Comparison

MIDILODY vs Epicycle

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

Head to head
About

MIDILODY

This app generates evolving MIDI sequences and loops, perfect for creating ambient textures, live performances, or sparking new musical ideas. It offers real-time editing, key and scale selection, and adjustable sequence and loop durations.

Highlights
  • Evolving MIDI sequences
  • Real-time note editing
  • Key and scale selection
  • Adjustable sequence length
  • Adjustable loop duration
  • Velocity and note filtering
  • MIDI notes routing
Features
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MIDILODY: Your generative MIDI Sequencer & Looper MIDILODY is a generative MIDI sequencer and looper designed to inspire musicians with evolving, musically rich loops. It excels at creating original sequences that evolve over time, perfect for ambient textures, live performances, or sparking new musical ideas. Key Features: - Evolving Sequences: New notes and rests are added at precise timings, allowing them to overlay existing ones. This overdubbing creates dynamic rhythms and chords, making your loops evolve organically. - Real-Time Editing: Remove unwanted notes and rests on-the-fly without interrupting playback, giving you control during live sessions. - Key and Scale Selection: Choose from predefined scales to set the tonal foundation of your loops. - Auto-Pause Functionality: Automatically pause after adding a new note—ideal for live ambient performances where gradual evolution is key. - Infinite loops: let your MIDI sequence evolve for hours and days constantly. Perfect for ambient / sleep patches. - Rests probability: more flexibility for your loop. - Adjustable Sequence Length: Set your sequence length up to 64 notes - Adjustable Loop Duration: Set your loop duration to 1 bar / 4steps , 2 bars/ 8 steps, or 4 bars/ 16 steps to suit your musical needs. - Velocity and Notes Filtering: Apply filters to capture notes with low velocity, perfect for creating subtle ambient textures. - Note-Off Messaging: Send note-off messages to accommodate external gear or plugins. By default, notes adhere to your AUv3 instruments’ settings. - MIDI Notes routing: filter your notes by octave to send them to other instruments - AUv3 state saving Designed by Musicians, for Musicians We’ve invested significant effort into MIDILODY’s layout and user experience. As daily users ourselves, we’ve ensured it’s straightforward and intuitive, allowing you to focus on creativity. Seamless Integration MIDILODY thrives when paired with MIDI routing options from your AUv3 host, enabling the creation of intricate, evolving textures across multiple AUv3 instruments. Experience the Difference MIDILODY isn’t just easy to use — it’s uniquely inspiring. With every session, it sparks new ideas and unexpected musical directions. Whether you’re producing ambient soundscapes or live looping, it just might become your favorite creative companion. IMPORTANT! MIDILODY is and AUv3 plugin. It won't work in standalone mode. It needs an AUv3 host such as AUM, Drambo, Cubasis, etc.

About

Epicycle

Create complex rhythms and polymeters using Euclidean rings on your iPhone or iPad. Explore generative patterns with a built-in sound engine. Unlock advanced features like MIDI output and export for external hardware synchronization.

Highlights
  • Euclidean ring rhythms
  • Up to eight simultaneous tracks
  • Polymeter generation
  • Built-in sound engine
  • Scene saving and launching
  • MIDI out and clock sync
  • .mid file export
Features
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Epicycle is a MIDI sequencer for iPhone and iPad. Every rhythm is a Euclidean ring, and each track's parameters generate its pattern. Layer rings of different lengths for polymeter, and hear them on the built-in sound engine with no external gear. EUCLIDEAN RINGS Each track is a ring, and you can run up to eight at once. A track's pattern follows from its parameters, so you see the rhythm as a shape. POLYMETER Give tracks different lengths and they play together. Loop-lock protects one track's pattern while you change the others. SCENES Save pattern states as scenes and launch them with quantize. FREE TO PLAY Epicycle is free to download. The full sound engine and every creative feature are free, up to eight tracks, with no time limit. MIDI OUT, CLOCK AND EXPORT A one-time lifetime unlock adds live MIDI out, MIDI clock in and out, and .mid export, so you can drive and sync external hardware and apps. Requires iOS 18 or later. VoiceOver is supported.

Screenshots

MIDILODY2 screens
Epicycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Epicycle at Free against MIDILODY's $4.99. Epicycle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). MIDILODY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Epicycle is free to download; MIDILODY costs $4.99 up front. Epicycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MIDILODY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epicycle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDILODY ships an update weekly, Epicycle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MIDILODY versus Epicycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDILODYEpicycle
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois NicaiseOuthaul

In-app purchases

None

MIDILODY

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Epicycle

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is MIDILODY free?
MIDILODY costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Epicycle free?
Epicycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MIDILODY or Epicycle?
Epicycle is rated higher. MIDILODY averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Epicycle averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do MIDILODY or Epicycle have ads?
Neither MIDILODY nor Epicycle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDILODY or Epicycle?
MIDILODY ships an update weekly, and Epicycle every 2 days. Most recently, MIDILODY was updated on October 24, 2026 and Epicycle on October 26, 2026.

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