Comparison

VU202 vs Crate Roulette

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

Head to head
About

VU202

Create beats and design sounds with this performance-focused sampler. Import or record audio, shape sounds with extensive editing tools, and build rhythms and song structures. Customize the interface and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Import, record, and resample audio
  • Sample editing with trim, attack, decay
  • Pattern and song arrangement modes
  • Per-step nudge timing
  • Pad, bank, and master effects
  • Export WAV or stems
  • UI customization
Features
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VU202 is a performance-focused sampler for iPhone and iPad, built for fast sound design, pattern creation, and hands-on beat making. VU202 now can export it projects into my newest creation - VU Studio Desktop - mini daw for OSX and Windows that will help You to finish Your VU202 projects. Look for a discount code in the app! Import your own samples or unlock included drumkits, record directly into pads, or resample processed sounds to create new layers and textures. Shape every sound with trim, attack and decay editing, pitch control, reverse playback, loop modes, trigger or gate playback, and multiple effect stages. Build rhythms in Pattern Mode, switch between patterns instantly, and arrange full ideas in Song Mode. Push grooves further with per-step nudge timing, quick pattern tools like rename, duplicate, erase, and double, and fast pad and bank actions including mute and solo. Use pad effects for detailed sound design, then process groups and the full mix with bank and master FX. Bounce effected sounds into new samples, export full mixes or stems, and keep building without breaking your flow. Make the instrument your own with UI customization, including background images, opacity control, and editable interface colors. Features: Import, record, and resample audio directly into pads Trim samples and edit attack, decay, and release shape Use trigger or gate playback per pad Create patterns, duplicate them, erase them, rename them, and double their length Add per-step nudge timing for looser, off-grid grooves Arrange full song chains in Song Mode Use pad, bank, and master effects Mute and solo pads or full banks for fast performance control Export projects as WAV or stems Save projects and continue where you left off Customize the look of VU202 with colors and background images Use zoom support for a more comfortable editing view VU202 is made for drums, chops, textures, and fast musical sketches, with a workflow that stays direct, creative, and playable.

About

Crate Roulette

Effortlessly manage your vinyl collection and discover new music. This app helps you select records based on time, mood, and listening history, ensuring you always find the perfect spin.

Highlights
  • Build and organize your vinyl crate
  • Scan barcodes to add records
  • Select records by time and mood
  • Track listening history and unplayed records
  • Integrates with CoverUp game
  • Private by design, no account needed
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Crate Roulette keeps track of the records you own, and picks one when you can't decide. Answer three questions: how long you've got, what the room is like, and whether to narrow the crate. The platter spins and lands on something you probably haven't played in a while, with a line on why it suits the moment. BUILD YOUR CRATE Search by title, or scan a barcode with the camera. Crate Roulette finds the pressing, the cover and the tracklist for you, and files each record on a genre shelf. PICK BY TIME AND MOOD Twenty minutes before dinner or a whole evening in? Name your rooms, tell each record what suits it, and the spin respects both. KEEP TRACK See what you haven't played yet, what you've spun this week, and how your shelf breaks down. PLAY YOUR CRATE ON COVERUP Send your collection to the CoverUp album cover game and see how well you really know your own records. Private by design. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your crate stays on your phone. Titles, pressings and genres from MusicBrainz. Cover art from the Cover Art Archive. This application uses Discogs' API but is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Discogs. "Discogs" is a trademark of Zink Media, LLC.

Screenshots

VU2023 screens
Crate Roulette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crate Roulette at none against VU202's 9. Crate Roulette also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). VU202's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. VU202 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Crate Roulette asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crate Roulette holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VU202 has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VU202 versus Crate Roulette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVU202Crate Roulette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDariusz ChynekDAVID THOMAS WAGEMAN

In-app purchases

9 purchases

VU202

One-time9
  • MPC 2000 Drumkit$0.99
  • SP202 Drumkit$0.99
  • SP1200 Drumkit$0.99
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  • S2400 Drumkit$0.99
  • S900 Drumkit$0.99
  • EMAX$0.99
  • MPC3000 Drumkit$0.99
  • MPC 2000 2$0.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Crate Roulette

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VU202 free?
VU202 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crate Roulette free?
Crate Roulette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VU202 or Crate Roulette?
Crate Roulette is rated higher. VU202 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Crate Roulette averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VU202 or Crate Roulette have ads?
Neither VU202 nor Crate Roulette shows ads.

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