2025 iOS App Sales & Discussions

@Simon said:
Something for the weekend from 4Pockets Software:

QuadroSphere: $14.99 down to $9.99
Chameleon Sampler: $12.99 down to $7.99
DigiStix 2: $14.99 down to $8.99

Offers start today (Fri 15th) and end on Mon 18th August.

Apologies did not see this when I posted. Cheers!

Poppadocrock · August 2025

Music App with IAP sale.

Poppadocrock · August 2025

Miscellaneous Free IAPs

Circa shows a price for lifetime but upon selecting lifetime it changes to $0

egobeats · August 2025

SnakeBud @3.99 is a must have for any sequencer enthusiasts. One of the more musical sequencers when randomizing. Super lightweight. I've gotten a lot of great sequences out of it. If you have GlitchStep, it's like glitch step without the glitching goodness.

Although combining RollBud with SnakeBud is pretty gnarly.

PapaBPoppin · August 2025

@Poppadocrock said:

@moForte said:
Summer Sale 2025 GeoShred Play is free, 33% Discount on all Products From Aug 15 - Aug 30, 2025
https://www.geoshred.com

Thanks @moForte

Geoshred Play is Free usually $9.99
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geoshred-play/id1227932062

Geoshred is $9 off at $16
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geoshred-play/id1227932062

All IAPs on Sale Too!

Just as a fun note:

While GeoShred Pro is $16 straight out

Play is $free currently, and the IAP Upgrade to Pro is $10

This is how I got on board (two separate offer periods, but free play and $10 upgrade to pro) and haven't found any issues

So afaik it's the same as buying Pro itself, just at a steeper discount with an extra hoop to jump thru, unless someone can better correct my ignorance 😅

Pro includes some incredible soaring electric guitars and others that'll really let you get a feel for their (GeoShred) control and sound, without shelling out more for other instruments (though, the whole collection is crazy good if you're looking for such a thing)

(Also, @Poppadocrock, the two links for Play and Pro are both the Play link duplicates

And in the posting talking about "Clika - Authentic Film Camera," looks like autocorrect changed it to Circa in the text portion)

Luxthor · August 2025

Warning: Be careful with GeoShred instrument IAPs. Unlike AudioModeling's SWAM instruments, there are no App Store bundles available. For example, when you buy one Naada instrument, the collection that includes this instrument will not be discounted. Additionally, if you purchase a collection and later decide to buy a multiple-collection pack, there is no compensation for the collections you have already bought, you will need to pay again. 😵‍💫

Poppadocrock · August 2025

@Luxthor said:
Warning: Be careful with GeoShred instrument IAPs. Unlike AudioModeling's SWAM instruments, there are no App Store bundles available. For example, when you buy one Naada instrument, the collection that includes this instrument will not be discounted. Additionally, if you purchase a collection and later decide to buy a multiple-collection pack, there is no compensation for the collections you have already bought, you will need to pay again. 😵‍💫

Yea I was gonna mention something similar. I actually won a swam IAP and the code would not work through Play after I upgraded, so I had to get a Play IAP refund and bought the regular versions where the code worked. I know that’s a specific situation but just wanted to mention it.

Thanks for the link correction @PapaBPoppin

Poppadocrock · August 2025

Geoshred link corrected. Thanks @PapaBPoppin

AkiVilla · August 2025

One more note and comment. You need to disable those presets you havent bought if you use preset dials e.g. in Loopy Pro.

Luxthor · August 2025

@Poppadocrock said:

@Luxthor said:
Warning: Be careful with GeoShred instrument IAPs. Unlike AudioModeling's SWAM instruments, there are no App Store bundles available. For example, when you buy one Naada instrument, the collection that includes this instrument will not be discounted. Additionally, if you purchase a collection and later decide to buy a multiple-collection pack, there is no compensation for the collections you have already bought, you will need to pay again. 😵‍💫

Yea I was gonna mention something similar. I actually won a swam IAP and the code would not work through Play after I upgraded, so I had to get a Play IAP refund and bought the regular versions where the code worked. I know that’s a specific situation but just wanted to mention it.

Thanks for the link correction @PapaBPoppin

Yeah, if someone is not careful enough, it’s completely possible to pay four times for the same instrument. 🤦‍♂️😅

FizzyLizzy27 · August 2025

I know this is an iOS centric thread, but GeoShred Studio for Mac and IAPs are on sale as well. I have the essentials unlock (full use of base version). I’m tempted to pick one of the instruments up (probably Sax, bansuri, duduk or erhu) but $33 for an instrument on Mac is will steep when I already have the entire collection on iOS. It would be cool to have some kind of discount crossover.

@Luxthor I think the difference is that GeoShred instruments are IAPs and SWAM are standalone apps. I’d say NAADA instruments would be the ones to go for - they’re great and GeoShred exclusive. I have all the unlocks on iOS and enjoy the SWAM instruments but tend to load up standalone SWAM more often.

Luxthor · August 2025

@FizzyLizzy27 said:
@Luxthor I think the difference is that GeoShred instruments are IAPs and SWAM are standalone apps. I’d say NAADA instruments would be the ones to go for - they’re great and GeoShred exclusive. I have all the unlocks on iOS and enjoy the SWAM instruments but tend to load up standalone SWAM more often.

That is the reason I’m warning people who are interested in purchasing. BTW, I love GeoShred! 👍

rjh29 · August 2025

I've been waiting for the GeoShred sales since April. Their bundle pricing is very manipulative of course. The instruments I want ($60) with a few I might like via bundles ($100) but if I buy the super bundle of everything ($200). If I buy the superbundle later, even on sale, it's $240 because there's a discount for buying it all together. So somehow I've convinced myself that I have to buy everything now for $200. When I just wanted six instruments.

I'd be interested to hear from people who went the same route - did you end up using and enjoying all the extra instruments, or is it better to just pay $10 each for the ones you actually want?

Coloobar · August 2025

@rjh29 said:
I've been waiting for the GeoShred sales since April. Their bundle pricing is very manipulative of course. The instruments I want ($60) with a few I might like via bundles ($100) but if I buy the super bundle of everything ($200). If I buy the superbundle later, even on sale, it's $240 because there's a discount for buying it all together. So somehow I've convinced myself that I have to buy everything now for $200. When I just wanted six instruments.

I'd be interested to hear from people who went the same route - did you end up using and enjoying all the extra instruments, or is it better to just pay $10 each for the ones you actually want?

In marketing this is called Price anchoring with bundle discount – The high individual prices act as an anchor, making the bundle price seem like a bargain, even if the bundle is still expensive. It's a psychological tactic based on a consumers perceived value to nudge someone who originally wanted just a few items into buying the whole set.

Luxthor · August 2025

deadpoetlive · August 2025

@rjh29 said:
I've been waiting for the GeoShred sales since April. Their bundle pricing is very manipulative of course. The instruments I want ($60) with a few I might like via bundles ($100) but if I buy the super bundle of everything ($200). If I buy the superbundle later, even on sale, it's $240 because there's a discount for buying it all together. So somehow I've convinced myself that I have to buy everything now for $200. When I just wanted six instruments.

I'd be interested to hear from people who went the same route - did you end up using and enjoying all the extra instruments, or is it better to just pay $10 each for the ones you actually want?

I bought one geoswam on sale to try then ended buying more until I'd spent as much as a bundle but with less instruments :-( I also bought a couple of NAADA ones on sale so ruined that bundle but have not bought enough of them to equal the bundle price. I definitely don't use them all enough to really warrant the purchase price even on sale but I could say that about loads of apps. I've just got one of the original seaboards so I might well get more use out of them once I hook that up. I think they sound good but in retrospect 4-6 well chosen ones would easily suffice my needs with other multi sound apps taking up the slack. eg Thumbjam has 40 instruments included for less than a tenner and to my ears the cello sounds better than the geoshred one, And if you have the space Xinematix is almost a no brainer for what you get. In the end it is usually a bargain if you use it a lot and poor value if you don't. :-/

telecharge · August 2025

@Poppadocrock said:
Cem Olcay

Snake Bud is $3 off at $3.99
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snakebud-auv3-midi-sequencer/id1568600625

@egobeats said:
SnakeBud @3.99 is a must have for any sequencer enthusiasts. One of the more musical sequencers when randomizing. Super lightweight. I've gotten a lot of great sequences out of it. If you have GlitchStep, it's like glitch step without the glitching goodness.

Although combining RollBud with SnakeBud is pretty gnarly.

Thanks. I always appreciate posts like this. I thought I had heard good things about it but hadn't gotten around to searching.

GeoTony · August 2025

@AkiVilla , is it worth posting your issues with GeoShred, loopy, keyboards etc in a new post so as to not derail the sales thread ?
GS has thousands of parameter’s which is why they are not exposed in the normal way to midi manipulate. There are ways to do it though but best discussed in a separate thread .

AkiVilla · August 2025

@GeoTony I can withdraw my comment, was too hasty on judging on auv3 paraneters in LP. Need to investigate more on midi.. and then comeback on other place.. Sorry to all!