Disco Sampler vs Blocs Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disco Sampler
Experience the sounds of 90s disco with this music sampler. Tap nine pads to trigger sound effects and enjoy the changing original characters. Perfect for DJs and music enthusiasts looking to add a retro vibe to their sets.
- 90s disco sound effects
- Nine tap pads
- Interactive character visuals
- DJ system integration
- Simple operation
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This app is sound effects sampler of music for the 90s disco. Let's enjoy in addition to the your DJ system. Simple operation to tap the pad of nine. Look cute original character will change each time you tap. Enjoy at disco, club, or live Stage.
Blocs Wave
Create and record music on the go with this portable studio app. Explore diverse sounds, arrange loops, and shape your audio with real-time features. It's ideal for songwriters and electronic music producers seeking a quick and intuitive way to develop musical ideas.
- Record vocals and instruments live
- Combine sounds across genres
- Slice and rearrange sounds
- Real-time tempo and pitch manipulation
- Explore a large sound library
- Export music mixes or individual tracks
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** Free to download ** Blocs Wave is a fun and beautifully designed music app for making and recording new music quickly. For songwriters and electronic music makers alike, it is an on-the-move powerful portable music studio. Start new musical ideas by discovering new sounds across genres. Make your tunes unique by slicing and rearranging your sounds. Play with beautiful touchable waveforms and build up loops in real-time by recording your voice or other sounds, and build bigger ideas using song sections. Blocs Wave is also great for live looping, thanks to its real-time stretch and pitch engine. Features • Find ideas quickly - Combine sounds across genres • Play with sounds - Beautiful, touchable waveforms • Record new sounds - Capture your own vocals and instruments • Explore a huge sound library - Find amazing sounds across genres from electronic to indie, EDM to songwriting, and more • Expand your collection - Download more sounds from an ever-expanding soundpack library • Chop up sounds - Use Slice Mode to make every sound unique (In-App Purchase) • Export your music - Create a mixdown or export individual tracks • Shape your sound - 3-band EQ for boosting bass and mixing sounds (In-App Purchase) • Launchpad Soundpack sharing - Get hundreds more genres and styles through our Launchpad for iOS app Advanced Features • Real-time stretching - Change tempo while playing • Real-time recording - Build up live recorded loops in real-time • Import - Bring in your own sounds from other apps (In-App Purchase) • Key aware - All library sounds stay in-key with each other • User library - Manage your recorded and imported sounds • Works well with others - Supports Audiobus, AudioCopy/AudioShare and hardware input • Jam in sync - Supports Ableton Link For support enquires please visit: https://ampifymusic.com/support Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/WeAreAmpify www.facebook.com/WeAreAmpify www.instagram.com/WeAreAmpify
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Disco Sampler at none against Blocs Wave's 10. Disco Sampler also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Blocs Wave sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Disco Sampler asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Disco Sampler | Blocs Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 73.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinichiro Noguchi | Focusrite Audio Engineering |
Customer experience
Disco Sampler
Blocs Wave
Bugs and requests
Disco Sampler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blocs Wave
Reported bugs
3 issues- Exporting projects to Ableton Live not always reliable
- Importing user samples can be inconsistent
- Random project creation feature not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to independently pitch/manipulate samples
- More granular control over loop slicing
- Expanded track count beyond 8
- Seamless sync and integration with other DAWs
- Improved sample library management
In-app purchases
Disco Sampler
No in-app purchases
Blocs Wave
- Acid ReflectionFree
- 909 BoosterFree
- Lofi Hip HopFree
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- Dusk Dynamics$1.99
- Electric Hip Hop$1.99
- EQ$1.99
- Fusion Cinematics$1.99
- Audio Import$5.99
- Pro Features Collection$9.99
