Comparison

Braindance vs Wind Chimes

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

Head to head
About

Braindance

This app allows real-time audio manipulation with buffer-glitch effects. Create complex rhythmic patterns, apply various audio transformations, and perform live with intuitive controls. It can be used as a standalone application or as an Audio Unit within other hosts.

Highlights
  • Real-time buffer-glitch audio manipulation
  • Step sequencer with Euclidean patterns
  • Multiple audio effects (bitcrush, flanger, delay, reverb)
  • Master filter with various modes
  • Live performance controls (XY pad, macros)
  • AUv3 and MIDI support
Features
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Braindance is a buffer-glitch effect for iOS. Feed it audio and cut, stutter, repitch and mangle it in real time. SEQUENCE Build glitch patterns on a step sequencer with gate, repeat, reverse and pan lanes. Fill rhythms with Euclidean patterns, set step size and length, and capture what you just played onto the history tape. EFFECTS Shape the result with bitcrush, flanger, delay and reverb, then a master filter with switchable SVF, ladder, comb and resonator modes. Automate any parameter with per-slot shapes and depth over a chosen number of bars. PERFORM Play the effect live. Morph between settings on an XY pad, hold macros like Fire, History, Forget and Freeze, and fire launch pads including Trance Gate, Half-Time, Tresillo, IDM Chop, Stutter, Machine Gun, Glitch Walk, Reverse Rain, Ping Pong, Repitch, Dub Siren and Clicks + Cuts. AUv3 Run Braindance as an Audio Unit inside your host to process tracks in place, or play it standalone. A MIDI variant is included for triggering glitches from a keyboard or sequencer. Three themes: Ark, Candy and Clarity.

About

Wind Chimes

This app generates MIDI notes based on a physics simulation of colliding wind chimes. Customize chime properties, scales, and timing for unique generative music. It runs as an AUv3 MIDI generator in compatible hosts or standalone with a built-in sampler.

Highlights
  • Physics-based wind chime simulation
  • Generative MIDI note output
  • Customizable chime properties
  • AUv3 MIDI generator support
  • Standalone sampler included
  • Visual themes and timing options
Features
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Wind Chimes is a generative MIDI instrument built around a physically simulated row of wind chimes. A simulated wind field sways the chimes, and when two collide, the struck one fires a MIDI note. Play it by hand, or let the wind play on its own. REAL WIND, REAL COLLISIONS • Up to 16 chimes hang in a graduated row • Chimes ring by knocking into each other, not a clapper • Tap, hold, or drag any chime to play it by hand • Gusts sweep across the row instead of hitting all at once CUSTOMIZE EVERY CHIME • Choose anywhere from 2 to 16 chimes • Spread the row from tightly packed to wide open • Length and Weight shape each chime's swing and reach • Go full screen for a bigger, more zen performance A GENERATIVE MIDI PLAYGROUND • Every chime's note comes from the current key and scale • Turn any chime's note off, or reassign it freely • Every chime's real swing angle can drive generative CC modulation • Up to 16 chimes across up to 16 channels, endless generative variety MAKE IT YOURS • Pick from a set of beautifully designed visual themes • Switch between Free timing and a quantized grid • New Wind reseeds the sequence, keeping every setting the same • Randomize rolls a brand-new layout, tuning, and wind in one tap BUILT FOR AUV3 HOSTS • Runs as a full AUv3 MIDI Generator in any compatible host • Automate every wind and tuning parameter from the host • MIDI timing is sample-accurate, synced to the host's own tempo • Presets sync over iCloud across devices, the app, and AUv3 Play standalone with a built-in sampler for instant sound, or load Wind Chimes as a silent-audio AUv3 MIDI Generator and route it into any instrument you like.

Screenshots

Braindance4 screens
Wind Chimes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Braindance and Wind Chimes both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Wind Chimes's written reviews are positive against 83% of Braindance's. Wind Chimes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Braindance's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Braindance costs $4.99 and Wind Chimes $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Braindance against 5.0 for Wind Chimes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Braindance has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Braindance's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wind Chimes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braindance ships an update weekly, Wind Chimes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Braindance versus Wind Chimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraindanceWind Chimes
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfourtrack.fm LLCCem Olcay

Customer experience

Braindance

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Wind Chimes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Braindance

No in-app purchases

None

Wind Chimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braindance free?
Braindance costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wind Chimes free?
Wind Chimes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braindance or Wind Chimes?
Braindance and Wind Chimes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Braindance or Wind Chimes have ads?
Neither Braindance nor Wind Chimes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braindance or Wind Chimes?
Braindance ships an update weekly, and Wind Chimes every 3 days. Most recently, Braindance was updated on November 5, 2026 and Wind Chimes on November 6, 2026.

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