BrownBox vs NoizyBeast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrownBox
This app analyzes L-Acoustics Soundvision System Reports to provide detailed rigging information for audio professionals. It displays box counts, splay angles, trim heights, and weight, helping users efficiently fly PA systems. The app offers both free and pro features, with the pro version unlocking advanced rigging details and live tracking.
- Import Soundvision System Reports (PDF)
- View box counts, cabinet models, and splay angles
- Display top and bottom trim heights
- Calculate array weight with flying frame
- Track hang status (Pending, Deployed, Noised)
- Share rig cards as images
- Offline functionality
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BrownBox reads an L-Acoustics Soundvision System Report and hands you every hang the way you rig it: box counts, per-box splay, top and bottom trim, weight with the flying frame, bumper count, pickup hole and site angle. Open the PDF on your phone, walk to the point, and the numbers are in your hand. Built by a touring audio tech, for the people who fly the PA. EVERY HANG AT A GLANCE • Import any Soundvision System Report (PDF) — straight from Files, Mail or AirDrop • Mains, subs, fills and delays laid out like the console, each with box count and cabinet models • Per-box splay angles and a side-profile view of the array • Top trim and bottom trim, in feet or metres RIGGING, NOT JUST ACOUSTICS • Weight per array, including the flying frame, in lb or kg • Bumper count, pickup hole and front/rear pins from the report • Site angle starred on a two-motor hang, pickup hole starred on a one-motor hang, so the number that actually sets the tilt is the one you see first • Verified cabinet weights for K1, K2, K3, KARA II, KIVA II, A15, A10, KS28, KS21, SB18, SB15m, L2, L2D, SYVA, SYVA LOW, X8, X12, X15 — anything estimated is marked ≈ THE RIGGER LIED (Pro) • Riggers report the as-built trim or site angle from their own phones with a short show code • The lead sees every hang that's off from the design, live, as it's flown ON SITE • Track each hang from Pending to Deployed to Noised, with a Noised tab for system check • Share a rig card — trim, weight, splays, holes — as an image straight into the show chat • Works offline. No account. Your designs never leave your phone unless you share them. FREE AND PRO Importing reports, box counts, splays, the side profile and the status tabs are free. BrownBox Pro ($24.99/year) unlocks weight, top and bottom trim, full rigging detail, the rig card and the live Rigger Lied sync. Auto-renewing annual subscription, cancel anytime in Settings. eighty32 — field tools for AV, RF & broadcast. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brownbox.eighty32.com/privacy BrownBox Pro is an auto-renewable annual subscription ($24.99/year or local equivalent). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
NoizyBeast
Explore a unique feedback drone synthesizer that generates sound through resonating strings and amplification. Manipulate filters, tape echo, and in-loop effects to create evolving drones, roars, and unique sonic textures. The free version offers full instrument functionality, while a one-time purchase unlocks recording and advanced preset management.
- Feedback loop sound generation
- Free-sliding frequency control
- In-loop filters and bit crusher
- Tempo-synced gate with tap tempo
- Multiple decay behaviors
- DJ-style output filter
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NoizyBeast is a kaiju. A feedback drone synth with no keyboard. A resonating string runs through filters, reverb and tape echo and feeds back into itself until it ignites. You don't play notes -- you provoke the beast and ride whatever comes back. Silence, breathing, drone, roar. Grow a noise that is yours alone. MAKE IT ROAR - FEEDBACK loops a tiny electrical signal and amplifies it into noise -- the same principle as microphone feedback. - FREQUENCY is the beast's voice. A free-sliding knob, not a keyboard, so you can glide between pitches. - BODY, in-loop filters, and a bit crusher you can place INSIDE the loop (the damage re-amplifies every pass). - Tempo-synced gate with tap tempo, metal resonance, and a gear-jamming Drag. Tap tempo drives the GATE for easy ducking-style movement. - Screaming wah, octave-up roar, vocal formants. - Six decay behaviours: string sustain, blooming-and-wilting drone, gate tails, plucked cycles, pitch dive-bombs, a swell cut dead. - A DJ-style filter at the output: season the sound with LPF and HPF. FREE VERSION Completely free as an instrument: all 34 knobs, every parameter (except Macro assignment), tap tempo, and the 18-preset Horror bank. NOIZYBEAST PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Record, export and share your performances - All 108 presets - Save your own user presets - Assign your favourite parameters to the 3 macro knobs (move several parameters with one knob) There is no limit to the sounds you can make. Twist the knobs freely and grow a noise that is yours alone. For iPhone, iPad and Mac. One Pro purchase unlocks all three. Support: https://www.tomocreateinc.com/en/support/noizybeast Privacy Policy: https://www.tomocreateinc.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoizyBeast at every 8 days against BrownBox's every 2 months. NoizyBeast also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BrownBox sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year and NoizyBeast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrownBox against 5.0 for NoizyBeast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
BrownBox ships an update every 2 months, NoizyBeast every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrownBox | NoizyBeast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris DeBrizzio | Tomocreate, Inc. |
Customer experience
BrownBox
NoizyBeast
In-app purchases
BrownBox
- BrownBox Pro$24.991 Year
NoizyBeast
- NoizyBeast Pro$9.99









