Comparison

Yellofier vs Lines

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

Head to head
About

Yellofier

Transform any sound into music with this innovative app. Record your voice, instruments, or everyday noises, and instantly create groovy tracks. Edit sounds and effects with an intuitive block-based interface, even without prior music knowledge.

Highlights
  • Record any sound
  • Automatic sound slicing for grooves
  • Create melodies with pitch changes
  • Innovative step sequencer
  • Bundled sounds by Boris Blank
  • Share your music
Features
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Yellofier makes anything into music. Record your voice, a musical instrument or everyday noises. Within seconds the app magically turns them into groovy music. #1 in Music (iPad) in 8 countries, top 10 in 50 countries. Top 5 in 3 countries (iPhone). Edit the sounds and effects by moving and twisting colored blocks. Yellofier doesn’t look like any other music program. You can create a full song within minutes – even without knowing anything about music! Create unique music with your own sounds and with the sounds of Yello’s musical maestro Boris Blank. The Yellofier also includes sounds and songs by some of the greatest musicians within electronic music. Anything can be yellofied! • Automatically slice your sound into 8 pieces and create a groove • Record up to 16 custom sounds per song, divided into two user sound banks • Combine sounds and effects in an innovative step sequencer • Change pitch of each step to create melodies • Multiple effects and variations • Share your work • 112 bundled sounds by Boris Blank • Songs and sounds by the finest artists within electronic music: Carl Craig, Henrik Schwarz, The Orb, Trentemøller, Booka Shade, Orbital, The The, Thomas Fehlmann, Charles Webster, Håkan Lidbo and more… • Record the sound of other Audiobus compatible apps • Play back the sound into other Audiobus compatible apps For best sound, use headphones. NOTE: Since version 1.2, the preview-sound function changed from single tap to long-press! So the functionality is not gone, but we changed to long-press to not interfere with the music. The demo tracks in Yellofier are under copyright protection. Learn more about Yellofier and discover more of Yello’s music at yello.com Produced by Boris Blank Developed by Jonatan Liljedahl Designed by Håkan Ullberg Concept by Håkan Lidbo Presented by Electronic Beats – Telekom’s international music program. electronicbeats.net Here is an online tutorial video: http://vimeo.com/62158758

About

Lines

This audio effect plugin transforms any signal into a wide spectrum of sounds, from lo-fi to distortion and feedback. It can also function as an experimental synthesizer, creating rhythms and soundscapes even without input.

Highlights
  • Creative signal mangling
  • Experimental synthesizer
  • Feedback-based sound design
  • Wide range of audio effects
  • Rhythm and soundscape generation
Features
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Lines is an effect plugin that crosses borders: it can be used as a creative mangler of all kinds of signals, ranging from lo-fi telephone sounds, lush phasing, warm distortions, crushing feedback, ring modulation and unique frequency shifting. But even without any input, it can be an experimental synthesizer based on feedback, allowing for a wide range of inspiring rhythms, pulses, and organic soundscapes. If you combine input and internal engines an unheard spectrum of sounds appears.

Screenshots

Yellofier4 screens
Lines1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yellofier at $5.99 against Lines's $19.99. Yellofier also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 11). Lines's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Yellofier costs $5.99 and Lines $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Yellofier's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yellofier ships an update every 4 months, Lines every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yellofier versus Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYellofierLines
Price$5.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.8 (36 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoris BlankAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Yellofier

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative11.4%

Lines

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Yellofier

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 8 and beyond
  • Microphone input produces noise/distortion
  • App doesn't appear in iOS sharing menu
  • Cannot close app without phone restart
  • Audiobus compatibility broken
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  • GarageBand integration no longer works
  • Audio export only saves one loop instead of full song
  • App runs constantly in background draining battery
  • Bluetooth audio output distorted
  • Screen doesn't optimize for iPhone 5 display
  • App incompatible with iOS 13.3 on older devices

Requested features

20 requests
  • MIDI sync and clock synchronization
  • Ableton Link support
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin support
  • Multiple sample recording slots
  • Sample editing and trimming capabilities
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  • Swing and triplet timing options
  • More than 4 tracks/channels
  • Extended recording length
  • Individual track panning
  • ADSR envelope controls
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Separate track export (stems)
  • Custom sample bank saving
  • Audio import from other apps
  • Bluetooth audio output support
  • iPhone 5 display optimization
  • More preset sample banks
  • Ability to work on multiple songs simultaneously
  • Delay effects with tempo sync
  • LP/HP filters and additional effects

Lines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yellofier

No in-app purchases

None

Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yellofier free?
Yellofier costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lines free?
Lines costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yellofier or Lines?
Lines is rated higher. Yellofier averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Lines averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Yellofier or Lines have ads?
Neither Yellofier nor Lines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yellofier or Lines?
Yellofier ships an update every 4 months, and Lines every 13 months. Most recently, Yellofier was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lines on October 15, 2026.

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