Comparison

Pendoly vs EchoSketch

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

Head to head
About

Pendoly

This app transforms pendulum swings into musical compositions. Choose from various instrument sounds or create your own unique harmonies. Experience the blend of physics and music with high-quality, recorded instruments.

Highlights
  • Pendulum-driven music generation
  • Customizable harmonies
  • Multiple high-quality instrument sounds
  • Physics-based composition
  • Hand-recorded instruments
Features
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Pendoly turns the gentle swing of pendulums into music. Pick a flavour, and let gravity do the composing — or dive in and craft your own harmonies. Oh, and the instruments? A Steinway grand, a vintage Rhodes, a Celesta, a Marimba and a Vibraphone, all hand-recorded.

About

EchoSketch

Shape delay and reverb effects in real-time with a playable X/Y performance surface. Explore four distinct delay types and multiple reverb options, with extensive parameter control for unique sound morphing. Works as a standalone app or an Audio Unit plugin.

Highlights
  • X/Y performance surface for real-time sound shaping
  • Four distinct delay types: digital, analog, reverse, ping-pong
  • Spring, plate, and hall convolution reverb
  • Modulation and tone control for echoes
  • HOLD, LIFT, FREEZE, and MOTION performance gestures
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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EchoSketch turns delay and reverb into a live, playable instrument. Shape your sound in real time using a responsive X/Y performance surface designed for intuitive touch expression. At its core are four great-sounding delays: digital, analog, ping-pong, and reverse. The range for each parameter and the XY axes direction can be set independently, allowing you to easily morph between sounds. It works as an Audio Unit plugin or standalone — iOS or Mac. Comprehensive Delays • Digital (patterned after a legendary '80s rack delay), Analog (warm, with tape-style pitch glide), Reverse, and Left/Right Ping-Pong • Delay times can sync to tempo or be set in milliseconds • Feedback features delay-dependent tone shaping — bright for short delays and darker for long ones Convolution Reverb • Stereo or mono Spring, Plate, and Hall • Reverb path is separate from the delay (same as vintage tape echo units), so repeats don’t get washed out Modulation and Filter • Analog-style modulation for chorused, warbly pitch echoes • Tone control — darken or brighten delays, with a center detent for flat Designed for Hands-On Performance • HOLD / LIFT — leave the XY cursor in place, or touch the pad for momentary delay sounds • FREEZE — set the current feedback into an infinite loop and play over it • MOTION — record a gesture on the XY pad and loop it Presets and More • Presets are transferable between hosts • Two looks — light "Trail" and dark "Glow" • Works standalone with live audio or as an AUv3 plugin • Universal — iPad/iPhone also gets you the Mac version — one purchase • Mac: after installing, open EchoSketch once to use it as a plugin in your DAW • Works in AUM, AudioBus, GarageBand, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts

Screenshots

Pendoly3 screens
EchoSketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EchoSketch at every 2 days against Pendoly's every 2 months. Pendoly's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pendoly costs $3.99 and EchoSketch $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pendoly against 5.0 for EchoSketch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pendoly ships an update every 2 months, EchoSketch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pendoly versus EchoSketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPendolyEchoSketch
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaroline SiegersAvi Bortnick

Customer experience

Pendoly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EchoSketch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pendoly

No in-app purchases

None

EchoSketch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pendoly free?
Pendoly costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EchoSketch free?
EchoSketch costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pendoly or EchoSketch?
Pendoly and EchoSketch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pendoly or EchoSketch have ads?
Neither Pendoly nor EchoSketch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pendoly or EchoSketch?
Pendoly ships an update every 2 months, and EchoSketch every 2 days. Most recently, Pendoly was updated on October 25, 2026 and EchoSketch on October 24, 2026.

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