Comparison

MPC Legend vs Synthwave Escape

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

Synthwave Escape

Embark on a retro rhythm puzzle platformer adventure with an 80s synthwave aesthetic. Guide a team of robots with unique physics to escape a neon bunker and defeat an antagonist. Solve challenges through 60 stages with an original soundtrack and a humorous storyline.

Highlights
  • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
  • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
  • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
  • Robot Storyline
  • Dad Jokes
Features
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Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic. Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety! Features • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics • 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline • A Plethora of Dad Jokes Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada - just play the game already! If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five. Thanks for playing! Your Friend, Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel http://www.mobypixel.com

Screenshots

Synthwave Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Synthwave Escape at 4.6 against MPC Legend's 3.6. Synthwave Escape also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and device support (3 vs 1). MPC Legend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Synthwave Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MPC Legend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synthwave Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 219 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of MPC Legend's written reviews are positive against 83% of Synthwave Escape's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MPC Legend versus Synthwave Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMPC LegendSynthwave Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (59 ratings)4.6 (219 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59219 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB152 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAkai ProfessionalMoby Pixel

Customer experience

MPC Legend

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

Synthwave Escape

All ratings219 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

MPC Legend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Synthwave Escape

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audio option doesn't work
  • No invincibility stage after getting hit
  • Game won't download

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer game or sequel
  • More levels
  • New music
  • PC version
  • More cutscenes

In-app purchases

None

MPC Legend

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Synthwave Escape

One-time4
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • 50 Coins$1.99
  • Unlimited Coins$4.99
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  • Unlimited Coins Deal$4.99

Questions

Is MPC Legend free?
MPC Legend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synthwave Escape free?
Synthwave Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MPC Legend or Synthwave Escape?
Synthwave Escape is rated higher. MPC Legend averages 3.6 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Synthwave Escape averages 4.6 from 219 ratings.
Do MPC Legend or Synthwave Escape have ads?
Synthwave Escape shows ads; MPC Legend does not.

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