Comparison

MobMuPlat vs Low Poly Synth

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

Head to head
About

MobMuPlat

Create custom audio software for iOS using Pure Data. Design interfaces and audio engines on your computer, then transfer them to your device for synthesis, sampling, and networking.

Highlights
  • Custom audio software creation
  • Pure Data integration
  • User-defined interfaces
  • Synthesis and sampling
  • OSC messaging
  • Networked audio
Features
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MobMuPlat (short for Mobile Music Platform) lets you create your own custom audio software for iOS, via the open-source audio environment PureData. MobMuPlat hosts a list of user-created documents, each of which defines a user interface and audio engine. MobMuPlat can do synthesis, sampling, networking via local wifi, OSC messaging, query and set hardware characteristics, display images/graphics, and much more. see www.mobmuplat.com for more info. Creating your own work consists of two parts, both done on your laptop/desktop. First, create the audio engine using the graphical programming language Pure Data (PD) Second, either use the native PureData GUI, or create a graphical user interface (GUI) with the MobMuPlat Editor. With PureData and the MobMuPlat Editor open, and data sent between the two, you can simulate the app behavior on your laptop/desktop. Once development is complete, just drag the two saved files into the "Documents" folder of iTunes, and they are uploaded to your device and can be opened in the MobMuPlat app... Download these tools from www.mobmuplat.com

About

Low Poly Synth

Generate unique, atmospheric melodic sounds with billions of presets. Explore new timbres through random generation or precise editing. Record and export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Billions of unique timbres
  • Random sound generation
  • MIDI control
  • Real-time audio recording
  • WAV and SunVox export
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3)
Features
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Low Poly Synth is a generator of melodic atmospheric sounds with billions of unique timbres. The app is built on modified synthesis algorithms from Fractal Bits, Relic Waves, and Relic Flow, with the addition of pure tone generation code. The sound space is divided into 4294967296 presets, each corresponding to a set of 8 sample textures. The volume of an individual sample can be adjusted in the top panel or via MIDI (Settings -> MIDI Mapping). The bottom panel is a classic musical keyboard that sets the note for the sounds in the set. Each note triggers all 8 samples at once - together they form a complex harmonic pattern that almost never repeats over time due to the different lengths of the looped fragments. Features: * search for new sounds with three buttons: next random set, edit code, previous set; each set of 8 sounds corresponds to a code of 8 characters (you can save/copy/paste it as plain text); * three types of keyboards for live performing: on-screen, PC keyboard, MIDI input; for the on-screen keyboard, you can set the number of displayed octaves and scale; * 20+ parameters can be controlled via MIDI or directly through the app interface: Settings -> MIDI Mapping; * real-time audio recording to WAV (32-bit); * export to: WAV (one file or a set), SunVox (samples + effects in one file), text clipboard; * the LCK button freezes individual samples - they will not change during the search for new sets; * Audio Unit Extension (AUv3), Wi-Fi export/import. Double clicking on a parameter opens a window for setting the exact value. If you enable the Hold option, the notes will play endlessly, without reacting to key release (noteOff) events; turning the note on again works like turning it off; there are two ways to enable this option: 1) using the Hold parameter in the "MIDI Mapping" window; 2) by pressing the HOLD button, which appears in place of LCK while playing the musical keyboard: press HOLD, release the desired notes - then the released notes will continue to play.

Screenshots

MobMuPlat4 screens
Low Poly Synth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MobMuPlat at Free against Low Poly Synth's $1.99. MobMuPlat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

MobMuPlat is free to download; Low Poly Synth costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobMuPlat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of MobMuPlat's written reviews are positive against 88% of Low Poly Synth's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MobMuPlat versus Low Poly Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobMuPlatLow Poly Synth
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings918 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIglesia IntermediaAlexander Zolotov

Customer experience

MobMuPlat

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Low Poly Synth

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

MobMuPlat

No in-app purchases

None

Low Poly Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MobMuPlat free?
MobMuPlat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Low Poly Synth free?
Low Poly Synth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MobMuPlat or Low Poly Synth?
MobMuPlat is rated higher. MobMuPlat averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Low Poly Synth averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do MobMuPlat or Low Poly Synth have ads?
Neither MobMuPlat nor Low Poly Synth shows ads.

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