Comparison

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth vs Metronodes

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

Metronodes

Features
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Metronodes turns counting into a machine you can build. Drop a counter on the canvas. Give it a range, a step, and a tick. Then draw a line from one counter to another and write the rule that joins them — "when this loops, add one to that", "when this goes past 5, reset that". Press Run and the whole thing comes alive. That's the entire idea. Counters are the nodes, rules are the wires, and everything you build is made from those two pieces. WHAT YOU CAN BUILD • A working clock — seconds rolling into minutes, minutes into hours • Polyrhythms and drum patterns that drift in and out of phase • A binary ripple counter, one bit per counter • Generative music, where counter values become notes and a patch plays itself • A dot-matrix sign spelling whatever you like, one counter per pixel MADE FOR TINKERING • Edit mode for wiring things up, Play mode for a clean view of the machine running • Rules fire on transitions — a crossing, a loop, a limit reached — not on every tick, so signals stay musical instead of storming • Colour pulses, background flashes and notes you can attach to any counter or rule • Decimal, binary, octal and hexadecimal counters • Snapshots to freeze a state and come back to it later • Ten worked examples to pull apart and rebuild YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE No account, no sign-up, no network. Every project lives on your iPhone. Export any project as a file to back it up or pass it to someone else.

Screenshots

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth4 screens
Metronodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metronodes at Free against Textquencer Sequencer & Synth's $4.99. Textquencer Sequencer & Synth's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Metronodes is free to download; Textquencer Sequencer & Synth costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Textquencer Sequencer & Synth versus Metronodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextquencer Sequencer & SynthMetronodes
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCem OlcaySebastian Lenk

In-app purchases

None

Textquencer Sequencer & Synth

No in-app purchases

None

Metronodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textquencer Sequencer & Synth free?
Textquencer Sequencer & Synth costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metronodes free?
Metronodes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Textquencer Sequencer & Synth or Metronodes have ads?
Neither Textquencer Sequencer & Synth nor Metronodes shows ads.

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