Comparison

Disco Sampler vs Dawnbeat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 90s disco sound effects
  • Nine tap pads
  • Interactive character visuals
  • DJ system integration
  • Simple operation
Features
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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.

About

Dawnbeat

This app lets you create music by sampling and sequencing audio. It offers advanced features like multi-touch pads, an always-recording buffer, and flexible routing for creative sound manipulation. Integrate with external MIDI devices and apply a wide range of built-in and AUv3 effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch and draggable pads
  • Always-recording buffer (Memorizer)
  • Advanced loop manipulation (BRIIKS)
  • Flexible mixer with assignable busses
  • Polyphonic pads for chords
  • MIDI IN/OUT for external control
  • AUv3 effects and instrument support
  • Auto-slicer for audio chopping
Features
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Dawnbeat inherits the best part of the classic hardware samplers and takes it further by adding features only possible on a multi-touch device.  Create more natural patterns by tapping and swiping pads.  Focus on creativity, you don't need to select a tempo before hit record to finally play a pattern until you get the right take, just play and forget about to record! Dawnbeat is always recording! Multi-touch and draggable pads: - Pads are multi-touch, play a single pad with two fingers at the same time! - Pads are individually configurable, allowing re-triggering when dragging for amazing fills, tone variations . - Mute and Solo buttons for pads available. - Mute groups. Memorizer: - DawnBeat is always recording pad events, you'll never miss a beat, play and experiment and when you hear something you like, it's already recorded! simply go to Memorizer and select the desired events. BRIIKS sampler: - Advanced loop manipulator. Rearrange and combine your loops. Also available as standalone, AUv3 and MacOS. Mixer: - 4 assignable BUSSES and one MAIN BUS. Assign pads to busses, assign internal effects or AUV3 effects to busses.  - Mute and Solo buttons. Polyphonic pads: - Pads can be turned polyphonic, import a piano-like sample and play and sequence chords with a single pad. MIDI IN and MIDI OUT: - Trigger samples from a MIDI controller, play melodies from a MIDI piano. - Sequence hardware drum machines and synths from Dawnbeat. - Use Dawnbeat as an intermediary between a midi keyboard and a synth, save the sequences you are playing. Dawnbeat can save poliphonic sequences! Pattern sequencer with piano editor. - Swing, count-in, metronome. Audio Units: - Dawnbeat support AUv3 effects and instruments! Built in Effects: - Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Flutter, Gate, Tremolo, Noise, Filter, Chorus, Equalizer, Stutter and Tape slow motion. - Effects can be rearranged. Built-In sample browser: - 6 drum kit sample libraries, and 1 bass sample library. Selectable internal sample rate: - Internal sample rate can be changed, choose between HI-FI and LO-FI sample rates. AUTO-SLICER: - AutoSlicer detects hit points and slices audio into individual files minimizing the need for manual editing. Chop up any audio file in a few seconds. Recording sample rate can be selected. Export movies with images and animated GIFs .

Screenshots

Disco Sampler2 screens
Dawnbeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Disco Sampler at none against Dawnbeat's 1. Disco Sampler also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dawnbeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Disco Sampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Disco Sampler versus Dawnbeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco SamplerDawnbeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better70.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—112 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinichiro NoguchiLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Disco Sampler

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Dawnbeat

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative10.9%

In-app purchases

None

Disco Sampler

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99

Questions

Is Disco Sampler free?
Disco Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Disco Sampler or Dawnbeat have ads?
Neither Disco Sampler nor Dawnbeat shows ads.

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