Comparison

Dust Crystals vs resonatedo

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

Head to head
About

Dust Crystals

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Dust Crystals is a generative music app that blurs the line between instrument, album, and utility. Mix and match four parameters to customize your own unique relaxing soundscape.

About

resonatedo

This audio effect app allows for microtonal music creation with two independent resonator banks. Each resonator offers customizable pitch, volume, and modulation, with advanced filter controls and a mix slider for signal blending. It supports external MIDI input and features a detailed UI with multiple keyboard options.

Highlights
  • Dual microtonal resonator banks
  • Independent pitch, volume, and modulation control
  • Advanced filter and color parameters
  • Detailed keyboard UI with note information
  • MIDI input support
  • Mix control for dry/processed signal
Features
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resonatedo is a microtonal resonator bank audio effect for iOS and macOS. It contains two sets of resonators controlled by separate keyboards. Each resonator has independent pitch (set by EDO division value of the keyboard), volume and modulation. Each resonator is a delay with feedback that contains lowpass + allpass and bandpass filters. Each set has a common "color" parameter that changes balance between these filter sets in each single resonator. The "mix" control allows crossfade from dry to fully processed signal. UI features two independent keyboards with: • 4 – 72 keys (voices, steps) per octave, each with its own ring modulator • maximum polyphony equal to the number of voices; max polyphony is 144 voices • 1 – 4 octave range, covering the frequency range of about 8 – 4200 Hz • display with note number (from C), note name, frequency (in Hz), and deviation from 12-TET (in cents) • two sections per keyboard: upper for non-sustained notes, gliding, and velocity; lower for sustained notes and modulation rate • mute button to stop/start all sound • delete/panic button to erase all notes • glide button for smooth sweeps across keyboard frequency range • modulation on/off button • slider to set initial velocity and modulation levels • slider to change velocity and modulation rates for all notes on the keyboard proportionally and to show current velocity and mod rate levels • button to toggle keyboard visibility. resonatedo supports MIDI input from external sources to control each keyboard independently.

Screenshots

Dust Crystals1 screens
resonatedo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dust Crystals at $0.99 against resonatedo's $3.99. Dust Crystals also leads on iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.0). On 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

Dust Crystals costs $0.99 and resonatedo $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dust Crystals versus resonatedo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDust Crystalsresonatedo
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Every 40 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham FranzAlexey Nadzharov

In-app purchases

None

Dust Crystals

No in-app purchases

None

resonatedo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dust Crystals free?
Dust Crystals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is resonatedo free?
resonatedo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

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