keyboaredo vs Outer Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Outer Space
This app emulates a vintage tape echo unit from the seventies, featuring three playback heads and two spring reverb tanks. It models various tape responses and analog imperfections for authentic sound.
- Tape echo emulation
- Three playback heads
- Two spring reverb tanks
- Multiple tape responses
- Analog imperfection modeling
- AUv3 and Standalone support
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Outer Space is a faithful emulation plugin of a famous vintage tape echo made in the early seventies. As the original unit, Outer Space features a tape echo section with three playback heads and two spring reverb tanks. We have modelled three different tape frequency responses and saturations, along with all the analog imperfections of tape recording/playback. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outer Space at 100% against keyboaredo's 0%. Outer Space also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). keyboaredo's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $19.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
keyboaredo costs $2.99 and Outer Space $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Outer Space holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outer Space has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of keyboaredo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outer Space's.
| Parameter | keyboaredo | Outer Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Nadzharov | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
keyboaredo
Outer Space
In-app purchases
keyboaredo
No in-app purchases
Outer Space
No in-app purchases
