Comparison

WaveFolder vs Music Fingers

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

Head to head
About

WaveFolder

This audio effect app adds harmonics to sound by folding waveforms. It's ideal for enhancing synth leads, transforming drum loops, and creating ambient drones. Customize folding thresholds and modulation for unique sound design.

Highlights
  • Wave folding distortion
  • Harmonic addition
  • Adjustable folding thresholds
  • Modulation of folding amount and symmetry
  • Tempo-based or free-running modulators
  • Built-in wave shaper
  • Color themes
Features
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WaveFolder is a simple Wave Folding Audio Unit Extension. Wave Folding is an interesting distortion effect that adds harmonics to the original signal by folding the waveform back on itself when it exceeds a clipping threshold. WaveFolder is great for adding spice to monophonic synth leads and rhythmic, tempo based modulations can turn drum loops into totally new entities, while long, slow, free running modulations are perfect for dirty ambient drones. WaveFolder lets you set the folding thresholds and modulate the folding amount and symmetry with tempo based or free running modulators. WaveFolder also includes a wave shaper to add even more interest. There is also a short built-in manual and a selection of colour themes.

About

Music Fingers

This app transforms your fingers into musical instruments, allowing you to play along to your favorite songs by tapping on any surface. It's a wearable device that lets anyone create music and feel the rhythm.

Highlights
  • Wearable finger instrument
  • Play any instrument or sound
  • Tap on any surface to play
  • Play along to favorite songs
  • Playful technological platform
Features
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We all have music in our fingers. When music is on, our fingers suddenly turn into musical instruments by tapping on any surface, anywhere: while driving, riding the subway, during work, at your desk, when going for a run, or in the middle of a party. We've created a wearable instrument -- a device that allows you to feel the music at your fingertips. It is a gadget, shaped like a finger thimble, with triggers that allow you to play different instruments & sounds on any surface. This is Music Fingers (R), a wearable instrument and a playful technological platform that invites & enables anyone, who feels music in their fingers, to create music & to play along to their favorite songs just by tapping their fingers.

Screenshots

WaveFolder4 screens
Music Fingers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Music Fingers at Free against WaveFolder's $4.99. Music Fingers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). WaveFolder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Music Fingers is free to download; WaveFolder costs $4.99 up front. Music Fingers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WaveFolder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Fingers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaveFolder ships an update every 3 months, Music Fingers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WaveFolder versus Music Fingers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveFolderMusic Fingers
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiving Memory SoftwareMusic Finger

Customer experience

WaveFolder

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Music Fingers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WaveFolder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Fingers

One-time1
  • Just Funk It - Premium preset$3.99

Questions

Is WaveFolder free?
WaveFolder costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Fingers free?
Music Fingers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WaveFolder or Music Fingers?
Music Fingers is rated higher. WaveFolder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Music Fingers averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WaveFolder or Music Fingers have ads?
Neither WaveFolder nor Music Fingers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaveFolder or Music Fingers?
WaveFolder ships an update every 3 months, and Music Fingers every 2 months. Most recently, WaveFolder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Music Fingers on October 18, 2026.

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