Comparison

Cellular Beats vs Grid Music Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cellular Beats

This app is a generative musical sequencer that uses cell-based mechanics to create melodies and soundscapes. It offers interactive music creation, WAV export, and built-in reverb settings for a personalized sound experience. Ideal for game developers, music producers, and hobbyists.

Highlights
  • Interactive music creation
  • WAV export
  • Built-in reverb settings
  • User-friendly interface
  • Granular control over cell paths and interactions
Features
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Introducing Cellular Beats, an innovative MIDI-based generative sequencer that allows you to create captivating melodies and atmospheric soundscapes with ease and creativity. Whether you're a game developer, music producer, or a hobbyist, Cellular Beats offers a unique and engaging way to generate music for your projects. Inspired by the classic Otomata Generative Musical Sequencer, Cellular beats utilizes unique cell-based mechanics to help you create enchanting melodies and rich soundscapes. It's like the mesmerizing dance of Conway's Game of Life but for innovative music! In Cellular Beats, every cell becomes part of your orchestra, each living in its own musical universe. Set the cells in motion on a grid, let them interact and collide, and watch as they create an enchanting symphony of sounds that is uniquely yours. Key Features: 1. Interactive Music Creation: Take charge of your soundscape. Set your cells in motion, control their interactions, and watch as they generate a captivating tapestry of sounds, perfect for game developments, musical compositions, or simply for the joy of creating. 2. WAV Export: Make your musical creations truly yours. Cellular Beats allows you to export your generated melodies in WAV format. This enables easy integration of your unique sounds into games, music production software, or any other multimedia projects. 3. Personalize Your Soundscape: Enhance your sound with built-in reverb settings. From spacious halls to intimate rooms, the choice of ambiance is yours. Customize the tonal environment to set the perfect mood for your music. 4. User-Friendly Interface: Cellular Beats offers an intuitive and seamless user experience, letting you focus on the creative process. Whether you're a beginner exploring musical generation or a seasoned producer, Cellular Beats will feel like second nature. 5. Community-Driven: Cellular Beats is built with its users in mind. Your feedback and suggestions shape our ongoing development. We're dedicated to ensuring Cellular Beats remains a tool that resonates with its community. 6. Granular Control: With Cellular Beats, you're the conductor. Define the paths your cells take, determine how they interact, and shape your soundscape down to the smallest detail. Cellular Beats isn't just a generative sequencer—it's a platform for boundless musical expression. With Cellular Beats, anyone can be a music creator. Whether you're making music for your games, producing your next album, seeking a creative outlet, or teaching the next generation of musicians and coders, Cellular Beats offers an intuitive and visual approach to music creation that is as simple as it is powerful. Uncover a new dimension of music creation with Cellular Beats. Your symphony of sound is just a tap away.

About

Grid Music Player

Explore a vast collection of musical instruments on a 64-pad grid. Customize scales, keys, and sharps to create unique melodies. Connect to your DAW for advanced music production.

Highlights
  • Play 36+ musical instruments
  • 64-pad grid layout
  • Selectable scales and keys
  • Display note pressed
  • DAW connectivity (MIDI)
  • Separate drum playback grid
Features
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Grid Music Player is an instrument playing app for mobile devices. This app allows users to pick an instrument from a list, and play the instrument on 64 pads grid layout. The app also allows users to select Scale, Key Notes, Sharps (#) and an option to display the Note pressed on the device screen. Features: * Play Piano as the default instrument * Play from a list of 36+ instruments (internet required) * Select Scale to play * Select between Major / Minor Key Patterns * Toggle Sharp for the Scale * Toggle display for Note being played New Features (added 2024) * Connect the player to your DAW (tested with Ableton) * Play Midi Notes on your DAW * Turn on/off Player volume for DAW playback * Separate Grid (4x4 ) for Drum Playback. * Changeable 2x and 4x Drum Playback. * How to use: Click on the Devices icon on the App bar and connect your DAW. Then start playing while you're connected to your DAW. * Ableton Setup Tutorial: https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209071169-Setting-up-a-virtual-MIDI-network Update: * By default, the ads will not be clickable. You'll have to click on the "INFO" icon on the top right to enable ads. Long Press the Icon to enable the Advertisements. * The Key note pads can be enabled/disabled by the Key Icon on the info panel that displays the Key of the note being played.

Screenshots

Cellular Beats3 screens
Grid Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cellular Beats at 4.8 against Grid Music Player's 4.2. Cellular Beats also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Grid Music Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cellular Beats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cellular Beats versus Grid Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellular BeatsGrid Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMABEAR STUDIOS LLCMohit Khanna

Customer experience

Cellular Beats

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grid Music Player

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cellular Beats

No in-app purchases

None

Grid Music Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cellular Beats free?
Cellular Beats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Music Player free?
Grid Music Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cellular Beats or Grid Music Player?
Cellular Beats is rated higher. Cellular Beats averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Grid Music Player averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Cellular Beats or Grid Music Player have ads?
Neither Cellular Beats nor Grid Music Player shows ads.

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