Comparison

Nulltrack vs Clockworks

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

Head to head
About

Nulltrack

This mobile digital audio workstation offers a unique, grid-based approach to music creation, inspired by classic trackers. It includes built-in synths, a sampler, extensive modulation options, and mixing tools.

Highlights
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Two built-in synthesizers
  • Built-in sampler
  • Extensive modulation options
  • Mixing features with track faders
  • Groove tables for swing/playback
  • Pattern locking to scales
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Launch price $4.99 — rises to $7.99 four weeks after release. Get it early! Nulltrack! It's null when you start and a track when you finish! Nulltrack is a tracker and digital audio workstation app for your phone. A different way to make music inspired by LSDJ and the Dirtywave M8. Features: AUv3 plugin support - bring your external synths and effects into your track! Two built-in synthesizers -- A versatile two-oscillator Basic Synth and a feature-rich Bass Synth. A built-in sampler -- record your own samples with your phone's microphone, load your own, or use the built-in samples, set loop points, slice, reverse, etc. Modulation -- Modulate nearly anything with LFOs, AHD / ADSR / drum envelopes, velocity, randomness, and key tracking, filter, panning, and more. Mixing Features -- track faders with solo and mute, 13 built-in effects, sidechain compression Sends -- share effects between tracks Customize your swing/playback with groove tables! Lock your patterns to a built-in scale! ...and much more! New to trackers? They're a fast, grid-based way to write music. Try it out! No ads, no subscription, no in-app-purchases, and no account needed.

About

Clockworks

Create complex polyrhythms visually by layering geometric shapes on a clockface. Explore diverse instruments, scales, and effects to generate intricate musical patterns without needing music theory knowledge. Export your creations as MIDI, audio, or sheet music.

Highlights
  • Visual polyrhythm creation
  • Layered shape system
  • 10 sampled instruments
  • Built-in drum kits
  • Dozens of scales
  • Scene-based arrangement
  • Export to MIDI, WAV, PDF
Features
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Clockworks turns rhythm into geometry. Build polyrhythms by layering rotating shapes on a clockface — each shape's sides become evenly-spaced beats, so a triangle and a pentagon played together weave intricate cross-rhythms with zero math. • Layer multiple shapes, each its own voice • 10 instruments — sampled piano, e-piano, guitars, plus synth keys, organ, marimba, vibes and more • Built-in drum kits with a step sequencer • Dozens of scales across many categories for instant melodic results • Scene-based arrangement to evolve your loop over time • Pro FX: 3-band EQ and BPM-synced echo • Export to MIDI, audio (WAV), or sheet music PDF No theory required — just add shapes and listen.

Screenshots

Nulltrack4 screens
Clockworks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clockworks at Free against Nulltrack's $7.99. Clockworks also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, 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

Clockworks is free to download; Nulltrack costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nulltrack versus Clockworks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNulltrackClockworks
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDECTET LLCDylan Cantor

Customer experience

Nulltrack

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Clockworks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nulltrack

No in-app purchases

None

Clockworks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nulltrack free?
Nulltrack costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clockworks free?
Clockworks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nulltrack or Clockworks have ads?
Neither Nulltrack nor Clockworks shows ads.

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