iPulsaret vs Notiva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPulsaret
This app offers a real-time granular synthesis playground for iPad, generating diverse audio effects. It provides extensive control over grain parameters and includes a post-effects chain. Users can shape sounds, manipulate live input, and save presets.
- Real-time granular synthesis
- Live input manipulation
- Grain control and shaping
- Post FX chain (Echo, Reverb, Filters)
- Snapshot presets morphing pad
- AUv3 support
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iPulsaret is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iPulsaret is a new real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis. A genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: Grainlet, Trainlet, FM, time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, Live Input manipulation and many more. Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with iPulsaret for iPad. - Full AUv3 support - 32 Polyphony Voices - Granulation Sources: Wave, Trainlet, Sample, Live and Harmonic - Grain Envelope Deformation - Grain Glisson Sweep - Grainlet Linkage - ADSR Note Envelope - Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad - Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... - Post FX chain: Echo, Ring Modulation, Lowpass Ladder and High Shelf filters, Reverb FDN and Dynamic Compressor/Expander - Capture Master Audio Output - Keyboard Musical Scales, up to 35 + User Defined Scale - etc...
Notiva
This app helps musicians improve their music reading skills with real-time pitch detection. It offers adjustable practice modes for various instruments and clefs, providing instant feedback without ads or tracking.
- Real-time pitch detection
- Treble and bass clef practice
- Adjustable note range
- Instant accuracy feedback
- Distraction-free interface
- Offline functionality
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NOTIVA Your first step toward reading music! Made by a musician, for musicians. Notiva is a complete musicianship trainer: real-time sight-reading, scored rhythm games, a full rhythm composer, a polyrhythm lab, and a professional metronome, in one fast, clean app. SIGHT-READING Play a note and Notiva hears it instantly through your device microphone. No cables, no setup. - Real-time pitch detection, reliable even in loud rooms - Treble and bass clef with adjustable range and ledger lines - Every key signature, with support for transposing instruments - Sharps and flats, toggleable per practice range - Graded test levels with stars, or open-ended practice - Sustain training for winds, strings, and voice RHYTHM GAMES Tap the rhythm as it scrolls past the hit line. - 1 Voice and 2 Voices modes with graded tiers from Beginner to Legend - Tuplets, dotted rhythms, syncopation, 32nd notes, and more as you climb - Endless Challenge mode with streaks and high scores COMPOSER (new in 3.0) Write your own rhythms and bring them to life. - Notes, rests, dotted values, and tuplets up to complex ratios - Two independent voices - Any time signature, with meter changes mid-piece - Copy and paste, per-note beaming, undo and redo - Listen in place, or play your piece as a game - Export printable PDF sheet music - Share any etude as a link that opens right in Notiva POLYRHYTHM LAB (new in 3.0) Build any two-voice polyrhythm, nest tuplets three levels deep, listen with per-voice mixing, then drill it endlessly at your tempo. METRONOME A serious practice metronome, free of clutter. - Per-beat accents and mutes, any meter, beat grouping - Subdivisions per beat, including fives and sevens - A tunable click: set the pitch and crispness of every voice - Presets for your regular setups - Keeps clicking with the screen off or the app in the background MADE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS Set a range, pick a key, and hand the device over. Guided tours walk new players through every page, and a practice-time goal keeps sessions honest. PRIVACY No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Practice works fully offline. The only thing that ever leaves your device is an etude you choose to share, and it contains musical data only. Privacy policy: notiva.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Notiva at $4.99 against iPulsaret's $9.99. Notiva also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). iPulsaret's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). On rating, 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
iPulsaret costs $9.99 and Notiva $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notiva holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPulsaret has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notiva's.
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, Notiva monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPulsaret | Notiva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY SMITH |
Customer experience
iPulsaret
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In-app purchases
iPulsaret
No in-app purchases
Notiva
No in-app purchases









