Stria vs keyboaredo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stria
This app is a multilevel interactive sound synthesizer that utilizes Frequency Modulation and Wavetable Additive techniques. It offers extensive control over oscillators, pitch grids, and effects, with support for various audio and MIDI connections.
- Multilevel interactive sound synthesizer
- Up to 240 FM or Wavetable Additive Oscillators
- Five Spectral Pitch Grid Generators
- MIDI Pad With Scale Grid
- Extensive effects chain (Doppler, Glitch Gen, Reverb, etc.)
- Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad
- Control Manager LFO for Parameters
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Stria is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. Multilevel Interactive Sound Synthesizer Idea and Csound-Orchestra by Eugenio Giordani “Stria” is the title of a very important composition by John Chowning and I would like to say that this computer music piece represents the manifest of Frequency Modulation technique applied to audio synthesis, invented by Mr. Chowning himself. + Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support + Up to 240 Frequency Modulation Oscillators or simple Wavetable Additive + Five Spectral Pitch Grid Generators (Geometric, Harmonic, Fibonacci, Scalar, Temperated) + MIDI Pad With Scale Grid + Effects chain: Doppler, Chopper, Glitch Gen, Sync Grain, Spectral Arpeggiator, FDN Reverb, Dynamic Compressor/Expander + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Control Manager LFO for Parameters + Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers + Capture Master Audio Output + File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy + Post Fx Chain: Doppler, Chopper, Out Of Range, Sync Granulator, Spectral Arpeggiator, Reverb FDN, Dynamisc Processor + Bluetooth A2DP High Quality + etc...
keyboaredo
This app functions as a microtonal MIDI keyboard, supporting various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. It is a MIDI effect that requires a separate synth for sound production, ideally one that handles pitch-bend per MIDI channel.
- Microtonal MIDI keyboard
- Supports EDO settings
- AUv3 MIDI effect
- Pitch-bend handling support
- Requires external synth for sound
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"keyboaredo" is a microtonal MIDI keyboard application and AUv3 MIDI effect that supports various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. Please note that this is a MIDI keyboard and it doesn't produce any sound on its own. You would require the synth that supports separate pitch-bend handling for each MIDI channel to be used with this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stria at 91% against keyboaredo's 0%. Stria also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). keyboaredo's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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
Stria costs $9.99 and keyboaredo $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stria holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stria has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Stria's written reviews are positive against 0% of keyboaredo's.
| Parameter | Stria | keyboaredo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
Stria
keyboaredo
In-app purchases
Stria
No in-app purchases
keyboaredo
No in-app purchases
