Comparison

Create A Riff vs Riffler

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

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About

Create A Riff

Transform text into guitar riffs with accompanying tab notation. Add chords and choose drum styles to create unique musical pieces. Explore a new way to visualize and play musical ideas.

Highlights
  • Text to guitar riff conversion
  • Guitar neck and tab staff visualization
  • Mute guitar for playback
  • Add chords via strings or synth
  • Rock or progressive drum styles
Features
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'Create A Riff' is an app that lets you type in a name, word, phrase, etc... (max 16 letters), then watch it play as a riff on a guitar neck and tab staff, or you can mute the guitar and play along. You can also add chords via strings or a synth, and choose from rock or progressive drums. The app is the rock/guitar version of the app 'Play The Name'. App concept by Ron Jarzombek Graphics by Ron Jarzombek Programming by Gunpreet Singh Matharoo twitter/@itsmatharoo www.ronjarzombek.com www.ronjarzombek.com/rjapps.html Ron Jarzombek - - lead guitarist and composer of Blotted Science, Spastic Ink and WatchTower, as featured on the CDs… ‘Blotted Science – The Animation Of Entomology’, ‘Blotted Science – The Machinations Of Dementia’, ‘Spastic Ink – Ink Complete’, ‘Spastic Ink – Ink Compatible’, ‘Ron Jarzombek – Solitarily Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement’ 'Ron Jarzombek - PHHHP Plus!' ‘WatchTower – Control And Resistance’, 'WatchTower - 'Math Concepts: Book One' Digital singles... 'Frenetically Inconsistent Velocities Entwined' 'The Ink Panther' 'All Along The WatchTower' 'She Blotted Me With Science' Other apps: 'Play The Name' 'Beyond Life And Cosmic Kinetics' 'Razor Blade Babies' 'Kill The Digital Distortion' - featured in Joel McIver's '100 Top Metal Guitarists' book (#32)

About

Riffler

Instantly generate unlimited, copyright-free guitar riffs with customizable settings. Export as MIDI or audio, and use as a standalone app or AUv3 plugin. Perfect for guitarists, composers, and producers seeking creative inspiration.

Highlights
  • Unlimited copyright-free riff generation
  • Preset musical styles
  • Customizable settings (tempo, scale, tuning, etc.)
  • Guitar tablature display
  • MIDI and audio export (.wav, .mid)
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Realistic guitar tones
Features
Currently charting
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Instantly create unlimited, copyright-free guitar riffs. Just tap "Create" and listen to your new riff. PRESETS The easiest way to get started is to select from the huge list of preset musical styles, tap "Create", and a unique guitar riff will be made. The created riff is displayed as guitar tablature which you can listen to and save. CUSTOMIZATION For advanced users wanting to harness the full power of Riffler, there is a huge range of customizable settings allowing you to fine tune and personalize your own unique sound. WHO WOULD USE RIFFLER? • Guitarists looking to improve their playing, with endless new riffs to practice. • Composers needing an additional creative spark of inspiration to complement their music. • Musicians looking for a virtual guitarist for unlimited jam sessions. • Producers wanting to stand out from the crowd by creating a library of unique guitar riffs instead of using the same samples and loops as everybody else. • Most of all Riffler is fun! It's great for anybody looking to experiment and create their own music! EXPORT MIDI AND AUDIO The created riff can be exported as MIDI or audio file. AUv3 Riffler is a standalone app and also an AUv3 plugin that can be loaded into a host music app. The Riffler AUv3 plugin can be synced inside a host app and can send audio and MIDI to other effects, synths, samplers and virtual instruments. All hosts are compatible with Riffler's audio and certain hosts enable Riffler to send MIDI data. MIDI compatible hosts include AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis 3, Beatmaker 3, apeMatrix and Audiobus 3. REALISTIC TONES Riffler's audio engine creates stunningly realistic guitar tones. Riffler is the playground for anyone curious about music creation! Experiment with various tempos, scales, tunings, and time signatures, and harness the power of Riffler's cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI). SPECS: Tempo: 40 - 240bpm. Sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz Key: All 12 keys. Scales: Pentatonic, blues scale, extended blues, chromatic, major (ionian), dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, natural minor (aeolian), locrian, harmonic minor, phrygian dominant. Tunings: Standard, drop D, Eb, C#, C, 7 string, 7 string drop A, 8 string. Time signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 1/4, 12/8, 6/8, 7/8, 5/8, 3/8, 1/8 Export: .wav, .mid, .riffle Tones: 40 different guitar tones, 10 different synth tones CONTROLS: Tempo, length, time signature, feel, key, tuning, progression, scale, tone, double tracking, delay, humanise, sustain, bend, powerchords, palm muting, vibrato, arpeggiate, range, melody, rhythm, gaps, motif, runs, run range, ending length, remove duplicate notes, lock to single octave, tremolo picking.

Screenshots

Create A Riff3 screens
Riffler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Create A Riff at Free against Riffler's $14.99. Create A Riff also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Riffler's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 60%) and chart position (#147 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Create A Riff is free to download; Riffler costs $14.99 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 Create A Riff against 4.7 for Riffler. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riffler has 125 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Create A Riff's written reviews are positive against 86% of Riffler's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Create A Riff versus Riffler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreate A RiffRiffler
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)4.7 (125 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14125 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#147 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRon JarzombekJonathan Bell

Customer experience

Create A Riff

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Riffler

All ratings125 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Create A Riff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Riffler

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
  • Issues with exporting audio and MIDI
  • Compatibility problems with certain DAWs and software
  • Inconsistent behavior when loading saved riffs

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add MIDI input functionality
  • Implement song mode to chain multiple riffs
  • Add more scale and chord options
  • Implement advanced guitar techniques (hammer-ons, slides, harmonics, etc.)
  • Add drum sequencer or preset drum loops
Show 5 more
  • Improve MIDI export (separate velocity/feedback controls, export chords)
  • Add ability to create and save custom riff patterns
  • Implement a guitar solo generator mode
  • Add support for more time signatures and song lengths
  • Improve UI and layout, especially on smaller screens

In-app purchases

None

Create A Riff

No in-app purchases

None

Riffler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Create A Riff free?
Create A Riff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riffler free?
Riffler costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Create A Riff or Riffler?
Riffler is rated higher. Create A Riff averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Riffler averages 4.7 from 125 ratings.
Do Create A Riff or Riffler have ads?
Neither Create A Riff nor Riffler shows ads.

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