Comparison

Bitbop vs SoundMaster Pro

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

Head to head
About

Bitbop

Create music with a pocket instrument where every pad is in key. Explore over 1,000 songs across various genres, customize sounds with five unique synthesizer worlds, and visualize your music with full-screen graphics. Share your creations as video, audio, or links.

Highlights
  • Pocket instrument with in-key pads
  • 1,000+ song templates across genres
  • Five distinct synthesizer sound worlds
  • Full-screen music visualizations
  • Export audio, MIDI, and video
  • Real-time collaborative jamming
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bitbop is a pocket instrument for making music. Every pad is in key, so you can't play a wrong note, and a full band plays along: lead, bass, bells and drums. START FROM 1,000+ SONGS Techno, house, trance, drum and bass, synthwave, lo-fi, hip-hop, disco, afrobeat, latin, raga, classical, folk and Bitbop originals. Load one, change anything, make it yours. Or tap Surprise me and start from a new idea. FIVE SOUND WORLDS Each one is its own synthesizer: - Bitbop: the signature chiptune sound, a PWM lead and a chip supersaw - Techno: a resonant lead, a clean sub and a driven kit - Retro: a pulse melody, square chimes and a smooth triangle bass - Classical: bowed strings and a plucked harp in a concert hall - Dancehall: a syncopated sub, a skank chop and a steppers riddim SOUND YOU CAN SEE 100 full-screen visuals that follow every note you hear. SHARE WHAT YOU MAKE - Export a video for stories and feeds, with the visuals you see - Export WAV audio or MIDI for any music app - Share a song as a link or QR code - Go Live: friends watch your jam in real time from a link, no app needed PLAY YOUR WAY - Tempo from 65 to 250 BPM, a vibe filter and a feel control for swing - Loops from 8 steps up to 10 bars, with a fader for lead, bass, bells and drums - Undo, erase, copy and paste, and lock a control between songs NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. Bitbop works offline and your songs stay on your device. Only anonymous usage counts are sent, and you can turn them off in Settings.

About

SoundMaster Pro

Features
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Sound Master — acoustic measurement for live-sound engineers: sound level meter, spectrum analyser, RT60, system response and speaker delay alignment. Usable results in seconds, in the field, offline and with no account. Built for the field Sound techs, system engineers, installers: every tool answers a real situation — finding a hole in the response before the audience arrives, checking an RT60, aligning a delay tower, tuning a system. Mic-based readings are indicative, not calibrated: a field tool, not a lab. On iPhone and iPad Real-time sound level meter in decibels. Real-time spectrum analyser, full-resolution FFT or octave bands from 1/1 to 1/12, with peak hold and RMS curve. RT60 measurement (T20 method). Signal generator (sine, white noise, pink noise, log sweep). Swept system response. Speaker delay alignment. Saved captures that can be compared against each other and exported to PDF. On Mac — additionally A Mac has an audio interface plugged into it, and the Mac edition uses it. Live mode: meter, analyser and spectrogram side by side in one window, each panel resizable and adjustable on its own. dB A and dB C over fifteen minutes, microphone calibration, limits that turn red when exceeded, a trend indicator. Session recording to PDF minute by minute, and instant screen capture to PDF. Input routing: each bus is assigned to any input of any device, from inside the app. The MIC bus carries the measurement — it is what the meter, the analyser and the spectrogram all read. The optional REF bus carries the reference signal and appears as an extra curve on the analyser with its own scale, draggable so it can be laid over the measurement for comparison. The two buses can come from two different boxes: the app builds its own private aggregate device with clock drift correction, adding nothing to your system settings and never touching Audio MIDI Setup. Subscription Free trial, then subscription. The subscription is shared across iPhone, iPad and Mac — one purchase covers all your devices. On Mac there is no ad-supported free tier. About level readings The meter gives working figures for the sound engineer, dependent on your microphone's calibration. It is not a regulatory sound level meter: a legally valid measurement requires a class 1 or 2 instrument per IEC 61672. In a venue subject to noise regulation, the venue's own system is what counts. Terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://soundmaster.monlocaltechnique.fr/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bitbop4 screens
SoundMaster Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bitbop at none against SoundMaster Pro's 1. Bitbop also leads on ads (none vs shown). SoundMaster Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. SoundMaster Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Bitbop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bitbop ships an update weekly, SoundMaster Pro every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bitbop versus SoundMaster Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitbopSoundMaster Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranz EnzenhoferMon Local Technique

In-app purchases

None

Bitbop

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundMaster Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Sound Master Pro — Full Access$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Bitbop free?
Bitbop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundMaster Pro free?
SoundMaster Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bitbop or SoundMaster Pro have ads?
SoundMaster Pro shows ads; Bitbop does not.
Which is updated more often, Bitbop or SoundMaster Pro?
Bitbop ships an update weekly, and SoundMaster Pro every 6 days. Most recently, Bitbop was updated on October 31, 2026 and SoundMaster Pro on October 31, 2026.

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