Physicles vs skippodisk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physicles
This application provides physics-based Audio Unit MIDI plugins that generate MIDI messages through simulated physical interactions. It includes two distinct playgrounds: one with bouncing balls colliding with polygon sides, and another where balls interact with user-drawn segments.
- Physics-based MIDI plugin container
- Generates MIDI messages via physics engine
- Physicle Bouncy playground
- Physicle Gravity playground
- Compatible with AUM, AudioBus 3, and more
- Outputs MIDI only, no sound
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NOTE: AU MIDI plugins are audio unit extensions that are meant to be loaded in compatible hosts, such as AUM, AudioBus 3, apeMatrix, Beatmaker, Cubasis 2, Nanostudio 2, or Sequencism. Please follow the instructions in the included manual. Physicles is a container of physics-based Audio Unit MIDI plugins. These AU MIDI plugins generate MIDI messages through the use of an underlying physics engine, which models the physical interactions between various entities. In this version, the following plugins are included: 1) Physicle Bouncy: In this playground, multiple balls bounce inside a polygon. MIDI messages are generated whenever a ball collides with the side of the polygon. 2) Physicle Gravity: In this playground, generators spawn balls every certain beats, which will then produce MIDI messages after colliding with user-drawn segments. Notes: - The plugins do not generate any sound, only MIDI messages.
skippodisk
This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.
- Simulates CD skipping and glitching
- 2D slider for delay time and feedback
- Automatic CD skipping
- Silence dropout effect
- Comb filtering effect
- Bypass and volume controls
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: [ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. [ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: skippodisk at every 2 weeks against Physicles's every 3 months. skippodisk also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Physicles's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
skippodisk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
Physicles ships an update every 3 months, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physicles | skippodisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (25 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rodrigo Roman | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
Physicles
skippodisk
In-app purchases
Physicles
No in-app purchases
skippodisk
No in-app purchases







