Electron ECHO mini piano vs Bass Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electron ECHO mini piano
Experience a simulated musical toy from the 1980s, complete with authentic synthesized sounds and optional battery depletion detuning. Learn classic and modern melodies with a free songbook and enjoy features like reverb and octave shifts.
- Simulated 1980s musical toy
- Authentic synthesizer sound
- Optional battery depletion detuning
- Free songbook with melodies
- Reverb effect
- Octave down shift
- Sub-oscillator for bass tones
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Electron ECHO mini piano is a simulated version of a popular musical toy from the 1980's. Just like the real thing, it (optionally) detunes as your battery depletes! Includes a FREE songbook with instructions for classic and modern melodies and an extensive essay on the original device. IT'S A SYNTH Modeled after the original device sound through wave shape analysis. No cheap samples, it's a synthesizer! FREE SONGBOOK Includes free songbook. Learn how to play your favorite melodies. More songs added in future updates, free of charge! FOUR SKIN COLORS Choose your favorite color from four available skins! REVERB EFFECT Pretend you're playing in a large hall! BACKGROUND AUDIO Play along with music from iTunes, Spotify or any other music app you might use! OCTAVE DOWN Too pitchy sounding for ya? With the flip of a switch you can tune the keyboard down by one full octave! SUB-OSCILLATOR Want to get a bit of electro bass going? Optionally add a square wave sound tuned one octave below the notes you play! Get your retro on, get back to the 80's with Electron ECHO mini piano NOW!
Bass Driver
This app offers a multiband overdrive and amp simulator for bass guitar. It features parametric crossovers for tone sculpting, a graphic equalizer, and cabinet/microphone emulations. Load custom impulse responses and blend with a DI signal for a professional sound.
- Multiband overdrive with parametric crossovers
- Amp simulation based on SansAmp Bass Driver DI
- 9-band graphic equalizer
- Cabinet and microphone emulations
- Impulse response loader
- Noise gate circuit
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Nembrini Audio Bass Driver Multiband Overdrive is a 3 band overdrive/amp sim based on the SansAmp Bass Driver DI*, featuring parametric crossovers to heavily sculpt your bass guitar tone and achieve a modern balance and texture. - Overdrive section modelled on SansAmp Bass Driver DI* - 3 band overdrive featuring parametric crossovers - Parametric tone equalization and Presence for upper harmonic content - 9 bands graphic equalizer with proportional Q CABINETS 4 selected bass guitar cabinets and 4 microphone emulations, plus a parallel D.I. signal with a console-style compressor that you can blend with ambient reverb IMPULSES RESPONSE LOADER Impulses Loader let you load up to two 3rd-parties impulse responses, blend them together and mix with D.I. pre/post Bass Driver Multiband Overdrive Bass Amplifier includes a complete recording chain emulation and our custom design noise gate circuit. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: Bass Driver DI is a registered trademark of Tech 21 USA, Inc. Bass Driver Multiband Amplifier was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its own modelling techniques. Tech 21 USA, Inc has not endorsed nor sponsored the Bass Driver Multiband Amplifier in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.
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The clearest difference is price: Electron ECHO mini piano at $1.99 against Bass Driver's $19.99. Electron ECHO mini piano also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Electron ECHO mini piano costs $1.99 and Bass Driver $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Electron ECHO mini piano against 5.0 for Bass Driver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Electron ECHO mini piano's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bass Driver's.
Electron ECHO mini piano ships an update every 2 months, Bass Driver every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electron ECHO mini piano | Bass Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Emil Korngold | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
Electron ECHO mini piano
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In-app purchases
Electron ECHO mini piano
No in-app purchases
Bass Driver
No in-app purchases
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