Comparison

neo Drone vs Composer Lab

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

Head to head
About

neo Drone

This music app uses your device's camera to track hand movements, allowing you to control a virtual synthesizer without touching the screen. Explore a 2.5-octave range with legato and staccato modes, and use the touch area as a kill switch for unique vocal synth sounds.

Highlights
  • Camera-controlled pitch
  • Touch-based kill switch
  • 2.5 octave tonal range
  • Adjustable light sensitivity
  • Core MIDI support
  • Legato and staccato modes
Features
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neo Drone is innovative theremin like synthesizer. The pitch of the oscillators is controlled by moving your hand in the air without touching the device. The hand is tracked by the front face camera. Description video to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qACS_XJ_cg The algorithm behind was made by me on the second Music Hakathon in Sofia. You can control the range of the synth by adjusting the light sensitivity, but the app is not working in dark environments. The tonal range is 2 and a half octaves and you can play in legato and staccato mode. The touch area of the device is working as a kill switch so you can produce these talking synth sound. Features: - play without touching the device - kill switch - 2.5 octaves - adjust camera range with light sensitivity slider - core midi - so you can add USB midi keyboard to the show - nice and fat sound - visual color indicator for the playing note - legato and staccato mode

About

Composer Lab

Explore harmonic structures, scales, and microtonal tuning systems. This app offers tools for organizing pitch material, crafting custom tunings, and managing rhythmic units for songwriting and composition.

Highlights
  • Harmonic structure exploration
  • Custom tuning system creation
  • Rhythmic unit management
  • Microtonal scale playback
  • DAW file export (.scl, .tun)
  • Pitch set theory principles
Features
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Set Module:
 The Set Module enables musicians to explore harmonic structures and scales of all kinds, and discover new ways of organizing pitch material. Built on the principles of pitch set theory, it offers an intuitive interface along with a rich set of practical tools. Features include fixed superset, fixed subset, invariance calculation, interval vector constraints, unfolding, and numeric recombination mode. The module is designed to make working with complex musical ideas easier and more intuitive, and can be used in songwriting, arranging, film scoring, and concert music composition. Tempo Module:
 The Tempo Module allows users to set a range for rhythmic units and define a tolerance for timing variations. It supports a system where up to six different tempos can be freely switched and converted. Tuning Module:
 Start at 1/1 and craft your own tuning system with cents or ratios. Map it onto a standard keyboard so you can transpose in 12ET or in precise cent steps. Hear your microtonal scales live, then export .scl and .tun files straight to your DAW—unlocking boundless realms beyond the twelve-tone limit. New Euclid and Orbit modules added! Detailed guide will be updated shortly.

Screenshots

neo Drone2 screens
Composer Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Composer Lab at 100% against neo Drone's 0%. Composer Lab also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 43 months). neo Drone's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $17.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

neo Drone costs $2.99 and Composer Lab $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

neo Drone ships an update every 43 months, Composer Lab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
neo Drone versus Composer Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterneo DroneComposer Lab
Price$2.99 — better$17.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar Mlazev笑一 杨

Customer experience

neo Drone

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Composer Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

neo Drone

No in-app purchases

None

Composer Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is neo Drone free?
neo Drone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Composer Lab free?
Composer Lab costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do neo Drone or Composer Lab have ads?
Neither neo Drone nor Composer Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, neo Drone or Composer Lab?
neo Drone ships an update every 43 months, and Composer Lab every 3 days. Most recently, neo Drone was updated on October 7, 2026 and Composer Lab on October 5, 2026.

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