Comparison

MegaBass vs Braindance

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — locked tight, no freezes, no dropouts. Up to 64 bars • Live sequence mode • Song arrangement • One-shot mixdowns. Record. Chop. Mix. Arrange. All in one machine. This is the one.

About

Braindance

This app allows real-time audio manipulation with buffer-glitch effects. Create complex rhythmic patterns, apply various audio transformations, and perform live with intuitive controls. It can be used as a standalone application or as an Audio Unit within other hosts.

Highlights
  • Real-time buffer-glitch audio manipulation
  • Step sequencer with Euclidean patterns
  • Multiple audio effects (bitcrush, flanger, delay, reverb)
  • Master filter with various modes
  • Live performance controls (XY pad, macros)
  • AUv3 and MIDI support
Features
Currently charting
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Braindance is a buffer-glitch effect for iOS. Feed it audio and cut, stutter, repitch and mangle it in real time. SEQUENCE Build glitch patterns on a step sequencer with gate, repeat, reverse and pan lanes. Fill rhythms with Euclidean patterns, set step size and length, and capture what you just played onto the history tape. EFFECTS Shape the result with bitcrush, flanger, delay and reverb, then a master filter with switchable SVF, ladder, comb and resonator modes. Automate any parameter with per-slot shapes and depth over a chosen number of bars. PERFORM Play the effect live. Morph between settings on an XY pad, hold macros like Fire, History, Forget and Freeze, and fire launch pads including Trance Gate, Half-Time, Tresillo, IDM Chop, Stutter, Machine Gun, Glitch Walk, Reverse Rain, Ping Pong, Repitch, Dub Siren and Clicks + Cuts. AUv3 Run Braindance as an Audio Unit inside your host to process tracks in place, or play it standalone. A MIDI variant is included for triggering glitches from a keyboard or sequencer. Three themes: Ark, Candy and Clarity.

Screenshots

MegaBass4 screens
Braindance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Braindance at weekly against MegaBass's every 3 months. Braindance also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MegaBass costs $9.99 and Braindance $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MegaBass ships an update every 3 months, Braindance weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MegaBass versus Braindance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMegaBassBraindance
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#122 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn Hamiltonfourtrack.fm LLC

In-app purchases

None

MegaBass

No in-app purchases

None

Braindance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MegaBass free?
MegaBass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braindance free?
Braindance costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MegaBass or Braindance have ads?
Neither MegaBass nor Braindance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MegaBass or Braindance?
MegaBass ships an update every 3 months, and Braindance weekly. Most recently, MegaBass was updated on October 24, 2026 and Braindance on October 28, 2026.

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