Comparison

Big Swarma vs Padscape

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

Head to head
About

Big Swarma

Transform audio into massive, detuned swarms with up to 16 voices. Features adjustable detune, stereo width, and pitch modulation for unique textures. An intense feedback circuit and dual MS20-style filters offer further sound sculpting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Voice multiplier up to 16 voices
  • Adjustable detune, stereo width, pitch modulation
  • Intense feedback circuit
  • Dual MS20-style filters (HPF/LPF)
  • Resonance and master cutoff controls
  • Raw analog character
Features
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Big Swarma is a powerful voice multiplier and feedback unit designed to transform any audio into massive, detuned swarms. Multiply your signal up to 16 voices with adjustable detune, stereo width, and pitch modulation for lush unisons, aggressive textures, or shimmering drones. Push it further with an intense feedback circuit capable of self-oscillation and FM harmonic mayhem. Sculpt your swarm with dual MS20-style filters (HPF and LPF), each with dedicated resonance controls and a master cutoff knob. Big Swarma delivers a raw, analog character driven by aggressive feedback and wild modulation, for a sound that hits you in the face.

About

Padscape

Features
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Padscape is a real-time worship pad synthesizer for musicians, worship leaders, and anyone who wants to fill a room with rich, atmospheric sound. All audio is generated live on your device — no samples, no loops. Just pure synthesis that responds instantly to your touch. LAYERS Drone · Shimmer · Piano · Strings · Choir · Texture — each with individual volume control. PAD CONTROLS • Intensity — overall energy and brightness • Evolution — how much the sound breathes and moves over time • Harmony — adds choir voices for a fuller sound • Space XY pad — reverb size and delay depth • Filter XY pad — tone shaping from warm to bright CLIMAX One tap transitions all voices to a lush major seventh chord, perfect for worship peaks. Tap again to return. LIBRARY Save unlimited custom pads. Mark favorites. Recall instantly. SETLIST Arrange pads in order for a service. Crossfade smoothly between them. KEYS & SCALES All 12 keys. Multiple scale voicings: Open, Warm, Floating, Epic, Dark. Works silently in the background. No internet required. No data collected.

Screenshots

Big Swarma1 screens
Padscape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Padscape at $3.99 against Big Swarma's $14.99. Big Swarma's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Big Swarma costs $14.99 and Padscape $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Big Swarma versus Padscape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig SwarmaPadscape
Price$14.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudiority SrlMartin Adler

In-app purchases

None

Big Swarma

No in-app purchases

None

Padscape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Swarma free?
Big Swarma costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Padscape free?
Padscape costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Big Swarma or Padscape have ads?
Neither Big Swarma nor Padscape shows ads.

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