Comparison

Autony vs Koto Master

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

Head to head
About

Autony

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
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AUv3 Midi sequence generator which generates musical evolving sequences that you can further automate or modulate via midi. A clever algorithm creates a musical sequence which is output as a midi signal which can be used to drive a software synthesiser or a hardware device. Various settings allow the sequence to be constrained to scales and chords, transposed on the fly and also allowed to gently mutate giving an evolving sequence. All the controls can be modulated or automated via midi. Needs a AU host like AUM and generates no sound on its own. "My solution has been to make the equipment unreliable in various ways." - Brian Eno

About

Koto Master

Features
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The koto (箏) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakhstan jetigen. Koto are roughly 180 centimetres (71 in) in length, and made from Paulownia wood (Paulownia tomentosa, known as kiri). The most common type uses 13 strings strung over movable bridges used for tuning, different pieces possibly requiring different tuning. 17-string koto are also common, and act as bass in ensembles. Koto strings are generally plucked using three fingerpicks (tsume), worn on the first three fingers of the right hand.

Screenshots

Autony2 screens
Koto Master3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Autony at none against Koto Master's shown. Koto Master's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Autony costs $3.99 and Koto Master $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Autony versus Koto Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutonyKoto Master
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPagefall limitedSENSOR NOTES JOINT STOCK COMPANY

In-app purchases

None

Autony

No in-app purchases

None

Koto Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autony free?
Autony costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koto Master free?
Koto Master costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Autony or Koto Master have ads?
Koto Master shows ads; Autony does not.

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