LocusCast vs broohahaizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocusCast
Stream high-quality audio live from your device to a global sound map. This app uses GPS to pinpoint your stream's location and offers persistent connections for uninterrupted broadcasting. It's designed for musicians and sound artists to contribute to a collaborative audio project.
- Live audio streaming
- GPS location tagging
- High quality mono/stereo stream
- Ogg encoding
- Persistent stream connection
- Syncs with SoundMap account
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LocusCast is a mobile audio streaming app for the Locustream SoundMap project : http://locusonus.org/soundmap/. This app for IOS allows you to stream easily a mono or stereo oggvorbis stream to the locustream soundmap from your iPhone and/or your iPad device. It will automatically locates your stream on the map using GPS. List of Features : - Synchronised with your locustream soundmap account - High quality mono/stereo stream - Ogg encoding - Persistent location using GPS - Persistent stream connection (auto reconnect mode) - Works with wifi or 3G networks Continued use of audio recording and GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
broohahaizer
This experimental music app functions as an AUv3 effect and standalone application. It offers two sound sources, a ring modulator, and a switchable filter for creating unique noise and tones. Gesture recording and playback are also supported.
- Two sound sources (synth, modulator)
- Ring modulator
- Switchable filter unit
- Audio effect functionality
- XY control pads with sustain
- Parameter automation
- Gesture recording and playback
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"no humans were involved in the making of the title" broohahaizer is an experimental noise machine AUv3 effect and standalone app. it features: • two sound sources, "synth" and "modulator" with various noise & tone making settings. • the sound of these two sources is passed to the ring modulator and then goes to a switchable "filter" unit • the app works as an audio effect and the input goes to both “synth” and “modulator” sections • when modulator is inactive it passes audio input (if available) • all XY control pads have sustain switches • all plugin parameters can be automated in AUv3 host and can be controlled / recorded • [hold / loop] switch: enables gesture recording / playback / display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LocusCast at Free against broohahaizer's $4.99. LocusCast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). broohahaizer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
LocusCast is free to download; broohahaizer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LocusCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: broohahaizer has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LocusCast ships an update every 17 months, broohahaizer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocusCast | broohahaizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | stephane cousot | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
LocusCast
broohahaizer
In-app purchases
LocusCast
No in-app purchases
broohahaizer
No in-app purchases
