Comparison

Ikatomape Midigene vs Tonic FX

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

Head to head
About

Ikatomape Midigene

Features
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Ikatomape Midigene is a composition assistant powered by advanced music theory and algorithmic control. It generates rich, expressive MIDI based on harmony and melodic theory—endlessly. This is not random generation. Advanced Harmony Work with complex chords including 9th, 11th, and 13th with ease. Generate everything from Lo-Fi to Jazz in a single tap. Genre-Specific Generation - Lo-Fi / Chill Laid-back legato melodies, stable grooves, and jazzy harmonies. - City Pop / J-Pop Catchy melodies with dramatic chord progressions, including secondary dominants. - Future Bass / EDM Energetic rhythms and powerful, expansive harmonies. Intuitive Control & Customization - One-Tap Generation Instantly create a full track from a selected template. - Section Editing Customize song structure freely — Intro, Verse, Chorus, Outro, and more. - Detailed Sound Design Control instruments, humanization, and groove (swing) with precision. Seamless MIDI Workflow Export directly as MIDI and use your generated chords and melodies in any DAW. From idea generation to full BGM production for videos and streaming put the power of music theory at your fingertips.

About

Tonic FX

Create custom audio effect chains for your music. This app allows you to build and reorder a variety of effects, from distortion and modulation to time-based and dynamic processors, for use in standalone mode or with compatible music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Customizable effect rack
  • Reorderable effect chain
  • 24 built-in effects
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
  • MIDI Learn for hardware control
  • Tempo sync for time-based effects
  • Preset library
Features
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Thirty-four effects. One tap to add each one — and the order of the chain is yours. Tonic FX is the Tonic effects rack in an app of its own, focused and affordable — an Audio Unit (AU and AUv3) effect in GarageBand, Logic, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo and any host, and a standalone app that processes your microphone or line input. A RACK YOU BUILD — AND REORDER Every effect has its own on/off, grouped by category: add one with a tap, then drag the cards to rearrange the chain. The order is saved with the preset. THIRTY-FOUR EFFECTS • Drive — Overdrive, Distortion (hard, asymmetric and fuzz), Amp Sim with 6 models and cabinet, Wavefolder/Fuzz, Bitcrush, Ring Modulator and Lo-Fi/Vinyl. • Modulation — an 8-mode Chorus (vintage through string ensemble), a Phaser with four voicings, from the gentle 4-stage pedal to a slow 10-stage pad sweep, Flanger, Vibrato, Detune, Pitch Shifter/Harmonizer, Throb (the pulsing vibrato of the sixties) and Frequency Shifter. • Motion — a two-rotor Rotary cabinet, Auto-Pan, Tremolo, a Stereo Widener with a mono maker that keeps the bass centred, a Pedal Wah you can put under an expression pedal, and the Trance Gate, with a draw-your-own-rhythm mode. • Time — a tempo-syncable ping-pong Delay, with Wow and Sat for tape character; a Reverb with nine spaces: room, hall, cathedral, plate, spring, shimmer, cloud, gated and swell — plus Freeze, to hold a chord and play over it; Reverse, which plays back what you just played backwards; and Call & Response, which listens to your phrase and answers in the gap. • Dynamics & EQ — Compressor, Limiter, Noise Gate, De-esser, a musical 5-band EQ and a 12-band graphic EQ, each with eight one-tap starting points you can overwrite with your own. Compressor, gate, de-esser and limiter show how much they are holding, in dB. • Vocal — Voice, a whole vocal channel behind one knob: low cut, gate, de-esser, compressor and sheen, all in the right measure; and the Doubler, which simulates two or four voices singing along. • Filter — an Auto-Wah that breathes with your playing, always first in the chain. BUILT FOR PLAYING Full MIDI Learn maps any hardware knob to any control, including the from–to range for an expression pedal. Tempo sync from your host keeps delay and modulation in time. Colour-coded scenes A–F, a preset library with favourites, and factory presets to get started fast. A tactile "pro hardware" interface, native on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Thanks for playing with RSJB — made by musicians, for musicians! Follow what's new at www.rsjb.com.br

Screenshots

Ikatomape Midigene4 screens
Tonic FX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ikatomape Midigene at Free against Tonic FX's $9.99. Tonic FX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Ikatomape Midigene is free to download; Tonic FX costs $9.99 up front. Ikatomape Midigene sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tonic FX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ikatomape Midigene ships an update every 10 days, Tonic FX weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ikatomape Midigene versus Tonic FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIkatomape MidigeneTonic FX
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakumi KanayaRubens Felicio

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ikatomape Midigene

One-time1
  • Ikatomape Midigene$2.99
None

Tonic FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ikatomape Midigene free?
Ikatomape Midigene is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tonic FX free?
Tonic FX costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ikatomape Midigene or Tonic FX have ads?
Neither Ikatomape Midigene nor Tonic FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ikatomape Midigene or Tonic FX?
Ikatomape Midigene ships an update every 10 days, and Tonic FX weekly. Most recently, Ikatomape Midigene was updated on September 12, 2026 and Tonic FX on September 24, 2026.

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