Comparison

Cality vs Neon Audio Editor

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

Head to head
About

Cality

This app is a creative MIDI processor that allows for rhythmic enhancement, controlled chaos, and the addition of new textures. It offers features like pitch quantization, probability gates, and a cloud module for generating additional notes.

Highlights
  • Rhythmic enhancement
  • Controlled chaos
  • Pitch quantization
  • Probability gate
  • Cloud module for additional notes
  • Midi controllable note quantizer
  • Swing and accents
Features
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Cality is a creative midi processor allowing subtle rhythmic enhancement, controlled chaos and everything in between. Add swing or accents, quantise the pitch of notes, use a probability gate or use the cloud module to add addition notes all under midi control The cloud section takes techniques common in granular synthesis and brings them to the realm of midi notes. It adds additional notes to the ones you are playing. This can be a simple rhythmic accompaniment or it can bring new textures from your synths by generating a cloud of tiny notes almost entering the realms of black midi. The note sections gives a fully automatable/midi controllable note quantiser with a range of scales, a transposer and the ability to constrain to simple chords as well The tempo section allows the addition of swing and accents to incoming midi notes as well as providing a probability gate Cality is great for bringing life to simple midi loops or patterns or for taking you deep into creative realms.

About

Neon Audio Editor

This app is a digital audio editor and recording plugin for iOS. It allows users to import, record, edit, and manipulate audio files with various built-in effects and advanced features like slicing and warping. It also functions as a clip launcher for triggering samples within compatible hosts.

Highlights
  • Audio recording and editing
  • Built-in effects
  • Clip launching
  • Slicing and warping audio
  • Drag and drop support
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • MIDI support
Features
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Neon is a lightweight digital audio editor and recording plugin compatible with any AUv3 host. It supports most major iOS file formats, and allows simple drag and drop between plugins. The editor allows you to import audio from a file or the system clipboard, as well as the ability to record incoming audio. As an editor it supports all the usual functionality you would expect as well as being able to edit samples on a per sample basis at extreme zoom levels. Neon also contains a number of built in effects that can be applied to the whole file or a selection. Effects can be previewed and tweaked prior to applying an effect. Neon can also be used as a clip launcher within an AUv3 Host, with the ability to remotely trigger one shot or looped samples. The Warp function can automatically adjust the tempo of a clip to the host tempo without affecting pitch. Neon also features a slicer which allows you to cut up a sample into multiple slices that can be played back via an incoming MIDI controller. ○ Record directly from other plugins. ○ Auto Start via trigger level supported. ○ Set maximum recording lengths in Beats / Seconds for perfect loops. ○ Drag and Drop Support between apps. ○ Drag and Drop selections to other apps. ○ Slicing and warping of audio. ○ Auto Sampler ○ AudioShare support. ○ Built in Effects. ○ Supports loading of external AUv3 effects (standalone mode). ○ Export to WAV, M4A, MP3 and FLAC formats. ○ Warp / Time Stretch functionality for syncing to host. ○ Host Sync. ○ Media Bay file manager for organising your clips. ○ Ability to set short name and colour in AUM. ○ Configurable MIDI Support for clip launching. ○ Supports iOS General Clipboard operations ○ Run multiple instances ○ LUFS measurement. Note: Neon imposes a 15min sample length limit on recordings due to it's memory restrictions as an AUv3 plugin.

Screenshots

Cality4 screens
Neon Audio Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cality at 4.4 against Neon Audio Editor's 4.0. Cality also leads on price ($6.99 vs $7.99). Neon Audio Editor's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Cality costs $6.99 and Neon Audio Editor $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cality holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Cality's written reviews are positive against 79% of Neon Audio Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cality ships an update every 4 weeks, Neon Audio Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cality versus Neon Audio Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalityNeon Audio Editor
Price$6.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better4.0 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1728 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPagefall limited4Pockets.com

Customer experience

Cality

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative8.3%

Neon Audio Editor

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

Cality

No in-app purchases

None

Neon Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cality free?
Cality costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Audio Editor free?
Neon Audio Editor costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cality or Neon Audio Editor?
Cality is rated higher. Cality averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Neon Audio Editor averages 4.0 from 28 ratings.
Do Cality or Neon Audio Editor have ads?
Neither Cality nor Neon Audio Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cality or Neon Audio Editor?
Cality ships an update every 4 weeks, and Neon Audio Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cality was updated on October 2, 2026 and Neon Audio Editor on October 16, 2026.

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