Comparison

HarmonyWiz vs MIDI Motif Maker

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

MIDI Motif Maker

Generate unique melodies with a single tap using a constraint solver and Markov engine. Shape, remix, and export your musical ideas as MIDI files. This app works offline and offers built-in music theory references.

Highlights
  • One-tap melody generation
  • Remix melodies with 15 scale modes
  • Apply 15 development techniques
  • Export as standard MIDI files
  • AUv3 MIDI plugin support
  • Offline operation
  • Built-in music theory references
Features
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Stuck for ideas? MIDI Motif Maker generates a finished melody in one tap — then lets you shape, play, and export it as MIDI. No AI, no cloud, no subscription. Built for songwriters, producers, and music students, it turns a blank screen into a usable musical idea in seconds on iPhone, on iPad, and as an AUv3 MIDI plugin right inside your favourite music app. GENERATE • One-tap melody generation — a constraint solver plus a Markov engine • Best-of randomization: auditions multiple candidates and keeps the most musical one • Many built-in motifs to remix across classical, cinematic, jazz, acid-303, rock riffs, ostinatos, and pop themes SHAPE & REMIX • 15 scale modes (major, minor, Dorian, blues, pentatonic and more) with one-tap key transpose • 9 song-form templates (sentence, period, ternary, rondo, bar form, theme & variations…) expanded into labelled sections • 15 development techniques — inversion, retrograde, augmentation, sequence, fragmentation and more • Slice & remix any idea with 6 intelligent strategies LEARN • Built-in music-theory references — chord charts, scale libraries, and interval guides AUv3 PLUGIN — PLAY IT INSIDE YOUR DAW • Run MIDI Motif Maker as an AUv3 MIDI plugin inside AUM, Loopy Pro, Drambo, Logic Pro for iPad, and other AUv3 hosts SEND & EXPORT • Export standard MIDI files (.mid) and share to Files, AirDrop, GarageBand, or any MIDI app • Stream MIDI live over CoreMIDI to hardware synths and to other iOS music apps via a built-in virtual MIDI source • Network MIDI and Bluetooth MIDI supported • Keeps playing and sending while in the background PRIVATE & OFFLINE — MADE BY YOU, NOT BY AI • No generative AI and no machine-learning models — melodies come from music theory and classic algorithms running on your device • Nothing is trained on other artists' music • No internet, no cloud, no account — works fully offline • No tracking, no data collection — your ideas never leave your iPhone • One-time purchase. No subscription. No two ideas the same. iPhone & iPad • iOS 17+

Screenshots

HarmonyWiz4 screens
MIDI Motif Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HarmonyWiz at 4.5 against MIDI Motif Maker's 3.7. HarmonyWiz also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.0). MIDI Motif Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads 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

HarmonyWiz costs $9.99 and MIDI Motif Maker $5.99 up front. HarmonyWiz sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. MIDI Motif Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HarmonyWiz holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of HarmonyWiz's written reviews are positive against 88% of MIDI Motif Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, MIDI Motif Maker every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HarmonyWiz versus MIDI Motif Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonyWizMIDI Motif Maker
Price$9.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWizdom Music LLCAlexandru George Tanasa

Customer experience

HarmonyWiz

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.0%

MIDI Motif Maker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

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

MIDI Motif Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HarmonyWiz free?
HarmonyWiz costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Motif Maker free?
MIDI Motif Maker costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HarmonyWiz or MIDI Motif Maker?
HarmonyWiz is rated higher. HarmonyWiz averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MIDI Motif Maker averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do HarmonyWiz or MIDI Motif Maker have ads?
Neither HarmonyWiz nor MIDI Motif Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HarmonyWiz or MIDI Motif Maker?
HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, and MIDI Motif Maker every 5 days. Most recently, HarmonyWiz was updated on October 24, 2026 and MIDI Motif Maker on October 24, 2026.

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