Comparison

Mulch Tune vs ARPJAM Player

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

Head to head
About

Mulch Tune

This app distorts audio and generates stunning real-time visualizations. You can save the created images directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio distortion
  • Beautiful image visualizations
  • Save visualizations to device
  • Works with device audio
Features
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Distort audio and produce beautiful visualizations in real time. Mulch Tune app applies novel mulch in time technique to audio and video on your device to produce beautiful images, which can be saved on your device

About

ARPJAM Player

This app allows you to queue music tracks and set individual playback durations. It automatically fades out the current track and transitions to the next, ensuring consistent loudness and background playback. Explore a library of published tracks or import your own.

Highlights
  • Queue and time music tracks
  • Automatic track fading and transition
  • Matched loudness for consistent volume
  • Background playback with screen off
  • Browse and import music library
  • Dynamic music generation engine
Features
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ARPJAM Player is a device for leaving your JAMs running. Line up the JAMs you want to hear and give each one a play time. When the time is up it fades out on its own and hands over to the next one. Nothing else to do. ■ For as long as you like Play times run from one minute to twelve hours, set on a reel. Leave one JAM running all afternoon, or cut them short and keep moving. It is built for the kind of listening that lasts a whole opening shift. ■ Matched loudness JAMs vary in level. Each one is measured once when you add it, and matched on playback — the loud ones come down, the quiet ones come up. No sudden jump when the next one starts. Nothing chases the level while the music plays, so the volume never moves mid-performance. ■ With the screen off Background playback is supported. Lock the screen and it keeps going. Play, pause and skip from the Lock Screen or Control Center. ■ JAM Library Open the JAM Library from inside the app and add published JAMs directly. Browse by genre and see the artist, the notes, the BPM and the key. Official JAMs and submitted JAMs sit side by side. You can also import .arpjam files stored on your device, including files written by the earlier ARPJAM. ■ It never plays the same way twice The ARPJAM engine is not playing back a fixed score. It builds the performance as it goes, following rules. The same JAM sounds different every time you play it, so it does not become a loop you get tired of — even after hours. Same engine as ARPJAM Studio. ■ Made for · Saunas, spas, treatment rooms · Cafes, shops, galleries · Working, studying, winding down · Exhibitions and installations — — ARPJAM Player does not create JAMs. To make them, use ARPJAM Studio.

Screenshots

Mulch Tune1 screens
ARPJAM Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ARPJAM Player at 5.0 against Mulch Tune's 2.0. ARPJAM Player also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Mulch Tune's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARPJAM Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mulch Tune ships an update every 5 days, ARPJAM Player every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mulch Tune versus ARPJAM Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulch TuneARPJAM Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir GusevTakashi Tsunoda

Customer experience

Mulch Tune

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ARPJAM Player

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

In-app purchases

None

Mulch Tune

No in-app purchases

None

ARPJAM Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mulch Tune free?
Mulch Tune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARPJAM Player free?
ARPJAM Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mulch Tune or ARPJAM Player?
ARPJAM Player is rated higher. Mulch Tune averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ARPJAM Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mulch Tune or ARPJAM Player have ads?
Neither Mulch Tune nor ARPJAM Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mulch Tune or ARPJAM Player?
Mulch Tune ships an update every 5 days, and ARPJAM Player every 2 days. Most recently, Mulch Tune was updated on October 24, 2026 and ARPJAM Player on October 24, 2026.

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