Comparison

Echo Beach vs Rivet 04

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

Head to head
About

Echo Beach

This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful sampler and sequencer, allowing you to capture, chop, and arrange audio with a modern workflow. Easily export your creations as stems, MIDI, or a full mix to any Digital Audio Workstation.

Highlights
  • 8-Pad Sampler
  • Smart Slice Detection
  • Built-In Step Sequencer
  • Groove Engine
  • Studio FX Suite
  • DAW Export (Stems, MIDI)
  • Offline Operation
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Sample anything. Sequence anything. Play anywhere. Echo Beach turns your iPhone into a professional-grade sampler and AUv3 Instrument plugin. Inspired by the tactile workflow of classic hardware like the SP-1200 and MPC, Echo Beach lets you capture, chop, and sequence ideas in seconds as a standalone or directly inside your favorite DAW. AUV3 PLUGIN POWER Echo Beach is now a full AUv3 Instrument. Host it inside Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubasis, or GarageBand. - Seamless Integration: Follows host transport, BPM, and timeline. - Deep Automation: Every knob, fader, and effect is exposed as an AUParameter for smooth DAW automation. - Shared Library: Samples recorded in standalone are instantly available in the plugin via a shared App Group. CORE FEATURES - 8-Pad Sampler: Load, trim, loop, and play with high-fidelity, low-latency performance. - Smart Slice Detection: Auto-chop audio based on transients or edit markers manually. - Built-In Step Sequencer: Program complex rhythms instantly with per-step velocity. - Custom Effects Engine: - Inserts: Reverse, 5-Band EQ, Oberheim inspired Tone filter, Transient Shaper, 2 pitch modes, 5 Distortion models, Stutter, Grain, Room reverb, and Duck. - Sends: Juno-106 inspired Chorus, Stereo Widener, 4 Custom Delay, Plate Reverb, and Lo-Fi. - Master: 5 Distortion models, 2 compressor models (Fet and Opto), Limiter, Master Out fader. - Groove Engine: Interpolate between 8 groove templates, from perfect quantization to human, Dilla-esque swing. - Professional Factory Bank: High-quality sample library included to start making beats immediately. - DAW Export: Send stems, full mix, and MIDI with embedded BPM and time-signature metadata. - MIDI Learn: Full MIDI controller support with a dedicated Map mode to customize your hardware setup. WORKFLOW Record → Slice → Sequence → Automate - Import audio from your library, Files, or even Video files with the new synchronized preview. - Tap the waveform to slice audio or drag slices to any pad. - Sequence your pattern and use P-Locks (Parameter Locking) to automate effects per-step. - Host the plugin in your DAW to add the Echo Beach sound to your full production. WHY ECHO BEACH? Most samplers make you choose: simple or powerful. Echo Beach is both. It breaks the trade-off with features that work like you think: - Musical Timing: Slices become MIDI notes and grooves apply musically, not mechanically. - Real-Time Safety: Hardened for live performance and high-pressure studio sessions. - No Friction: Slices and sequences move with you from standalone sketching to final DAW mixing. TECH SPECS - Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, CAF. - Export stems, full mix, and MIDI. - Professional-grade DSP with near-zero latency. - Fully offline operation. Stop scrolling YouTube for 'how to make beats.' Start making them with Echo Beach.

About

Rivet 04

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Rivet 04 - Comb is a resonant comb filter built for techno and industrial. Put it on drums, synths, or any bus to create metallic resonance, pipe tones, and reverb-like tails, from subtle shimmer to aggressive industrial texture. Comb works both as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin. Comb combines feedback resonators with internal saturation for rich harmonic colour. Pitch the resonance to your key, add chord intervals for harmonic resonance, or push it into metallic destruction with the HOT mode. KEY FEATURES • Resonant comb filter with pitchable tuning and chord modes • DRIVE saturation inside the feedback loop • LFO modulation for shimmer and movement RIVET SERIES / OPEN SOURCE • Comb is part of my Rivet series of AUv3 effects plugins targeting techno and industrial genres. Comb uses algorithms by Chris Johnson (Airwindows), made available under MIT license. AUv3 Effect • Works in AUv3 hosts such as AUM, Drambo, Logic, and Cubasis IN-APP PURCHASE Comb includes In-App Purchases for optional tipping. Tipping does not unlock any additional features as all features are already available.

Screenshots

Echo Beach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rivet 04 at Free against Echo Beach's $9.99. Echo Beach's advantage is device support. On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Rivet 04 is free to download; Echo Beach costs $9.99 up front. Echo Beach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rivet 04 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Echo Beach versus Rivet 04: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho BeachRivet 04
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremiah KleinJoe Topjian

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Echo Beach

One-time1
  • Echo Beach Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Rivet 04

One-time3
  • Tip - Small$0.99
  • Tip - Medium$1.99
  • Tip - Large$3.99

Questions

Is Echo Beach free?
Echo Beach costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rivet 04 free?
Rivet 04 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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