Clockworks vs Bitbop

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.

Make music with your thumbs. Bitbop is a tiny chiptune groovebox - tap the colored pads to drop notes into a song while a little 8-bit band grooves underneath you: melody, bass, sparkle and drums. Here's the magic: every pad is in key, so you literally can't play a wrong note. Beginners make something that sounds great in seconds. There's nothing to read, no menus to learn - just tap and it grooves. FIVE SOUND ENGINES, NOT FIVE PRESETS Every mood is its own synthesizer, written from scratch: - BitBop - the signature chiptune voice: PWM lead and chip-supersaw - Rave - detuned supersaw and a saw reese bass, straight off a warehouse floor - Handheld - a faithful 4-channel console chip, real LFSR noise and all - Classical - plucked Karplus-Strong strings in a procedural hall - Dancehall - syncopated sub-bass, skank chop and a steppers riddim 600+ TUNES TO START FROM Load a public-domain classic, a folk tune, a rag, an anthem, a rave groove or an original chiptune sketch - then pull it apart and make it yours. Or hit Surprise and let Bitbop sketch a whole song for you. GO LIVE Start a live stream and anyone who opens your link watches your jam unfold in real time - your notes, your visuals, your beat, as you play it. No app needed on their end. Resume the same link later, or spin up a fresh one. MAKE IT LOOK GOOD Over 60 full-screen visualizers turn any jam into a light show - and what you see on screen is exactly what lands in your exported video. PLAY WITH IT - Tempo 65-250 bpm, swing, and a "vibe" filter; loops from 1 to 10 bars - Export your track as WAV or MIDI, or share it as a video clip - Share a song as a link - it opens the exact tune, in or out of the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No third-party trackers. Works fully offline. Your songs live on your device. Bitbop only sends anonymous usage counts (which you can turn off in Settings) - never your songs, never anything that identifies you. Tap a color. Make a banger. That's the whole app.