Comparison

Tutunes vs DefleMask Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Tutunes

Create chip tune sound effects for games and other projects with simple operations. Easily share your creations as .wav files.

Highlights
  • Chip tune sound generation
  • Simple operation
  • Game sound effect creation
  • WAV file export
  • Sound sharing
Features
Read full description

This app will make a sound, such as a chip tune with a simple operation. It will help you create the sound effects of the game and the like. (.wav)File of sound made with this app, you can share.

About

DefleMask Mobile

Create chiptune music for retro consoles and computers with this mobile tracker. It emulates soundchips accurately and allows export to real hardware. Connect MIDI devices and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Chiptune music production
  • Soundchip emulation
  • Export to real hardware
  • MIDI device support
  • Song and instrument sharing
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

The best cross-platform chiptune tracker! Now with multiplayer support! Produce video game music for old school game-consoles and computers! In a tracker sound is produced by adding notes in a grid divided by channels, in which special effects can be added for each channel individually. For example you can make a vibrato, portamento and arpeggios with simple commands. There are different systems to choose, from 8 bits to 16 bits consoles, or even Arcade board chips! Check the full list below: - Genesis - Master System (+FM Sound Unit) - Game Boy - PCE - NES (+VRC7, +FDS) - C64 - Arcade - Neo Geo - MSX2 You can export your song in .vgm .wav and .rom formats and get the best quality for your amazing tunes ;) Features: Modular UI with an intuitive design. Realtime emulation of the hardware. Multiplayer support! Collab live with your friends! Built in instrument editor for FM, Wavetables and more. Switch between systems on the fly, port a NES tune to Genesis! Share projects between mobile and pc versions. 16 different global effects and dedicated effects for every chip. MIDI device support. Basic view to have a global view of the song. UI modes (select between desktop and touch mode). Export to .wav, .vgm or rom. 40 beautiful skins. 64 bits support MIDI: Velocity, Pitch Bend and more MIDI mappings New emulation cores Mobile build available for iOS! And more things waiting you to explore! Do you need some help starting making chiptune music? The manual that comes with this software is your friend! Also check our community on Discord to discover other artist and feel free to ask anything you need (except the meaning of life which is clearly 42). Also Youtube have a tons of artist sharing creations every week. System requirements: DefleMask runs everywhere! PC and even we have an iOS version too. You can export that song you have been working on and edit them on the go with DefleMask mobile or finish a tune you are making on the mobile version back in your PC.

Screenshots

Tutunes4 screens
DefleMask Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tutunes at Free against DefleMask Mobile's $6.99. Tutunes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). DefleMask Mobile's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Tutunes is free to download; DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tutunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DefleMask Mobile has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tutunes's written reviews are positive against 84% of DefleMask Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tutunes ships an update every 4 months, DefleMask Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tutunes versus DefleMask Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTutunesDefleMask Mobile
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.8% of reviews
Number of ratings242 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#172 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoji MoriLeonardo Demartino

Customer experience

Tutunes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DefleMask Mobile

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%

In-app purchases

None

Tutunes

No in-app purchases

None

DefleMask Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tutunes free?
Tutunes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DefleMask Mobile free?
DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tutunes or DefleMask Mobile?
Tutunes is rated higher. Tutunes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DefleMask Mobile averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Tutunes or DefleMask Mobile have ads?
Neither Tutunes nor DefleMask Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tutunes or DefleMask Mobile?
Tutunes ships an update every 4 months, and DefleMask Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, Tutunes was updated on October 8, 2026 and DefleMask Mobile on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons