The Wax Altar vs MF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Wax Altar
Discover a diverse global music collection curated from a lifelong vinyl record library. This app aims to break musical monotony by offering unique tunes from around the world.
- Eclectic global music selection
- Curated from vinyl collection
- Save world from musical monotony
- Diverse international tunes
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A very eclectic mix of tunes all curated from a lifelong collection of vinyl. Music from all over the world. At The Wax Altar, we are on a mission to save the world from musical monotony. Time to put your needle on a different groove!
MF
This app meticulously recreates a classic analog effects pedal, offering a voltage-controlled ring modulator, carrier oscillator, and LFO. It's designed to process and modulate any audio input, providing a unique, retro-futuristic sound with organic parameter interaction for a musical playing experience.
- Ring Modulator
- Voltage-controlled Carrier Oscillator
- Voltage-controlled LFO
- AUv3 effects plugin
- Processes any audio input
- Organic parameter interaction
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The MF-102S Ring Modulator is a re-invention of Moog Music’s classic Moogerfooger MF-102 analog effects pedal. The MF-102 Ring Modulator, introduced in 1998, contained three complete modular functions: a Ring Modulator, a voltage-controlled Carrier Oscillator, and a voltage-controlled dual-waveform Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). Designed by Bob Moog and his engineering team, the MF-102 was a direct descendant of the original Moog modular synthesizers, adapted to process, modulate, and play with inputs ranging from guitar, voice, and synthesizer to any imaginable audio source. The MF-102 Ring Modulator has been meticulously recreated as the MF-102S, capturing not only the spaced-out, retro-futuristic sound of the original, but also the organic way in which the parameters interact to create a musical playing experience. The MF-102S is an AUv3 effects plug-in that requires a compatible host or DAW to function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Wax Altar at Free against MF's $14.99. MF's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 33 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
The Wax Altar is free to download; MF costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Wax Altar against 5.0 for MF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Wax Altar ships an update every 33 months, MF monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Wax Altar | MF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Wax Altar | Moog Music Inc. |
Customer experience
The Wax Altar
MF
In-app purchases
The Wax Altar
No in-app purchases
MF
No in-app purchases
