Comparison

AUMI vs skippodisk

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

Head to head
About

AUMI

This app allows individuals with limited mobility to create music through movement and gestures. It focuses on improvisation and self-expression, making music accessible to a wider range of people, including those with profound physical disabilities.

Highlights
  • Music creation through movement and gestures
  • Focus on improvisation and self-expression
  • Accessible for individuals with profound physical disabilities
  • Uses device cameras for input
  • Configurable sound sensitivity
  • MIDI controller functionality
  • Import audio from other apps
Features
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Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) software interface enables people who have very limited controlled (voluntary) movement to independently engage in music making. The Adaptive Use Musical Instruments software interface enables the user to play sounds and musical phrases through movement and gestures. This is an entry to improvisation rather than “hitting the right notes” or playing set pieces of music. Instead, the software uses music as a way for participants to express a range of affects, both by themselves and in response to, or in conversation with, others. While the AUMI interface can be used by anyone, the focus has been on working with people who have profound physical disabilities. In taking these participants as its starting point, the project attempts to make musical improvisation and collaboration accessible to the widest possible range of individuals. This approach also opens up the possibility of learning more about the relations between ability, the body, creativity and improvisation, from within a cultural context that does not always acknowledge or accept people with disabilities. This iOS version of AUMI runs on devices with cameras, and can run on iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. A large assortment of sounds can be triggered with configurable amounts of sensitivity. AUMI also can be used as a MIDI controller to access other iOS based synthesizers or external equipment (using the iPad's Camera Connection kit or via Core MIDI over WiFi.) AUMI can also import audio from other iOS or desktop apps to be used as melodic or percussive instruments. AUMI can capture a record of the movement in the session, which can be exported and turned into reports in a clinical setting.

About

skippodisk

This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.

Highlights
  • Simulates CD skipping and glitching
  • 2D slider for delay time and feedback
  • Automatic CD skipping
  • Silence dropout effect
  • Comb filtering effect
  • Bypass and volume controls
Features
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: 
[ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. 
[ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.

Screenshots

AUMI4 screens
skippodisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

AUMI and skippodisk both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of skippodisk's written reviews are positive against 50% of AUMI's. skippodisk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). AUMI's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AUMI against 4.9 for skippodisk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of AUMI's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUMI ships an update every 6 months, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AUMI versus skippodisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUMIskippodisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

AUMI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

skippodisk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUMI

No in-app purchases

None

skippodisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUMI free?
AUMI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is skippodisk free?
skippodisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUMI or skippodisk?
AUMI is rated higher. AUMI averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while skippodisk averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do AUMI or skippodisk have ads?
Neither AUMI nor skippodisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUMI or skippodisk?
AUMI ships an update every 6 months, and skippodisk every 2 weeks. Most recently, AUMI was updated on June 6, 2026 and skippodisk on September 9, 2026.

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