Comparison

M vs MusicBall

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

Head to head
About

M

This app automatically composes original music based on your chosen settings for duration, tempo, and style. You can refine compositions by liking or disliking sections, and export generated music in MP3, MIDI, or sheet music formats. It's designed for content creators, producers, and music enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Automated music composition
  • Customizable duration, tempo, and style
  • Like/Dislike feedback for refinement
  • Export in MP3, MIDI, and PDF formats
  • Track Editor for rewriting sections
  • Separate track generation (melody, harmony, bass, percussion)
Features
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For best results, please use headphones/speakers and stable broadband connection. M-Gen is a unique app that automatically composes musical content for: - Content creators - Music producers - Games creators - Students of music - Music lovers Simply tap the red button and send the generated music to your Email account or Google Drive in the following formats: - MP3 - for listening or mixing - MIDI - for using with DAW software - PDF - for reading and playing sheet music Please use earphones/speakers for best results. Also, this app has NO ADS! ==========FREE FUNCTIONALITY========== - endless source of musical compositions and ideas - keep tapping the red button until you hear something you like - use the Setup Wizard to adjust duration, tempo and style of song - use Track Editor to have tracks re-written until you love the song - select melody/harmony/bassline/percusion/effects tracks to be generated separately or together as a song - use Like/Dislike buttons whilst listening to rewrite sections of a song - select the number of instrumental layers in each track (4 max, 8 for percussion) - select key/tempo/soundset/style - select structure of song using chorus/verse/middle-eight sections - name and then store up to 5 generated songs on your device for later listening ==========IN-APP PURCHASES========== - Downloads Pack (one-off payment) - send MP3, MIDI and PDF (sheet music) files of the generated music to your Email account or Google Drive. - Library Expansion (one-off payment) - increase the number of slots in your device's M-Gen library so you can store more songs for later listening - 'License Pack' (subscription) - License to use M-Gen music in your own work and distribute it on a commercial basis M-Gen ("Music Generator") creates random yet tonally and rhythmically integrated songs based on a number of settings you can play with in the Setup section together with user feedback on previous songs. You can use the Setup Wizard in the Play tab to quickly and easily configure duration, speed and style of the song. During playback, you can tap like/dislike buttons. Disliked sections can be rewritten by M-gen, keeping the rest of the song intact. Liked sections will provide M-Gen with clues as to how you like your songs to sound that will be used when composing future songs or song parts. The algorithms used by M-Gen are always evolving and improving to include more possible musical structures and methods of composition. The app has no advertising and there's no need to set up an account. Simple! ==========MIDI TRACKS========== In your DAW, the following generated tracks use these MIDI track numbers: Percussion - 10 Bassline - 11 Harmony - 12 Melody - 13 Effects - 14 Enjoy!!!

About

MusicBall

Features
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Drop in a song. Watch a machine get built to play it. MusicBall takes a piece of music and constructs a whole contraption around it — plates, curving rails, spiralling drops. Then a ball falls through the lot, and every note you hear is the ball hitting something. It's oddly hard to stop watching. EVERY SONG GETS ITS OWN MACHINE Change the song and everything changes. A gentle piece grows tall spirals the ball winds slowly down through. A fast one packs tight columns it ping-pongs between. Switch back and forth and you'll never see the same machine twice. YOU'LL START TO SEE THE MUSIC Every note has its own colour, and it keeps that colour wherever it turns up. A few minutes in and you're spotting a melody's repeats on the wall before you hear them come round again. PICK WHO PLAYS THE MELODY Hand the tune to a different part and the whole machine rebuilds around it. Or let the spotlight travel between parts as the piece goes on — the ball slides across to a new rig each time the lead changes. Or run two balls at once, side by side. EVERY HIT LANDS ON THE BEAT The ball never fakes it. It arrives exactly when the note does, every single time — so what you're watching and what you're hearing are the same thing happening. BRING YOUR OWN FAVOURITE Seven classics are built in to get you started: Canon in D, The Entertainer, Turkish March, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Für Elise, Prelude in C and Gymnopédie No. 1. After that, bring in anything you like — your file stays on your phone. FLY THE CAMERA Ride along with the ball, or take over: spin around it, pan across the machine, pinch to take in the whole thing at once. NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR No account. No ads. No tracking, nothing collected. It works exactly the same in Airplane Mode.

Screenshots

M4 screens
MusicBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: M at Free against MusicBall's $4.99. M also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). MusicBall's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

M is free to download; MusicBall costs $4.99 up front. M sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. MusicBall asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
M versus MusicBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMMusicBall
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick Carter-Bond辉 邓

In-app purchases

5 purchases

M

Subscriptions2
  • Commercial Use License$3.491 Month
  • Sharing Pack$4.491 Month
One-time3
  • Library Expansion (+50 slots)$2.99
  • Library Expansion (+100 slots)$4.99
  • Downloads Pack$6.99
None

MusicBall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is M free?
M is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MusicBall free?
MusicBall costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

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