# Plants Play vs GRFX

The clearest difference is price: Plants Play at Free against GRFX's $6.99. Plants Play also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). GRFX's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Plants Play is free to download; GRFX costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Plants Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GRFX has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Plants Play ships an update every 2 months, GRFX monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plants Play | GRFX |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $6.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plants-play/id1289451503/reviews)** | [4.6 (11 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grfx-granular-effects/id6745477065/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **11** |
| Positive reviews | — | 77.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 321 MB | 117 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Plants Play](https://appshunter.io/developer/1289451502) | [Imaginando Lda](https://appshunter.io/developer/895445015) |

## What reviewers say

### Plants Play

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plants-play/id1289451503)

Transform your plants into musical instruments. This app connects to a device that reads your plant's electrical signals and converts them into music. Customize instruments, scales, and effects to create unique plant-generated melodies and share your creations.

**Highlights:** Listen to plant-generated music, Customize instruments and scales, Real-time plant electrical activity display, Apply audio effects, Save and share audio/video, Create custom presets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### GRFX

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grfx-granular-effects/id6745477065)

Transform ordinary audio into unique sonic textures, evolving soundscapes, and rhythmic glitches. This app offers precise control over sound manipulation with a unique pitch controller, multiple LFOs, and a flexible multi-effect chain. Create complex and immersive audio transformations in real-time.

**Highlights:** Granular engine for textures and rhythms, Harmonic Triangle pitch controller, Multi-effect chain with probabilistic routing, Four self-modulating LFOs, Real-time audio sculpting, AUv3 plugin and standalone app

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plants Play free?

Plants Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is GRFX free?

GRFX costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Plants Play or GRFX?

Plants Play is rated higher. Plants Play averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GRFX averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.

### Do Plants Play or GRFX have ads?

Neither Plants Play nor GRFX shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Plants Play or GRFX?

Plants Play ships an update every 2 months, and GRFX monthly. Most recently, Plants Play was updated on October 6, 2026 and GRFX on October 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*