Cosmic Guitar vs Stagees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cosmic Guitar
Explore a new class of musical instruments with this photonic guitar effect. It uses high-frequency electricity and light to create unique sounds, from heavy distortions to richer tones. Customize your sound with adjustable parameters and unique effects.
- Photonic guitar modeling with infinite tone possibilities
- Factory presets inspired by cosmic phenomena
- Customizable guitar body, top plate, and strings
- Unique flange/chorus/delay effects
- Frequency spectrum analysis window
- User preset saving
- AUv3 format for DAWs like Logic and GarageBand
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Explore a whole new kind of guitar! The Cosmic Guitar plug-in is the world's first photonic musical instrument effect. Photonic instruments are an entirely new class of musical instruments that creates music using the resonance of high-frequency electricity and light in a metal instrument body, just like an acoustic instrument uses the resonance of sound waves in a wooden instrument. The use of new physics to create a guitar enables a whole new suite of musical sounds, from heavier distortions and more complex delays to richer tones. The electric guitar introduced us to feedback, the Cosmic Guitar introduces us to feed forward. Plug-in your electric guitar or any other music source to Cosmic Guitar and be the first to explore this new musical frontier! Features: - Models photonic guitar using physical measurements and physics to create a nearly infinite number of instrument tones and effects - Includes factory presets that highlight distortions inspired by the end of stars, demos available: https://cosmicstudio.io/sounds/ - Customize guitar tones by selecting different values for the Cosmic Guitar, including the top plate, guitar body, and associated ‘strings’ - Models both realistic and physically unachievable guitar configurations - Further customize tone by applying our unique twist on a flange/chorus/delay - Frequency spectrum window to display guitar model inputs and results - Supports user presets - Audio Plug-In v3 format, works in Logic, GarageBand, and other DAWs! Subscribe today! Demos available: https://cosmicstudio.io/sounds/ Check out the feature on our founder in the Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2025/08/01/science-or-art-this-former-ut-dallas-physicists-work-blurs-the-line/ U.S. Patents 7,777,118; 7,777,119; 7,777,120. Terms and Conditions: https://cosmicstudio.io/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmicstudio.io/privacy-policy/
Stagees
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Stagees is a locally installed interactive music platform where the user experience will be a “short cut” to music playing and gives an instant feel of being able to play and produce the sounds for any song in the world, simply by using only 2, 4 or 6 buttons. Use the example songs that come with the platform, import your own songs, or check out the Store. Choose an instrument and join your favourite band by yourself or together with friends. Go for it, challenge yourself and truly enjoy music like you never thought was possible. Have fun, Enjoy and Just Play !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stagees at none against Cosmic Guitar's 2. Stagees also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cosmic Guitar's advantage is device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. Cosmic Guitar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stagees asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cosmic Guitar | Stagees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 453 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stoneris LLC | Jyrki Paavolainen |
In-app purchases
Cosmic Guitar
- Cosmic Guitar Subscription$4.991 Month
- Cosmic Guitar Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Stagees
No in-app purchases



