Comparison

Continua vs mLFO

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

Head to head
About

Continua

This professional synthesizer for iPad offers a unique morphing sound design experience. Explore a vast sonic palette with versatile oscillators and continuously shifting filters. Deep modulation capabilities and an innovative patch evolution system allow for highly expressive and evolving musical textures.

Highlights
  • Morphing filters
  • Versatile oscillators
  • Deep modulation routing
  • Interactive patch evolution
  • Full MPE support
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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Continua is a professional synthesizer for iPad, built around a single idea: everything should move. Three oscillators with five modes each — Virtual Analog, Additive, Supersaw, Supersquare, and IXA — give you a palette that runs from warm analog warmth to aggressive digital textures to sounds that have no easy name. Stack 64 sine waves. Detune five sawtooths simultaneously. Explore phase modulation borrowed from a synthesizer most people have never heard of. The oscillators are just the beginning. Continua's filters don't switch between types — they morph between them. Low pass becomes band pass becomes high pass in a continuous sweep, with resonance and two- or four-pole slope selectable at any point. Two filters running in series or parallel, each one a moving target. Modulation is where Continua earns its name. Nearly every parameter is a destination. Every knob can receive up to five simultaneous modulation sources — envelope generators, flexible multi-point envelopes, four shapeable LFOs, sample and hold, and a random source that gives each voice its own personality. Right-click any knob to connect a source. The routing is as deep as you want it to be. New in version 1.2: the Genetics panel lets you evolve your patches through an interactive mutation tree. Start with any sound, explore branches of subtle variations, and drill down into whatever catches your ear. The arpeggiator adds eighteen patterns — from standard ascending runs to Brownian motion and probabilistic rests — all synced to your DAW tempo. Four new oscillator modes expand the raw material available from the ground up. Full MPE support means Continua responds to every dimension of expression from a Linnstrument, Osmose, Roli Seaboard, or any MPE controller. Or play it with a standard keyboard and automate everything else. Works as an AUv3 plugin in Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo, Garage Band, and any AUv3-compatible host. iPad only.

About

mLFO

This app provides 16 programmable MIDI LFOs with extensive features for music production. It offers multiple parameters per LFO, independent output, and a wide rate range. It can be used as a standalone app or as an AUv3 plugin within compatible host applications.

Highlights
  • 16 programmable MIDI LFOs
  • Multiple parameters per LFO
  • Independent output and MIDI channel
  • Wide rate range
  • Custom shape creation (free and ADSR)
  • 4 trigger modes including random retrigger
Features
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*** Note *** Although mLFO can run as a stand-alone app, the recommended way to use it is as an AUv3 plugin from inside a suitable AU Host app, such as AUM, AudioBus, Cubasis etc. mLFO AUv3 is a set of 16 programmable MIDI LFOs with a extensive set of features: - Multiple parameters per LFO, including variability. - Independent output and MIDI channel per LFO. - Wide rate range, from 1/128 to 130442 beats. - 9 factory and 16 user shapes. - Custom shapes: free and ADSR. - 4 trigger modes, including random retrigger (every incoming note triggers a random LFO). - MIDI Thru. mLFO uses parts of the following copyrighted material, the use of which is hereby acknowledged. LICENCES AudioKit The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2016 Aurelius Prochazka Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Continua and mLFO both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of mLFO's written reviews are positive against 55% of Continua's. mLFO also leads on price ($5.99 vs $9.99) and device support (3 vs 1). Continua's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Continua costs $9.99 and mLFO $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Continua against 4.5 for mLFO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Continua's written reviews are positive against 80% of mLFO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Continua ships an update every 4 weeks, mLFO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Continua versus mLFO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContinuamLFO
Price$9.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.6 (13 ratings) — better4.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudio Damage, Inc.Axart Labs OU

Customer experience

Continua

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral26.5%
Negative18.4%

mLFO

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Continua

No in-app purchases

None

mLFO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Continua free?
Continua costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is mLFO free?
mLFO costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Continua or mLFO?
Continua is rated higher. Continua averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while mLFO averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.
Do Continua or mLFO have ads?
Neither Continua nor mLFO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Continua or mLFO?
Continua ships an update every 4 weeks, and mLFO every 2 months. Most recently, Continua was updated on September 7, 2026 and mLFO on September 24, 2026.

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