Comparison

MIDI Sprout vs Visual Sandbox Simulation

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

Head to head
About

MIDI Sprout

Connect a MIDI Sprout device to your iOS device to hear your plants produce harmonious sounds. Experience how environmental changes influence unique melodies and patterns.

Highlights
  • Listen to plant sounds
  • Harmonious melodies
  • Environmental pattern changes
  • Connects via MIDI Sprout device
  • Artist-designed sounds
Features
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Use this app with your MIDI Sprout to listen to your plants! Plug your MIDI Sprout into the Lightning port using an iConnectMIDI1 cable. Turn on your MIDI Sprout and listen to your plants play harmonious sounds designed by our team of artists. Experience the way patterns and melodies change in relationship to fluctuations in your environment.

About

Visual Sandbox Simulation

Features
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Browse through the library of realtime shader animations, adjust parameters on the fly and enjoy the show!

Screenshots

MIDI Sprout3 screens
Visual Sandbox Simulation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MIDI Sprout at 3 against Visual Sandbox Simulation's 1. MIDI Sprout also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MIDI Sprout versus Visual Sandbox Simulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI SproutVisual Sandbox Simulation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperData GardenMarvin Krueger

In-app purchases

None

MIDI Sprout

No in-app purchases

None

Visual Sandbox Simulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDI Sprout free?
MIDI Sprout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Sandbox Simulation free?
Visual Sandbox Simulation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MIDI Sprout or Visual Sandbox Simulation have ads?
Neither MIDI Sprout nor Visual Sandbox Simulation shows ads.

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