Comparison

HarmonyWiz vs mTonal

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

Head to head
About

HarmonyWiz

This app generates multi-part harmony from a single musical line, offering harmonic analysis and figured bass notation. It includes editing tools, preset sound ensembles, and supports various harmonic styles. It's suitable for all ages, from beginners to professionals.

Highlights
  • Multi-part harmony generation
  • Harmonic analysis and figured bass
  • Expert editing tools
  • Multiple harmonic styles
  • Built-in and MIDI keyboards
  • SoundCloud sharing
Features
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HARMONYWIZ is an advanced harmonic generator which can create multi-part harmony, all just from inputting a single musical line. You can paint your music in or play it from a piano style keyboard. You compose it and HarmonyWiz will arrange it! After an arrangement is created, the app provides harmonic analysis and displays a notation system known as Figured Bass. Enter the Expert mode and you will have access to manage all the tracks in your arrangement with our editing tools. Select different preset sound ensembles or create your own. HarmonyWiz. Entertaining and fun for all ages, but also a valuable educational tool for music students and can be used for advanced editing by industry professionals. This release of HarmonyWiz features the Baroque style and some of Jordan’s personal variations on its classical foundation. The sounds in HarmonyWiz are from Jordan’s personal library. We also offer a great collection of additional sounds as In-App- purchases. One can also enjoy just playing the great sounds of HarmonyWiz from the onboard or midi keyboard • HarmonyWiz offers a unique, assisted composition engine • Place guide notes in any track including the melody or bass lines • Force chords to have certain degrees or inversions • Choose from five different harmonic styles: Baroque, Contemporary, Smooth, Free, And Open • Non-harmonic tones such as passing notes or suspension notes • Built in multi-touch keyboards in both chromatic layout and harmonic • Supports the use of accidentals • Supports simple and compound meters • Supports major and minor keys • Displays harmonic rhythm • Multiple undo and redo • MIDI in and MIDI out support • AudioBus support • AudioShare support • Ten built-in instruments including orchestral and electronic sounds • More instrument packs available for in-app purchase • SoundCloud sharing IMAGINARY PRAISE FOR HARMONYWIZ: “I wrote my first composition at age four. Too bad I didn’t have HarmonyWiz so that I could’ve had an even earlier start.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “HarmonyWiz is a great tool for composers like myself. If I had HarmonyWiz when I was a young man, I could have composed a symphony every day.” Ludwig van Beethoven REAL PRAISE FOR HARMONYWIZ: “HarmonyWiz is such a fun and awesome compositional tool! Perfect for helping any musician unlock and explore endless creative harmonic possibilities. It’s practically like having your own digital writing partner at your fingertips. The only problem for Jordan, is that if he keeps this up, he may just “tech” himself right out of a job! John Petrucci (Guitarist of Dream Theater) ABOUT THE CREATORS: Jordan Rudess explains, I always felt that a composer’s thought process would be fascinating to capture in code. I’ve wanted to do an app like this for a long time and, upon meeting developer, Ruben Zilibowitz, it finally has become possible. Ruben has spent years studying classical music texts such as Schoenberg's Theory of Harmony. He started by writing out four-part phrases by hand. Eventually, he was able to translate this process into computer code that could generate natural musical phrases. Through hours of sitting at the piano, studying my own compositional method, to Ruben’s tireless coding we believe we have achieved something truly unique and inspiring. If you have any feedback/questions concerning HarmonyWiz, please send them to us at support@harmonywiz.com. We will get back to you promptly. Note: We cannot respond directly on the App Store review page.

About

mTonal

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mTonal is an expressive 24-tone keyboard synth that can be used to smoothly glide across the frequency spectrum, something which is not possible with a regular MIDI keyboard controller. It can send MIDI information to digital audio workstations (DAWs) that support MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), making this app extremely versatile for recording and processing microtonal MIDI data. Record audio files using the synth presets of the app and share them across other apps, email, or social media. BASICS Explore the world of quarter-tone music using this 24-tone keyboard. Blue keys between the white and black keys mark the quarter-tones. Switch between octaves using the octave controls on the upper-right corner of the keyboard. Choose between three keyboard layouts: one octave, two octaves, and seven octaves. The seven-octave layout gives you a wide range of tonal possibilities without taking the size of a grand piano. Use the warning button to clear any unreleased touches in the synth. MIDI FUNCTIONALITY Send MIDI information to various DAWs and software synthesizers that support MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) like Logic Pro, Cubase, and Max/MSP. You have the option of using a wired, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth MIDI connection, and you can change the connection anytime using the settings button on the upper-left corner of the keyboard. FEATURES Turn on gliding to smoothly transition between two notes and create a microtonal soundscape. Use the cents button to display the note's cents value for precise control over the pitch. Familiarize yourself with the keyboard’s layout using the notes button, which displays the note names on top of the keyboard. For more expressiveness in playing, activate the velocity feature to control note velocity based on the touch size. Hold notes for an extended period of time even after they have been released using the pedal. EFFECTS Apply delay and reverb to customize the sound. These effects only apply to the app's synth presets and will not be sent through MIDI out. RECORD, PLAY, SHARE Record and save your favorite tunes to the iPad. The files are saved in .m4a format. Once recorded, the audio files can be played back in the app. The files can be shared through email, social media, or between other apps. You can also organize your audio files and delete unwanted ones from the iPad to free up space.

Screenshots

HarmonyWiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mTonal at none against HarmonyWiz's 5. mTonal also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). HarmonyWiz's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.0). On 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

HarmonyWiz costs $9.99 and mTonal $4.99 up front. HarmonyWiz sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. mTonal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, mTonal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HarmonyWiz versus mTonal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonyWizmTonal
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWizdom Music LLCSkeflect

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HarmonyWiz

One-time5
  • Synth pack 1$0.99
  • Guitar pack$0.99
  • Synth pack 2$0.99
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  • Wizdom acoustic 1$0.99
  • Wizdom acoustic 2$0.99
None

mTonal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HarmonyWiz free?
HarmonyWiz costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is mTonal free?
mTonal costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HarmonyWiz or mTonal have ads?
Neither HarmonyWiz nor mTonal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HarmonyWiz or mTonal?
HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, and mTonal fortnightly. Most recently, HarmonyWiz was updated on November 1, 2026 and mTonal on October 26, 2026.

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