Comparison

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth vs keyboaredo

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

Head to head
About

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth

Create music by typing text. Each letter corresponds to a note in a chosen scale, allowing for unique melodic sequences. Customize character mappings and randomize note velocities for dynamic compositions.

Highlights
  • Text-to-note sequencing
  • Custom character mapping
  • Scale-based note generation
  • Velocity and gate randomization
  • Internal synth (standalone)
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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Textquencer is a text-based MIDI sequencer. Each letter's alphabetical index is mapped to the note in the scale you are working.  For example in C-major scale, Letter A (index = 1) is Note C (first note in the scale) Letter B (index = 2) is Note D (second note in the scale) Letter C (index = 3) is Note E (third note in the scale) Letter H (index = 8) is Note C but an octave higher and so on. You can create custom character mapping for emojis, punctuation, symbols or any letters in any language. A custom character can mapped to - A specific MIDI note or, - A specific note in the scale like the first note in the scale, the third note in the scale etc. Unless a character is custom mapped, a letter in English alphabet or a number, it will be a rest in the sequencer. Also, you can randomise the velocity and gate lengths in each step if you want, You can enable it on the settings menu and set a randomization min-max range. Please note that Textquencer is a MIDI app. The standalone version has an optional internal synth where you can enable or disable on the settings menu. The AUv3 plugin requires an audio app for output. For the AUv3 functionality, it needs to be hosted within an app such as AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis, Logic Pro, Nanostudio, Drambo, or apeMatrix.

About

keyboaredo

This app functions as a microtonal MIDI keyboard, supporting various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. It is a MIDI effect that requires a separate synth for sound production, ideally one that handles pitch-bend per MIDI channel.

Highlights
  • Microtonal MIDI keyboard
  • Supports EDO settings
  • AUv3 MIDI effect
  • Pitch-bend handling support
  • Requires external synth for sound
Features
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"keyboaredo" is a microtonal MIDI keyboard application and AUv3 MIDI effect that supports various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. Please note that this is a MIDI keyboard and it doesn't produce any sound on its own. You would require the synth that supports separate pitch-bend handling for each MIDI channel to be used with this application.

Screenshots

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth4 screens
keyboaredo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Textquencer Sequencer & Synth at 100% against keyboaredo's 0%. Textquencer Sequencer & Synth also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). keyboaredo's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth costs $3.99 and keyboaredo $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Textquencer Sequencer & Synth's written reviews are positive against 0% of keyboaredo's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Textquencer Sequencer & Synth versus keyboaredo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextquencer Sequencer & Synthkeyboaredo
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCem OlcayAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

keyboaredo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth

No in-app purchases

None

keyboaredo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textquencer Sequencer & Synth free?
Textquencer Sequencer & Synth costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is keyboaredo free?
keyboaredo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textquencer Sequencer & Synth or keyboaredo?
Textquencer Sequencer & Synth is rated higher. Textquencer Sequencer & Synth averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while keyboaredo averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Textquencer Sequencer & Synth or keyboaredo have ads?
Neither Textquencer Sequencer & Synth nor keyboaredo shows ads.

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