Comparison

Riffer vs rymdigare

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

Head to head
About

Riffer

This app generates random MIDI patterns and melodies for synths, samplers, and drum machines. Explore scales, complexity, and playback options to create unique musical ideas. Save your favorite riffs and use Infinity mode for endless generation.

Highlights
  • Random pattern and melody generation
  • Supports software and hardware MIDI devices
  • Customizable scales, complexity, and steps
  • Playback motion and transpose controls
  • Infinity mode for endless generation
  • MIDI output over WiFi or cable
  • Ableton Link sync
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Riffer is a creative MIDI sequencer that generates random patterns and melodies for you. Designed to feed any Synth, Sampler, Drum Machine and anything that accepts MIDI signal both software and hardware. You can choose scales, complexity, steps, start and end points, playback motion, set pitch, transpose, measures and many more. Generate fresh ideas, sequences, melodies, riffs and musical patterns. Turn them into something of your own, or let it run endlessly using the Infinity mode. Riffer is built both for studio and live performance. The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern and you can save your favorite Riffs for quick access. Featuring MIDI output support over WiFi or MIDI cable. Riffer also supports Ableton Link for tight sync between apps on the same network.

About

rymdigare

This app is a versatile audio processing tool that combines reverb, noise generation, and sound degradation effects. It offers extensive control over reverb parameters, LFO modulation, and includes a resonant filter and octave shifter. It can be used as a standalone application or integrated with other music apps.

Highlights
  • Five reverb boxes with detailed control
  • Noise and drone machine
  • Level and speed degrader
  • Resonant filter
  • Octave shifter
  • LFO modulation
  • AUv3, Inter App Audio, AudioBus support
Features
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During a routine mining expedition in the outer regions of the galaxy five mysterious boxes of unknown origin were found. Rumours among the workers spread quickly that there was a strange feeling being around these boxes, as if time flows in a different way, not just forward but sometimes also folding back on itself. The miners nicknamed them, the five boxes of reverberation. After the excavation process, to study them more closely, it was decided to transport them back to earth. Rymdigare is part reverb, part noise and drone machine, part quality degrader and part wave shaper. The reverb is built from 5 reverberation boxes where you can control the sound with length and ratio parameters, tail and weight skew parameters and an internal feedback parameter, that could be used to create swelling tails. There is also a built in octave shifter, resonant filter, speed and level degrader and 4 LFO sources for modulating a selected set of parameters, including the LFO speeds themselves. The app can run stand-alone, connecting to other apps through Inter App Audio or AudioBus or it can run as an AUv3 plugin. Map and control any parameter with MIDI using Core MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI, Inter App Audio MIDI or AUv3 MIDI. + Resonant filter (low, band or high pass) + Noise and drone machine + Level and speed degrader + Wave shaper (input and output gain) + Reverb (length, ratio, skew, tail, feedback and type: free, bpm, tuned) + Reverb random variation controls + Octave shifter up and down + Planet orbits (LFO: double tap on parameter controls to map) + Inter App Audio, AudioBus and AUv3 + Map Midi CC using Core MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI, IAA Midi or AUv3 MIDI.

Screenshots

Riffer4 screens
rymdigare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: rymdigare at 4.7 against Riffer's 4.1. rymdigare also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 65%) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Riffer costs $9.99 and rymdigare $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

rymdigare holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Riffer's written reviews are positive against 88% of rymdigare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riffer ships an update every 6 weeks, rymdigare every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Riffer versus rymdigare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRifferrymdigare
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.1 (87 ratings)4.7 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better57
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAUDIOMODERNErik Sigth

Customer experience

Riffer

All ratings87 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.4%

rymdigare

All ratings57 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Riffer

No in-app purchases

None

rymdigare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riffer free?
Riffer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is rymdigare free?
rymdigare costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riffer or rymdigare?
rymdigare is rated higher. Riffer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while rymdigare averages 4.7 from 57 ratings.
Do Riffer or rymdigare have ads?
Neither Riffer nor rymdigare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riffer or rymdigare?
Riffer ships an update every 6 weeks, and rymdigare every 2 weeks. Most recently, Riffer was updated on September 24, 2026 and rymdigare on September 25, 2026.

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