Comparison

isfizz vs WaveCloud

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

Head to head
About

isfizz

This app plays SFZ files, an open format for sampled sound instruments. It supports various audio file formats, MIDI, and Scala tuning files. It also functions as an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) for use with other music apps.

Highlights
  • SFZ file playback
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) support
  • Edit SFZ strings
  • Load SFZ files in place
  • Scala tuning file support
  • MIDI support
Features
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isfizz is a SFZ file player. SFZ is an open text format for sampled sound instruments. This app can load SFZ and play the instrument. - Includes Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). - You can edit SFZ string. - The app loads SFZ files in place without copying the files. - Double tap to enter the value, triple tap to reset. - Supports Scala tuning files (.scl). - Supports MIDI. - Supports 16 out. use the "output=N" opcode in SFZ. Supported sample file format: - .wav (raw PCM) - .aiff - .mp3 - .flac - .ogg (vorbis) - .wv (wavpack) This app is an iPhone/iPad port of sfizz-ui project. The app is made from some sfizz-ui codes and images. About half of the income from this app will be donated to SFZ Tools team. This app and the description contain machine translated text.

About

WaveCloud

This app offers advanced tools for manipulating audio samples into unique sounds. It allows for precise control over tiny audio fragments, enabling the creation of diverse textures, effects, and soundscapes. Features include a morphing oscillator, LFOs, filters, and unique movement modules.

Highlights
  • Granular synthesis engine
  • Morphing oscillator
  • Orbit and WaveGlide modules
  • MPE support
  • Built-in effects suite
  • Audio editor and managers
  • 200+ presets
Features
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WaveCloud is an innovative granular synthesizer that offers powerful tools for manipulating and playing sounds. Granular synthesis divides an audio sample into tiny fragments, called grains, each typically a few milliseconds in length. These grains are then manipulated independently in terms of pitch, duration, position in time, and amplitude. Unlike traditional synthesis, the capability to manipulate tiny grains of audio offers enormous precision of sound control, transformation, and compositional possibilities. WaveCloud offers a wide range of tools for experimentation – oscillator, LFOs, filters, envelopes, routing matrix, innovative WaveGlide and Orbit modules for grain movement, effects, MPE support, extensive waveform editing, customizable themes, MIDI CC control, aftertouch, audio pool manager, and 200+ presets to get you started. Granular synthesis is extremely versatile and can produce a vast range of sounds and textures, from subtle, atmospheric sounds to complex, dynamic ones. WaveCloud offers dozens of parameters, enabling you to sculpt the sound grains in any way you wish – textural pads and atmospheres, time-stretched effects, glitchy and stutter effects, vocal and instrumental manipulations, granular synthesis percussive sounds, experimental effects, as well as microtonal and harmonic soundscapes. WaveCloud features a drag and drop system for importing and exporting of audio files and presets. It has its own built-in Preset and Audio Managers to help keep everything in order. WaveCloud even features a fully-fledged zoomable audio editor along with a suite of tools to crop, fade, cut, copy, paste, and normalise your samples. We include a morphing 3-state Oscillator to support the granular engine. The granular engine allows up to 50 grains per second per note, with grain lengths up to a second in length. Grains can be sculpted with our morphing envelope generator, manipulated with our LFOs, FEGs and VCFs, and passed through lots of randomisation to keep things continually evolving. WaveCloud also features two unique features for adding movement to audio grains. Orbit mode allows you to play sweeping patterns tied to the physical host tempo of your DAW, and WaveGlide is a sequencer with glides and fades from one location to another. To top it all off, we include 7 built-in effects, delay, reverb, chorus, overdrive, phaser, resonator, and 8-band EQ. The resonator controls per-note feedback and dispersion for amazing MPE effects. WaveCloud is not only a deep and powerful granular synth but also a fun way to create many incredible sounds. Features • Over 200 presets • 3-state morphing oscillator (sine, square, saw) • Morphing grain shapes • 2 low-frequency morphing oscillators • 4 multistep envelope generators • 2 visual filters (series and parallel modes) • Per-channel feedback resonators with dispersion • MPE Support (per-channel pitch bend, aftertouch, and CC74) • Orbit mode • WaveGlide sequencing • Fully Featured Mod-Matrix • Direct record and playback of samples • Built-in sample editor with editing tools • 7 built-in effects • Built-in Audio Manager with drag and drop support • Preset Manager with easy import/export, drag and drop • Colour scheme editor

Screenshots

isfizz4 screens
WaveCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: isfizz at $2.99 against WaveCloud's $14.99. isfizz also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). WaveCloud's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

isfizz costs $2.99 and WaveCloud $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaveCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of isfizz's written reviews are positive against 69% of WaveCloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

isfizz ships an update fortnightly, WaveCloud every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
isfizz versus WaveCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterisfizzWaveCloud
Price$2.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)4.9 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1426 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#137 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB286 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyouta Kira4Pockets.com

Customer experience

isfizz

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WaveCloud

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

isfizz

No in-app purchases

None

WaveCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is isfizz free?
isfizz costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaveCloud free?
WaveCloud costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, isfizz or WaveCloud?
WaveCloud is rated higher. isfizz averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while WaveCloud averages 4.9 from 26 ratings.
Do isfizz or WaveCloud have ads?
Neither isfizz nor WaveCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, isfizz or WaveCloud?
isfizz ships an update fortnightly, and WaveCloud every 3 weeks. Most recently, isfizz was updated on September 19, 2026 and WaveCloud on September 19, 2026.

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