MSWalks vs plugdata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSWalks
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Mobile Sonic Walks proposes a deambulatory listening experience of musical compositions created for and diffused in a chosen site through geolocalisation by the students of the Centre for Music and Technology of the Sibelius Academy at the Uniarts Helsinki. Wandering around in the area you explore the sonic walks with your headphones and mobile phone. You might very well discover hidden aspects of the environment revealed by the compositions and be surprised, although you have been walking there many times. Each sonic walk is different, and their number keeps growing. So, come back and enjoy the variety of styles, composition ideas and sonic worlds in relation to the site. Mobile Sonic Walks are produced with the SoundWays platform developed by the Collective MU.
plugdata
This app provides a visual programming environment for audio experimentation, prototyping, and education. It allows users to create and run audio patches on their mobile devices, enabling creative sound design on the go.
- Visual programming environment
- Audio experimentation
- Prototyping
- Educational tool
- Standalone application
- Audio plugins
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plugdata is visual programming environment for audio experimentation, prototyping and education. With plugdata for iOS, you can bring your plugdata patches with you everywhere you go. This app ships with a standalone application and audio plugins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: plugdata at every 3 months against MSWalks's every 7 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MSWalks ships an update every 7 months, plugdata every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSWalks | plugdata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remu | Timothy Schoen |
In-app purchases
MSWalks
No in-app purchases
plugdata
No in-app purchases
