Wild Symphony vs PALIMPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wild Symphony
This augmented reality app transforms a picture book into a musical adventure. Point your device at illustrations to hear corresponding orchestral music, bringing stories to life with a unique soundtrack.
- Augmented reality musical experience
- Plays music from picture book illustrations
- Orchestral music inspired by nature
- Enhances story time
- Features original compositions
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Wild Symphony is an augmented reality experience that takes you on an exciting musical adventure with Maestro Mouse and his symphonic friends! Just download the app and point it at any illustration in the picture book, and you’ll hear the corresponding song. Travel through the trees and across the seas as you listen to orchestral music inspired by big blue whales and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Transform your reading and story time with this AR-based musical accompaniment. A unique picture book experience like none you've ever heard! Wild Symphony is designed for imaginative children of all ages. The app: • Allows readers to listen to the picture book’s musical accompaniment. • Plays audio recordings of orchestral music composed by author Dan Brown • Features beautiful illustrations from artist Susan Batori Bring a fun new dynamic to the picture book with this intuitive AR app that adds an exciting soundtrack and encourages newfound love and appreciation of music.
PALIMPS
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Every book you read, in one quiet library. PALIMPS gathers your books, notes and highlights in a single place. Each book has its own page, its own memory. - Photograph a shelf. AI reads the spines, and you confirm what gets added. - Bring your library over from a Goodreads export. - Snap a page, capture highlights, write a note. - Find what you read, years later. No ads, no tracking. Your reading stays yours. Premium keeps your whole library in memory and opens AI features built on your own notes. Privacy Policy: https://palimps.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wild Symphony at none against PALIMPS's 2. PALIMPS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PALIMPS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Wild Symphony asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wild Symphony ships an update every 2 months, PALIMPS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wild Symphony | PALIMPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (120 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stellata, LLC | Hilal ERDOGAN SUMNU |
Bugs and requests
Wild Symphony
Reported bugs
66 issues- App crashes on opening
- Camera function not working
- Songs skip to random tracks
- App gets stuck on specific animal (cheetah)
- App doesn't recognize pages
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- App drains battery excessively
- App makes phone very hot
- App closes immediately upon opening
- No interactive elements
- App doesn't work with iOS 14
- Cannot close app easily
- No way to go back to main menu once music starts
- Secret video plays instead of app features
- Camera feature not working on multiple devices
- Augmented reality not working as promised
- App doesn't work at all
- Music plays but no clues show up
- App doesn't work with iOS 14.2
- App doesn't work with iOS 14.0
- App crashes every time trying to open
- App crashes on iOS14
- Camera feature did not work
- App won't even open, keeps crashing
- Not working with iOS14
- App doesn't work currently
- Augmented Reality isn't working
- Camera does not work
- App is not using my camera
- Not workingT.T
- Lieder springen
- Glitches galore
- Приложение глючит
- The app doesn’t work as advertised
- I want to love the app
- Not work with camera
- Doesn’t work at all
- I don’t think the camera function is working
- Camera does not work
- Musiktierfan
- Augmented reality fehlt
- Немного глючит
- Just needs some fixing
- Doesn’t work on iOS 14.2
- Great music but makes my phone hot
- It doesn’t work. What a shame.
- Didn’t take the time to release a working app
- Die Kamerafunktion fehlt, App stürzt oft ab
- App crashes constantly
- Love the book not the app
- Crazy energy Drain/Runs Hot
- The music is great, book is amazing
- Decepcionante
- App doesn’t work
- Shuts down as soon as it opens
- 2mins on this app, and I regret downloading
- This update helped. Still a little glitchy but better
- Book is great but app Augmented Reality isn’t working
- Not working on iOS 14.0
- Crashes
- Crashes on iOS14
- NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DOES NOT EVEN OPEN.
- Not working with iOS14
- No symphony
- No magic happens
- A disappointment
- Doesn’t work
Requested features
5 requests- Add individual instrument sounds
- More books and interfaces like this
- Fix camera recognition issues
- Add poem for the dragon
- Improve interactivity
PALIMPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wild Symphony
No in-app purchases
PALIMPS
- PALIMPS Premium$4.991 Month
- PALIMPS Premium$39.991 Year
