Skwitch Music vs Marimba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skwitch Music
Create music, learn coding, and explore MIDI with this innovative instrument accessory. Compose melodies, improvise with chords, and connect wirelessly to other music apps on your iPad or Mac. Features built-in tutorials and coding exercises.
- Create music with expressive note input
- Compose melodies and chord sequences
- Jam along with friends or favorite tunes
- Connect wirelessly to music apps via Bluetooth MIDI
- Explore coding with Swift Playgrounds
- Built-in tutorial videos
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Skwitch is the brand new musical instrument from Skoogmusic. It clips straight on to your iPhone, so within minutes you can use it to create music, learn coding + more - it’s a bit like magic, but better. Just press the Skwitch to step through your favorite melodies, one note at a time, expressively shaping the sound as you squeeze. Mix and match with chords and arpeggios and you are ready to start improvising or jamming along with friends or your favorite tunes. Simple drag and drop music notation makes it quick and easy to compose your own riffs, melodies and chord sequences. Just pick a key and you'll always stay in tune, even if you've never written any music before. When you’re ready to explore new sounds, record your compositions or delve into the world of expressive MIDI/MPE, the simple interface helps you to connect wirelessly from your iPhone to GarageBand, Logic or almost any other Bluetooth MIDI compatible music app running on your iPad or Mac (iPad 3 onwards). There are plenty of helpful tutorial videos built into the app, so be sure to watch for help getting started, connecting to your iPad or Mac or to learn about any of the other more advanced features. You can also use Skwitch to explore coding in Swift Playgrounds using this app. Simply attach Skwitch to your iPhone as normal, then connect from your iPhone to Swift Playgrounds on your iPad using Bluetooth MIDI. Fun exercises and templates are available to download directly within the Swift Playgrounds app to help guide you. Learn how to code your own Skwitch controllable musical instruments, or use it to fly drones or make robots dance. This app is intended for use with Skwitch (purchased separately) and iPhone only and will not provide any functionality if installed directly on an iPad or iPod Touch.
Marimba
This app offers a high-quality sampled marimba instrument for iOS devices. It functions as a standalone application or an AUv3 plugin, featuring adjustable keyboard settings and built-in effects like reverb and delay. It supports external MIDI input for enhanced musical expression.
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
- High-quality sample-based marimba
- Configurable keyboard
- Reverb and delay effects
- MIDI input support
- Mac support
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Marimba is a polyphonic sampled AUv3 instrument and standalone app for iPhone and iPad. It features a configurable keyboard, reverb and delay effects. It can be played using an external midi keyboard over Wifi or Bluetooth, or loaded in your favourite AUv3 compatible DAW, such as Garageband. Features • Standalone app and AUv3 • High quality sample based marimba instrument • Configurable keyboard key count • Reverb • Delay • Midi input support • Mac support System Requirements: iOS 15.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Skwitch Music at Free against Marimba's $2.99. Skwitch Music also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Marimba's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Skwitch Music is free to download; Marimba costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marimba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Skwitch Music ships an update every 2 weeks, Marimba every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skwitch Music | Marimba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playable Tech ltd. | Mellowmuse Ltd |
Customer experience
Skwitch Music
Marimba
In-app purchases
Skwitch Music
No in-app purchases
Marimba
No in-app purchases
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