Comparison

Nulltrack vs Continuo

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

Continuo

Generate basslines based on chord progressions. Input your chords, select a style, and the app creates a bassline that follows your changes. Offers multiple instruments, time signatures, and export options.

Highlights
  • Chord-based bassline generation
  • Multiple musical styles
  • Various bass instrument options
  • Support for any time signature
  • MIDI and MusicXML export
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Type the changes. Get the bassline. Most bassline tools ask you for a scale. Continuo asks for your chords. Type a progression โ€” slash chords and all โ€” pick a style, and Continuo writes a line that actually plays those changes: chord tones on the strong beats, approach notes into the next chord, and a register that sits where a bass player would sit. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Type your changes one bar at a time, separated by | โ€” or start from one of 18 built-in sets: 12-bar blues, rhythm changes, ii-V-I, doo-wop, montuno vamp, bossa turnaround, 7/8 vamp and more. โ€ข Slash chords like Am/C pin the bass note, so the line plays exactly what you wrote. โ€ข Pick a style, then shape it: Density (sparse to busy), Motion (plain roots to passing and chromatic tones), and Swing (straight to triplet). โ€ข Tap Next take to cycle through ranked alternatives, best first. Tap any chord in the strip to swap, move, or stretch it โ€” the line rewrites around your edit. โ€ข Undo steps back over anything that changed the line โ€” an edit, a preset, an import, a take, even a slider. WHAT'S INSIDE โ€ข Seven styles: root and fifth, walking, funk/R&B, tumbao, bossa nova, reggae one-drop, and Motown. โ€ข Seven instruments that change what gets played, not just the tone: 4-, 5- and 6-string bass guitar, upright, 808/sub, synth bass, and chiptune. โ€ข Any time signature โ€” 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, 5/4, 7/8, 5/8, 11/8 and more. Every style works in every meter. โ€ข Import changes from a MIDI or MusicXML file. โ€ข MIDI export, optionally with a reference chord track โ€” plus MusicXML with chord symbols for MuseScore, Sibelius, Dorico, and Finale. โ€ข A bass-clef notation preview with chord symbols. โ€ข Fully offline. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no in-app purchases. โ€ข Private by design โ€” Continuo collects nothing. Your music never leaves your device unless you export it. Continuo is by Songdeed. Pairs with Mediant, our chord-progression app.

Screenshots

Nulltrack4 screens
Continuo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Continuo at $4.99 against Nulltrack's $7.99. Continuo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Continuo $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Nulltrack versus Continuo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNulltrackContinuo
Price$7.99$4.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDECTET LLCEVAN TRACEN POWERS

Customer experience

Nulltrack

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

Continuo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nulltrack

No in-app purchases

None

Continuo

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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