Echo Beach vs Rivet 03
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Rivet 03
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Rivet 03 - Verb is a three-engine reverb with drive, degradation, and gating built for techno and industrial. Put it on drums, synths, or any bus to add space, from tight concrete rooms to gated snares to lush, blooming swells. Verb works both as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin. Verb combines the MV2 reverb engine with pre-filters, saturation, lo-fi grit, and tempo-synced gating. Three distinct engines cover tight rooms, 80s gated snare snap, and reverse-style atmospheric swells. KEY FEATURES • Three reverb engines: Concrete (tight rooms), Pit (gated snare), Bloom (swells) • DRIVE saturation and GRIT lo-fi degradation • CLAMP tempo-synced gating with STAGGER rhythmic pulses RIVET SERIES / OPEN SOURCE • Verb is part of my Rivet series of AUv3 effects plugins targeting techno and industrial genres. Verb uses the MV2 algorithm by Chris Johnson (Airwindows), made available under MIT license. REQUIRES • An AUv3-compatible iOS/iPadOS host (for example: AUM, Audiobus, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Loopy Pro, etc.) AUv3 Effect • Works in AUv3 hosts such as AUM, Drambo, Logic, and Cubasis IN-APP PURCHASE Verb includes In-App Purchases for optional tipping. Tipping does not unlock any additional features as all features are already available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rivet 03 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
Rivet 03 is free to download; Echo Beach costs $9.99 up front. Echo Beach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rivet 03 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Echo Beach | Rivet 03 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremiah Klein | Joe Topjian |
In-app purchases
Echo Beach
- Echo Beach Pro$9.99
Rivet 03
- Tip - Small$0.99
- Tip - Medium$1.99
- Tip - Large$3.99









