PdParty vs jAmp Bleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PdParty
This app allows users to run Pure Data patches on iOS devices, enabling custom digital signal processing. It supports OSC, MIDI, and game controller input, offering a WYSIWYG experience for creating multimedia applications.
- Run Pure Data patches on iOS
- Supports OSC, MIDI, and game controller input
- Native Pd GUI objects for WYSIWYG
- Built-in web server for patch management
- General purpose digital signal processing platform
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PdParty is an open-source iOS application for running Pure Data patches on Apple mobile devices using libpd. Directly inspired by Chris McCormick's PdDroidParty and the original RjDj by Reality Jockey, PdParty takes a step further by supporting OSC (Open Sound Control), MIDI, & MiFi game controller input as well as implementing the native Pd GUI objects for a WYSIWYG patch to mobile device experience. Various scene types are supported including compatibility modes for PdDroidParty & RjDj and both patches and abstraction libraries can be managed via a built-in web server. Unlike the rise of the single-purpose audio application, PdParty is meant to provide a platform for general purpose digital signal processing via Pure Data patches. Getting Started --------------- New users, check out the User Guide and download the PdParty Composer Pack which contains the abstractions you need when composing on your computer as well as scene type templates. See the PdParty webpage: http://danomatika.com/code/pdparty Who Is This App For? -------------------- PdParty is meant as a platform for running patches created in Pure Data, a graphical programming environment for multimedia. Related to Max MSP, Pure Data allows computer musicians and non-programmers to create custom DSP routines by connecting objects with virtual patch cables. If you don't intend to create your own PdParty scenes or run scenes provided by others, you may not find this app very useful. Please _do not_ download this app and give it a bad rating because you are unsure of what it's for or how to use it. How Can I Support PdParty? -------------------------- In the spirit of the open-source Pure Data community, PdParty is provided for free on the Apple App Store. If you wish to support its author and or PdParty development, consider having your institution sponsor a PdParty workshop, specific development, or a robotcowboy artist residency. Updating -------- See the changelog on the PdParty website for detailed version info. To update the included PdParty patch folders (lib, samples, tests) after installing a new version, use the buttons at the bottom of the Settings page.
jAmp Bleep
This app is an AUv3 audio plugin that recreates the Bleep Bloop Machine. It offers MIDI control for its knobs, allowing users to manipulate sound and create music.
- AUv3 plugin
- Bleep Bloop Machine remake
- MIDI knob control
- Sound manipulation
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Remake as AUv3 plugin of Mike Moreno's Bleep Bloop Machine. The knobs can be controlled with MIDI. Turn the knobs and enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PdParty at free against jAmp Bleep's paid. PdParty also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). jAmp Bleep's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PdParty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of PdParty's written reviews are positive against 89% of jAmp Bleep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PdParty ships an update every 3 months, jAmp Bleep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PdParty | jAmp Bleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Wilcox | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
PdParty
jAmp Bleep
In-app purchases
PdParty
No in-app purchases
jAmp Bleep
No in-app purchases
