 against NOISE by Circles's 1. Digital Crate Digging also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Digital Crate Digging against 5.0 for NOISE by Circles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Crate Digging | NOISE by Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PARIS PINKNEY | Circles Audio LLC |
In-app purchases
Digital Crate Digging
No in-app purchases
NOISE by Circles
No in-app purchases
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