Burea vs Torero Organ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burea
This application provides access to the Bureå Church pipe organ sample set for use with MIDI keyboards and pedals on iOS and macOS devices. It requires a significant download size of approximately 1.5 GB.
- Bureå Church pipe organ sample set
- MIDI keyboard and pedal support
- iOS and macOS compatibility
- Large sample set download
- Creative Commons licensed samples
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This app makes the Bureå Church pipe organ sample set available for playing with MIDI keyboards and a MIDI pedal connected to your iOS or macOS device. The sample set was released by Lars Palo under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license, see http://www.familjenpalo.se/vpo/download . For more information about the app and the underlying Napo framework, please visit the support page http://polaron.de/Burea/ , the Napo documentation at http://polaron.de/Napo/ and in particular the user manual at http://polaron.de/Napo/manual . *** For your attention *** This app is a huge download of about 1.5 GB. Make sure there is enough free SSD space on your device.
Torero Organ
This virtual instrument meticulously recreates a 1972 Italian organ using high-quality samples and advanced simulation. It offers a wide range of vintage sound controls and effects, with full MIDI support for flexible integration into your music production workflow.
- Authentic 1972 Italian organ simulation
- Denoised, high-quality samples
- Vintage transistor and mechanical switch charm
- Control over brightness, envelopes, vibrato, volume, and whammy
- Built-in effects: Reverb, Chorus, Leslie, Drive, Tremolo, EQ
- Full MIDI Learn and mapping
- Advanced editing and preset management
- AUV3 support for GarageBand
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Perfect reproduction of our 1972 Italian Organ, the Torero is a virtual instrument based on samples and simulation. The original organ has been carefully captured, the samples have been denoised. The Torero has kept intact the charm of vintage transistors and mechanical switches. FEATURES - Simulation of the different sounds and behavior (monophonic bass) of the original organ - Control of brightness, three envelopes, vibrato, volume and Slalom pedal (whammy) - Reverb, Chorus, Leslie, Drive, Tremolo, EQ - Midi Learn and complete midi mapping table - Advanced editing of organ behavior and drawbars control - Full management of your banks and presets - AUV3, works in garage band
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Torero Organ at $7.99 against Burea's $29.00. Torero Organ also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Burea's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 47 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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
Burea costs $29.00 and Torero Organ $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Burea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Burea's written reviews are positive against 67% of Torero Organ's.
Burea ships an update every 10 months, Torero Organ every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burea | Torero Organ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.00 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Sigg | Julien Faure |
Customer experience
Burea
Torero Organ
In-app purchases
Burea
No in-app purchases
Torero Organ
No in-app purchases
