Umphrey's McGee vs Holography
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umphrey's McGee
This music app offers an immersive listening experience, allowing users to control individual instrument levels, solo, mute, and pan. Access lyrics and create a personalized mix, similar to being at a recording studio's mixing board.
- Adjust instrument levels
- Solo and mute instruments
- Pan audio
- Loop sections
- Access lyrics
- Immersive listening experience
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Umphrey's McGee - Asking For A Friend has been made available as a Myxstem app. Myxstem (pronounced "mix-stem") is a new format that empowers fans to completely control the listening experience by adjusting levels of each instrument (stem) to solo, mute, pan, loop and access lyrics in a fun and immersive way, similar to being at the mixing board of a recording studio.
Holography
Immerse yourself in music with interactive visualizations. This player offers a unique visual experience to complement your audio. Enjoy your favorite tracks with dynamic and engaging graphics.
- Interactive music playback
- Dynamic visualizers
- Enhanced audio experience
- Customizable graphics
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Holography Interactive Music Player
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Holography at Free against Umphrey's McGee's $14.99. Holography also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Holography is free to download; Umphrey's McGee costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Holography holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Umphrey's McGee ships an update every 3 weeks, Holography weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umphrey's McGee | Holography |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 892 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Myxstem | Brian J Baumbusch |
Customer experience
Umphrey's McGee
Holography
In-app purchases
Umphrey's McGee
No in-app purchases
Holography
No in-app purchases
Questions
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