Comparison

Nulltrack vs MBR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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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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

MBR

Features
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MBR-01 is an expressive polyphonic synthesizer you play by touch. No keys, no menus to get lost in โ€” just a living surface that responds to where and how you press. Slide across the XY pad to bend pitch and open the filter at once. The instrument is locked to the scale you choose, so every note lands in key: explore freely without ever playing a wrong note. SIX VOICES, ONE EXPRESSIVE SURFACE โ€ข 6-voice polyphony with glide โ€ข Morphing oscillator (sine โ†’ triangle โ†’ saw โ†’ square) plus a sub โ€ข Resonant ladder filter with its own range control โ€ข Full ADSR envelope ARPEGGIATOR โ€ข Up, Down, Up/Down and Random modes โ€ข Tempo with tap, adjustable divisions and octave range โ€ข Hold to let chords ring LIVE FX RACK โ€ข Drive, bitcrusher, ring modulator, pitch shifter, phaser and chorus โ€ข Delay, reverb and glide for space and movement โ€ข Toggle and tweak everything while you play 31 SCALES From major and minor to whole tone, diminished and blues โ€” through Hirajoshi, Iwato, Kumoi, Pelog, Bhairav, Marwa and more. Set the root and octave range and the whole surface re-tunes. PRESETS A curated library across Bass, Leads, Plucks, Pads and FX โ€” plus save your own. Each preset carries its own reactive visual style. REACTIVE VISUALS A Metal-powered visualizer reacts to your playing in real time, with external display output for performance and visuals. MIDI OUT Send what you play to hardware synths or other apps over Core MIDI, with channel selection. BILINGUAL Full English and Spanish, switchable inside the app at any time. Built for iPad and iPhone. No account, no data collection โ€” just sound.

Screenshots

Nulltrack4 screens
MBR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MBR at $4.99 against Nulltrack's $7.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Nulltrack costs $7.99 and MBR $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Nulltrack versus MBR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNulltrackMBR
Price$7.99$4.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDECTET LLCCristopher Alejandro Yescas Arreola

In-app purchases

None

Nulltrack

No in-app purchases

None

MBR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nulltrack free?
Nulltrack costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MBR free?
MBR costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nulltrack or MBR have ads?
Neither Nulltrack nor MBR shows ads.

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