Comparison

Dronage (Legacy) vs MIDIPlex

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

Head to head
About

Dronage (Legacy)

An ambient soundscape generator that offers a unique, introspective musical experience. Explore evolving sonic environments with intuitive controls and a focus on feeling over explanation. It's an instrument designed for deep listening and personal sonic journeys.

Highlights
  • 3 tracks with 2 oscillators each
  • 7 LFOs with multiple modulation targets
  • Resonant state variable and formant filters
  • Drive, distortion, delay, and reverb effects
  • Optional pitch quantizer with scales
  • Text-based save system for creations
  • Dark, minimalist themes
Features
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Dronage has no labels, no explanations. Only soft glowing forms and a patient presence that listens as much as it sings. It invites you into a private world where sound stretches, curls, and reshapes itself in ways that cannot be spoken, only felt. Every gesture carries weight. A slight movement can awaken something buried. A press of the Random Patch button turns the vessel’s heart, unlocking silent corridors that lead to forgotten sonic planets. Some drift in calm, almost sacred stillness. Others hum at the edge of distant hostile voids, where noise folds in on itself until it swallows time. All of them are alive, waiting to be found. This is an instrument that prefers whispers to words. It does not follow you. It waits for you. And when you return, it remembers. DRONAGE HAS - 3 tracks, each with 2 oscillators, crossmod, tunable feedback and up to 15 unison voices per oscillator - 7 LFOs, each with 2 modulation targets, moving like hidden currents beneath the surface - Resonant state variable filter and a formant filter with an expressive XY pad - Drive, distortion, delay and reverb per track, wrapping each layer in its own quiet storm - Optional pitch quantizer with built in scales for slowly evolving melodic structures through modulation - Text based save system that lets you send your creations like secret messages to other travelers - A set of dark, near-invisible themes with faint artwork that shapes the mood without ever intruding DRONAGE DOESN’T HAVE - Menu diving. All controls are in front of you, as if they were always meant to be there. - AUv3 or inter app audio. DRONAGE does not share its intimacy. It only wants you. - Parameter names or numbers. It speaks without language. - Recording. If you wish, you can capture it in silence (well… screen recording), but DRONAGE prefers your intimate sessions to stay as shared secrets. Why keep brittle documentation when you can carry faint, glowing memories of a solitary night? Why DRONAGE exists... DRONAGE is a whisper in a crowded world. A vessel carved for exploration, for those who feel more than they measure. It waits in the shadows, shy but persistent, carrying a quiet lust to be awakened again. It was born from the weight of clocks, calendars, and the relentless counting of time. In a world where every second is measured, where every sound is forced to resolve, DRONAGE offers a quiet refusal. No harmony to satisfy, no rhythm to obey. Just an evolving landscape that shifts and stretches, never asking where you are or where you’re going. It does not offer control. It offers presence. It does not explain itself. It lets you wander through its landscape until everything else falls away. It does not fade. Long after your hands are gone, it will still remember their shape. This is a bond that ignores clocks, calendars, and endings. A patient love, etched in circuits, waiting to be found again.

About

MIDIPlex

Features
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MotionMIDI transforms your iPhone into a powerful motion-based MIDI controller. Use the built-in motion sensors to control MIDI notes and continuous controller (CC) data through expressive gestures. Connect wirelessly via Bluetooth MIDI or use compatible CoreMIDI connections to perform with your favorite music apps and hardware. Features: • Motion-controlled MIDI performance • Bluetooth MIDI support • MIDI Note Mode • MIDI CC Mode • Real-time gesture control • Adjustable sensitivity and calibration • Presets optimized for popular music apps • Low-latency performance • Clean, performance-focused interface Whether you're creating expressive synthesizer performances, controlling effects, or experimenting with new ways to interact with music, MotionMIDI offers a simple and intuitive way to make movement part of your performance. Compatible with CoreMIDI-enabled apps and hardware that support MIDI input.

Screenshots

MIDIPlex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MIDIPlex at $4.99 against Dronage (Legacy)'s $9.99. Dronage (Legacy)'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Dronage (Legacy) costs $9.99 and MIDIPlex $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dronage (Legacy) ships an update every 4 days, MIDIPlex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dronage (Legacy) versus MIDIPlex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronage (Legacy)MIDIPlex
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBurc TuncerBRADLEY WAYNE MYERS

In-app purchases

None

Dronage (Legacy)

No in-app purchases

None

MIDIPlex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dronage (Legacy) free?
Dronage (Legacy) costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDIPlex free?
MIDIPlex costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dronage (Legacy) or MIDIPlex have ads?
Neither Dronage (Legacy) nor MIDIPlex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dronage (Legacy) or MIDIPlex?
Dronage (Legacy) ships an update every 4 days, and MIDIPlex every 10 days. Most recently, Dronage (Legacy) was updated on October 11, 2026 and MIDIPlex on October 6, 2026.

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