Polybeep vs midifruuze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polybeep
Create unique music with a polyrhythmic sound machine. Record or load samples, arrange them into looping shapes, and apply various effects. MIDI input is supported, and songs can be exported as WAV files.
- Polyrhythmic sound generation
- Record microphone audio
- Load sample files
- Looping shape arrangement
- Extensive audio effects
- MIDI input support
- Export to WAV
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From the creators of DefleMask and Minimic, introducing Polybeep, a magnificent polyrhythmic sound machine designed to unlock your creativity. We even prepared a built-in tutorial to get you started. With aesthetically pleasing colors and design alongside unmatched visual feedback, you can really feel the beeping beeps and the poly rhythms. Yes, you can set up polyrhythms as easy as 3-4-5. You can record sounds directly from your microphone or load sample files. There’s some magic to make them sound great. Arrange the sounds into up to 6 looping shapes that can be configured as polygons of 3~16 vertices, then tweak their effects (delay, reverb, EQ, panning, chorus, and more), make a sequence of many melodies, and you’ll have a song in no time! You can even tap to change the tempo based on a rhythmic pulse. MIDI device input is as well supported! MIDI output coming soon! (notes, sync) macOS version is also available! Polybeep has been designed with a touch screen in mind from day one but it works perfectly fine on computers. When ready, you can save your songs and export them to wav files. We’d love to hear the songs that you come up with!
midifruuze
Capture and replay MIDI data with various playback modes. This tool allows for live manipulation of MIDI notes, offering creative control for musicians and producers. It functions as a standalone app or an Audio Unit extension.
- Live MIDI data capture
- 10-second MIDI buffer
- Scrub Pitch playback
- Scrub Velocity playback
- Freeze playback mode
- Hit playback mode
- Standalone and AUv3 support
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midifruuze is a live midi sampler and effect This app allows you to capture recent 10 seconds of incoming MIDI data and replay it using different available playback modes Currently this app supports all channel messages; MIDI SysEx, System Common and Realtime messages are not supported Playback modes: * "Scrub Pitch” / “Scratch Pitch”: Transposes notes according to touch vertical position; keeps note velocity. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * "Scrub Velocity” / “Scratch Velocity”: Changes note velocity according to touch vertical position. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * “Freeze” Repeats selected note according to rate selected by touch position. Vertical touch position changes velocity * "Hit": plays single note when pressed; vertical position changes velocity Standalone and AUv3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: midifruuze at $3.99 against Polybeep's $4.99. Polybeep's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Polybeep costs $4.99 and midifruuze $3.99 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 — 4.7 for Polybeep against 4.6 for midifruuze. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Polybeep ships an update fortnightly, midifruuze every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polybeep | midifruuze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonardo Demartino | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
Polybeep
midifruuze
In-app purchases
Polybeep
No in-app purchases
midifruuze
No in-app purchases









