Comparison

NuSaw vs Play Beat Sequencer

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

Head to head
About

NuSaw

Create massive, detuned '90s dance sounds with this polyphonic synthesizer. Features a stack of sawtooth oscillators, a resonant filter, and a full effects chain. Generate dynamic patches with LFOs, a modulation matrix, and an arpeggiator.

Highlights
  • Polyphonic SuperSaw engine
  • Detuned sawtooth oscillators
  • Resonant low-pass filter
  • Full effects chain (chorus, delay, reverb, drive)
  • Multiple LFOs and modulation matrix
  • Sequenced gate and arpeggiator
  • AUv3 plugin and standalone app
Features
Currently charting
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NuSaw is a polyphonic SuperSaw synthesizer: the huge, detuned '90s dance sound, built for accuracy and tuned to fill the room. At its heart is a stack of 3 to 25 detuned sawtooth oscillators with a sine sub, a resonant lowpass filter, and dual ADSR envelopes for amp and filter. On top sits a full effects chain: an accurately modeled chorus, a tempo-syncable stereo ping-pong delay, plate reverb, and drive. Motion is built in: three LFOs, a flexible modulation matrix, a sequenced gate, and an arpeggiator, so patches breathe, wobble, all on their own. • 50+ factory presets: leads, basses, stabs, pads, strings, arps, and keys • Authentically modeled SuperSaw engine with accurate drift and stereo spread • FX rack with authentic chorus + ping-pong delay + reverb + drive • 3 LFOs, mod matrix, sequenced gate, and arpeggiator • Resonant switchable filter, with slope control and key tracking • Save and share your own patches • AUv3 plug-in for AUM, Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, and more, plus a full standalone app with an on-screen keyboard Whether you're chasing a festival trance lead, a snarling Reese bass, or a wide evolving pad, NuSaw gets you there fast. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Roland Corporation. Roland, JP-8000 and JP-8080 are trademarks of Roland Corporation, used for reference only.

About

Play Beat Sequencer

Features
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Play Beat is a beat sequencer from about age 7 (Dutch groep 4 and up) and anyone learning to program a groove. You place hits on 16 steps, listen, then edit until the pattern is tight. Tracks • Kick, snare, hi-hat, clap • Bass, piano, synth (tap the same step again to raise the pitch) Effects per track Enable FX on one track; the others stay dry. Effects: reverb, lowpass, highpass, saturation, echo. Get started Pick a starter (empty, house, hip hop, rock, ambient) or build from scratch. Play, change steps, set tempo. Your beat stays on the device. The app is free. A single non-personalized Google AdMob banner sits at the bottom. No interstitials, rewarded ads, video, or app-open ads. A one-time in-app purchase (about €2) removes that banner. Anyone who already bought the paid iOS app keeps ads off. Restore purchases is in the app. Privacy: https://beatboxbart.nl/playbeat-privacy/

Screenshots

NuSaw4 screens
Play Beat Sequencer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Play Beat Sequencer at Free against NuSaw's $6.99. NuSaw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Play Beat Sequencer is free to download; NuSaw costs $6.99 up front. Play Beat Sequencer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NuSaw asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NuSaw ships an update every 2 days, Play Beat Sequencer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NuSaw versus Play Beat Sequencer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuSawPlay Beat Sequencer
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles VestalBart Voogt

In-app purchases

None

NuSaw

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Play Beat Sequencer

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is NuSaw free?
NuSaw costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Beat Sequencer free?
Play Beat Sequencer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NuSaw or Play Beat Sequencer have ads?
Play Beat Sequencer shows ads; NuSaw does not.
Which is updated more often, NuSaw or Play Beat Sequencer?
NuSaw ships an update every 2 days, and Play Beat Sequencer every 4 days. Most recently, NuSaw was updated on October 25, 2026 and Play Beat Sequencer on October 29, 2026.

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