Comparison

Sonic Logic vs Dorico for Education

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
Read full description

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

Dorico for Education

Read full description

Compose your own music with Dorico. Create beautiful music notation for any number of instruments quickly and easily with the on-screen keyboard, drum pads and fretboard. Play back instantly with the included sounds, including the high-quality Iconica Sketch sound library, and shape the performance with powerful MIDI editing tools. When your piece is finished, share it as PDF, audio or MusicXML, or print directly to your AirPrint-enabled printer. Perform using the built-in read mode, and annotate with your Apple Pencil. Dorico is the award-winning music notation and composition software from Steinberg for macOS, Windows, and iPadOS. It’s easy enough to learn and use that it is used by students in schools, and deep enough that it satisfies the needs of the most demanding professionals in the worlds of concert music, music for film and TV, and music publishing. Dorico for iPad is fully compatible with Dorico for macOS and Windows, so you can work on your projects on the move on your iPad and in your studio on your desktop or laptop computer, or share projects with musicians using Dorico on any platform. Dorico’s interface is split into four modes. In Setup mode, you can add and change instruments, create and reorder sections of music (called “flows”), and choose how your music will be formatted for your musicians into layouts. In Write mode, you can input and edit music and other notations using simple, well-organized toolboxes and panels. In Engrave mode (included if you buy a paid subscription to Dorico’s advanced features), you can make graphical tweaks to every item in your project. Finally, in Play mode, you have access to powerful sequencer-style MIDI editing tools, including piano roll and velocity editors. Dorico includes built-in virtual instruments and effects to allow you to play back your compositions, and you can also easily use any compatible Audio Unit plug-in or external MIDI device, and tweak playback using the on-screen Mixer. Input music using an on-screen piano keyboard, or by connecting a MIDI keyboard to your iPad directly via USB or using a compatible USB-to-Lightning adaptor. If you have a Magic Keyboard or other external keyboard, you can make use of extensive keyboard shortcuts to work quickly and efficiently. HIGHLIGHTS • Best automatic engraving of any software • Easy note input using on-screen keyboard, MIDI keyboard, or external keyboard • Intelligently adjusts notation as you write • Any number of movements or pieces in a single project • Automatic layout of instrumental parts • Expressive playback using included sounds and effects • Supports Audio Unit virtual instruments and effects processors • Sequencer-style piano roll MIDI editor • Sophisticated chord symbols, unpitched percussion and drum set notation • Unbarred music, tuplets across barlines, etc. all handled correctly — no workarounds • Transfer to and from other apps via MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, etc. For support, please visit www.dorico.com/forum If you like Dorico, please support us by rating this app in the App Store. Thank you!

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sonic Logic at $9.99 against Dorico for Education's $119.99. Sonic Logic also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On update cadence, 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

Sonic Logic costs $9.99 and Dorico for Education $119.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, Dorico for Education every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sonic Logic versus Dorico for Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic LogicDorico for Education
Price$9.99 — better$119.99
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB974 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri NachmiasSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Logic

No in-app purchases

None

Dorico for Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Logic free?
Sonic Logic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dorico for Education free?
Dorico for Education costs $119.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sonic Logic or Dorico for Education have ads?
Neither Sonic Logic nor Dorico for Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Logic or Dorico for Education?
Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, and Dorico for Education every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sonic Logic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dorico for Education on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons