Comparison

Boom Lab vs Bounce

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

Head to head
About

Boom Lab

Features
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Boom Lab is a futuristic mobile music creation app for building beats, mixing tracks, recording original sounds, and organizing project ideas on your device. Start in Beat Lab with glowing pads, BPM controls, loop recording, quantize, swing, and a collapsible mini synth keyboard. Move into DJ Lab to load two decks, blend tracks, scratch virtual vinyl, adjust deck volume, and save sample ideas back into your crate. Stem Lab tools provide the interface for vocals, drums, bass, and instrumental separation workflows as the app evolves. Boom Lab is designed around local device storage. Saved projects, sample metadata, and recorded sounds are kept on your device so you can keep working smoothly and offline. Current features include: - 4-pad beat machine - Loop recording controls - BPM, swing, and quantize controls - Collapsible mini piano synth - Landscape-style DJ mixing board - Two deck import and playback controls - Virtual vinyl scratch interaction - Sample crate for saved sounds - Original sound recorder - Stem Lab placeholder workflow - Saved project vault - .boom project export and import - Device-first offline workflow Boom Lab is free with ads. The only paid upgrade is Boom Lab Premium, which removes ads. Core creation tools are not locked behind a paywall.

About

Bounce

Create music anywhere with a powerful mobile studio. Describe your desired sound or melody, and AI will generate it, providing editable tracks. Features include multitrack recording, clip editing, built-in instruments, and AUv3 hosting.

Highlights
  • AI-generated music from text prompts
  • Editable MIDI and audio clips
  • Multitrack recording with latency compensation
  • Built-in instruments and sampler
  • AUv3 plugin hosting
  • Stem export and auto-mastering
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bounce is a full music studio in your pocket — start from a prompt, a sample, a song you want to flip, or a blank session, and every piece stays yours to edit. SHARE IT — NEW Turn any project into a link anyone can open and play — no app required. They tap to listen, then "Open in Bounce to remix" drops the whole editable project on their timeline. Export a vertical video for TikTok/Reels in one tap, with a reactive visualizer. Invite a friend and you both get credits. START BY TYPING A VIBE — NEW First launch: describe what you want — "dark drill in F minor," "sunny afrobeats" — and a full, editable project is waiting for you. FLIP IT — NOW IN TEMPO Pick any song and Bounce pulls it apart: vocals, drums, bass, and the rest, each an editable track. New in 2.9: Bounce detects the song's tempo, so the stems land in time and follow the project's BPM. (Flip music you have the rights to use.) PLAY & CHOP — NEW SAMPLER The Perform pads got a redesign: a waveform strip shows your sample, drag the chop points wherever the hits are, and each pad lights its slice as you play. SPARK — FROM PROMPT TO PROJECT Type what you want and Spark builds a full, editable project in seconds. Re-roll any part and it stays in key and in harmony — even after you close the app. TALK TO YOUR PROJECT "Make it darker." "Re-roll the drums." "More reverb on the melody." Every change undoable in one tap. BOOTH — RECORD VOCALS Lyrics on screen, takes, comping, punch-in, vocal tune, one-tap vocal chains. PLUS THE FULL STUDIO • Multi-track recording, tempo-synced loops, cycle playback • A real mixer with honest meters + auto-mix that listens • AUv3 instruments and effects, Bounce Sampler • Generate a Sound & Sing a Hook (editable AI clips, credits) • Export a finished mix, stems, a social video, or a shareable link What you make is yours.

Screenshots

Boom Lab4 screens
Bounce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boom Lab at none against Bounce's 5. Boom Lab also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Bounce sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Boom Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Boom Lab versus Bounce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoom LabBounce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph WrightCasey Olayos

In-app purchases

None

Boom Lab

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bounce

One-time5
  • Essentials Vol. 1Free
  • Spark Pack$4.99
  • Studio Pack$9.99
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  • Bounce Pro$19.99
  • Producer Pack$24.99

Questions

Is Boom Lab free?
Boom Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bounce free?
Bounce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boom Lab or Bounce have ads?
Neither Boom Lab nor Bounce shows ads.

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