Comparison

Bandcamp vs Somnideck

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

Head to head
About

Bandcamp

Discover and purchase music directly from artists worldwide. Support creators by buying their merchandise and instantly access your purchased music, both online and offline.

Highlights
  • Explore global music catalog
  • Direct artist support
  • Purchase merchandise
  • Wishlist albums and tracks
  • Online and offline listening
  • Connect with artists
Features
Currently charting
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Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love. The Bandcamp app lets fans explore a vast catalog of music by artists from every corner of the globe, allows them to directly support artists by buying their merch (and wishlisting albums & tracks for purchase at a later time), and lets them instantly listen to the music they've purchased, online or offline.

About

Somnideck

Record, loop, and shape sounds for sleep, creativity, or professional audio. Features include waveform trimming, pitch shifting, EQ, reverb, and a library of original synthetic and field recordings.

Highlights
  • Record and loop audio
  • Trim loops with waveform editing
  • Adjust pitch, speed, and playback direction
  • Apply EQ, reverb, and saturation effects
  • On-device noise reduction
  • Library of synthetic and field recordings
  • Create custom ringtones
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A tape-deck-inspired looper that puts any sound on repeat – to settle someone to sleep, or to start your next song. No setup, no fuss, nothing to learn. Built for creatives and tired people alike. Open the app, press record, and ten seconds later you're up and running. But underneath, it's a real instrument – a real tool. LOOP MODE Some features require Studio. - Trim your loop on a draggable waveform, with visible, adjustable crossfade regions as the tape spins - Tune the pitch, shift the speed, or flip playback in reverse. Three controls for finding sounds you didn't expect - Drop in any audio file – a song, a sample, a voice memo – and shape it with the same tools - High-pass and low-pass EQ filters that snap to useful presets – or slide anywhere you want them - Powerful on-device denoise that reduces unwanted background noise – fans, traffic, or whatever is humming in the room – all without sending your audio anywhere - Studio-quality reverb, delay and tape-style saturation, each with presets that turn even the smallest sound into something with weight and atmosphere - Save a loop to a slot and find it where you left it, two hours or two months later NOISE MODE, DONE DIFFERENTLY Every sound in Noise Mode is original. Some features require Studio. Three categories: - 5 synthetic colors, each generated and tuned, live, in a real audio engine running on your phone - 9 field recordings captured on location with some of the world's quietest microphones – wind in an ancient forest canopy, the comforting crackle of a fire pit, the warm sonic embrace of a road trip, the waves lapping next to a Hawaiian lanai at night, and more – each held to AAA audio standards in capture and post-production. - Nocturne, a 45-minute original composition that loops seamlessly. Written to settle a newborn – and now, anyone who listens. Layer it under any synthetic color or field recording for a soundscape mix that's entirely yours. These sound good out of your phone speaker. Out of headphones, they sound extraordinary. TAKE IT WITH YOU Somnideck doesn't stop at the app's edge. - You're only ever five taps away from turning your latest masterpiece – be it the old-timey horn on your bike, or your child's bubbly laugh, into a custom ringtone you can keep and use forever. And Somnideck automatically boosts it as loud as it can be, so it stands the best chance of cutting through from your pocket. - For creatives: Export any loop as a seamless WAV with the crossfade baked into the audio, so the loop-point is invisible the moment it lands in Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton, or GarageBand. Normally a complex process in expensive desktop software – Somnideck does it in a handful of taps. STUDIO Studio gives you the full audio creation suite – all 9 field recordings, Nocturne, the complete effects rack, pitch and speed, reverse playback, export, audio import, the sleep timer, and expanded loop storage. The looper, the synthetic noise generator, and one field recording are always free. Available monthly, annually, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. WHO IT'S FOR - Creatives who want a real, inspirational audio sketchpad that lives natively on their phone - Parents at 3 a.m. who need calm, fast - Anyone looking to settle, focus, or wind down at the end of the day PRIVACY Somnideck collects no data. No accounts, no third-party SDKs, no analytics, no tracking. Your recordings stay on your device, and denoise runs locally. A powerhouse that can stay shallow or go as deep as you need. Press record and you're done – or disappear into it for an hour. Both paths are first-class.

Screenshots

Bandcamp4 screens
Somnideck4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bandcamp and Somnideck both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Somnideck's written reviews are positive against 51% of Bandcamp's. Somnideck also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Bandcamp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (38K vs 11). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Somnideck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bandcamp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Somnideck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bandcamp has 38K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bandcamp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Somnideck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, Somnideck every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bandcamp versus Somnideck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBandcampSomnideck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB110 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBandcampOscar Dog, Inc.

Customer experience

Bandcamp

All ratings37,683 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews680 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral15.9%
Negative33.4%

Somnideck

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bandcamp

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracks randomly skipping or not playing
  • App crashing after updates
  • Purchases not syncing across devices
  • Login issues and account problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Improved artist/genre discovery
  • Offline listening and caching
  • Chromecast/AirPlay support

Somnideck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bandcamp

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Somnideck

Subscriptions2
  • Studio – Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Studio – Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Studio – Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Bandcamp free?
Bandcamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Somnideck free?
Somnideck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bandcamp or Somnideck?
Somnideck is rated higher. Bandcamp averages 4.8 out of 5 from 38K ratings, while Somnideck averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Bandcamp or Somnideck have ads?
Neither Bandcamp nor Somnideck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bandcamp or Somnideck?
Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Somnideck every 4 days. Most recently, Bandcamp was updated on October 31, 2026 and Somnideck on October 24, 2026.

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