Annoydio vs Wave Organ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Annoydio
Create and manipulate custom sounds using your device's microphone or iTunes file sharing. Assign sounds to pads, alter their frequency, play them in reverse, and add effects. Connect MIDI keyboards for interactive performance.
- Assign and play sounds on a grid of pads
- Create custom sounds with device microphone
- Import custom sounds via iTunes file sharing
- Manipulate sound parameters (frequency, reverse, loop)
- Apply audio effects (distortion, delay)
- Connect MIDI keyboards for polyphonic playback
- Supports Inter-App Audio as sound module/MIDI device
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Annoydio has a grid of pads which you can assign, manipulate, and play sounds. There are several built in sounds you can assign to any of the pads. In the Library you can create your own custom sounds using your device's microphone. You can also add custom sounds through iTunes file sharing. You can manipulate the sounds by changing the frequency, playing in reverse, looping, adding effects such as distortion and delay. You can also change parameters such as attack, decay, sustain, and release. You can connect a MIDI keyboard and play the current sound with full polyphony. On the iPad version there is a popup keyboard. Annoydio also supports Inter-App Audio as a sound module and MIDI device. You can use Annoydio as an instrument to add beats or effects to songs in apps like Garage Band. Short demonstration video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuQhLxMxeM
Wave Organ
This app emulates a theremin, allowing you to control tone with one hand and volume with the other by hovering over your phone's screen. Experience unique musical expression through intuitive gesture control.
- Theremin emulation
- Tone control via hand gestures
- Volume control via hand gestures
- Intuitive interface
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It's a theremin emulator. One hand floating above your phone, controls tone. The other, controls the output volume.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wave Organ at Free against Annoydio's $4.99. Wave Organ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Annoydio's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On 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
Wave Organ is free to download; Annoydio costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wave Organ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Annoydio has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Annoydio ships an update every 10 days, Wave Organ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Annoydio | Wave Organ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Kitowicz | Raemond Bergstrom-Wood |
Customer experience
Annoydio
Wave Organ
In-app purchases
Annoydio
No in-app purchases
Wave Organ
No in-app purchases
