Comparison

HushGrid vs Roostbox

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

Head to head
About

HushGrid

Features
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HushGrid HushGrid is a simple, tactile loop instrument for building calm soundscapes. Tap a pad to record. Tap again to let it drift. Layer textures. Adjust volume. Let loops evolve independently. There is no timeline. No grid. No pressure to be precise. Just sound. Perfect for: β€’ Ambient exploration β€’ Background textures β€’ Focus sessions β€’ Slow musical sketches β€’ Children and adults alike Features β€’ Multiple independent looping pads β€’ Built-in mix recording β€’ Rename and share sessions β€’ Minimal interface β€’ No ads. No tracking. No accounts. HushGrid is not a DAW. It’s a small playground for quiet moments.

About

Roostbox

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Roostbox is a groovebox that looks like a retro arcade cabinet and plays like one. It makes techno and other electronic music live, by hand: fly a ship through a beat, ride the faders, flick the stick, and every gesture you make is recorded and loops with the beat. It is a different way to play electronic music live. There is no step grid to program and no timeline to edit. Everything on screen is a control, you play it with two thumbs, and the loop keeps what you played. Two kits are in the box, and everything is free: both kits, the whole performance surface and the AUv3 plugin. No purchase, no account, no ads. Play it standalone on iPhone or iPad, or load it as an instrument inside AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis, Drambo or Logic Pro for iPad. TWO KITS IN THE BOX SPACE: fly a ship through a beat. Where the ship goes picks the groove: four-on-the-floor, backbeat, offbeat, broken, sixteenths. The cockpit page holds the mixer, a stick for filter and grit, overdrive, pump, tape, delay, reverb, crush and a DJ filter. A 303-style acid bass and a drum synth make the sound. PLIVKA: a four-track techno box. Kick, bass, snare and hat, each with a pattern control and a hit control, laid out over five pages: Rhythm, Sound, Perform, FX and Mix. The bass line is a Turing machine that mutates as much or as little as you let it. UNDER THE HOOD - Euclidean rhythm generators, a Turing machine sequencer and a trigger sequencer drive the patterns. - A drum synth and a 303-style acid bass synth make the sound. No samples. - Every fader move is recorded as motion and loops with the beat. Undo and redo if you change your mind. - Scenes: snapshot the whole kit and switch on the next sixteenth, beat, bar or pattern. - Master effects: delay and reverb sends, filter, crush, tape, compressor, sidechain pump and a limiter. - MIDI learn: map any control to a hardware controller. - Landscape only. Made for two thumbs. AUv3 The plugin is the same instrument as the app, with the same two kits, and it is free. It follows the host tempo and transport. Jam in the standalone app; record into your DAW with the plugin. WHAT 1.0 IS Two kits, built to be played. Building your own kits is not part of this version. Roostbox is made by one person. If something is broken, tell me: reach.freefall.studio@gmail.com

Screenshots

HushGrid4 screens
Roostbox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roostbox at none against HushGrid's 3. Roostbox also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. HushGrid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Roostbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
HushGrid versus Roostbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHushGridRoostbox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.613.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem UshanARTEM VOVSIA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HushGrid

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Roostbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HushGrid free?
HushGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roostbox free?
Roostbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HushGrid or Roostbox have ads?
Neither HushGrid nor Roostbox shows ads.

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