Comparison

Incommensurate vs Riffpad

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

Head to head
About

Incommensurate

Experience a unique, interactive 3D audio music piece designed for headphones. Move the listener and musical elements to create a different auditory journey each time. Record your binaural audio creations for playback elsewhere.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D audio experience
  • Customizable listener and element movement
  • Dynamic automatic movement modes
  • Background audio playback
  • Record and export binaural audio (AAC M4A)
Features
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Incommensurate is a piece of music composed and performed by Fritz Menzer (using the Chronium app for iOS) that was re-imagined as an interactive 3D Audio experience for headphones. As you move the listener and the individual parts of the piece, every time you listen to it, you will experience it differently. 

Different automatic movement modes give you a dynamic 3D Audio experience even when the app is running in the background. You can record the binaural audio signal by pressing the record button. Press it again to stop the recording and obtain a AAC encoded M4A file that can be used with music players, smartphones, etc.

About

Riffpad

Create melodies quickly on your iPhone or iPad with this MIDI sketchpad. Draw notes, loop ideas, and use it standalone or within other music apps. It offers touch-first gestures for easy note manipulation and MIDI export options.

Highlights
  • Thumb-first MIDI piano roll
  • Draw, loop, and sketch melodies
  • AUv3 MIDI Processor integration
  • Touch-first gesture controls
  • MIDI export and audio previews
  • Scale highlighting and quantize
Features
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Riffpad is a thumb-first MIDI piano roll for sketching melodies fast on iPhone and iPad. Draw notes on the grid, loop ideas, and run patterns standalone or as an AUv3 MIDI Processor inside compatible iOS music host apps. Built for quick musical capture: - Place, move, resize, copy, paste, and delete notes with touch-first gestures - Load starter patterns for hooks, basslines, arps, and blank ideas - Keep melodies in key with scale highlighting, snap, and quantize controls - Loop short ideas, adjust tempo, and record simple live input - Send MIDI to external gear, other apps, or AUv3 instruments - Use the included AUv3 MIDI Processor in compatible host workflows - Export MIDI files and audio previews through the iOS share sheet - Import MIDI sketches when you want to keep developing an idea Riffpad keeps your patterns local. There are no accounts, feeds, ads, tracking SDKs, or cloud sync.

Screenshots

Incommensurate1 screens
Riffpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Riffpad at 100% against Incommensurate's 0%. Incommensurate's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Incommensurate is free to download; Riffpad costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Incommensurate versus Riffpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncommensurateRiffpad
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFritz MenzerPAUL GLENN VERNON

Customer experience

Incommensurate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Riffpad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Incommensurate

No in-app purchases

None

Riffpad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Incommensurate free?
Incommensurate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riffpad free?
Riffpad costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Incommensurate or Riffpad have ads?
Neither Incommensurate nor Riffpad shows ads.

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