Comparison

BloopMachine vs Sylvaris Sapling

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

Head to head
About

BloopMachine

Create unique electronic music with a monophonic synth-sequencer. Generate acid lines and glitchy textures with a chaotic yet musical approach. Shape sounds with a versatile FX section and build full tracks with pattern chaining and song mode.

Highlights
  • Monophonic wavetable synth with resonant filter
  • Deep step sequencer with parameter automation
  • Mutate function for unpredictable sound design
  • 5-effect FX section with parameter sequencing
  • 48 patterns and Song mode for track building
  • Real-time audio recording and export
  • AUv3 plugin support
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BloopMachine is a monophonic synth-sequencer built for acid lines, glitchy textures and generative electronic music. Inspired by the sound worlds of Aphex Twin, Autechre and Morton Subotnick, it behaves like a TB-303 pushed way past the edge: squelchy, alive and gloriously unpredictable. At its heart is a wavetable synth with a resonant filter, driven by a deep step sequencer that can automate every parameter. Lean into the machine's love of chaos: the Mutate function reshapes your entire patch in one tap, turning simple sequences into organic, ever-shifting patterns that always stay musical. Shape your sound with a 5-effect FX section: Ring Modulator, Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Reverb, and sequence or mutate those parameters too, for movement and grit that evolves bar after bar. Build full tracks with 48 patterns and a Song mode that chains them into a timeline. Save your favourite machines as presets, then capture the result with real-time audio recording. Run it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin inside your favourite host, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. BloopMachine is free to download and explore. Unlock the full version with a single in-app purchase to use the complete FX section, access all 48 patterns, build tracks in Song mode, save and manage your own presets, export your music with real-time recording, and enable Undo. Features: • Monophonic wavetable synth with resonant filter • Synth octave, shape, decay, tone, phase & LFO parameters • Synth bend function • Mutate function for all synth parameters • Step sequencer for note, octave and all synth parameters • Variable step count up to 32 steps • FX module with 5 effects: Ring Modulator, Distortion, Chorus, Delay & Reverb (Full version) • Mutate function for all FX parameters • Step sequencer for all FX parameters • 48 patterns (Full version) • Song mode & Timeline (Full version) • Sequencer tempo & swing support • Audio export with real-time recording (Full version) • Undo function (Full version) • User presets management (Full version) • User presets import & export (Full version) • AudioUnit (AUv3) support More to come, new features are on their way (Midi mapping & Midi In clock support, Ableton Link, …). Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: contact@fingerlab.net Enjoy BloopMachine! Fingerlab Team

About

Sylvaris Sapling

Features
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Sylvaris Sapling is a synthesizer for iPhone and iPad that you can play the moment it opens. Two big pads play chords in a key you choose, or single notes in a scale, so every touch sounds musical. Slide a finger on a pad and the sound moves with it: filter, pitch, delay, reverb and more answer to your hand. WHAT YOU GET • Twelve synth voices: analog, FM, wavetable, strings, chords, modal bells, chiptune and more • A filter and effects section with nine modes, including low-pass, high-pass, tape, chorus, phase, tremolo, doubler and crush • Delay and reverb • SEEDS, a phrase maker that turns the chord you hold into a flowing line. Hold it, or latch it and let it run • A one-button looper: record a part, play it back, and play over the top • Sixteen ready-made sounds. Save your own, and import and export them • Play it with a MIDI keyboard over USB or Bluetooth • A guided tour of 24 short steps that shows you how to play, one action at a time • Built for touch, in landscape, with big controls FREE, WITH NOTHING IN THE WAY No ads, no account and no in-app purchases. The app asks for an email address in one place only, and only if you want to hear when the full Sylvaris launches. ABOUT SYLVARIS Sapling is the starter edition of Sylvaris, a larger instrument from Greenlit Audio. Sounds you save in Sapling open in Sylvaris. Best on iPhone 13 or later, and on iPad mini (6th generation) or newer. Questions or feedback: chris@greenlitaudio.com

Screenshots

BloopMachine4 screens
Sylvaris Sapling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sylvaris Sapling at none against BloopMachine's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. BloopMachine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sylvaris Sapling asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
BloopMachine versus Sylvaris Sapling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloopMachineSylvaris Sapling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFingerlabGreenlit Audio

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BloopMachine

One-time1
  • BloopMachine - Full Version$6.99
None

Sylvaris Sapling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BloopMachine free?
BloopMachine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sylvaris Sapling free?
Sylvaris Sapling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BloopMachine or Sylvaris Sapling have ads?
Neither BloopMachine nor Sylvaris Sapling shows ads.

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