Comparison

rrarrow vs HexaChip

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

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About

rrarrow

Create experimental audio effects with extended feedback capabilities. This modular noise machine offers a simplified interface for fast assembly and flexible connectivity, allowing you to control processing parameters with the audio signal itself.

Highlights
  • Modular audio effect processing
  • Extended feedback capabilities
  • 20 audio processing blocks
  • Built-in audio recorder
  • MIDI controller support
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
  • Background audio playback
Features
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rrarrow is the experimental noise machine / modular audio effect for the iOS featuring extended feedback capabilities. Key features: - Simplicity. The interface is simplified for faster assembly and more flexible connectivity — you can assemble your effect very fast and control all the processing parameters with the audio signal! - Feedback capabilities. You can add feedbacks to the audio chain to get some chaotic noise sounds . - 20 blocks for audio processing: - Sine generator. Basic oscillator with sine waveform - Saw and square oscillators - Signal multiplier - Delay - Frequency shifter - Envelope follower - “Lorenz attractor” - Quantizer - Sample-and-hold - Reverb - Special Lowpass filter - Clipper - Nonlinear shaper (for self-oscillating circuit) - two special waveshaping modules with “fold” and “wrap” distortion blocks that work with audiofiles: - lookup table. Loads up to 10 seconds of audiofile to be used as nonlinear transfer function - Players with/without interpolation and speed control - "scrub" block for semi-random granular file playback - Built-in audio recorder. Share the audio file to other applications or AudioShare. - MIDI support! Assign MIDI controllers to all faders. Supports network midi and has a virtual MIDI in. - Audiobus support. Now you can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information. Works as input and filter. - Audiobus state saving support - Inter-App Audio support - Background audio support: enabled when connected to Audiobus and user switchable otherwise. The 'background audio" switch is located in app's "settings" page iPad2/iPhone4S or newer is recommended for complex presets this app is optimized for iPad and iPhone 5 To get started please watch the tutorial videos on the website and read the user guide inside the app

About

HexaChip

Features
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HexaChip is a ROM-free native chiptune tracker that lets you take an LSDj song to iPhone or iPad and keep creating. It keeps the familiar Song → Chain → Phrase workflow, then adds touch-first editing, a spacious iPad interface, synchronized multi-project playback, and practical file interchange. Open a track made on hardware, edit it away from your setup, send it back to an LSDj-compatible format, or finish it as a WAV. READ, EDIT, AND RE-EXPORT LSDj FILES • Import: .sav, .srm, .lsdsng, .LSDPRJ, and .saw • Export: .sav, .lsdsng, .LSDPRJ, and .saw • Preserve the original bytes when re-exporting an unchanged file to the same format • Protect unrecognized regions as raw data after editing • Preserve the Kit bank contained in an .LSDPRJ when re-exporting FOUR PROJECTS. SIXTEEN CHANNELS. Add up to four LSDj projects to one rack and play them with a shared BPM on the same audio-buffer boundary. Layer as many as 16 P1, P2, WAV, and NOI channels, then set gain and mute per project. Save the complete rack as a HexaChip project or render the combined result as a stereo WAV. THREE WAYS TO EDIT THE SAME PHRASE • Tracker: precise NOTE, INS, CMD, and VAL editing • Piano Roll: visual pitch and step entry • 16 Pads: step entry and performance Capture Every view edits the same 16 steps, so you can switch methods without translating your idea. Pattern Brush adds range copy and paste, transpose, reverse, rotate, and clear operations. NATIVE SOUND DESIGN Synthesize Pulse 1, Pulse 2, Wave, and Noise with HexaChip's original real-time audio engine. Edit Envelope, Duty, Length, Pan, Table, Groove, and 32-sample 4-bit Wave data. Choose Authentic, Clean, or Extended Fidelity, then shape the output with DMG, MGB, CGB, and AGB Hardware models. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use a focused tab layout on iPhone or a sidebar and wider editors on iPad. The live playhead follows Song Row, Chain, Phrase, and Step, then leaves the last position visible after stopping. Your work is autosaved on device. EXPORT OPTIONS • HexaChip project: preserves the multi-project rack and mix • WAV: 48 kHz, 16-bit stereo PCM • LSDj-compatible files: .sav, .lsdsng, .LSDPRJ, and .saw COMPATIBILITY NOTES The Kit bank in an .LSDPRJ is preserved for re-export, but ROM-specific Kits are not decoded or played by the native sound engine. Complete reproduction of every LSDj version and command is not guaranteed. Keep an untouched backup of important files. HexaChip is an independently developed compatibility app. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or provided by the rights holders of LSDj or Little Sound Dj. It contains no LSDj ROM, emulator, official samples, official fonts, or official logos.

Screenshots

rrarrow3 screens
HexaChip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: rrarrow at $3.99 against HexaChip's $5.99. rrarrow also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

rrarrow costs $3.99 and HexaChip $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
rrarrow versus HexaChip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrrarrowHexaChip
Price$3.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey NadzharovCode and DESIGN inc.

In-app purchases

None

rrarrow

No in-app purchases

None

HexaChip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rrarrow free?
rrarrow costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexaChip free?
HexaChip costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do rrarrow or HexaChip have ads?
Neither rrarrow nor HexaChip shows ads.

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