Braindance vs BeepBento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
BeepBento
Create music with a collection of sound effects, a beat maker, and six AUv3 plugins. Explore diverse sounds, sketch rhythms, and add texture to your projects. Features include a sequencer, real-time audio shaping, and various synthesizers and effects.
- 100 diverse sound effects
- 16-step beat sequencer
- Real-time audio shaping
- Six AUv3 plugins (FX, Synth, Drum Machine, etc.)
- Import and export audio
- Light, dark, and system themes
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Turn every beep, pop, and click into the start of something musical. BeepBento is a pocket-sized box of sound. It brings together 100 sound effects, a hands-on beat workshop, a flexible audio studio, and six AUv3 plug-ins—so you can find a sound, sketch a rhythm, or add texture and movement to a host project without slowing down. 100 SOUNDS • Explore arcade, sci-fi, toy, nature, foley, and interface sounds • Search, browse by category, save favorites, or let Random surprise you • Play 80 characterful synthesized sounds and 20 public-domain recordings BEAT WORKSHOP & STUDIO • Tap out ideas on a 4-track, 16-step sequencer • Choose or randomize track sounds, then adjust tempo and swing • Import audio and shape color, space, echo, texture, pitch, and speed in real time • Tap the magic wand for musical settings, then export as WAV • Save exports to the shared audio library for the app and Sampler AUv3 SIX AUv3 PLUG-INS • FX: three drive modes, noise, jitter, bit crushing, ducked delay, and 16-step sequencing • Motion FX: host-synced motion, envelope/MIDI response, auto-pan, chorus, and dynamic delay • Synth: 12 voices, anti-aliased saw/square, PWM, resonant filter, filter LFO, key tracking, and glide • Drum Machine: 8 synthesized parts, per-part mixing, room, humanize, and a 4-lane sequencer • Sampler: play 100 sounds or shared samples with regions, reverse playback, and looping • MIDI Lab: transpose, scales, chords, velocity humanize, probability, random octaves, and routing Made for playful creation with light, dark, and system themes, 10 languages, haptics, and responsive iPhone and iPad layouts. No account and no ads; imported audio is processed on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BeepBento at daily against Braindance's weekly. BeepBento also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Braindance's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Braindance costs $4.99 and BeepBento $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Braindance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Braindance's written reviews are positive against 100% of BeepBento's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Braindance ships an update weekly, BeepBento daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braindance | BeepBento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | fourtrack.fm LLC | 宁 徐 |
Customer experience
Braindance
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In-app purchases
Braindance
No in-app purchases
BeepBento
No in-app purchases







