# Autony vs mfxMonitor

The clearest difference is price: mfxMonitor at Free against Autony's $3.99. mfxMonitor also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Autony's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

mfxMonitor is free to download; Autony costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Autony holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autony has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Autony's written reviews are positive against 50% of mfxMonitor's.

Autony ships an update every 5 days, mfxMonitor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Autony | mfxMonitor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (40 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/autony/id1440149545/reviews)** | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mfxmonitor/id1451193551/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **40** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **60.9% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **9.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Pagefall limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1440149544) | [Audeonic Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/351607509) |

## What reviewers say

### Autony

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/autony/id1440149545)

This app generates evolving musical sequences using a MIDI signal. It can be constrained to scales and chords, transposed, and mutated for dynamic musical output. All controls are MIDI-automatable and it requires a host app to function.

**Highlights:** Generates evolving musical sequences, MIDI output for synths and hardware, Constrain sequences to scales and chords, On-the-fly transposition, Sequence mutation for dynamic evolution, MIDI automation of all controls

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### mfxMonitor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mfxmonitor/id1451193551)

This utility displays incoming MIDI events in both text and hex format with timestamps. It offers a clear button to reset the event log and is part of a series of powerful MIDI plugins for music production.

**Highlights:** MIDI event display, Textual and hex format, Timestamped events, Clear event log, AUv3 compatible, CoreMIDI compatible

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Autony free?

Autony costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is mfxMonitor free?

mfxMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Autony or mfxMonitor?

Autony is rated higher. Autony averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while mfxMonitor averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Autony or mfxMonitor have ads?

Neither Autony nor mfxMonitor shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Autony or mfxMonitor?

Autony ships an update every 5 days, and mfxMonitor every 2 months. Most recently, Autony was updated on October 15, 2026 and mfxMonitor on October 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*