Comparison

Sonic Logic vs Scale and SticKey

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Logic

Create and edit custom MIDI controllers on your iPad. Connect to DAWs and other music apps via WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, or MIDI cable. Offers a user-friendly interface for assigning controls and manipulating MIDI notes live.

Highlights
  • Modular MIDI controller creation
  • Edit and control MIDI setups
  • Connect via WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, MIDI cable
  • Control DAWs and other iOS apps
  • Create and edit on iPad with touch gestures
  • Add buttons, knobs, sliders, XY pads
  • Multi-screen setups (up to 8 screens)
Features
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Sonic Logic is a modular MIDI controller that allows you to edit and control MIDI setups from your iPad. Connect over WiFi, Bluetooth(*), USB (*), MIDI cable or use Virtual MIDI and Audiobus to control other iOS apps internally. Control DAWs like: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Protools, Traktor, and other many more. Create and edit on your iPad! Super easy and fun interface to create, edit, control, manipulate, assign MIDI controllers and notes live, using touch gestures. (No external editor needed). Add Buttons, knobs, toggle buttons, XY pads, sliders and text objects. * Create your MIDI controller easily from your iPad. * Import and export your setups and layouts. * Multi screen - Each setup can have up to 8 different, easily switchable screens. * Intelligent MIDI assignments makes component creation fast and easy. * Edit component's color, size, MIDI channel, range and controller number. * Time advancing gestures for buttons, create a time based MIDI transition with just a press of a button. * Control everything with multi touch. * Snap to middle feature on sliders and knobs. * Built in, editable templates. * Low latency. * to Mac clients ** Windows users - 3rd party software exists for Windows to connect Sonic Logic to it over Wi-Fi Visit us at www.soniclogicapps.com for more information, videos, DAW presets and more… Email us for feature requests and ideas! Spread the love - If you like Sonic Logic, let us and others know by posting a review here :)

About

Scale and SticKey

This app simplifies music theory by visualizing concepts like modes, scales, and chords through an interactive 'Note Team' system. Users can explore different musical structures, listen to scales and progressions, and understand key signatures and tonal centers.

Highlights
  • Interactive Note Team (TM) system
  • Visualizes modes, key signatures, scales, and chords
  • Explore different scale types (pentatonic, blues, bebop)
  • Listen to scales and chord progressions
  • Understand tonal centers and key names
  • Play individual Roman numeral chords
Features
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Scale and SticKey makes understanding music theory simple and enjoyable by synthesizing 5 theoretical concepts (modes, key signatures, scales, chord progressions, and solfa) into the concept of building a Note Team (TM). To get started (clicking the help '?' icon in the app menu will walk you through these steps): 1. Spin the solfa wheel or drag the solfa slider to put 'do' on a new position. 2. Drag the players around the outside of the wheel so that every player lines up with one of the seven solfa positions. (If you get stuck, click the central circle with the '?' to have the app move the players for you.) 3. Once every player is on a solfa position, you have formed a Note Team (TM)! The team captain has an arrow pointing at his solfa symbol, the key signature is shown in the center of the wheel, and the key is named at the top of the screen. 4. To change modes, either double-click on a new solfa name or use the arrows under the key name at the top of the screen. Each time you change modes, you are changing the tonal center (or tonic), which means your team has a new captain. The key name always begins with the name of the team captain. 5. Listen to the scales by clicking the play arrow under the key name. Change the type of scale by selecting a new icon under the key name. Options include: 7-note (heptatonic), 5-note(pentatonic), 6-note (blues), 8-note (bebop) and raised 7th (harmonic or melodic minor) scales. 6. Listen to chord progressions by clicking the arrow under the chord progression. Change the progression style by selecting a new icon under the chord progression, or switch to a new progression using the previous / next arrows next to the play button. 7. Switch to the chords view in the menu to play individual Roman numeral chords. 8.Return all elements to their original positions by clicking the reset button in the menu.

Screenshots

Scale and SticKey3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scale and SticKey at 5.0 against Sonic Logic's 4.5. Scale and SticKey also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Sonic Logic's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sonic Logic costs $9.99 and Scale and SticKey $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scale and SticKey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Logic has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Sonic Logic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scale and SticKey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, Scale and SticKey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sonic Logic versus Scale and SticKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic LogicScale and SticKey
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri NachmiasLaura Gabrielson

Customer experience

Sonic Logic

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Scale and SticKey

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

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Logic

No in-app purchases

None

Scale and SticKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Logic free?
Sonic Logic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale and SticKey free?
Scale and SticKey costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Logic or Scale and SticKey?
Scale and SticKey is rated higher. Sonic Logic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Scale and SticKey averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sonic Logic or Scale and SticKey have ads?
Neither Sonic Logic nor Scale and SticKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Logic or Scale and SticKey?
Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, and Scale and SticKey every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sonic Logic was updated on October 1, 2026 and Scale and SticKey on October 10, 2026.

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