Comparison

PhaseShift vs Eight Count App

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

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About

PhaseShift

Features
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PhaseShift is a private, high-fidelity music player built for the music you own. Import your collection, organize it your way, and enjoy detailed playback without accounts, ads, tracking, or reliance on streaming services. PLAY YOUR COLLECTION Import music from Files, iCloud Drive, USB storage, your computer over Wi-Fi, or folders on WebDAV and SMB network shares. Use folders in place or copy tracks into PhaseShift. Browse songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, recently added music, and pinned favorites. Customize your library shelves and artwork sizes to suit your collection. HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO Play MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF, and DFF files. See the active signal path, sample rate, bit depth, and output route while listening. Native DSD decoding and optional DSD over PCM support help you get more from compatible audio hardware. MAKE PLAYBACK YOURS Build and edit the queue, enjoy gapless playback, view synced or plain lyrics, set a sleep timer, and use A-B repeat or track bookmarks. Choose from customizable themes and visualizers, scrub with a real waveform, and fine-tune sound with a 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, headphone crossfeed, and correction profiles. ORGANIZE AND EDIT Create regular and smart playlists, sort and filter your library, edit tags and artwork, apply batch changes, and import CUE sheets as individual tracks. PhaseShift can write supported ratings and play counts back to your audio files, helping your collection remain portable. YOUR LIBRARY ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Pair your own devices with a QR code or pairing code, then sync music, playlists, artwork, ratings, play history, and tag changes over your local network. Sync your whole library or selected artists and playlists, and choose the audio quality stored on each sub device while keeping the primary library in control. Back up and restore library data whenever you choose. MORE WAYS TO LISTEN Control playback from Apple Watch, use Now Playing and Recently Added widgets, follow playback with a Live Activity, and start common actions with Siri and Shortcuts. On Mac, choose an audio output device directly in PhaseShift. PRIVATE BY DESIGN PhaseShift is designed to work offline. Your listening history and library stay under your control, and local transfer and device sync do not require an internet account. PhaseShift includes a capable free experience. PhaseShift Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and unlocks advanced features including the equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, waveform overview, A-B repeat, bookmarks, listening statistics, premium themes and visualizers, Apple Watch control, CUE import, batch find and replace, backups, and multi-device sync.

About

Eight Count App

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Eight Count is a rhythmic metronome designed for dancers. Build a custom percussion pattern across an 8-count, assign instruments to each beat and subdivision, and loop it at your tempo. Whether you're drilling choreography, freestyling, or training musicality โ€” Eight Count gives you a simple, tactile way to create the exact rhythm you need and practice to it on repeat. How it works: Tap any cell in the 8-count grid to cycle through five instruments โ€” kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, and snap. Set your tempo from slow to fast, hit play, and loop. Made for: Choreographers building counts for new pieces Freestylers training to specific rhythmic patterns Dance students working on timing and musicality Musicians studying subdivisions and grooves Anyone who thinks in 8-counts Features: 8-count grid with four subdivisions per beat (1, e, &, a) 5 percussion sounds: kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, snap Adjustable tempo with simple +/- controls Instant looping playback

Screenshots

PhaseShift4 screens
Eight Count App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eight Count App at none against PhaseShift's 1. Eight Count App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PhaseShift's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PhaseShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eight Count App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
PhaseShift versus Eight Count App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseShiftEight Count App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNevv Atlantis LLCPolyrhythm Labs, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhaseShift

One-time1
  • PhaseShift Pro$4.99
None

Eight Count App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhaseShift free?
PhaseShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eight Count App free?
Eight Count App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhaseShift or Eight Count App have ads?
Neither PhaseShift nor Eight Count App shows ads.

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