Comparison

Busker Live FX vs Wormhole

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

Head to head
About

Busker Live FX

Features
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Busker Live FX is a live guitar and vocal multi-effects app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Connect instruments and microphones through an external audio interface, then control effects, your mix, backing tracks, loops and performance recording in one app. A console for each device โ€ข Mac and landscape iPad: channel details, channel strips and MR/Looper/Record in three columns โ€ข Portrait iPad: transport panels arranged side by side below the console โ€ข iPhone: bottom tabs for channel details, channel strips and playback/recording โ€ข Mac: select an external interface independently of the system default Independent channels and effects โ€ข Up to four inputs, depending on your interface, with Guitar or Vocal on each channel โ€ข Guitar: Tuner, Gate, Compressor, EQ, Boost, NAM AMP, IR, Doubler, Chorus, Delay and Reverb โ€ข Vocal: Gate, Preamp, Compressor, EQ, De-esser, Pitch Correction, two-voice Harmony and Reverb โ€ข Input gain, Pan, output faders, Mute/Solo and stereo Main output Perform and record โ€ข One stereo loop up to 60 seconds, with overdubbing, Undo and Clear โ€ข Import backing audio, see position and total time, and shift KEY by โˆ’3โ€ฆ+3 semitones โ€ข Record enabled inputs, loaded MR, active loop and final MIX as stereo 24-bit WAV files โ€ข Pause/resume within a Take; browse, preview and share individual files or a whole Take โ€ข MIDI mapping by input channel and Guitar/Vocal type, All MIDI channels and MIDI Learn โ€ข Save presets, edit names together and delete from the library All app features are free. No login or subscription is required. Presets and recordings are stored per device and do not automatically sync between devices. Requirements Requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or later, or macOS 14 or later, a compatible external audio interface and microphone permission. Built-in audio and AirPods are not treated as external interfaces for live input. Adapters, power and drivers depend on your interface. Latency and available processing capacity depend on your device, interface and buffer settings. User manual: https://buskerlivefx.pickandtune.com/manual Support: support@pickandtune.com

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Wormhole

Features
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Wormhole turns any sound you have into music you made. Drop in a clip โ€” a video from your camera roll, a voice memo, a file, or something you hum into the mic. Wormhole listens to it, finds the tempo and the key on its own, and chops it into slices you can play. From there you are one tap away from a beat. FIVE INSTRUMENTS, ONE SCREEN Drums, 808, keys, your chopped clip, and a lead โ€” all on one page. Tap a row to open its notes and draw them straight in. There is no edit mode to learn and no menu tree to climb. If you can tap, you can write a pattern. EVERY NOTE IS IN KEY Wormhole knows what key your project is in and keeps every instrument inside it. You can't place a wrong note. Change the key later and your melodies move with it โ€” the app remembers the scale degree, not the absolute pitch. THE WORMHOLE Send any sound into the Wormhole and it comes back out in your key. Freeze a single grain into a pad. Smear a vocal into a choir. Stutter a snare into a fill that was never played. It is a scale-locked granular bus, and it is the reason the app is called what it is called. CHOP IT YOUR WAY Slice on transients, slice on the grid, or cut it by hand โ€” tap the waveform to add a cut, drag a dot to move one. Pick a part of a long clip and chop only that. Every slice gets its own pitch, filter, and length. STUCK? PRESS FLIP One button writes a whole beat โ€” drums, bass, chords, melody, all in your key, all editable. Press it until something grabs you, then make it yours. LOOPS BECOME A SONG Build up to four versions of every instrument, then place them on a timeline. Drag a block's edge to repeat it. That is the entire arrangement view. POST IT Export a 1080x1920 vertical video with a reactive visual, ready to go straight to your feed. Or take M4A for other apps and 24-bit WAV for your DAW. BUILT PROPERLY Real-time audio engine written from scratch. No login, no account, no cloud, no tracking โ€” your projects live on your phone. Works fully offline. Something you already have is a beat. It just needs chopping. https://wormhole.aimoxyz.xyz/terms

Screenshots

Busker Live FX4 screens
Wormhole4 screens

Verdict

The call

Busker Live FX and Wormhole are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Busker Live FX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Wormhole sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Busker Live FX versus Wormhole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusker Live FXWormhole
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMINJUNG CHOMoritz Maximilian Fricke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Busker Live FX

Subscriptions2
  • Busker Live FX Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Busker Live FX Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Busker Live FX Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
2 purchases

Wormhole

Subscriptions2
  • Wormhole Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Wormhole Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Busker Live FX free?
Busker Live FX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wormhole free?
Wormhole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Busker Live FX or Wormhole have ads?
Neither Busker Live FX nor Wormhole shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Busker Live FX or Wormhole?
Busker Live FX ships an update every 6 days, and Wormhole every 6 days. Most recently, Busker Live FX was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wormhole on October 24, 2026.

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