Comparison

MPC Legend vs polytone

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

Head to head
About

MPC Legend

This app transforms your iPad into a virtual music production tool, teaching beat-making fundamentals through engaging call-and-response gameplay. It offers progressive challenges and practice modes for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced producers.

Highlights
  • Virtual MPC pads for beat creation
  • Call-and-response rhythmic challenges
  • Three beat styles: Dirty South, East Coast, West Coast
  • 9 levels per beat style
  • Practice Mode for freestyle improvisation
  • Game Center integration for scores
Features
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The MPC Legend app is a virtual music production call-and-response game that shows you the basics of making beats and pushes your rhythmic limits. It will teach you and it will test you, with tons of fun along the way. Whether you’ve never created a beat before or can’t remember a time when you weren’t hitting the pads, the MPC Legend app has something for you. MPC Fly 30 Available Now from Akai Pro: http://www.akaipro.com/mpc-fly-30 Turn your iPad into a real MPC. Pound out beats and play MPC Legend on 16 backlit genuine MPC pads. Use MPC Fly 30 as a travel case for your iPad. Its multifunctional, double-hinged design gives you the flexibility to produce tracks anywhere, while also acting as a protective case between sessions and giving you total access to your iPad for normal uses. Key Features: -Match each beat and try to keep up as the patterns become more complex -Three beat styles to choose from: Dirty South, East Coast, and West Coast -Advance through 9 levels per style, unlocking new levels as your skills improve -Enter Practice Mode at anytime to play freestyle and improvise -Integrates with Apple’s Game Center to automatically post your scores -Hone your timing and beat-making ability with easy, medium, and hard levels

About

polytone

Experience music like never before in this immersive first-person rhythm game. Tap on incoming musical notes in time with the beat. Discover unique visuals and curated music for a fresh rhythm gaming adventure.

Highlights
  • First-person perspective
  • Tap on music notes
  • Unique visual elements
  • Curated music collections
  • Immersive rhythm experience
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polytone is a rhythm game that puts you front and center in a virtual journey. Tap on the square-shape music notes as they fly towards you along the music. Unique visual elements and curated music collections are our ways to provide you a brand new rhythm game experience. Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

polytone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: polytone at 4.9 against MPC Legend's 3.6. polytone also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 52%) and device support (3 vs 1). MPC Legend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 37) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume 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. polytone sells 37 one-off in-app purchases. MPC Legend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

polytone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 151 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of MPC Legend's written reviews are positive against 74% of polytone's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MPC Legend versus polytone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMPC Legendpolytone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (59 ratings)4.9 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59151 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAkai ProfessionalHaonan Li

Customer experience

MPC Legend

All ratings58 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.8%

polytone

All ratings151 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

MPC Legend

No in-app purchases

37 purchases

polytone

One-time37
  • Earth and Sea$0.99
  • In Circles$0.99
  • Passion$0.99
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  • Reflex$0.99
  • At the Distant World of Stars$0.99
  • F*****g High (SK Remix)$0.99
  • Terminal Shore$0.99
  • Pixel Heart$0.99
  • Eternalisms$0.99
  • world electronica BOFU 2016$0.99
  • Thunder$0.99
  • 1nn0c3n+$0.99
  • F*****g High$0.99
  • Channel 88$0.99
  • Brave The Elements$0.99
  • Contrast$0.99
  • DistorteD MoonlighT$0.99
  • Next Anthem...$0.99
  • Firmament$0.99
  • Vainglory$0.99
  • EVERYTHING$0.99
  • Colosseum$0.99
  • Let Me Drive$0.99
  • 120 Vertices$1.00
  • All Tracks ver.1.3$1.49
  • All Tracks ver.1.7$1.49
  • Trance Journey vol.1$1.99
  • All Tracks ver.1.5$2.49
  • All Tracks ver.1.9$2.49
  • Selection from WAVES$2.49
  • polytone Welcome Bundle 1$2.49
  • polytone MusicFes$2.49
  • all tracks 1.0 (iOS Special)$3.99
  • 500 Vertices$4.00
  • 1000 Vertices$8.00
  • 2000 Vertices$16.00
  • 4000 Vertices$32.00

Questions

Is MPC Legend free?
MPC Legend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is polytone free?
polytone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MPC Legend or polytone?
polytone is rated higher. MPC Legend averages 3.6 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while polytone averages 4.9 from 151 ratings.
Do MPC Legend or polytone have ads?
Neither MPC Legend nor polytone shows ads.

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