Comparison

MegaBass vs WaveStorm

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

Head to head
About

MegaBass

Features
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MegaBass goes Titanium. The biggest, deepest MegaBass ever built โ€” a complete drum machine, multitrack recorder, mixer, and arranger in one app. Make the beat, record over it, chop it, mix it, and arrange the whole song without ever leaving your device. Built for producers who go all the way in. QUAD DRUM MACHINE Program your pattern on a tight step sequencer, lock the groove, and build it out up to 64 bars. FULL MULTITRACK RECORDING Lay down up to 8 audio tracks right over your beat. Count-in (1-2-3-4), set your record length in bars, plug in your earbuds, and punch in clean. WAVE EDITOR Chop and trim every take with fine, precise control. Zoom the waveform out wide, drag the in/out handles, and dial it in tight. 8-TRACK MIXER Every audio track plus your drum kit โ€” faders, pan, solo, mute, FX sends, and live LED meters on every channel. SCROLLING TIMELINE Drag your clips onto the bars, stretch the waves to see every detail, and scroll through all 8 tracks at once. TONAL KEYS โ€” MONO / POLY Play melodies and basslines, then flip to MONO so your low end cuts clean with no overlap. ALL-NEW DARK LOOK Redesigned electro interface with the signature MegaBass war-dogs theme. REBUILT ENGINE A faster, smoother audio engine โ€” locked tight, no freezes, no dropouts. Up to 64 bars โ€ข Live sequence mode โ€ข Song arrangement โ€ข One-shot mixdowns. Record. Chop. Mix. Arrange. All in one machine. This is the one.

About

WaveStorm

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WaveStorm is a wavetable synthesizer and sample instrument for iPad and Mac. Design sounds in the free standalone app. An active subscription unlocks the AUv3 instrument in compatible music hosts. Build basses, leads, pads, plucks, drums and moving textures with wavetable oscillators, sub and noise sources, visual waveform editing, envelopes, LFOs, random modulation, filters and effects. Save your work in the preset browser. Bring in your own audio with the Sampler: โ€ข Import WAV samples and edit the waveform โ€ข Set Start, End, Loop In/Out and fades without changing the source file โ€ข Play one-shots or continuous, sustain and ping-pong loops; reverse playback โ€ข Place slices manually or detect them from transients or a grid, then play them from MIDI โ€ข Choose Repitch, Granular or Spectral playback and shape time and pitch The optional AI Preset Assistant turns a text idea into an editable synth preset. It creates preset settings, not audio samples. Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Use WaveStorm standalone for free on iPad and Mac. AUv3 requires a subscription and a compatible host. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wavestorm.app/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WaveStorm at Free against MegaBass's $9.99. WaveStorm also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). MegaBass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

WaveStorm is free to download; MegaBass costs $9.99 up front. WaveStorm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MegaBass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MegaBass ships an update every 3 months, WaveStorm every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
MegaBass versus WaveStorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMegaBassWaveStorm
Price$9.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn HamiltonVolodymyr Murzik

In-app purchases

None

MegaBass

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WaveStorm

Subscriptions2
  • WaveStorm Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • WaveStorm Year$96.991 Year

Questions

Is MegaBass free?
MegaBass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaveStorm free?
WaveStorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MegaBass or WaveStorm have ads?
Neither MegaBass nor WaveStorm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MegaBass or WaveStorm?
MegaBass ships an update every 3 months, and WaveStorm every 6 days. Most recently, MegaBass was updated on November 5, 2026 and WaveStorm on October 31, 2026.

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