Comparison

Braindance vs FIELD KIT Playback Engine

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
Currently charting
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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

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

Transform audio recordings into evolving textures, rhythms, and atmospheres. Create up to four independent playback windows with customizable speed, direction, and effects. Explore new sonic material from your recordings.

Highlights
  • Up to four independent playback windows
  • Variable playback speed and direction
  • Drive and filtering per window
  • Routable modulation sources
  • Save and recall .fieldkit files
  • Standalone app and AUv3 Audio Unit
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FIELD KIT is an audio playback instrument built for turning recorded sound into evolving texture, rhythm, and atmosphere. Load an audio file and create up to four independent playback windows across the recording. Each window can move through a different section of the source with its own playback speed, direction, crossfade, drive, filtering, level, and pan. Use FIELD KIT to pull overlapping textures from long field recordings, transform environmental sound into ambient beds, create asynchronous loops, or find entirely new material hidden inside a recording. Three modulation sources can be routed independently across the playback windows, allowing parameters to drift, pulse, and evolve over time. Features include: - Up to four independent playback windows - Forward, reverse, and ping-pong playback - Variable playback speed - Adjustable loop crossfade - Drive and filtering per window - Independent level and pan controls - Three routable modulation sources - SPLICE for working with multiple audio sources - Save and recall .fieldkit files to share across platforms - Internal recording in Standalone mode - Standalone app and AUv3 Audio Unit - Host transport support in compatible AUv3 hosts FIELD KIT was designed around a simple idea: a recording doesn't have to be played from beginning to end. It can be a place to explore.

Screenshots

Braindance4 screens
FIELD KIT Playback Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Braindance at 5.0 against FIELD KIT Playback Engine's 4.5. Braindance also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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 FIELD KIT Playback Engine $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Braindance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Braindance's written reviews are positive against 80% of FIELD KIT Playback Engine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braindance ships an update weekly, FIELD KIT Playback Engine every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Braindance versus FIELD KIT Playback Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraindanceFIELD KIT Playback Engine
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#84 — better#101
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfourtrack.fm LLCField Tone Audio, LLC

Customer experience

Braindance

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

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Braindance

No in-app purchases

None

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braindance free?
Braindance costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FIELD KIT Playback Engine free?
FIELD KIT Playback Engine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braindance or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
Braindance is rated higher. Braindance averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FIELD KIT Playback Engine averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Braindance or FIELD KIT Playback Engine have ads?
Neither Braindance nor FIELD KIT Playback Engine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braindance or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
Braindance ships an update weekly, and FIELD KIT Playback Engine every 2 weeks. Most recently, Braindance was updated on October 7, 2026 and FIELD KIT Playback Engine on October 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Braindance or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
Braindance currently peaks at #84 in the App Store charts, and FIELD KIT Playback Engine at #101. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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