Comparison

BITWaves vs Unexpected Music

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Record environmental sounds
  • Manipulate audio
  • Create unique compositions
  • Intuitive interface
  • No prior knowledge required
  • Educational tool
Features
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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

About

Unexpected Music

Features
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Understand the fundaments of music, develop your musical ear, intuitively play and create melodies wherever you are, improve your singing or playing, tread new musical paths, invent and create... Unexpected Music is an extremely useful collection of tools for just about anyone interested in making music, from the complete beginner all the way to the seasoned musician. It includes: • An advanced, no-nonsense, and fully customisable ear and musical trainer, which doubles as a random music generator [pro]. • A live-audio analysis tool, which allows you to "see" the notes being played around you – it's like instantly having perfect pitch! Great to train your voice or to play a song by ear [pro]. • A complete scale explorer with countless categories. • A vast collection of chord progressions and a special interface to play them. • A musical sketchbook, to quickly record and develop musical ideas on-the-go. • A unique graphical display of the scales according to their similarities [pro]. • An advanced multi-instrument tuner, which can itself be tuned. • An intuitive transposition function, based on Shepard tones. • Superbly-sounding instruments. • Support for MIDI input and output [pro]. • And, last but not least, the good ‘ol faithful but unforgiving metronome. These tools are all held together by Unexpected Music's heart – the wheel. This innovative and always accessible user interface: • Is an expressive instrument which can be played very easily. • Can be freely rotated – so you can intuitively play a melody regardless of the key and then transpose it effortlessly. • Lets you select or exclude notes with a swipe and thus quickly explore and discover scales. • Allows you to see and thus readily understand the relationships between chords. • And so much more... Let Unexpected Music inspire you to create the unexpected! Please note that some functions are included only with the pro version of Unexpected Music, which can be tested for free for seven days and with no obligation whatsoever.

Screenshots

BITWaves2 screens
Unexpected Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BITWaves at none against Unexpected Music's 2. Unexpected Music's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Unexpected Music sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BITWaves asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BITWaves ships an update every 3 months, Unexpected Music every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BITWaves versus Unexpected Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBITWavesUnexpected Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStiftelsen BIT20 EnsembleAtilio Menendez

In-app purchases

None

BITWaves

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Unexpected Music

One-time2
  • 7-Day trial of the pro versionFree
  • Upgrade to the pro version$4.99

Questions

Is BITWaves free?
BITWaves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unexpected Music free?
Unexpected Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BITWaves or Unexpected Music have ads?
Neither BITWaves nor Unexpected Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BITWaves or Unexpected Music?
BITWaves ships an update every 3 months, and Unexpected Music every 5 days. Most recently, BITWaves was updated on September 24, 2026 and Unexpected Music on October 2, 2026.

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