Riffer vs SpinIt FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
SpinIt FM
Log and track your physical media listening habits, including vinyl, CDs, and cassettes. Discover trending artists and albums through global charts and a community leaderboard. Share your listening recaps and build a comprehensive history of your music collection.
- Log spins by artist, album, and format
- Track collection and listening streaks
- Shareable weekly recap cards
- Global charts and trending artists
- Artist and album detail pages
- User profiles and leaderboards
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SPINIT FM is the app for physical media listeners. Log every spin: vinyl, CD, cassette, or reel-to-reel. Build your listening history and see stats on your favorite artists and albums. Discover what others are spinning with global charts, trending artists, and a community leaderboard. Features: - Log spins with artist, album, and format - Track your collection and listening streaks - Weekly recap cards you can share - Global charts and trending artists - Artist and album detail pages - User profiles and leaderboards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpinIt FM at Free against Riffer's $9.99. SpinIt FM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Riffer's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
SpinIt FM is free to download; Riffer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpinIt FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riffer has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Riffer ships an update every 6 weeks, SpinIt FM every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riffer | SpinIt FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AUDIOMODERN | SpinIt FM LLC |
Customer experience
Riffer
SpinIt FM
In-app purchases
Riffer
No in-app purchases
SpinIt FM
No in-app purchases
