Comparison

sequencism vs Gliss

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

Head to head
About

sequencism

A music sketchbook tool for creating short, simple musical pieces. It offers traditional track and piano roll editors enhanced with touch-screen capabilities, plus helpful tools like chord helpers. Designed for sketching ideas, not complex productions or live performance.

Highlights
  • Track and piano roll editors
  • MIDI instrument and AUv3 support
  • Chord helper tracks
  • MIDI keyboard with scale support
  • Export to MIDI
  • Audiobus 3 and Ableton Link support
Features
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Description sequencism is a music sketchbook tool that allows the creation of short and simple pieces of music. It is designed to provide a traditional user interface of track and piano roll editors, while taking advantage of the touch-screen capabilities of the iPad. It also includes other helper tools, such as chord helper tracks. Note that the main goal of this app is to work as a sketchbook, thus it is not recommended to use sequencism to produce complex songs or to play songs live on stage. Features • Simple track mixer and visual mixer (volume, pan) • Multitrack editor: MIDI instrument tracks, chord helper tracks • Support for SF2* and AUv3 instruments (*lightweight SF2 files only) • AUv3 Effects support • AU MIDI support for instruments and effects • Piano roll editor: add, move, copy notes within blocks • MIDI keyboard, supports multiple scales, including user-defined scales • Support for diatonic and chromatic chords, borrowed chords (modal interchange) • Automatic transposing when changing chords or scales • Supports Audiobus 3 and Ableton Link • Support for MIDI keyboards, including Bluetooth keyboards • Export to MIDI Planned features • Undo, Redo • Automation • Import MIDI files (improve existing support) --------- AUv3 instruments requires iPad Mini 2, iPad 4 or newer. AU MIDI requires iOS 11 or newer.

About

Gliss

Transform your iOS device into a motion-based music controller. Wirelessly send sensor data to your computer to manipulate music software, add effects, trigger samples, and control synth parameters with gestures. It supports MIDI and OSC for integration with popular music production tools.

Highlights
  • Motion-based music control
  • Wireless sensor data transmission
  • Gesture recognition for music
  • MIDI and OSC support
  • Touch-responsive surface control
  • Wireless feedback via color and vibration
Features
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Gliss turns your iOS device into an expressive, motion-based controller for music, while connected to MiMU’s desktop application Glover. Gliss wirelessly sends your device’s motion sensor data to your computer so that you can use your iPhone or iPad to control music software. For example, you can: - Tilt your device to add effects to your voice - Make sharp movements for air drums - Control synth parameters using gestures - Trigger samples without touching your computer Not only does Gliss automatically detect and send your device’s gyroscope/accelerometer data (as pitch, yaw and roll), you can also teach it to recognise the manner in which you move your fingers over the screen and start using the touch-responsive surface of your iOS device for making music. Connect Gliss with MiMU’s desktop app Glover over Wi-Fi and map your movement signals to control any live music / video software or hardware that supports MIDI or OSC. Some examples include Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, Mainstage, Max/MSP, Unity, FL Studio and many more. Music is a way to express ourselves and so the way we control music should be expressive too. Features include... MOTION-DETECTION Detection of movements using the built-in accelerometer and gyroscope in your device GESTURE-RECOGNITION On screen detection of multi-touch gestures BUTTONS AND SLIDERS Send triggers and control faders WIRELESS FEEDBACK Get feedback from your computer via colours and the vibration modes on the device

Screenshots

Gliss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: sequencism at 3.9 against Gliss's 3.0. sequencism also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 4). Gliss's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

sequencism holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
sequencism versus Gliss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersequencismGliss
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (18 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRodrigo RomanMi.mu Gloves Limited

Customer experience

sequencism

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Gliss

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

sequencism

No in-app purchases

None

Gliss

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sequencism free?
sequencism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gliss free?
Gliss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, sequencism or Gliss?
sequencism is rated higher. sequencism averages 3.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Gliss averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do sequencism or Gliss have ads?
Neither sequencism nor Gliss shows ads.

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