Comparison

iPhilicorda vs iKeys Station

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

Head to head
About

iPhilicorda

This app emulates a vintage organ from the 1960s, offering a warm and precise sound. Explore a wide palette of sounds with multiple registers and voice options, enhanced by built-in reverb and vibrato. It includes modern features like AudioUnit support and an ADSR envelope editor.

Highlights
  • Vintage organ emulation
  • Multiple registers and voice options
  • Spring reverb and vibrato
  • ADSR envelope editor
  • AudioUnit support
  • MIDI support
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iPhilicorda is Fingerlab's emulation of the Philicorda — a warm vintage organ from the sixties, created by the Dutch company Philips. Available for iPhone, iPad & Mac. At Fingerlab, we have been playing Philicorda for over 15 years. We always dreamed of taking it on tour with a simple iOS device rather than a bulky organ — so we built iPhilicorda. We recreated the original Philicorda sounds faithfully, designed a photo-realistic interface, and added new features to expand its possibilities: AUv3, ADSR envelope editor, 4 FX and a Farfisa-like Bright mode. iPhilicorda is a universal purchase — one buy covers iPhone, iPad & Mac. Free version includes 3 factory presets and a selection of core features. Get the Full Version IAP to unlock everything. Features: • 8-voice polyphony & 4 octaves • 3 octave registers & 5 Vox sounds • Spring Reverb & Vibrato • Farfisa-like Bright mode • 20 Factory presets • User presets • ADSR Envelope editor • 4 FX: Tube Amp, Tremolo, Phaser & Tape Delay • Live recording & export • Full MIDI & MIDI Mapping support • AudioBus & Inter-App Audio (iOS) • Full AudioUnit AUv3 support Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: contact@fingerlab.net Stay tuned! The Fingerlab Team

About

iKeys Station

This app transforms your iPad into a versatile music creation tool when paired with specific hardware. Explore a range of instruments, rhythms, and looping capabilities with advanced sound processing.

Highlights
  • Instrument collection
  • Rhythm machine
  • Backing tracks
  • Looper functionality
  • DSP mixer
  • Pitch Bend, Vibrato, Sustain controls
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iKeys Station works exclusively with iDance GROOVE KEYS JX-1 hardware, connected in wireless Bluetooth to your device. iKeys Station turns your iPad into a collection of instruments, Rhythms Machine / Backing Tracks, as well as a Looper, and a mixer with a super DSP. Once you connect both iKeys Station and GROOVE KEYS JX-1, user can play on the 49 keys of the GROOVE KEYS, and access to Pitch Bend, Vibrato, or Sustain’s functions, as well as some Direct Tones Access: Piano, Organ and more. This unique combination of an iOS APP + controller Keyboard, at an extremely consumer retail price, makes the GROOVE KEYS JX-1 + iKeys Station, the perfect musical friend companion at an unbeatable price. Access to sounds, styles, looper, at a price never reached before, and with such high quality.

Screenshots

iPhilicorda4 screens
iKeys Station4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iKeys Station at none against iPhilicorda's 1. iPhilicorda's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. iPhilicorda sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iKeys Station asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for iPhilicorda against 5.0 for iKeys Station. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPhilicorda has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPhilicorda ships an update every 4 months, iKeys Station every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iPhilicorda versus iKeys Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPhilicordaiKeys Station
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFingerlabiDance

Customer experience

iPhilicorda

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iKeys Station

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPhilicorda

One-time1
  • Full Version$7.99
None

iKeys Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPhilicorda free?
iPhilicorda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iKeys Station free?
iKeys Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPhilicorda or iKeys Station?
iKeys Station is rated higher. iPhilicorda averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while iKeys Station averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iPhilicorda or iKeys Station have ads?
Neither iPhilicorda nor iKeys Station shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPhilicorda or iKeys Station?
iPhilicorda ships an update every 4 months, and iKeys Station every 7 months. Most recently, iPhilicorda was updated on August 16, 2026 and iKeys Station on June 3, 2026.

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