JBL OnBeat vs KAGARIBI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JBL OnBeat
This application allows users to browse and play music directly from their iPod, iPad, or iPhone. It also includes a convenient alarm clock feature for added functionality.
- Browse and play music
- Music from iPod, iPad, iPhone
- Alarm clock functionality
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JBL OnBeat App can browse and play music from your iPod, iPad or iPhone, and offers alarm clock functionality.
KAGARIBI
This music creation tool allows users to shape and understand sound with a powerful synthesizer and an integrated sound anatomy feature. It offers extensive sound design capabilities, MIDI support, and advanced tuning options for both standalone use and as an AUv3 instrument.
- Dual oscillators with analog waveforms and wavetables
- Extensive modulation matrix and effects suite
- Integrated Sound Anatomy for sound explanation
- Support for MPE and MIDI 2.0
- Advanced tuning systems beyond 12-TET
- Offline WAV export
- Live Safe mode for reduced audio dropouts
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Play a sound. Shape it. Understand why it sounds that way. KAGARIBI is a free synthesizer for iPhone and iPad with no ads, tracking, account, or network connection required. Play it standalone or load it as an AUv3 instrument. CREATE YOUR SOUND • Two oscillators with analog waveforms and six wavetable families • Up to seven-voice unison, FM, ring modulation, and hard sync • Six filter types, three envelopes, two LFOs, and an eight-slot modulation matrix • Drive, phaser, chorus, delay, reverb, compressor, and limiter • Arpeggiator and four performance macros UNDERSTAND IT — SOUND ANATOMY Sound Anatomy reads the patch you are playing and explains why it sounds the way it does. Connect what you hear to unison, filters, envelopes, LFOs, effects, and more—without leaving the instrument. PLAY AND PRODUCE • 30 factory presets • Multitouch keyboard, Hold, and Arpeggiator • MPE and MIDI 2.0, plus USB and Bluetooth MIDI input • AUv3 host automation for 95 parameters • One preset library shared between the app and AUv3 • A/B comparison, search, favorites, and a recoverable trash • Offline 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV export BEYOND 12-TET Explore 16 included tunings—from just intonation and Pythagorean to Japanese scales, 19/24/31-EDO, and Bohlen–Pierce. Import Scala .scl and .kbm files and set reference pitch from A=415 to 466 Hz. READY FOR LIVE PLAY Live Safe watches real-time processing headroom and adjusts the voice limit when needed to reduce the risk of audio dropouts. Choose Studio or Offline HQ when the session calls for more detail. Your data stays on your device. KAGARIBI includes no third-party ad SDKs, tracking, or network transmission.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KAGARIBI at 4.5 against JBL OnBeat's 2.8. KAGARIBI also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). JBL OnBeat's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%) and ratings volume (53 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KAGARIBI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JBL OnBeat has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of JBL OnBeat's written reviews are positive against 0% of KAGARIBI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
JBL OnBeat ships an update every 3 months, KAGARIBI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JBL OnBeat | KAGARIBI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (53 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman International Industries | Code and DESIGN inc |
Customer experience
JBL OnBeat
KAGARIBI
Bugs and requests
JBL OnBeat
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on iPhone 5 iOS 6.1.4
- Wi-Fi connection constantly crashes
- App doesn't wake device from standby
- Alarm doesn't sound when device is in standby
- EQ settings disappeared
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- Cannot select Wi-Fi network in setup
- App freezes when trying to secure settings
- App doesn't work with iPad (2nd gen) iOS 6
- Charging not working on iOS 6.0.1
- App crashes on startup after firmware update attempt
- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi after changing network
- App is not compatible with iOS 11
- App is still 32-bit, not compatible with iOS 11
- Device goes to sleep and doesn't wake up for alarm
- Speaker sleep mode overrides device sound
- App doesn't wake speakers from sleep mode
- App doesn't allow selection of music for alarm
- App overrides iOS autolock settings
- App doesn't wake dock from standby
- App doesn't wake speakers with alarm
Requested features
11 requests- Update app for latest iOS versions
- Add firmware update functionality
- Improve UI/UX
- Add sleep and alarm functions
- Enable manual SSID entry for Wi-Fi
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- Fix alarm clock functionality to wake device
- Add EQ settings
- Support for newer iPhone models
- Improve AirPlay connection speed
- Add podcast support
- Allow selection of music for alarm
KAGARIBI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JBL OnBeat
No in-app purchases
KAGARIBI
No in-app purchases
