Comparison

Neon Noise Lab vs Cellular Beats

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

Head to head
About

Neon Noise Lab

Transform your music into tangible collectibles. Create unique physical editions of your songs, build sounds with a looper and synthesizers, and manipulate audio with various effects. Share your creations and let listeners experience music in a new way.

Highlights
  • Create physical music editions
  • Scan collectibles to unlock albums
  • Build sounds with a looper
  • Experiment with graphical synthesizers
  • Sample and import audio
  • Shape sound with effects
Features
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Your music, made physical. Neon Noise Lab turns songs into physical editions. Discover independent artists, explore collectible releases, and scan music collectibles you can hold, claim, and play. Scan your collectibles with your device to reveal the edition number and unlock the album instantly. Build your sound with the Neon Noise Looper. Explore three graphical synthesizers built for experimentation. Craft evolving patterns, record loops, and feed them back into the system to uncover new variations. Use the sampler to create custom sounds from any track in your collection, or import your own audio. Create your own collectibles. Turn your music into limited-edition physical releases and share them with others. Promote your work inside Neon Noise Lab and give listeners a new way to discover, hold, scan, and experience your music. Shape sound your way. Every collected song becomes a playground. Bend pitch, break it apart with distortion, carve frequencies, stretch delays, and bloom reverbs. Your music becomes something you can play with, not just play back. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cellular Beats

This app is a generative musical sequencer that uses cell-based mechanics to create melodies and soundscapes. It offers interactive music creation, WAV export, and built-in reverb settings for a personalized sound experience. Ideal for game developers, music producers, and hobbyists.

Highlights
  • Interactive music creation
  • WAV export
  • Built-in reverb settings
  • User-friendly interface
  • Granular control over cell paths and interactions
Features
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Introducing Cellular Beats, an innovative MIDI-based generative sequencer that allows you to create captivating melodies and atmospheric soundscapes with ease and creativity. Whether you're a game developer, music producer, or a hobbyist, Cellular Beats offers a unique and engaging way to generate music for your projects. Inspired by the classic Otomata Generative Musical Sequencer, Cellular beats utilizes unique cell-based mechanics to help you create enchanting melodies and rich soundscapes. It's like the mesmerizing dance of Conway's Game of Life but for innovative music! In Cellular Beats, every cell becomes part of your orchestra, each living in its own musical universe. Set the cells in motion on a grid, let them interact and collide, and watch as they create an enchanting symphony of sounds that is uniquely yours. Key Features: 1. Interactive Music Creation: Take charge of your soundscape. Set your cells in motion, control their interactions, and watch as they generate a captivating tapestry of sounds, perfect for game developments, musical compositions, or simply for the joy of creating. 2. WAV Export: Make your musical creations truly yours. Cellular Beats allows you to export your generated melodies in WAV format. This enables easy integration of your unique sounds into games, music production software, or any other multimedia projects. 3. Personalize Your Soundscape: Enhance your sound with built-in reverb settings. From spacious halls to intimate rooms, the choice of ambiance is yours. Customize the tonal environment to set the perfect mood for your music. 4. User-Friendly Interface: Cellular Beats offers an intuitive and seamless user experience, letting you focus on the creative process. Whether you're a beginner exploring musical generation or a seasoned producer, Cellular Beats will feel like second nature. 5. Community-Driven: Cellular Beats is built with its users in mind. Your feedback and suggestions shape our ongoing development. We're dedicated to ensuring Cellular Beats remains a tool that resonates with its community. 6. Granular Control: With Cellular Beats, you're the conductor. Define the paths your cells take, determine how they interact, and shape your soundscape down to the smallest detail. Cellular Beats isn't just a generative sequencer—it's a platform for boundless musical expression. With Cellular Beats, anyone can be a music creator. Whether you're making music for your games, producing your next album, seeking a creative outlet, or teaching the next generation of musicians and coders, Cellular Beats offers an intuitive and visual approach to music creation that is as simple as it is powerful. Uncover a new dimension of music creation with Cellular Beats. Your symphony of sound is just a tap away.

Screenshots

Neon Noise Lab4 screens
Cellular Beats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cellular Beats at none against Neon Noise Lab's 3. Cellular Beats also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Neon Noise Lab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neon Noise Lab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cellular Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Noise Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cellular Beats has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Neon Noise Lab versus Cellular Beats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon Noise LabCellular Beats
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNeon Noise LabIMABEAR STUDIOS LLC

Customer experience

Neon Noise Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cellular Beats

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Neon Noise Lab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Publish Album$4.99
None

Cellular Beats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neon Noise Lab free?
Neon Noise Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cellular Beats free?
Cellular Beats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neon Noise Lab or Cellular Beats?
Neon Noise Lab is rated higher. Neon Noise Lab averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cellular Beats averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Neon Noise Lab or Cellular Beats have ads?
Neither Neon Noise Lab nor Cellular Beats shows ads.

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