Comparison

Isotope MIDI Keyboard vs FrequencyCat

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

Head to head
About

Isotope MIDI Keyboard

This app offers an intuitive and accessible way to play music and learn music theory. Its unique isomorphic grid layout simplifies chord playing and understanding note relationships, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced musicians.

Highlights
  • Isomorphic grid layout for intuitive playing
  • Built-in Element sound engine
  • Audio Unit v3 plugin support
  • MIDI and MIDI over Bluetooth connectivity
  • Velocity-based touch and accelerometer input
  • Customizable themes and layouts
Features
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Isotope is an isomorphic MIDI keyboard app for iOS. Isotope makes playing music fun and intuitive, while also making music theory more accessible. Unlike traditional keyboard, Isotope's isomorphic grid layout is based on mathematical and geometrical properties of sound itself. When you play it, it's much more intuitive. When you want to learn about music, it shows how notes relate to one another. # Isomorphic Keyboard - If the interval stays the same, the form of your hand stays the same. For instance, when you put your first finger on the C, third finger on the E and the second finger on the G, it's the C major chord. Now that your fingers are in a triangle, if you just go up by one row, now it becomes the F major chord. - Square-based isomorphic keyboards like Isotope resembles stringed instruments tuned in perfect 4th apart from one string to the next. Therefore, if you have an experience in playing stringed instruments like the guitar, the bass, the violin, or the cello, you will get learn to play Isotope quickly. # Element - Built-in Sound Engine for Isotope - Available as an Audio Unit v3 plugin - Element has a versatile sound characteristics resembles double bass and bass guitars in the lower range, electric piano in the mid range and woodwind in the higher frequency range. # Connectivity - Supports MIDI (Garageband, Drambo, FL Studio Mobile etcs.) - MIDI over Bluetooth (For connecting Isotope to your computers / or any other devices that support MIDI over Bluetooth) # Usability - Multi-window and Slide Over support on iPadOS - Velocity based on touch area and accelerometer - 3rd party Audio Unit instrument plugins # Customizability - Row Interval adjustment - Fully customizable themes - Resizable buttons / app windows

About

FrequencyCat

Transform your photos into unique sound art using advanced image-to-sound technology. Explore, enjoy, and share your creative audio-visual pieces. Embrace your inner artist and discover the unexpected.

Highlights
  • Morph images into sound art
  • Create spectrogram oddities
  • Share sound art creations
  • Unique audio-visual experience
Features
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Hide an image inside sound. FrequencyCat is a playful tool for exploring the connection between images, sound, and spectrograms. Choose an image, and FrequencyCat transforms it into a unique audio signal. Play the sound and view its spectrogram, and you’ll see the original image emerge again from the frequencies. With FrequencyCat, you can: - Turn images into sound - View audio spectrograms in real time - Play sounds and reveal the images hidden inside them - Explore how different images create different sounds - Discover the relationship between sound, frequency, and Fourier transforms in an intuitive way There’s no magic behind it. Just frequencies, phases, an inverse Fourier transform, and a little curiosity about sound. Whether you’re interested in acoustics, music, signal processing, or simply wondering what an image might sound like, FrequencyCat gives you a new way to explore. Pick an image. Hear what it sounds like.

Screenshots

Isotope MIDI Keyboard4 screens
FrequencyCat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FrequencyCat at Free against Isotope MIDI Keyboard's $6.99. FrequencyCat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Isotope MIDI Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On rating, 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

FrequencyCat is free to download; Isotope MIDI Keyboard costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Isotope MIDI Keyboard against 5.0 for FrequencyCat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Isotope MIDI Keyboard has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Isotope MIDI Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of FrequencyCat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Isotope MIDI Keyboard ships an update every 2 days, FrequencyCat every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Isotope MIDI Keyboard versus FrequencyCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsotope MIDI KeyboardFrequencyCat
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaewon ChoiXuesong Zhang

Customer experience

Isotope MIDI Keyboard

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

FrequencyCat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Isotope MIDI Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

FrequencyCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isotope MIDI Keyboard free?
Isotope MIDI Keyboard costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FrequencyCat free?
FrequencyCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Isotope MIDI Keyboard or FrequencyCat?
FrequencyCat is rated higher. Isotope MIDI Keyboard averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while FrequencyCat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Isotope MIDI Keyboard or FrequencyCat have ads?
Neither Isotope MIDI Keyboard nor FrequencyCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isotope MIDI Keyboard or FrequencyCat?
Isotope MIDI Keyboard ships an update every 2 days, and FrequencyCat every 40 months. Most recently, Isotope MIDI Keyboard was updated on October 7, 2026 and FrequencyCat on October 6, 2026.

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