Comparison

The Manetron vs Noises

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

Head to head
About

The Manetron

Experience authentic vintage tape keyboard sounds with realistic tape running animations. This app offers a collection of sampled instruments from a classic 70s model, complete with motor noise and built-in effects for a unique musical creation tool.

Highlights
  • Authentic 70s tape sampling sounds
  • Internal mechanism tape running animation
  • Motor noise and mechanical sound effects
  • 6 preset instrument sounds
  • Core MIDI and Core Audio compatible
  • Built-in Reverb & Delay effects
  • Scrollable keyboard with adjustable width
Features
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"The Manetron" is the vintage tape sampling keyboard App for iPhone/iPad/Apple Silicon Mac. Genuine sound sampled from the most famous white body tape sampling keyboard model number of M400S (serial number 419 & 728) manufactured in the 70's. You can see an internal mechanism (tape running animation) and can enjoy with eyes and an ear. Feel the live experience the motor noise mechanical sounds were recorded. Features: - 6 preset sound including Flute, 3violins (Strings), Cello, 8-voice Choir, Brass, Bungalow Bill ( Intro sound of The Beatles song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill") - 35Kyes of sampled sounds from the M400S serial number 419 & 728 manufactured in the 70's. - Core MIDI compatible - Core Audio compatible - 8 sec PCM full sampling sounds each Key - Scrollable Keyboard with switchable key width - No loop sounds (real performance feeling) - 6 instrument sounds can be set as the favorite position of A,B,C position on setting screen - A+B, B+C mix sounds position - Built-in Reverb & Delay effects - The sound of motor mechanical noise - Tape running animation - Pitch control - Original sounds source are recorded by 96KHz/24 bits - Compiled under the supervision of Ken Miyajima (Kinzoku-Yebis, Damian Hamada's Creatures, Romanesco)

About

Noises

Explore a universe of unique sounds with this experimental instrument. It offers a playful interface for music and audio production, featuring hundreds of recordings from vintage equipment and field experiments. Quickly discover and create with its central dial and integrated sequencer.

Highlights
  • Experimental instrument
  • Playful and inspiring interface
  • Hundreds of unique sound recordings
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
  • Central sound search dial
  • Integrated sequencer
Features
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Noises is an experimental instrument with a playful and inspiring interface, designed to bring a vast world of noise into your music and audio production. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. Noises is the fourth plugin we developed together with German composer and “that guy with the sweaters” Hainbach. He crafted hundreds of recordings of rare vintage measurement and tape equipment, analog synths, strange field recordings, electro-acoustic and magnetic field experiments, and more in his lab to create this creative noise instrument with us. It is designed to be fast and inspiring to use, with a big dial at its center inviting you to search for sounds and a sequencer to make them music. This results in a minimum of clicks for a maximum of sound.

Screenshots

The Manetron4 screens
Noises1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Manetron at $3.99 against Noises's $19.99. Noises's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 50%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.8). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

The Manetron costs $3.99 and Noises $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noises holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noises has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of The Manetron's written reviews are positive against 94% of Noises's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Manetron ships an update every 7 months, Noises every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Manetron versus Noises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ManetronNoises
Price$3.99 — better$19.99
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.8 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings427 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerinsideout ltd.AudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

The Manetron

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Noises

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

The Manetron

No in-app purchases

None

Noises

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Manetron free?
The Manetron costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noises free?
Noises costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Manetron or Noises?
Noises is rated higher. The Manetron averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Noises averages 4.8 from 27 ratings.
Do The Manetron or Noises have ads?
Neither The Manetron nor Noises shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Manetron or Noises?
The Manetron ships an update every 7 months, and Noises every 11 months. Most recently, The Manetron was updated on October 24, 2026 and Noises on October 24, 2026.

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