Comparison

Digital Worms Attack vs Arch Carrier Instrument Lab

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

Head to head
About

Digital Worms Attack

Create music with analog-style synths, a drum machine, and a microphone sampler. Sequence beats, add effects, record your sessions, and export your creations as WAV files.

Highlights
  • Dual analog-style synth voices
  • 808-style drum machine
  • Sampled drum kit
  • Microphone sampler
  • Step sequencer with motion sequencing
  • Master effects chain
  • Session recording and WAV export
Features
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DIGITAL WORMS ATTACK is a tribute to Mr. Oizo's classic album ANALOG WORMS ATTACK and the Korg MS-20 that helped shape its sound. Two analog-style synth voices, an 808-flavored drum machine, a sampled drum kit, and a microphone sampler — all driven by a step sequencer with per-step parameter locks. Stack effects, record your jam, export a WAV. FEATURES • Dual monosynth with MS-20-style filter • 808-style drum voices (kick, snare, hat, clap, cowbell) • Sample-based drum kit • Microphone sampler — record and play back your own sounds • Step sequencer with motion sequencing • Master effects chain • Session recording and WAV export Made as an homage to Mr. Oizo and ANALOG WORMS ATTACK. Have fun.

About

Arch Carrier Instrument Lab

Features
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Draw a shape. Tap it. Hear it ring. Arch Carrier turns drawn shapes into a playable physical modelling instrument. A ring, a plate and a tuning fork each have their own resonances. Change the outline, cut a hole or move your strike, and explore how the sound changes. PLAY AND SHAPE • Strike up to three resonant bodies by touch. • Add and subtract material without degrading untouched contours. • Watch sand trace nodal patterns, and tilt your device to move it. • Start from five seeds or save your own instruments. TUNE AND SEQUENCE • New shapes start at A3, 220 Hz. • Tune by frequency, semitone or octave, with note names and cents. • Audition a tuning or hear the natural model. • Place four mallets and set strength and modal focus for each step. • Choose seven mallet speeds, from 0.25× to 2×. • Record looping mallet motion, synchronized to each rhythm. MIDI PATHS • Add editable traces with independent MIDI note ranges and channels. • Each key selects a strike position; velocity sets its strength. • Play from a connected MIDI keyboard while Arch Carrier is in the foreground. • Show the paths when you need them, then hide the overlay while MIDI keeps playing. KEEP YOUR INSTRUMENT • Save shapes, tuning, rhythms, motion, tempo, damping, tone and MIDI mappings together. • Resume your last instrument without automatic playback. • Record stereo 24-bit WAV files and export them to Files or other apps. Free. No account, advertising or in-app purchases. Designed for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Digital Worms Attack4 screens
Arch Carrier Instrument Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Digital Worms Attack and Arch Carrier Instrument Lab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Digital Worms Attack versus Arch Carrier Instrument Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Worms AttackArch Carrier Instrument Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel Rulon-MillerJeroen Rombouts

In-app purchases

None

Digital Worms Attack

No in-app purchases

None

Arch Carrier Instrument Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Worms Attack free?
Digital Worms Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arch Carrier Instrument Lab free?
Arch Carrier Instrument Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Digital Worms Attack or Arch Carrier Instrument Lab have ads?
Neither Digital Worms Attack nor Arch Carrier Instrument Lab shows ads.

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