DefleMask Mobile vs M8C
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DefleMask Mobile
Create chiptune music for retro consoles and computers with this mobile tracker. It emulates soundchips accurately and allows export to real hardware. Connect MIDI devices and share your creations easily.
- Chiptune music production
- Soundchip emulation
- Export to real hardware
- MIDI device support
- Song and instrument sharing
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The best cross-platform chiptune tracker! Now with multiplayer support! Produce video game music for old school game-consoles and computers! In a tracker sound is produced by adding notes in a grid divided by channels, in which special effects can be added for each channel individually. For example you can make a vibrato, portamento and arpeggios with simple commands. There are different systems to choose, from 8 bits to 16 bits consoles, or even Arcade board chips! Check the full list below: - Genesis - Master System (+FM Sound Unit) - Game Boy - PCE - NES (+VRC7, +FDS) - C64 - Arcade - Neo Geo - MSX2 You can export your song in .vgm .wav and .rom formats and get the best quality for your amazing tunes ;) Features: Modular UI with an intuitive design. Realtime emulation of the hardware. Multiplayer support! Collab live with your friends! Built in instrument editor for FM, Wavetables and more. Switch between systems on the fly, port a NES tune to Genesis! Share projects between mobile and pc versions. 16 different global effects and dedicated effects for every chip. MIDI device support. Basic view to have a global view of the song. UI modes (select between desktop and touch mode). Export to .wav, .vgm or rom. 40 beautiful skins. 64 bits support MIDI: Velocity, Pitch Bend and more MIDI mappings New emulation cores Mobile build available for iOS! And more things waiting you to explore! Do you need some help starting making chiptune music? The manual that comes with this software is your friend! Also check our community on Discord to discover other artist and feel free to ask anything you need (except the meaning of life which is clearly 42). Also Youtube have a tons of artist sharing creations every week. System requirements: DefleMask runs everywhere! PC and even we have an iOS version too. You can export that song you have been working on and edit them on the go with DefleMask mobile or finish a tune you are making on the mobile version back in your PC.
M8C
This application mirrors the screen of a Dirtywave M8 Tracker to an iOS device. It requires a compatible hardware tracker and does not handle audio routing. Users can view their M8 Tracker's interface remotely.
- Remote screen mirroring
- iOS device compatibility
- Requires M8 Tracker hardware
- No audio routing
- Official companion app
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M8C is a remote display client for the Dirtywave M8 Tracker. The app requires a production Dirtywave M8 tracker with firmware 6.0 or newer. The application allows you to mirror the M8 screen to your iOS device. To learn more about the Dirtywave M8 Tracker, visit the official Dirtywave website. Important Notes: - While Teensy 4.1 based headless units might work with the app, they are not officially supported and haven't been tested. - M8C does not provide audio routing. To handle audio, please use compatible apps such as AUM or other iOS audio hosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: M8C at Free against DefleMask Mobile's $6.99. M8C also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). DefleMask Mobile's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
M8C is free to download; DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
M8C holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of DefleMask Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of M8C's.
DefleMask Mobile ships an update fortnightly, M8C every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DefleMask Mobile | M8C |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonardo Demartino | Dirtywave |
Customer experience
DefleMask Mobile
M8C
In-app purchases
DefleMask Mobile
No in-app purchases
M8C
No in-app purchases









