Echo String™ Lite vs Egoist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echo String™ Lite
Create music easily with this innovative harp app. It features three partitions of strings with chord mask settings, allowing you to glide and produce melodies. Record your performances and play them back at original or dual speed.
- 3 partition strings
- Chord Mask settings
- Record and playback functionality
- Two playback speeds
- Visual effects
- Supports AudioBus and Inter-App Audio
- WiFi MIDI Out & MIDI Out
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Echo String™ is an innovative harp app. with it, you can create wonderful music with more easy and more fun. It has 3 partitions strings (In full version has 7 partitions) with different Chord Mask settings,you can just glide over and create music. (In full version it cant export MIDI file) Features √ 3 partition strings. √ Chord Mask(string mask). √ Cool visual effects. √ Record / Playback. √ Two playback-speed avaliable( original speed or dual speed) √ Supports AudioBus and Inter-App Audio √ Wifi MIDI Out & MIDI Out Instructions 1.Set Chord Mask you want to use for each performance partition. 2.Tap the recored button and start your performance 3.Tap any button(record stop play) to end record. 4.Tap the play-button to playback
Egoist
This app lets you extract grooves from any audio file, transforming your music library into a sound source. It offers tools for sketching tracks with sample slicing, basslines, beats, and effects, suitable for both studio and on-the-go use.
- Audio Unit v3 & Standalone
- Sample slicing and manipulation
- Onboard bass and beat synthesizers
- Effect sequencer
- Pattern chaining for song creation
- Slice keyboard functionality
- iCloud synchronization
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Egoist is a groove instrument. Load any audio file and squeeze the groove out of it! Try your mp3 library and use it as a sound source! The additional onboard bass, beat and fx units make Egoist the perfect track sketch tool in the studio and on the road. • Audio Unit v3 & Standalone • Quick + Easy track sketching, based on sample slicing • Minimal, yet effective bass line • Unique beat box with more than 1000 drums from vintage to electronic • Effect Sequencer • Randomizers in all areas • iCloud Synchronization of Presets and Samples • AudioShare • Mixdown / Bounce • Full Midi Support (Virtual, Network, Bluetooth, Extern) • Music Library Access SLICER: The Slicer arranges up to 16 slices of the loaded sample. Apply different parameters like Reverse, Attack, Decay, Level and pitch with the sequencer. Using the 16 available patterns, up to 16 different samples can be used at any time. BASS & BEAT: Egoist includes a great sounding bassline synthesizer/sequencer. The bassline synth offers a mean and strong sound, with different lowpass filter flavors and overdrive. The versatile sequencer is capable of notes and pitch bends of any length. The internal beat box offers kick, snare and hihat, along with a simple sequencer. If you imagine, that you can change the drum sounds with each pattern, limitations start to get you inspired! EFFECTRIX INSIDE: The Effect unit brings funky hickups to your tracks. Engage tapestop, looper, reverb or filter at any time to give your beats that otherworldly feel and create stunning breaks! SONG SEQUENCER: Chain your patterns! Or create stunning breakbeats by changing patterns quickly! The internal Part/Song sequencer lets you sketch your pattern progressions and line out your next track. ALWAYS SPECIAL: The very special Slice Keys turn Egoist into a slice keyboard! Play the sequencer steps on the keyboard, with all their settings and effects, you will not believe how cool that is!
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo String™ Lite at none against Egoist's 1. Echo String™ Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (89% vs 73%). Egoist's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Egoist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Echo String™ Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Echo String™ Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egoist has 65 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Echo String™ Lite's written reviews are positive against 73% of Egoist's.
Echo String™ Lite ships an update every 7 months, Egoist every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Echo String™ Lite | Egoist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supertintin Co., Ltd | Sugar Bytes GmbH |
Customer experience
Echo String™ Lite
Egoist
Bugs and requests
Echo String™ Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Egoist
Reported bugs
10 issues- Import crashes the library
- Drums not working with AUv3 release
- MIDI learn menu shows up too quickly and sticks
- Saved works are inconsistent (tempo changes, patterns disappear)
- Error Audiocopy - File of zero bytes when bouncing
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- Dropbox not working
- App is laggy and sluggish on iPad Pro
- Slicer portion is very sluggish with bad latency
- App is sluggish and jerky on older iPads
- Does not work well in Audiobus or AUM
Requested features
14 requests- Allow users to delete included samples
- Put user files at the top of the list
- Support 'Files App' storage
- Add preference to turn off MIDI learn menu
- Add more filters
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- Needs export to desktop version
- Add another slicer track
- Add own samples to drum and bass sections
- Release 'Factory' App on iOS
- Add Ableton Link (if not already present)
- Update effects
- Improve storage options
- Fix import crashes
- Allow preset sharing between Mac and iOS versions
In-app purchases
Echo String™ Lite
No in-app purchases
Egoist
- Egoist Full Version$29.99









