Comparison

iDensity vs Embroidered Touch

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

Embroidered Touch

Features
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This gentle and inviting textile encourages users to connect with their bodies, others, and the surrounding soundscape, fostering comfort and a sense of connection. With an array of pre-recorded sound palettes to choose from, users can immerse themselves in a personalized auditory experience. Additionally, a corresponding image will be generated on their screen by touching the Embroidered Touch textiles. The exquisite embroidery design on top of the Shibori-dyed textiles is inspired by the concept of inclusivity, promoting human well-being. Notably, the base textiles are crafted by talented artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, further enhancing the uniqueness and value of this product.

Screenshots

iDensity4 screens
Embroidered Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Embroidered Touch at Free against iDensity's $9.99. Embroidered Touch also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). iDensity's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Embroidered Touch is free to download; iDensity costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDensity ships an update monthly, Embroidered Touch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iDensity versus Embroidered Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDensityEmbroidered Touch
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftOut of Pluto

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

Embroidered Touch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iDensity

No in-app purchases

None

Embroidered Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDensity free?
iDensity costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Embroidered Touch free?
Embroidered Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iDensity or Embroidered Touch have ads?
Neither iDensity nor Embroidered Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDensity or Embroidered Touch?
iDensity ships an update monthly, and Embroidered Touch every 7 months. Most recently, iDensity was updated on November 10, 2026 and Embroidered Touch on November 8, 2026.

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