Break Beats vs RollTab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Break Beats
This app is a portable loop player designed for DJs and turntablists. It offers 32 loop slots across eight banks, precise boundary-locked switching, and pitch control for practice and performance. Import your own breaks and record your sessions.
- 32 loop slots across 8 banks
- Boundary-locked loop switching
- Adjustable pitch control (ยฑ15% / ยฑ50%)
- Resonant low-pass and high-pass filters
- Reverse playback
- Built-in session recorder
- Import custom WAV files
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Break Beats is a boundary-locked loop player built for portablists and turntablists. Connect your iPhone to a portable deck and you have a practice rig anywhere. Plug into a Numark PT01 Scratch, Reloop Spin or any portable turntable or mixer with an Aux input / Bluetooth and start working your scratch routines over your favourite breaks. THIRTY-TWO LOOP SLOTS Eight banks of four pads give you thirty-two assignable loop slots. Each bank is independent - load different breaks, different styles, different tempos. Swipe between banks and switch instantly without interrupting playback. Clear any pad back to empty whenever you want. BOUNDARY-LOCKED SWITCHING Tap a new pad while a loop is playing and the switch happens at the exact end of the current loop - never mid-bar. The incoming pad blinks while it waits. Keep scratching, the app handles the switch. PITCH CONTROL The pitch fader adjusts playback speed and pitch together, just like a turntable. The standard range is ยฑ15%, and long-pressing PITCH unlocks ULTRA mode for ยฑ50%. The BPM counter updates in real time so you can match any record on your deck. Tap to reset to centre. Long-press the BPM to enable Global BPM to lock every loop to one tempo automatically. RESONANT FILTERS Independent low-pass and high-pass filters let you sweep frequencies out and back in for dramatic transitions between combos. Long-press to switch between LPF and HPF; tap to reset. REVERSE & RECORD Flip any loop into boundary-locked reverse playback and capture your sessions with the built-in recorder straight to a WAV in your Files app. IMPORT YOUR OWN BREAKS Import any WAV file from your iPhone, iCloud Drive or Dropbox. Prepare your loops in your favourite DAW, note the BPM and append it to the file name when you export - preferably at 48000Hz 24-bit for the cleanest audio. The app reads the BPM from the filename automatically.
RollTab
This app transforms your device into an AI-powered piano partner. It listens to your musical phrases and generates real-time continuations using an advanced on-device AI model. You can control various aspects of the AI's output and export your creations as MIDI files.
- AI piano accompaniment
- Real-time music generation
- MIDI keyboard integration
- Adjustable AI parameters
- Live piano-roll view
- MIDI file export
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RollTab turns your iPhone or iPad into an AI piano partner. Connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard, play a phrase, and pause. RollTab continues your performance in real time with a 125M-parameter music model running entirely on your device. โข Automatic mode answers after you pause โข Explicit mode lets you decide when to generate โข Live piano-roll view separates your notes from the AIโs continuation โข Adjust temperature, continuation length, timing, and pitch range โข Pause, continue, start a new session, and export the result as a MIDI file โข No account, cloud processing, or internet connection required A MIDI keyboard is required for live input. You can also generate from silence in Explicit mode. Created by Simon Edwardsson โ simedw.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RollTab at Free against Break Beats's $2.99. RollTab also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Break Beats's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
RollTab is free to download; Break Beats costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Break Beats ships an update every 2 weeks, RollTab every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Break Beats | RollTab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free โ better |
| Best chart rank | #190 โ better | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHRISTOPHER PHILIP SMITH | Simon Edwardsson |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Break Beats
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









