BITWaves vs CanoSong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BITWaves
Record sounds from your environment and transform them into unique musical compositions. This intuitive tool requires no prior knowledge, making creative audio exploration accessible to everyone. Developed by a leading contemporary orchestra, it's ideal for educational purposes.
- Record environmental sounds
- Manipulate audio
- Create unique compositions
- Intuitive interface
- No prior knowledge required
- Educational tool
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Gjør lydopptak og skap din egen musikk med BITWaves! BITWaves er et lekent og enkelt verktøy for kreativ lydskaping. Med appen kan du ta opp lyder, manipulere dem og sette dem sammen til unike komposisjoner. Lyden av en dryppende vask, nabohunden som bjeffer eller kanskje knaset fra et eple som blir tygd? Det intuitive grensesnittet gjør lydfangsten til en lek, og du behøver ingen forkunnskaper. Appen er utviklet av BIT20 Ensemble – Nordens ledende samtidsorkester. Appen brukes primært av BIT20 i undervisning og formidling rettet mot barn og unge. Finansiert av BIT20 Ensemble med støtte fra Kulturrådet og Bergen kommune. Idé: Ole André Farstad Videreutvikling: Håkon Skjæret Design og programmering: Stian Remvik Programmering: Sindre Sørensen
CanoSong
This application generates unique musical compositions with random melodies, arrangements, and instrument sounds. The full version allows saving creations and instruments for future use. It offers a novel approach to music creation without using AI or existing music data.
- Random melody generation
- Unique arrangements
- Customizable instrument sounds
- Save songs to library (full version)
- Save instruments for reuse (full version)
- No AI or existing music data used
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CanoSong composes and plays songs. The app generates random melodies, arrangements, and instrument sounds, ensuring that each creation is unique. In the full version, songs can be saved to your personal library as well as instruments enabling their use in future compositions. No use is made of artificial intelligence methods, or any data from existing music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CanoSong at 5.0 against BITWaves's 1.0. CanoSong also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). BITWaves's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. CanoSong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BITWaves asks for nothing beyond the download.
CanoSong holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
BITWaves ships an update every 3 months, CanoSong every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BITWaves | CanoSong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stiftelsen BIT20 Ensemble | Iain Bratchie |
Customer experience
BITWaves
CanoSong
In-app purchases
BITWaves
No in-app purchases
CanoSong
- Full Version$2.99
