Comparison

Braindance vs VU950 FX

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

VU950 FX

This audio effect plugin emulates classic sampler tones with 12-bit DSP. It offers sample-rate reduction, input drive, and an adjustable anti-aliasing filter to shape your sound. Perfect for adding gritty character to your music productions.

Highlights
  • 12-bit DSP model
  • Sample-rate reduction
  • Input drive
  • Adjustable anti-aliasing filter
  • Bass and presence coloration
  • Noise generation
Features
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VU950 FX is an AUv3 effect plug-in built around a gritty 12-bit DSP model, designed to bring classic sampler-style tone shaping directly into your iOS music host. At its core, VU950 FX combines sample-rate reduction, 12-bit DAC character, input drive, bass and presence coloration, noise, and an anti-aliasing filter that naturally closes as the sample rate goes down. You can keep that authentic behavior, or edit the AA Filter manually to fine-tune how dark, crunchy, clean, or aliased the sound becomes. Use RATE to set the modeled sample rate, from cleaner high-bandwidth processing to darker low-rate texture. Use FILTER to shape the main tone filter from wide open to heavily rolled off. Use CHANNELS to choose whether the left or right input channel becomes the focused mono source. The jog wheel edits the active RATE or FILTER page. ON/+ and OFF/- switch the selected channel when CHANNELS mode is active. The top knobs give you direct control over AA Filter, Input Drive, and Output Gain, so you can push the DSP model harder, tame the final level, or dial in just the right amount of anti-aliasing response. VU950 FX is made for fast AUv3 workflows: load it in your favorite compatible host, automate the parameters, and turn clean audio into controlled 12-bit character in seconds.

Screenshots

Braindance4 screens
VU950 FX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Braindance at weekly against VU950 FX's every 3 weeks. VU950 FX's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 VU950 FX $0.99 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 VU950 FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Braindance's written reviews are positive against 100% of VU950 FX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braindance ships an update weekly, VU950 FX every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Braindance versus VU950 FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraindanceVU950 FX
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfourtrack.fm LLCDariusz Chynek

Customer experience

Braindance

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

VU950 FX

All ratings2 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

VU950 FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braindance free?
Braindance costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VU950 FX free?
VU950 FX costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braindance or VU950 FX?
Braindance and VU950 FX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Braindance or VU950 FX have ads?
Neither Braindance nor VU950 FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braindance or VU950 FX?
Braindance ships an update weekly, and VU950 FX every 3 weeks. Most recently, Braindance was updated on October 24, 2026 and VU950 FX on October 24, 2026.

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