8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER vs DefleMask Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER
Create nostalgic 8-bit music with this synthesizer and sequencer app. It revives vintage PSG and SSG voices, offering a piano roll interface for easy composition and simple controls for sound design. Upload, download, and share your creations.
- 8-bit synthesizer emulation
- Sequencer with piano roll
- Vintage PSG/SSG voice simulation
- Easy-to-use sound controls
- Upload/download to server
- Twitter sharing
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■2.0.0 You can Upload and Download to server And, post to Twitter. 8Bitone is Synthesizer and Sequencer application to simulate sounds for 8bit Personal Computer and Console Game Generator from the 80`s. PSG and SSG vintage voices are revived here and their nostalgic electric sounds are able to be simulated with iPhone/iPodTouch. The Sequencer part uses general Piano Roll Screen. It has been adjusted for Multi-Touch function of iPhone/iPodTouch to compose songs with fingertip easily. To operate Sound Changer properly, Synthesizer parts consist simple form of Knobs, Switchs, Sliders for easy understanding. You can find the most suitable to learn the basic device of the synthesizer here. >> Synthesizer Monophonic 1 oscillator or LowBitNoise. LFO Envelope HiSpeed Arpeggiator >> Sequencer Edit With Truck manager on Sequencer screen, Composing is easy with Piano Roll format. In addition, Voice Change is equipped to produce different Voices in the song. 4 trucks are the maximum limit. >> Voice Edit The nostalgic sounds can be created here by turing knobs and operating sliders on Synthesizer screen. In 8Bitone, a group of values which are set on the Synthesizer screen is called “VOICE”. Each one song can contains up to 128 Voices. In addition, playing with keyboard on the bottom of the screen can be enjoyable too. Move the wheel to control the Pitch. >> Edit Controller Edit Controller on the screen right side will show 3 types of monitor. Selection is operated by touching each of the monitor`s name. >> Transcontroller PLAY, STOP, COPY, PASTE, DELETE function for songs are performed in the Transcontroller. In 8Bitone, Transcontroller will be turned on with TCR button of the screen upper part.
DefleMask Mobile
Create chiptune music for retro consoles and computers with this mobile tracker. It emulates soundchips accurately and allows export to real hardware. Connect MIDI devices and share your creations easily.
- Chiptune music production
- Soundchip emulation
- Export to real hardware
- MIDI device support
- Song and instrument sharing
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The best cross-platform chiptune tracker! Now with multiplayer support! Produce video game music for old school game-consoles and computers! In a tracker sound is produced by adding notes in a grid divided by channels, in which special effects can be added for each channel individually. For example you can make a vibrato, portamento and arpeggios with simple commands. There are different systems to choose, from 8 bits to 16 bits consoles, or even Arcade board chips! Check the full list below: - Genesis - Master System (+FM Sound Unit) - Game Boy - PCE - NES (+VRC7, +FDS) - C64 - Arcade - Neo Geo - MSX2 You can export your song in .vgm .wav and .rom formats and get the best quality for your amazing tunes ;) Features: Modular UI with an intuitive design. Realtime emulation of the hardware. Multiplayer support! Collab live with your friends! Built in instrument editor for FM, Wavetables and more. Switch between systems on the fly, port a NES tune to Genesis! Share projects between mobile and pc versions. 16 different global effects and dedicated effects for every chip. MIDI device support. Basic view to have a global view of the song. UI modes (select between desktop and touch mode). Export to .wav, .vgm or rom. 40 beautiful skins. 64 bits support MIDI: Velocity, Pitch Bend and more MIDI mappings New emulation cores Mobile build available for iOS! And more things waiting you to explore! Do you need some help starting making chiptune music? The manual that comes with this software is your friend! Also check our community on Discord to discover other artist and feel free to ask anything you need (except the meaning of life which is clearly 42). Also Youtube have a tons of artist sharing creations every week. System requirements: DefleMask runs everywhere! PC and even we have an iOS version too. You can export that song you have been working on and edit them on the go with DefleMask mobile or finish a tune you are making on the mobile version back in your PC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER at Free against DefleMask Mobile's $6.99. 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). DefleMask Mobile's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (84% vs 62%). 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
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER is free to download; DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DefleMask Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER's written reviews are positive against 84% of DefleMask Mobile's.
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER ships an update every 2 months, DefleMask Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER | DefleMask Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (34 ratings) | 4.5 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yudo Inc. | Leonardo Demartino |
Customer experience
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER
DefleMask Mobile
In-app purchases
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER
No in-app purchases
DefleMask Mobile
No in-app purchases
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