Comparison

Braindance vs Jungle Breaks

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

Jungle Breaks

Create and perform electronic music with a powerful live groovebox. Features MPC-style pads, loopers, and a vast collection of classic breakbeats and basslines. Ideal for on-stage performances or studio sessions.

Highlights
  • Dual-scene live performance groovebox
  • MPC-style sampler pads
  • Quantized pad loopers
  • Iconic 90s jungle breakbeats
  • Independent DSP routing with 16 effects per group
  • 32-step live sequencer
  • Scene snapshots for instant recall
Features
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Jungle Breaks is a dual-scene live performance groovebox built as the mobile workflow for old-school jungle, drum 'n' bass, and breakcore music enthusiasts. Built as the powerful successor to the Amen Break Generator app, it expands on its original concepts by introducing MPC-style sampler pads, quantized pad loopers, and a comprehensive set of iconic samples: era-defining 1990s jungle breakbeats, chord pads and subbasses. The dual-scene layout allows to run two complete, independent 16-pad setups in parallel — 32 pads total — each with its own samples, effects, and snapshots. With this you can easily blend two arrangements, build transitions, or extend a set on the fly. The app features state-saving snapshots for instant performance recall and runs standalone or as a synchronized AUv3 plugin inside an iOS host DAW. Whether you're chopping the amen break on stage or building a session in the studio, Jungle Breaks keeps your hands on the sound instead of buried in menus. Key features: * Sampler playback modes: Choose between standard One-Shot Mode (with +/- 12 semitone tuning) and Sliced Mode, which auto-chops loops into user-defined clips. * Independent DSP Routing: Group individual pads into 4 color-coded sub-mixes, running each through an independent sequential chain of DSP effects. * Free-Play Mode — Jam over your samples with automatic tempo quantization, so live-triggered loops and effects always land on the beat (or lock to your host's MIDI clock as an AUv3). * 32-Step Live Loopers: Capture and overdub live taps across integrated 16 loopers with three distinct launch modes (Start on Tap, Start Immediately, and Count-In) with adjustable tempo (60-240 BPM). * Live loopers pattern editor: Edit your recorded midi events, step-by-step with 32-steps grid-style editor. * 16-Effect DSP Chain per Group — Every group runs its own independent signal chain of 16 tempo-synced effects, including a segment-shuffling Scrambler, a randomized-loop Juggler, a stutter Repeater, rhythmic Gater, Bitcrusher, Flanger, stereo Ping-Pong Delay, sweeping filters, vinyl-style Slowdown, and tempo-locked Reverse — 64 effect slots in total across all 4 groups. * Scene Snapshots: Store and recall 4 snapshot slots per scene on the fly to capture exact sample maps, active looper patterns, and effect parameters perfectly quantized to the global tempo. * Scene Snapshots — Capture your full pad, effect, and looper state into 4 instant-recall slots per scene, with automatic synced transitions between them. * Save & Load Scenes — Store and reload complete performance setups as files, and swap them live mid-set without interrupting playback. * AUv3 & MIDI Integration: Run natively or as an AUv3 plugin inside iOS host DAWs, utilizing full MIDI note maps for pad triggers, snapshot recalls, MIDI Transport, and dedicated scene stop/panic notes. * Import your own loops and one-shots samples. App accepts custom WAV files (16/24 bit, mono/stereo)

Screenshots

Braindance4 screens
Jungle Breaks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Braindance at weekly against Jungle Breaks's monthly. Jungle Breaks's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). 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 Jungle Breaks $3.99 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 Jungle Breaks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Braindance's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jungle Breaks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braindance ships an update weekly, Jungle Breaks monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Braindance versus Jungle Breaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraindanceJungle Breaks
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfourtrack.fm LLCAleksandra Wienclawska

Customer experience

Braindance

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

Jungle Breaks

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Braindance

No in-app purchases

None

Jungle Breaks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braindance free?
Braindance costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jungle Breaks free?
Jungle Breaks costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braindance or Jungle Breaks?
Braindance and Jungle Breaks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Braindance or Jungle Breaks have ads?
Neither Braindance nor Jungle Breaks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braindance or Jungle Breaks?
Braindance ships an update weekly, and Jungle Breaks monthly. Most recently, Braindance was updated on October 31, 2026 and Jungle Breaks on October 31, 2026.

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