Comparison

Kyma Control vs MF

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

Head to head
About

Kyma Control

This app acts as a versatile wireless controller for the Kyma Sound Design Workstation. It offers multiple control modes including a virtual surface mirror, pen tablet, keyboards, and motion controls, allowing for expressive sound manipulation away from your computer.

Highlights
  • Virtual Control Surface mirroring
  • Multi-touch pen/tablet controller
  • Standard and Tonnetz keyboards
  • Accelerometer controls
  • Compass heading control
  • View and select active Sounds
Features
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Kyma Control is the Swiss-army-knife of controllers for the Kyma Sound Design Workstation, providing four of the most popular Kyma controller-modes in one, wireless multi-touch package: a bi-directional mirror of Kyma's Virtual Control Surface, a multi-touch pen/tablet controller, a standard and a Tonnetz keyboard, accelerometer controls, and compass heading for using direction as a control. For use in the studio, on stage, in the lab, at home, or in classroom, Kyma Control frees you from having to sit in front of your laptop; put yourself inside the sound field and perform your Sounds in an expressive, intuitive manner using your hands and gestures. FEATURES • Auto-mapping, bi-directional multi-touch mirroring of Kyma's Virtual Control Surface (VCS) • View and select the active Sounds in a Kyma Multigrid • Pen/tablet surface tracking as many as 11 fingers with color trails to help you track finger position • A keyboard for sending !KeyDown and either continuous or discrete values for !KeyPitch & !KeyTimbre • A Tonnetz pitch-space with configurable vertical and horizontal intervals • Pitches can be rounded to equal tempered pitch, rounded only on !KeyDown and continuously variable after that, or, in Strum-mode, triggered when your finger passes by the key • Trigger or control Sounds with the iPad's accelerometer measurements in the X, Y, Z directions, as well as controls corresponding with Pitch, Roll and Yaw • Compass heading from the iPad's magnetometer tells you which way the iPad is pointing so you can use it for panning and other controls REQUIREMENTS • iPad, iOS 8 or newer • Symbolic Sound Kyma 7 (or newer) with Paca(rana) Sound Computation Engine • WiFi or Ethernet connection to network accessible to the Paca(rana)

About

MF

This app recreates a classic analog effects pedal, offering a voltage-controlled oscillator with variable waveshape and envelope follower. It allows for processing and modulation of various audio inputs to create unique musical sounds.

Highlights
  • Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)
  • Variable waveshape
  • Hard sync and frequency modulation
  • Envelope follower
  • Modulate VCO frequency with input dynamics
  • Mix VCO with audio input
  • AUv3 effects plug-in
Features
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The MF-107S Freqbox is a re-invention of Moog Music’s classic Moogerfooger MF-107S analog effects pedal. The MF-107 Freqbox, originally introduced in 2007, contained several complete modular synth functions: a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with variable waveshape capable of being hard synced and frequency modulated by the audio input, and an envelope follower which allowed the dynamics of the input signal to modulate the frequency of the VCO. In addition, the amplitude of the VCO was controlled by the dynamics of the input signal, and the VCO could be mixed with the audio input. A direct descendant of the original Moog modular synthesizers, the MF-107 was adapted to process, modulate, and play with inputs ranging from guitar, voice, and synthesizer to any imaginable audio source. The MF-107 Freqbox has been meticulously recreated as the MF-107S, capturing not only the jagged, freaky sounds of the original, but also the organic way in which the parameters interact to create a musical playing experience. The MF-107S is an AUv3 effects plug-in that requires a compatible host or DAW to function.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kyma Control at 100% against MF's 50%. Kyma Control also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). MF's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Kyma Control costs $14.99 and MF $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kyma Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kyma Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of MF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kyma Control ships an update every 4 months, MF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kyma Control versus MF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKyma ControlMF
Price$14.99$14.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymbolic Sound CorporationMoog Music Inc.

Customer experience

Kyma Control

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MF

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kyma Control

No in-app purchases

None

MF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kyma Control free?
Kyma Control costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MF free?
MF costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kyma Control or MF?
Kyma Control is rated higher. Kyma Control averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MF averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Kyma Control or MF have ads?
Neither Kyma Control nor MF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kyma Control or MF?
Kyma Control ships an update every 4 months, and MF monthly. Most recently, Kyma Control was updated on October 10, 2026 and MF on October 24, 2026.

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