Comparison

MorphWiz vs AUM

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

Head to head
About

MorphWiz

This app offers a unique musical instrument experience with advanced pitch control and expressive capabilities. It allows users to morph audio waveforms and visual shapes, providing a seamless blend of sound and visuals for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • Morph audio waveforms and visual shapes
  • Advanced pitch control and rounding
  • Finger Vibrato Effect (FVE)
  • Velocity Controlled Animation (VCA)
  • Up to 10 simultaneous notes
  • Accelerometer control
Features
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Keyboard Magazine's November 2011 Key Buy Award! Winner of Electronic Musician's 2011 iPhone/iPod touch/iPad App Editors' Choice Award! Winner of Billboard Music App Awards 2010 Best Music Creation App! Winner of Best App Ever 2010 Award for Best Musical iPad App! MorphWiz from Wizdom Music, created by Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier. http://www.morphwiz.com "MorphWiz, by design, affords incredible expressive subtlety for anyone who explores its endless possibilities. Rock on!!!" Ge Wang, Co-Founder, CTO, and Chief Creative Officer of Smule (creators of Magic Piano) "Jordan's very capable use of his unique invention- MorphWiz must be a Godsend to his road crew. It's important to note that no Moog synthesizers were harmed in its production." Keith Emerson. "It's completely awesome and inspiring to play! Absolutely loving it!" Eric Persing-Spectrasonics MorphWiz is the second app to bear the Jordan Rudess name. MorphWiz is partly inspired by the Haken Continuum Fingerboard, a radically innovative and revolutionary MIDI instrument that Jordan uses on stage and in the studio with Dream Theater. Like the Continuum, Jordan Rudess' MorphWiz is a vertical grid based musical instrument that allows a whole new level of expressive control! If you're a beginner, you’ll love experimenting with all of the presets, but if you’re a professional musician, you will soon be blown away by one of the coolest methods of controlling sound that you've ever laid hands on. Jordan states, “Our goal was to create an instrument that would allow the seamless morphing of the audio and visual domain while delivering a seamless musical experience. I believe the iPhone/iPad multitouch platform opens up a whole new world of creation of electronic musical instruments and we’re proud MorphWiz is our first major offering. My experience and involvement with the Haken Continuum and extraordinary Bebot app brought to life an advanced pitch control system that is still uncharted territory for many in today’s music instrument world. This is the heart of MorphWiz.” MorphWiz video tutorials: http://www.morphwiz.com/tutorial.html Over 80 Jordan Rudess-created patches FEATURES: • Assign audio waveforms as visual shapes to the grid and morph between them with your fingers on the grid or the accelerometer • Advanced pitch control allows the player to round the pitch of the initial attack of any note. It also recognizes when your finger stops after a slide, and rounds your notes to the nearest diatonic pitch • Rounding pitch on initial attack and/or after a slide • Independent control for up to 10 simultaneous notes • Finger Vibrato Effect (FVE) where you can achieve vibrato even when lock pitch is selected and the pitch is snapping to the grid! • Velocity Controlled Animation (VCA) in sync with your musical performance • Trippy full-color, animated particles, fire, and ring effects visually radiate under your fingertips and contain real time pitch information • Choose from a wide variety of scales and chords to assign to the playing surface with easy customization • Choose to display names of notes or intervals to help guide you • Performance controls include octave shift, pitch lock on/off, record to delay buffer on/off, infinity delay setting on/off, and multi-function slider • Unison detuning effect with separate pan control for that classic analog thickness • FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesis can be assigned to the vertical grid or accelerometer • Wave Sync Synthesis (WSS) can also be assigned to the vertical grid or accelerometer • Adjustable note attack and release time • FX include digital delay, stereo chorus, and tremolo “Check out Jordan Rudess’s new album with Steve Horelick entitled “interSonic”which features MorphWiz!”

About

AUM

This app is a versatile audio mixer, recorder, and connection hub for mobile devices. It allows users to connect various audio sources, route signals, apply effects, and record mixes with high fidelity. It supports advanced features like MIDI control, synchronization, and integration with other audio apps and hardware.

Highlights
  • Connect hardware inputs/outputs
  • Route audio and MIDI
  • Host Audio Unit extensions
  • Record mixes and individual tracks
  • Synchronize with Ableton Link
  • Built-in processing nodes
  • MIDI control and routing
Features
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AUM is the flexible audio mixer, recorder, and connection hub for your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Connect hardware inputs and outputs, Audio Unit extensions, Inter-App Audio apps, Audiobus, soundfile players, built-in signal processing and filters, in any configuration you want. Route anything to anywhere with mix-busses, effect sends, audiobus ports, and external multi-channel audio interfaces. Play hosted synths and instruments using the built-in keyboard or external MIDI controllers, or sequence them with AU MIDI plugins or from other apps using Virtual MIDI. Record mixes, individual tracks, or both, straight into the storage space of AudioShare (no copying of files needed), with synchronized start and end for perfect loops. Play back recordings, soundfiles and loops as channel sources in the mixer for backing tracks, further processing or mixing. Soundfiles can be opened from anywhere, including USB drives on iOS 13 and later. Route and filter MIDI in any way you like using the MIDI matrix. Combine and filter MIDI endpoints using MIDI buses. Synchronize everything with the transport clock and play in time with other apps or devices using Ableton Link. Connect external music machines and synchronize them with MIDI Clock. Includes built-in processing nodes for various stereo processing, Mid/Side balance and conversion, EQs and filters, limiting, clipping and saturation. Or use any 3rd party Audio Unit extension or Inter-App Audio effect. All controls in the mixer can be controlled via MIDI, including parameters of hosted and built-in plugins. "A brilliant idea that has been brilliantly executed. Top-notch technical stuff and highly recommended" - MusicAppBlog "Feature rich, powerful, intuitive, and simple to use" - DubSpot "Executes live mixing with surprising ease, with a load of extensive features under the hood, quick snappy response on the screen and audio" - AudioNewsRoom FEATURES • High quality audio up to 32-bit 192kHz • Clean and intuitive user interface with crisp vector graphics • Unlimited number of channels • Unlimited number of effect slots • Inserts and sends are configurable pre/post-fader • Internal busses for mixing, effect sends, signal splitting • Supports multi-channel audio interfaces for both inputs and outputs • Supports built-in speaker and mic, including stereo mic on devices that has it. • Supports Audio Unit extensions, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus • Route MIDI output from Audio Unit extensions • Supports Audio Unit multiple output and input busses (for side-chaining etc) • Highly accurate transport clock • Metronome with selectable output and optional pre-roll • Sends host sync to Audio Unit plugins and IAA apps • Play in time with Ableton Link, with Start/Stop support • Slave external hardware via MIDI Clock • FilePlayer with sync and looping with access to all your soundfiles • Records straight into AudioShare storage space • Record synchronized beat-perfect loops • Built-in nodes for stereo processing, filtering and dynamics • Latency compensation makes everything align at the outputs • Optional manual compensation using TimeOffset • Multiple Inter-App Audio / Audiobus output ports • Audiobus state saving • Built-in MIDI keyboard • Fully MIDI controllable • MIDI Matrix for routing MIDI anywhere • MIDI filtering for any MIDI destination • Combine MIDI sources or destinations using MIDI buses BUILT-IN SIGNAL PROCESSING • Stereo balance • Stereo to mono • Stereo panning • Mid/Side balance • Mid/Side - Stereo convert • Invert Phase • Parametric EQ • Low-shelf filter • High-shelf filter • Low-pass resonant filter • High-pass resonant filter • LP/HP combo filter • First order All-pass filter • Second order All-pass filter • Gain • Hard clip • Saturation • Lookahead peak limiter • System-provided Apple Audio Units

Screenshots

MorphWiz4 screens
AUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MorphWiz at $9.99 against AUM's $24.99. MorphWiz also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). AUM's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (534 vs 28). On review sentiment, ads 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

MorphWiz costs $9.99 and AUM $24.99 up front. AUM sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MorphWiz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AUM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AUM has 534 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of MorphWiz's written reviews are positive against 82% of AUM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MorphWiz ships an update every 3 weeks, AUM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
MorphWiz versus AUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorphWizAUM
Price$9.99 — better$24.99
Rating4.1 (28 ratings)4.7 (534 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28534 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#121 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWizdom Music LLCKymatica AB

Customer experience

MorphWiz

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.6%

AUM

All ratings524 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

MorphWiz

From 28 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Unique and expressive interface
  • 🎹 Powerful synth capabilities
  • 🎨 Beautiful visual feedback
  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 🎨 Innovative instrument design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 High CPU usage and battery drain
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate large preset library
  • 🔍 Limited recording and looping capabilities
  • 🔍 Lack of MIDI support and integration with other apps

AUM

From 534 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent audio routing and mixing capabilities
  • 🚀 Powerful and flexible workflow
  • 💡 Seamless integration with AUv3 and IAA apps
  • 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
  • 👍 Reliable and stable performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or stability issues
  • 💡 Lack of MIDI clock sync receive functionality
  • 💡 Limited visual customization options (e.g. channel sizes)
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with some hardware interfaces

Bugs and requests

MorphWiz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 4 devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Latency and responsiveness problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved recording and looping features
  • MIDI input and output support
  • Better preset management and organization
  • Expanded sound library and synthesis options
  • Improved performance and stability

AUM

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes when using certain plugin combinations
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 15 and newer
  • Inconsistent MIDI transport controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add MIDI clock sync receive capability
  • Implement a timeline/sequencer view
  • Provide more visual customization options
  • Improve support for external hardware integration

In-app purchases

None

MorphWiz

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AUM

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Huge Tip$9.99

Questions

Is MorphWiz free?
MorphWiz costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AUM free?
AUM costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MorphWiz or AUM?
AUM is rated higher. MorphWiz averages 4.1 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while AUM averages 4.7 from 534 ratings.
Do MorphWiz or AUM have ads?
Neither MorphWiz nor AUM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MorphWiz or AUM?
MorphWiz ships an update every 3 weeks, and AUM every 3 months. Most recently, MorphWiz was updated on October 22, 2026 and AUM on October 21, 2026.

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