Comparison

Burea vs iFretless Brass

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

iFretless Brass

This app allows string instrument players to create expressive music using a variety of brass and synth sounds. It features detailed sample libraries and advanced touch sensitivity for natural performance. Supports MIDI and Audio Unit integration for external devices and recording apps.

Highlights
  • Expressive brass and synth sounds
  • Detailed sample library
  • Advanced touch pressure detection
  • Natural vibrato and slides
  • MIDI input/output support
  • Audio Unit integration
Features
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iFretless Brass enables guitar and string instrument players to play expressive music with a variety of instruments. It includes a detailed library of samples from real brass instruments as well as a collection of classic synth sounds. Each note is sampled at nine different volume levels in order to capture the full range of tones produced by the original instrument. Key features: 1) Supports MIDI input and output for interface with external devices such as digital pianos and electronic wind instruments as well as virtual MIDI compatible iOS apps. 2) A patented algorithm uses the accelerometer accurately detects touch pressure on the screen and respond with dynamic selection of samples of the appropriate timbre and volume. 3) Responds to fretless vibrato and between-note slides in a natural way, making it one of the most expressive performance interfaces available anywhere. 4) MPE MIDI support 5) Audio Unit support allows you to use the app as a virtual instrument inside of audio recording and mixing apps such as GarageBand Sound library includes: Euphonium Trombone Trumpet Trumpet 2 Flugelhorn Tuba French Horn Muted Trumpet and a collection of classic synth samples

Screenshots

Burea2 screens
iFretless Brass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iFretless Brass at $9.99 against Burea's $29.00. iFretless Brass also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Burea's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (12.5.6 vs 15.6). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Burea costs $29.00 and iFretless Brass $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Burea against 4.9 for iFretless Brass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFretless Brass has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Burea's written reviews are positive against 68% of iFretless Brass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burea ships an update every 10 months, iFretless Brass every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Burea versus iFretless Brass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBureaiFretless Brass
Price$29.00$9.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5.6 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB241 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus SiggBlue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited

Customer experience

Burea

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

iFretless Brass

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.0%

In-app purchases

None

Burea

No in-app purchases

None

iFretless Brass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burea free?
Burea costs $29.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is iFretless Brass free?
iFretless Brass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Burea or iFretless Brass?
Burea is rated higher. Burea averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iFretless Brass averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Burea or iFretless Brass have ads?
Neither Burea nor iFretless Brass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burea or iFretless Brass?
Burea ships an update every 10 months, and iFretless Brass every 6 weeks. Most recently, Burea was updated on October 9, 2026 and iFretless Brass on October 15, 2026.

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