Comparison

MagicVerb vs Negative Harmony

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

Head to head
About

MagicVerb

This audio effect plugin models various acoustic spaces and textures for music production. It offers a classic digital reverb and a unique plate model, refined with input from engineers and producers.

Highlights
  • Acoustic space modeling
  • Texture experimentation
  • Classic digital reverb model
  • Plate reverb model
  • AUv3 and InterAppAudio support
  • Standalone format
Features
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MagicVerb is the latest result of the collaboration between MagicDeathEye aka Ian Sefchick and DDMF. This journey was a little more creative as we weren’t modeling a piece of hardware. We were modeling spaces and experimenting with EQ and texture. Ian spent a decade working at a studio known for its chambers and that dark beautiful feeling of space was always with him when creating these models. We had a lot of his engineer and producer buddies check em’ out and used their feedback to tighten everything up. We also put a really cool plate and model of a classic digital reverb in there as well. MagicVerb is now finally available for iOS in AUv3 and InterAppAudio format for use in all compatible hosts, as well as in standalone format.

About

Negative Harmony

Features
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Negative Harmony lets you explore one of music theory's most fascinating transformations: reflecting any chord or progression across a tonal axis to produce its harmonic mirror image. TAP ANY CHORD Select a root and quality on the interactive Circle of Fifths. See the original chord and its negative simultaneously, with voice-leading automatically applied. BUILD PROGRESSIONS Add chords to a progression and play them back — originals or negatives — with smooth voice leading between every chord. Common tones are held, not re-attacked. UNDERSTAND THE THEORY Built-in theory section explains the concept from first principles: the axis, the transformation formula, voice leading, and the history from Hugo Riemann to Jacob Collier. 5 SOUNDS Choose from Rhodes, Strings, Choir, Organ, or Synth Pad — the same high-quality soundfont used by professional music apps. MULTILINGUAL Full support for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Screenshots

MagicVerb2 screens
Negative Harmony3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Negative Harmony at $2.99 against MagicVerb's $24.99. MagicVerb's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 17.0). On 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

MagicVerb costs $24.99 and Negative Harmony $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MagicVerb versus Negative Harmony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicVerbNegative Harmony
Price$24.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian SiedschlagMartin Adler

In-app purchases

None

MagicVerb

No in-app purchases

None

Negative Harmony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicVerb free?
MagicVerb costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Negative Harmony free?
Negative Harmony costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MagicVerb or Negative Harmony have ads?
Neither MagicVerb nor Negative Harmony shows ads.

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