Comparison

New Path vs Waveguide Flute

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

Head to head
About

New Path

Create unique rhythms and harmonies by guiding colored shapes with arrows on a 2D grid. Assign instruments, alter paths, and use special arrow types for surprising musical results. Control complex interactions with crossroads, teleports, and rule systems.

Highlights
  • 2D grid-based music creation
  • Shape-based instrument playback
  • Adjustable arrow paths and types
  • Crossroads and teleports for complex paths
  • MIDI out and Ableton Link support
  • Delay and reverb effects
  • Preset and generator systems
Features
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Create surprising rhythms and harmonies by having colored shapes follow arrows on a two-dimensional grid. New Path is a unique and playful tool that drastically changes the way you make music. Pick an instrument for each square or triangle (shapes) and let them walk around. Rotate the arrows to alter their paths. Now choose from an exotic list of arrow types to spice things up. Shapes also have a mind of their own. By using crossroads and teleports they will have to decide for themselves which direction to take. This phenomenon will give you endless surprising results, but you’ll be able to keep full control by adjusting each crossroad/teleport bias. • Use the factory sets to play around and have lots of fun instantly! Or, • Create your own sets with the many features available! Each arrow contains adjustable values such as pitch, note duration, volume, etc, while shapes can interpret these values in their own way. For instance, a shape can add an octave to each pitch it comes across, so it will play all the notes one octave higher. Use delay and reverb to add flavor, use the advanced preset and generator systems to save and modify the grid, use the rules system to determine what should happen when two shapes meet, and much more. New Path is also able to communicate with other hard- & software. With the MIDI out feature, New Path can control for example your hardware synthesizers. Use the Ableton Link feature to sync Link-enabled devices and play together with your friends. And finally, the Audiobus integration lets you send both audio and MIDI to other apps on your device (You will need the Audiobus app). Key Features • A well thought out interface designed for both fast editing and playing live on-stage • Have surprising results with exotic arrow types such as crossroads and teleports • 70+ instruments such as Drums, Bass, Plucked, Synths, Acoustic, and Fx • Midi editor with a scales system • Many useful shape settings such as: Attack, Release, Note Value Multiplier to make non-western rhythms, etc • A preset system to instantly save and recall grid and shape settings • An advanced grid generator/modulator • A system of “If-Then” rules to trigger actions when shapes meet each other • A mixer with Delay and Reverb • 5x5 Arrow Cells with data such as: velocity, note duration, note value, repeat chance, crossroad chance, CC out, and much more… • 9 Tutorials with example sets to get you started
 New Path supports • Ableton Link • iCloud device sync • iCloud export/import • Audiobus support (midi and audio) • Midi out
 In-App Purchase • Arrow Skins • Instrument Expansion Pack • Audio Unit v3 (AUv3) About AUv3 • In case you bought New Path before 28th December 2022 (for $6.99), email a screenshot with proof of your purchasing date and we’ll email a promo code for the AUv3 feature (info@studiothezooo.com) Get New Path today to create a treasury of musical gems! * Runs on iPhone 5s with iOS 11.0 and above

About

Waveguide Flute

Features
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Waveguide Flute turns your iPad or iPhone into a physically modeled wind instrument — a Cook/STK-style waveguide flute you play from an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller (EWI). FEATURES • Authentic waveguide physical modeling — not a sample library • Deep Sound page: shape jet ratio, reflection, loop damping, noise, and more • Expression controls for live performance: blow intensity, breathiness, pitch bend, auto-vibrato • Built-in reverb with 7 factory spaces • On-screen piano roll with velocity and breath control • Full MIDI support — notes, breath (CC#2), pitch bend • Compatible with Akai EWI and other MIDI wind controllers that send breath and pitch bend • Remembers your last settings, with one-tap reset to defaults • Bluetooth MIDI support, plus a configurable Breath Control input (Mod Wheel or custom CC) for keyboard players without a wind controller Play it like a real wind instrument: breathe into the sound, bend pitch, add vibrato — all rendered by a genuine physical model, not recordings.

Screenshots

New Path4 screens
Waveguide Flute2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Waveguide Flute at Free against New Path's $1.99. Waveguide Flute also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). New Path's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3 vs 17.0). On 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

Waveguide Flute is free to download; New Path costs $1.99 up front. New Path sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Waveguide Flute asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Path ships an update every 3 months, Waveguide Flute every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
New Path versus Waveguide Flute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew PathWaveguide Flute
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerk van den BraakTomonori Yamasaki

In-app purchases

10 purchases

New Path

One-time10
  • ClassicFree
  • Classic NeonFree
  • Classic StoneFree
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  • Classic Textile$0.99
  • Classic White$0.99
  • Pinky$0.99
  • Chess$1.99
  • Hands and Hats$1.99
  • Instrument Pack 1$2.99
  • Audio Unit v3$7.99
None

Waveguide Flute

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is New Path free?
New Path costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Waveguide Flute free?
Waveguide Flute is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do New Path or Waveguide Flute have ads?
Neither New Path nor Waveguide Flute shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Path or Waveguide Flute?
New Path ships an update every 3 months, and Waveguide Flute every 3 days. Most recently, New Path was updated on October 18, 2026 and Waveguide Flute on October 6, 2026.

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