Comparison

iDensity vs con.sol.la

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

Head to head
About

iDensity

This app offers real-time asynchronous sound file granulation, enabling users to create a wide array of audio effects. It provides tools for time/pitch manipulation, texture generation, buffer recording, and complex sound exploration. Designed for musicians and sound designers, it offers flexibility for live performance, studio composition, and on-the-go sound design.

Highlights
  • Real-time sound granulation
  • Time/pitch shifting and jittering
  • Texture generation
  • Buffer recording and manipulation
  • Scrub pad exploration
  • Dynamic envelope shaping
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) support
Features
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iDensity is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iDensity is a new real-time software designed for asynchronous sound file granulation, a genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, recording and manipulation of buffers, complex scrub pad exploration, dynamic envelope shape and many more. iDensity for iPad will give you all the basic and advanced tools you need to manipulate sound in subtle and surprising ways. All these features are packed in an optimized, user-friendly, visually sharp interface that is easy to access when fast-improvising live, composing in a studio, or sound designing at home and on the go! You will have the power, freedom, and flexibility to create like never before – on your iPad! Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with Density for iPad. + Six Granular Streams + Six Remote Audio Units Host support + Full Instr and FX AudioUnit (AUv3) support + High Density Granulation + Sampled and Live granulation + In-Stream Echo and RM post Fx + Multichannels Audiobus Inter-App Audio support + MIDI, Virtual Midi and Network + Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Post Fx chain: Parametric and High Shelf Filters, Classic Reverb and Dynamics Processor + Scrub Recording and playback + etc.

About

con.sol.la

Features
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select a piece -> mute the part you want to play -> start recording -> play and enjoy a rich sound -> save the recording in your librarycon.sol.la is the application which helps the self-dependent musicians with composing wherever they want. The application provides tracks of two- and more part pieces (e.g. a melodic line of a certain piece and its accompaniment, or all the parts of chamber pieces). Muting the part you want to play allows you to practice / perform the pieces with all the instruments without the need to meet other musicians. Every time you practise you can record and save the piece – it enables you to compare different versions and interpretations and to observe your progress. The saved files can be shared. con.sol.la contains the pieces of various levels of difficulty – it can be used by the complete beginners as well as the professionals. The list of the pieces includes the works from different periods, from Baroque to contemporary music, educational and orchestral pieces. New works are continuously being added to the catalogue. It includes chamber pieces for different instruments: strings, winds, keyboard, and percussion. They can be looked up very easily by choosing the selected instrument or category. Every title contains basic information about the piece and its composer. Functional layout and a transparent design of con.sol.la make it a convenient and user-friendly tool for perfecting musical skills and playing online. select a piece -> mute the part you want to play -> start recording -> play and enjoy a rich sound -> save the recording in your library

Screenshots

iDensity4 screens
con.sol.la4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: con.sol.la at Free against iDensity's $9.99. con.sol.la also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). iDensity's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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

con.sol.la is free to download; iDensity costs $9.99 up front. con.sol.la sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iDensity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDensity ships an update monthly, con.sol.la every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iDensity versus con.sol.la: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDensitycon.sol.la
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftPOLSKIE WYDAWNICTWO MUZYCZNE

Bugs and requests

iDensity

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Occasional crashes (historically)
  • AudioBus issues (historically)
  • Preset management not working correctly (historically)
  • Transport sync not working (historically)
  • GUI bugs (e.g., maximizing a strand)
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  • Craquements, grésillements (cracking, crackling)
  • X/Y snapshot morphing not working on iPad 1
  • Sample import issues (cut off)
  • Unable to record from microphone (historically)
  • App crashes upon recording (historically)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Independent MIDI note control over pitch for each stream
  • Alphabetical preset sorting
  • Load existing project name into 'Save As'
  • Multi-port output for AUM/Ape Matrix
  • Built-in wave-editor for sample cutting
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  • Ability to determine loop length
  • Motion sequencer or assignable LFOs
  • Sync AU3 transport to host (historically)
  • Add MIDI note and channel select as modifier/controller
  • Dark mode option

con.sol.la

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iDensity

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

con.sol.la

One-time3
  • Duo$0.99
  • Trio$1.99
  • Quartet$2.99

Questions

Is iDensity free?
iDensity costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is con.sol.la free?
con.sol.la is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iDensity or con.sol.la have ads?
Neither iDensity nor con.sol.la shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDensity or con.sol.la?
iDensity ships an update monthly, and con.sol.la every 5 weeks. Most recently, iDensity was updated on October 14, 2026 and con.sol.la on October 7, 2026.

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