Comparison

Brazilloops Bossa vs The Modality

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

Head to head
About

Brazilloops Bossa

Experience authentic Brazilian Bossa Nova rhythms with high-quality percussion samples. Adjust tempo and control individual instrument volumes to match your music.

Highlights
  • High-quality percussion samples
  • Genuine hand-made instruments
  • 4 samba/bossa styles
  • Instrument mute and volume control
  • BPM control
  • Play from device or stereo
Features
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Brazilloops "Bossa Nova" is a beat player with high quality samples recorded with the best Brazilian percussionists and genuine hand made instruments. Get this genuine Ipanema beach feeling with 4 different samba/bossa styles, 3 of them with three bundled instrument tracks with mute and volume control functions. It also comes with a BPM control, so change the speed as you want and match it with your favorite song, guitar or Dj's track. Play it from your device or plug it into your stereo and enjoy the gold of this skillfully played Brazilian Bossa Nova loops!

About

The Modality

Explore the emotional depth of music through scales, moods, and microtones. This app teaches music theory by ear, focusing on Turkish makams and modal jazz, and how they intersect. Discover iconic recordings, learn through guided lessons, and meet the composers behind the music.

Highlights
  • Turkish makam exploration
  • Modal jazz scales
  • Cross-tradition comparisons
  • Composer biographies
  • Iconic recordings and improvisations
  • Guided lessons and quizzes
  • Glossary of musical terms
Features
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You've heard music from across the world and felt something move in you — without knowing why. The Modality is how you find out. Most apps teach music theory as rules to memorize. The Modality teaches it as something to hear — because every musical tradition is really a different way to turn sound into feeling. We start with two of the most beautiful, and we're adding more. TURKISH MAKAM 29 makams, from Rast to Ferahfeza — each drawn degree by degree, with its microtonal commas marked, its seyir, its mood, the hour it belongs to, and the ney to play it. MODAL JAZZ 14 modes across two scales: the seven modes of the major scale, and the seven of melodic minor — the language of tension and release, from Lydian dominant to the altered sound. WHERE THEY MEET The Crossroads is where the two traditions touch. Hicaz and the Phrygian dominant share one ancient interval — hear them side by side, ney against Rhodes piano. Saba and Locrian reach the same depth of feeling by the same turn. Two musical worlds, one tap apart. THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MUSIC 64 composers and performers, from Itri and Dede Efendi to Miles Davis and Bill Evans — with portraits, lives, and every place in the app you can hear them. Tap any name on any recording and meet the person. HEAR IT EVERYWHERE - Iconic recordings and taksim improvisations for every major makam - Canonical tunes for every mode — So What, Maiden Voyage, Spain - Songs you already know, mapped to the makam they live in — classical, arabesk, Anatolian rock - Play any scale on the ney or Rhodes, from any root LEARN IT PROPERLY - A guided lesson path in each tradition, from "What is a makam?" up - Quizzes that unlock level by level - A glossary of both traditions' vocabulary — taksim, seyir, voicing, vamp - Usul rhythm patterns with audio For curious listeners, for Western musicians meeting microtones for the first time, and for Turkish speakers rediscovering their own tradition. Two ways of hearing, each one whole. More on the way.

Screenshots

Brazilloops Bossa3 screens
The Modality4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Modality at 100% against Brazilloops Bossa's 0%. The Modality also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Modality is free to download; Brazilloops Bossa costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Modality holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Brazilloops Bossa's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Modality's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brazilloops Bossa ships an update every 6 months, The Modality every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brazilloops Bossa versus The Modality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrazilloops BossaThe Modality
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo SalladaMehmet Aydin

Customer experience

Brazilloops Bossa

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Modality

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brazilloops Bossa

No in-app purchases

None

The Modality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brazilloops Bossa free?
Brazilloops Bossa costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Modality free?
The Modality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brazilloops Bossa or The Modality?
The Modality is rated higher. Brazilloops Bossa averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Modality averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Brazilloops Bossa or The Modality have ads?
Neither Brazilloops Bossa nor The Modality shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brazilloops Bossa or The Modality?
Brazilloops Bossa ships an update every 6 months, and The Modality every 8 days. Most recently, Brazilloops Bossa was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Modality on October 31, 2026.

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