Comparison

Soundipity vs Sonedia

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

Head to head
About

Soundipity

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Soundipity — A Generative MIDI Instrument You Play Live Soundipity is a real-time generative MIDI instrument you play like an instrument. Shape probability, scales, rhythms, chord progressions, and note ranges on the fly—the engine responds instantly so you can sculpt evolving music in motion. Soundipity can drive melodic instruments, drums, or both at once, route multiple voices to different instruments, and keep everything perfectly in sync. Connect it to your DAW (Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis, etc.) or any MIDI-capable synth, hit record, and capture full performances as you tweak. What you can do Play melodies or drums Generate melodic lines, drum patterns, or layered combinations—each voice can target its own MIDI channel or instrument. Control everything in real time Adjust probability, rhythms, ranges, intervals, velocity, and tempo while the music plays. No stopping, no reprogramming. Use your own chord progressions Input custom chord progressions or harmonic modes so voices evolve while staying musically grounded. Run multiple voices in sync Drive multiple instruments at once, each with independent behavior, locked to the same clock. Shape live structure with Zones Save complete states as Zones for different sections and switch instantly during performance or recording. Built for studio and stage Improvise live or record evolving takes directly into your DAW in a single pass. Key features • Melodic and drum-oriented MIDI generation • Custom chord progressions and chord-aware filtering • Probability controls, rhythm presets, interval settings, and loop lengths • Multi-voice setup with per-voice MIDI routing • Zone saving and instant switching • Real-time tempo control with immediate response • MIDI-first design for software and hardware instruments • Works on iPhone and iPad In-app purchase Soundipity is free to get started so you can explore the workflow and start making music right away. Soundipity Pro unlocks unlimited voices and unlimited Zones for deeper layering and larger performances. Great for • Live electronic improvisation • Playing generative music like an instrument • Driving synths, drum machines, and plug-ins together • Capturing evolving ideas in a single DAW recording pass

About

Sonedia

Record, edit, and mix audio with a multitrack studio. Features include overdubbing, studio editing, smart naming, and searchable transcripts. Collaborate on projects and export in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and overdubbing
  • Studio editing and effects
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Role-based collaboration
  • Multi-format export
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Sonedia is a pocket recording studio. Record, edit, overdub, mix, organize, collaborate, and export without a subscription. Free for everyone: - Base recording and playback with every quality preset, including lossless ALAC and uncompressed WAV - Multi-track overdub with up to 6 synchronized layers, per-channel mixer, and stereo mixdown - Studio editing, 4-band EQ, effects monitoring, metronome, projects, versions, tags, and automatic icons - Free smart naming using Apple/on-device intelligence when available — no paid AI minutes - Shared Albums with role-based collaboration - Searchable transcripts — tap a recognized cue to play near its recognition time - Tamper-evident proof receipts using on-device SHA-256 and a timestamp - Multi-format export — WAV, M4A (AAC), and ALAC lossless - Optional iCloud library sync using your Apple account - Apple Watch capture with automatic transfer to iPhone - 7 distinctive studio themes Sonedia Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription for Cloud AI Insights: - Whole-recording analysis for substantially richer titles and more context-aware automatic icons than the free local path - Structured summaries, key points, and action items - Rich typed full-audio transcripts and music insights such as key, tempo, and sections when relevant Basic Pro Monthly includes 60 minutes of optional Cloud AI audio processing per month. Premium Pro Monthly and Premium Pro Yearly include 220 Cloud AI audio minutes per month; the Premium plans differ only by billing period. Eligible new users receive 10 total trial AI audio minutes. Allowances are verified and enforced by Sonedia using StoreKit entitlement proof and App Attest, and unused minutes do not roll over. Apple displays the localized price and any eligible introductory offer before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and you can manage or cancel in App Store subscription settings. Privacy: - Recording, playback, transcript search, and SHA-256 proof hashing run on-device; completing and verifying a proof requires connectivity so iCloud can store the receipt with an Apple server timestamp, and an offline proof remains pending - Transcription uses Apple Speech Recognition, which prefers on-device processing when available; Apple may use its servers and a network connection for some devices or languages - iCloud sync is optional and uses your own Apple account - If you attach precise location to a recording, that coordinate can sync with the recording and can be visible to participants when you share it in a Shared Album - Free smart naming and automatic icons stay on Apple/on-device paths and never call Sonedia's AI service. Only when a paid user enables AI Insights with explicit consent is the selected audio securely uploaded for temporary cloud processing; entitlement and usage limits are verified by Sonedia, provider files are deleted after processing, and the app contains no provider API key - Sonedia maintains no separate hosted recording library and runs no advertising analytics or tracking

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sonedia at 4 against Soundipity's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Soundipity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sonedia sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soundipity ships an update every 6 weeks, Sonedia monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Soundipity versus Sonedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundipitySonedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW ROBERT HAEFNERIA COMPA LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Soundipity

One-time1
  • Soundipity Pro$14.99
3 purchases

Sonedia

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Soundipity free?
Soundipity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonedia free?
Sonedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soundipity or Sonedia have ads?
Neither Soundipity nor Sonedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soundipity or Sonedia?
Soundipity ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sonedia monthly. Most recently, Soundipity was updated on October 4, 2026 and Sonedia on October 7, 2026.

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