Comparison

Sing vs PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer

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

Head to head
About

Sing

Visualize your singing or instrument playing pitch with a color-coded graph. This app analyzes audio input to show if you are on, sharp, or flat, helping you train your ear for accurate intonation.

Highlights
  • Color-coded pitch graph
  • Real-time audio analysis
  • Visualizes pitch accuracy
  • Supports singing and instruments
  • Pitch frequency spectrum display
  • Monophonic pitch detection
Features
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Can you sing in tune? Learn to sing (or play an instrument) accurately in tune with HotPaw Sing-inTuna's color-coded pitch graph. Sing-inTuna uses the built-in microphone on your iPhone or iPad to analyze and help you visualize if you are singing, or playing a musical instrument (such as a violin), precisely on the right pitch. It graphs pitch on a scrolling graph resembling a musical Grand Staff. Tones that are on-pitch (+-20 cents) are colored green; notes slightly sharp: red; notes a pinch flat: blue. You can also display an optional pitch frequency spectrum of your voice to see your timbre. Sing-inTuna requires a quiet environment with no accompaniment or harmony, and monophonic pitches that are at least a quarter second long. The pitch range using the built-in mic is about +-2 octaves from middle-C, depending on microphone use, loudness, and timbre. Note: This app produces no sounds and shows no sheet music. It only listens so that you can see your pitch, and how well your pitch matches that of a well tuned equal-temperament instrument.

About

PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer

Create complex musical sequences with multiple polyrhythmic tracks. Control note, velocity, gate, and MIDI CC parameters with independent step lengths and rates. Route MIDI output to your favorite synths and AUv3 hosts.

Highlights
  • Multitrack polyrhythmic MIDI sequencing
  • Note and MIDI CC tracks
  • Configurable step lengths per mode
  • Independent track rates
  • Assignable MIDI channels
  • Ramp value for CC smoothing
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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PolyBud is a multitrack polyrhythmic AUv3 MIDI sequencer. You can add multiple note or MIDI CC tracks to the each pattern. The note tracks has the note, velocity, gate, ratchet, probability and randomisation modes. You can set different step lengths to the each mode which would introduce polyrhythmic variations immediately. Another great feature is the each track can run in a different rate which is great for creating unique polyrhythmic sequences. Also, you can assign different MIDI channels to the each track so that you can control multiple synths within a single PolyBud pattern. The MIDI CC tracks is great for modulating the synth parameters. You can introduce polyrhythmic modulations by setting the different step lengths and different rates to your MIDI CC tracks. Also, you can set a ramp value for smoothing up the CC value changes per step. If you set the ramp value to 0% then you can have the classic sample and hold modulation. PolyBud is a MIDI app and it don't produce any sound of its own. You need to route PolyBud's MIDI out to your audio apps in order to run PolyBud. For the AUv3 plugin, you need an AUv3 host app such as AUM, Cubase, NanoStudio, ZenBeats, BeatMaker, apeMatrix etc.

Screenshots

Sing1 screens
PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer at 4.9 against Sing's 3.0. PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Sing's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Sing costs $4.99 and PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Sing's written reviews are positive against 100% of PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sing ships an update every 6 months, PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sing versus PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingPolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsCem Olcay

Customer experience

Sing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%

PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sing

No in-app purchases

None

PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sing free?
Sing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer free?
PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sing or PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer?
PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer is rated higher. Sing averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Sing or PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer have ads?
Neither Sing nor PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sing or PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer?
Sing ships an update every 6 months, and PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sing was updated on October 8, 2026 and PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer on October 15, 2026.

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