Comparison

HarmonyWiz vs moForte Guitar

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

moForte Guitar

This virtual guitar app uses physical modeling to replicate the expressive sound and performance techniques of a real electric guitar. It offers a vast chord library, customizable effects, and recording capabilities for musicians.

Highlights
  • Physical modeling sound engine
  • Strumming and PowerChord modes
  • Modeled feedback and distortion
  • 9,500+ chords
  • Customizable effects chain
  • Recording and sharing performances
  • Chart creation tool
Features
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The Classic moForte Guitar, introduced in 2012, is the first virtual guitar based on modeling the physics and performance techniques of the guitar. Because the moForte Guitar is modeled rather than based on playing back samples, the performance experience is uniquely expressive and interactive. Based on based on the Physical Modeling research of Dr. Julius O. Smith III of Stanford/CCRMA. Features include: - Strumming and PowerChord modes. - Modeled feedback and distortion like a real metal guitar. - A selection of models for popular types of electric guitars. - Recording and sharing of performances. - 9,500+ chords. - Powerful authoring tool for chart creation - supports custom chords and effect presets. - Modeled guitar articulations including: harmonics, pinch harmonics, slides, palm muting, string scraping, damping and auto-strum. - Fully programmable effects chain including: distortion, compression, wah, auto wah, 4-band parametric EQ, phaser, flanger, reverb and amplifier. iOS/iPadOS 13.7 or better

Screenshots

HarmonyWiz4 screens
moForte Guitar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: moForte Guitar at 5.0 against HarmonyWiz's 4.5. moForte Guitar also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99). HarmonyWiz's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.7). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 moForte Guitar $3.99 up front. HarmonyWiz sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and moForte Guitar sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

moForte Guitar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of HarmonyWiz's written reviews are positive against 76% of moForte Guitar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, moForte Guitar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HarmonyWiz versus moForte Guitar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonyWizmoForte Guitar
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better13.7
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWizdom Music LLCmoForte.com

Customer experience

HarmonyWiz

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

moForte Guitar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

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
7 purchases

moForte Guitar

One-time7
  • Rising Sun Blues2 variantsFree
  • Mountain Aire2 variantsFree
  • Thor's Hammer2 variantsFree
Show 4 more
  • Loki's LamentFree
  • Odious OdinFree
  • Star Spangled Banner Pack$1.99
  • Bourrée in E minor$1.99

Questions

Is HarmonyWiz free?
HarmonyWiz costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is moForte Guitar free?
moForte Guitar costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HarmonyWiz or moForte Guitar?
moForte Guitar is rated higher. HarmonyWiz averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while moForte Guitar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HarmonyWiz or moForte Guitar have ads?
Neither HarmonyWiz nor moForte Guitar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HarmonyWiz or moForte Guitar?
HarmonyWiz ships an update every 3 months, and moForte Guitar every 2 months. Most recently, HarmonyWiz was updated on October 24, 2026 and moForte Guitar on November 1, 2026.

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