Comparison

TheGaits vs PdParty

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

Head to head
About

TheGaits

This app transforms your footsteps into unique musical sounds as you walk through designated outdoor spaces. Explore different areas to trigger various sound families and become a part of the music.

Highlights
  • Footsteps create musical chords
  • Explore sound families in different areas
  • Interactive musical experience
  • Location-based soundscapes
  • Transforms walking into music
Features
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The Gaits turns footsteps into electric guitar chords, zen gongs, and more...the user becomes a musical instrument as he or she strolls down the High Line in New York City. The user moves through a series of composed spaces, with various families of sounds tied to each area. Created by Cameron Britt, Lainie Fefferman, Daniel Iglesia, and Jascha Narveson. Produced by Friends of the High Line and Make Music New York, in association with MATA. Presented as part of Make Music Winter on December 21, 2011. For more information, visit makemusicny.org/thegaits Please note, this app only functions within the geographic bounds of the High Line in downtown New York City. Your device will require location services (i.e. GPS) in order to detect your location.

About

PdParty

This app allows users to run Pure Data patches on iOS devices, enabling custom digital signal processing. It supports OSC, MIDI, and game controller input, offering a WYSIWYG experience for creating multimedia applications.

Highlights
  • Run Pure Data patches on iOS
  • Supports OSC, MIDI, and game controller input
  • Native Pd GUI objects for WYSIWYG
  • Built-in web server for patch management
  • General purpose digital signal processing platform
Features
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PdParty is an open-source iOS application for running Pure Data patches on Apple mobile devices using libpd. Directly inspired by Chris McCormick's PdDroidParty and the original RjDj by Reality Jockey, PdParty takes a step further by supporting OSC (Open Sound Control), MIDI, & MiFi game controller input as well as implementing the native Pd GUI objects for a WYSIWYG patch to mobile device experience. Various scene types are supported including compatibility modes for PdDroidParty & RjDj and both patches and abstraction libraries can be managed via a built-in web server. Unlike the rise of the single-purpose audio application, PdParty is meant to provide a platform for general purpose digital signal processing via Pure Data patches. Getting Started --------------- New users, check out the User Guide and download the PdParty Composer Pack which contains the abstractions you need when composing on your computer as well as scene type templates. See the PdParty webpage: http://danomatika.com/code/pdparty Who Is This App For? -------------------- PdParty is meant as a platform for running patches created in Pure Data, a graphical programming environment for multimedia. Related to Max MSP, Pure Data allows computer musicians and non-programmers to create custom DSP routines by connecting objects with virtual patch cables. If you don't intend to create your own PdParty scenes or run scenes provided by others, you may not find this app very useful. Please _do not_ download this app and give it a bad rating because you are unsure of what it's for or how to use it. How Can I Support PdParty? -------------------------- In the spirit of the open-source Pure Data community, PdParty is provided for free on the Apple App Store. If you wish to support its author and or PdParty development, consider having your institution sponsor a PdParty workshop, specific development, or a robotcowboy artist residency. Updating -------- See the changelog on the PdParty website for detailed version info. To update the included PdParty patch folders (lib, samples, tests) after installing a new version, use the buttons at the bottom of the Settings page.

Screenshots

TheGaits1 screens
PdParty4 screens

Verdict

The call

TheGaits and PdParty both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of PdParty's written reviews are positive against 0% of TheGaits's. PdParty also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TheGaits against 5.0 for PdParty. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PdParty has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of TheGaits's written reviews are positive against 78% of PdParty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheGaits ships an update every 6 months, PdParty every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TheGaits versus PdParty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheGaitsPdParty
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIglesia IntermediaDaniel Wilcox

Customer experience

TheGaits

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PdParty

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

TheGaits

No in-app purchases

None

PdParty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheGaits free?
TheGaits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PdParty free?
PdParty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TheGaits or PdParty?
TheGaits and PdParty are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 17 ratings respectively.
Do TheGaits or PdParty have ads?
Neither TheGaits nor PdParty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheGaits or PdParty?
TheGaits ships an update every 6 months, and PdParty every 3 months. Most recently, TheGaits was updated on November 1, 2026 and PdParty on November 1, 2026.

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