Comparison

8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER vs RRS Ivoks

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 8-bit synthesizer emulation
  • Sequencer with piano roll
  • Vintage PSG/SSG voice simulation
  • Easy-to-use sound controls
  • Upload/download to server
  • Twitter sharing
Features
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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.

About

RRS Ivoks

This app emulates analog synthesizers, offering a range of sound shaping tools including oscillators, filters, and amplifiers. It supports AUv3 hosting for integration with music production apps and provides extensive MIDI control.

Highlights
  • Analog Emulation
  • AUv3 Compatible
  • Dual Oscillators
  • Filter Block with ADSR
  • Amplifier Block with ADSR
  • Modulation (LFO) Controls
  • MIDI CC Implementation
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RRS Ivoks AUv3 instrument — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the RRS Ivoks AUv3 instrument as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of RRS Ivoks AUv3 instrument comes as In-App Purchase. Features: • Analog Emulation; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Scalable GUI. On the centre panel are located two audio-frequency oscillators: • OSC1 offers frequency Band regulator, five Waveforms and controls for LFO Modulation level plus OSC2 Cross-modulation; • OSC2 offers the same frequency Band and Waveforms, an independent control for Modulation depth, plus Detuning. Underneath these located the mixer, which offers level controls for the two Oscillators, the Noise generator, and Saturation Drive. To the right of these, located the filter block. The top half is a standard ADSR envelope — until you flip the switch «Envelope mode», when it becomes a repeating AD-envelope instead. The four controls at the bottom adjust Cut-off, Resonance, LPF to BPF switch, Modulation level and Envelope level. Next after the filter is the amplifier block, it also has ADSR envelope along with another Modulation level and Velocity sensitivity control. Again, the envelope can be switched to a Repeating Mode that generates a triangular waveform determined by the Attack and Decay settings, providing some of the instrument’s most distinctive effects. The leftmost panels house the Modulation (LFO) controls (top), Mode which offers four waveforms, including noise, and a stepped Function for sample & hold (S&H) effects, well as Speed control. And global settings such as the master Tune, master Volume, Legato mode, Monophonic and Duophonic operation and Unison switches, and the Glide control. To use Ivoks as an instrument, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — RRS Ivoks will appear in the list of Audio Unit instruments in the host app. MIDI CC Implementation Chart: • CC#003 => HQ • CC#009 => Saturation Drive • CC#014 => Modulator Speed • CC#015 => Modulator Mode • CC#020 => Filter Attack • CC#021 => AMP Attack • CC#022 => Filter Decay • CC#023 => AMP Decay • CC#024 => Filter Sustain • CC#025 => AMP Sustain • CC#026 => Filter Release • CC#027 => AMP Release • CC#028 => Filter Envelope Mode • CC#029 => AMP Envelope Mode • CC#030 => OSC1 Band • CC#031 => OSC2 Band • CC#085 => OSC1 Waveform • CC#086 => OSC2 Waveform • CC#087 => OSC1 XMod • CC#089 => OSC2 Detune • CC#090 => MOD to OSC1 • CC#102 => MOD to OSC2 • CC#103 => OSC1 Level • CC#104 => OSC2 Level • CC#105 => Noise Generator • CC#106 => Global Tune • CC#107 => Global Glide • CC#108 => Global Volume • CC#109 => Global Voice • CC#110 => Global Unison • CC#111 => Global Retrig • CC#112 => Filter Cut-off • CC#113 => Filter Resonance • CC#114 => Filter Mode • CC#115 => MOD to Filter • CC#116 => Filter Envelope • CC#117 => MOD to AMP • CC#118 => Velocity Sensitvity

Screenshots

8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER4 screens
RRS Ivoks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RRS Ivoks at 4.4 against 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER's 3.3. RRS Ivoks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. RRS Ivoks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RRS Ivoks holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER's written reviews are positive against 63% of RRS Ivoks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER ships an update every 2 months, RRS Ivoks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER versus RRS Ivoks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSERRRS Ivoks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (35 ratings)4.4 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3546 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYudo Inc.RRS, OOO

Customer experience

8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER

All ratings34 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative23.7%

RRS Ivoks

All ratings45 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RRS Ivoks

One-time1
  • RRS Ivoks Unlimited$8.99

Questions

Is 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER free?
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RRS Ivoks free?
RRS Ivoks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER or RRS Ivoks?
RRS Ivoks is rated higher. 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER averages 3.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while RRS Ivoks averages 4.4 from 46 ratings.
Do 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER or RRS Ivoks have ads?
Neither 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER nor RRS Ivoks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER or RRS Ivoks?
8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER ships an update every 2 months, and RRS Ivoks fortnightly. Most recently, 8Bitone+ MICRO COMPOSER was updated on October 22, 2026 and RRS Ivoks on October 21, 2026.

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