Physicles vs Frenzy MIDI Sequencer
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.
Frenzy MIDI Sequencer
This application generates random musical patterns using physics-based objects. It allows you to play a built-in tone generator or connect to external MIDI devices and software.
- Physics-based note generation
- Built-in tone generator
- External MIDI connectivity
- Random pattern creation
- Object interaction for sound
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Frenzy is a MIDI sequencer that uses objects in a physics environment to generate random patterns of notes. You can play it's built in tone generator or connect to other apps, software, or devices over MIDI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Frenzy MIDI Sequencer at every 2 weeks against Physicles's every 3 months. Physicles's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Physicles against 4.7 for Frenzy MIDI Sequencer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Physicles's written reviews are positive against 83% of Frenzy MIDI Sequencer's.
Physicles ships an update every 3 months, Frenzy MIDI Sequencer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physicles | Frenzy MIDI Sequencer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (25 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rodrigo Roman | Daniel Hooper |
Customer experience
Physicles
Frenzy MIDI Sequencer
In-app purchases
Physicles
No in-app purchases
Frenzy MIDI Sequencer
No in-app purchases
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