Comparison

CarillonSS vs OttOrgan

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

Head to head
About

CarillonSS

Experience the grandeur of a carillon on your mobile device. Play a wide range of notes, record your performances, and even play along with your favorite music.

Highlights
  • Play a virtual carillon
  • Record audio performances
  • Play along with other music apps
  • Select audio file format
  • Email recorded audio
  • iTunes file sharing support
Features
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Carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a tower, either as part of some other building, or as a separate structure built specifically to house the bells. It consists of at least 23 cast bronze bells with 2 octaves. Carillon is distinguished by chimes or bells. CarillonSS is designed to easily play a grand carillon on your iPad/iPhone. The actual carillon has foot pedals to move the heavy clappers but CarillonSS doesn't feature them since it's not required any strength to play. A musician who plays the carillon is called the carillonneur. With CarillonSS, you can be a carillonneur as well! Added the recording function! It picks the surrounding sounds as well, and you can use it in many different ways such as recording your vocals or creating a voice memo. You can also send the recorded data via email. Note that the maximum attachment size of an email depends on the iOS device you are using. Please contact your cell phone service provider for further information. - A 10 seconds recording is around 450 kB. - Support iTunes file sharing(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094?viewlocale=en_US) Added the play with other music app button on the right side of the record button (however, this disables the recording). For example, you can play along with your favorite songs on Music app. Now you can select the audio file format when recording. If you want to send a file via email, record at "22kHz / 8 bit" to reduce the file size. - Users who have a problem with the musical instrument app that doesn't make any sound. (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5137?viewlocale=en_US) Range: C3-C6 3 octaves (37 keys) - iPad, iPad mini Range: C4-C6 2 octaves (25 keys) - iPhone, iPod Touch - Display scale on keyboard - Support orientation - Record button / Play button / Stop button / Send the sound data via Email button - Support iTunes file sharing - Play with other music app button

About

OttOrgan

This application allows users to play a specific house organ sample set using a MIDI keyboard and pedal on iOS or macOS devices. It provides access to a unique five-rank manual and attached pedal with a 16' subbass.

Highlights
  • Play Ott-Orgel sample set
  • Connect MIDI keyboard
  • Connect MIDI pedal
  • iOS and macOS support
  • House organ simulation
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OttOrgan lets you play the Ott-Orgel sample set of Christian Datzko on a MIDI keyboard and a MIDI pedal attached to your iOS or macOS device. The Ott organ is a house organ with five ranks at one manual and an attached pedal with a 16' subbass. If you would like to use the sample set with other software, you can get it at http://orgel.datzko.ch/main.EN.html. For more information, please consult the app support page http://polaron.de/OttOrgan/ , the Napo documentation at http://polaron.de/Napo/ and in particular the Napo user manual at http://polaron.de/Napo/manual . For hearing sound examples of the app, please visit the support page http://polaron.de/OttOrgan/ .

Screenshots

CarillonSS1 screens
OttOrgan2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CarillonSS at $2.99 against OttOrgan's $9.00. CarillonSS also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.5.6). OttOrgan's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CarillonSS costs $2.99 and OttOrgan $9.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OttOrgan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of CarillonSS's written reviews are positive against 100% of OttOrgan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CarillonSS ships an update every 3 months, OttOrgan every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CarillonSS versus OttOrgan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarillonSSOttOrgan
Price$2.99 — better$9.00
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.5.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB340 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUJI HASEBEMarkus Sigg

Customer experience

CarillonSS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

OttOrgan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CarillonSS

No in-app purchases

None

OttOrgan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CarillonSS free?
CarillonSS costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OttOrgan free?
OttOrgan costs $9.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CarillonSS or OttOrgan?
OttOrgan is rated higher. CarillonSS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OttOrgan averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CarillonSS or OttOrgan have ads?
Neither CarillonSS nor OttOrgan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CarillonSS or OttOrgan?
CarillonSS ships an update every 3 months, and OttOrgan every 5 months. Most recently, CarillonSS was updated on November 1, 2026 and OttOrgan on November 1, 2026.

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