Comparison

Cellarkalt vs Musical Envision

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

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About

Cellarkalt

Explore experimental soundscapes, dark ambient, and Lo-Fi noises from a prolific music project launched in 1999. Experience sonic adventures and Dadaist influences through audio-visual performances and curated radio shows.

Highlights
  • Experimental soundscapes
  • Dark ambient music
  • Lo-Fi noises
  • Dadaist sonic adventures
  • Audio-visual live shows
  • Radio show hosting
Features
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Cellarkalt is the experimental music project of Benedikt Schmidt, launched in 1999. It’s about experimental soundscapes, dark ambient, Lo-Fi noises, dadaism, and sonic adventures. Cellarkalt already performed audio-visual live shows at Krake Festival and at Echo Bücher (both in Berlin). Benedikt Schmidt is a German artist, living in Santanyí, Majorca. He founded the acid house act Snuff Crew and also produces music and plays live under his moniker Snuffo. Schmidt runs the labels Snuff Trax and In The Dark Again. He also writes books and hosts his own radio show "Snuffo in Santanyí".

About

Musical Envision

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Musical Envision. — Now optimized to be even more impressive on PRO devices — The world around you is transformed into music using camera and LIDAR measurements, augmented reality and spatial audio.  For an amazing spatial audio experience, you can also anchor musicians or musical tracks to surfaces around you in the real world (AR Augmented Reality). Hardware: —iPhone 12 to 15 Pro, iPad Pro 2020+. Envision is designed to work best with with LIDAR (Laser ranging) enabled devices —iPhones 7 and higher, and most newer iPads. Envision will work OK with non Pro iPhones and iPads, but with lower performance and accuracy. Without LIDAR, flat walls and plain surfaces are not as easily easily detectable. The more pattern and variability in the images, and the stronger the lighting, the better. —Headphones. or best results, use stereo headphones. Apple AirPods Pro are a particularly good choice, as they support transparent mode to allow you to hear outside sounds, while at the same time listening to the musical world created by Envision. Envision will work without headphones, but the stereo and spatial audio effects will be less obvious. Operating system: —Musical Envision is designed for iOS and iPad OS 15 or higher. Scanned mode: —Measures the distance to five or seven objects in the camera, and creates or modifies music based on the distances. Spatial audio anchors mode: —Spatial audio allows musical tracks to be anchored to surfaces in the real world. In each style, select Spatial Audio Anchors using the button on the top right corner. The topmost musician will play right away. The other musicians will play a “tap” until you click the “Play” button. After you click play, the musicians will all play together. If you click the “Sync all” button, the anchored musicians will synchronize with the scanned musicians. Soundscapes: —Songs. Soundscapes that are marked as "Song" are complete songs with multiple tracks, each assigned to a different section of the screen. —Instrument styles. Other soundscapes create the music automatically based on the distance to the objects visible ahead or the shape of the room. The closer the object, the higher the notes. There are several different musical scales and effects like reverb being used.

Screenshots

Cellarkalt3 screens
Musical Envision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cellarkalt at none against Musical Envision's 6. Cellarkalt also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Musical Envision sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cellarkalt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellarkalt ships an update every 2 months, Musical Envision every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cellarkalt versus Musical Envision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarkaltMusical Envision
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB248 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBenedikt SchmidtChristopher Bach

In-app purchases

None

Cellarkalt

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Musical Envision

One-time6
  • Echoing bells style$0.99
  • Whale sounds style$0.99
  • Ten piece orchestra style$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Classic rock song$0.99
  • LoFi synthesiser song$0.99
  • Acoustic song$0.99

Questions

Is Cellarkalt free?
Cellarkalt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Musical Envision free?
Musical Envision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cellarkalt or Musical Envision have ads?
Neither Cellarkalt nor Musical Envision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellarkalt or Musical Envision?
Cellarkalt ships an update every 2 months, and Musical Envision every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cellarkalt was updated on November 3, 2026 and Musical Envision on November 7, 2026.

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