Comparison

FIELD KIT Playback Engine vs FloWeave

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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.

About

FloWeave

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FloWeave helps DJs turn music discovery into a coherent set. Search for tracks, understand their musical characteristics, and discover what could play next. FloWeave combines BPM, key, energy, genre and your DJ DNA to make track exploration more intentional. FEATURES • Search and explore tracks • Discover compatible next-track ideas • Understand your personal DJ DNA • Organize favorites and search history • Build AI-assisted set ideas • Save and revisit your sets FLOWeave PRO Upgrade to FloWeave Pro to unlock advanced search, AI Set Builder, Dig Deeper, My AI Sets and additional professional tools. Monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription options are available. FloWeave is designed for DJs who want to spend less time searching and more time shaping the flow of a set. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FIELD KIT Playback Engine4 screens
FloWeave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FloWeave at Free against FIELD KIT Playback Engine's $9.99. FloWeave also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). FIELD KIT Playback Engine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

FloWeave is free to download; FIELD KIT Playback Engine costs $9.99 up front. FloWeave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FIELD KIT Playback Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FIELD KIT Playback Engine ships an update every 2 weeks, FloWeave every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FIELD KIT Playback Engine versus FloWeave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFIELD KIT Playback EngineFloWeave
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperField Tone Audio, LLCMIng Yang Chen

In-app purchases

None

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FloWeave

Subscriptions2
  • FloWeave Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • FloWeave Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is FIELD KIT Playback Engine free?
FIELD KIT Playback Engine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FloWeave free?
FloWeave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FIELD KIT Playback Engine or FloWeave have ads?
FloWeave shows ads; FIELD KIT Playback Engine does not.
Which is updated more often, FIELD KIT Playback Engine or FloWeave?
FIELD KIT Playback Engine ships an update every 2 weeks, and FloWeave every 3 days. Most recently, FIELD KIT Playback Engine was updated on November 6, 2026 and FloWeave on November 6, 2026.

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