Comparison

Gravity Machine vs Zevio

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

Head to head
About

Gravity Machine

Create music by manipulating a miniature solar system. Fling orbs that bounce off walls, generating notes based on physics and chosen scales. Customize worlds, sounds, and tunings for unique generative compositions.

Highlights
  • Generative music creation
  • Physics-based orb interactions
  • Customizable scales and tunings
  • Multiple world shapes
  • AUv3 and standalone modes
  • MIDI output
Features
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A tiny solar system that plays piano. Four orbs, a gravity well, and walls that ring like bells. Fling an orb and it falls, ricochets, and plays notes. Where it hits a wall decides what it plays; the physics decide when. You don't write the music. You build a small world and curate what it sings. Gravity is a touch instrument first. Grab an orb and it follows your finger; let go and the throw becomes its velocity. Drag the gravity well and every orbit in the room bends. Set Pulse and the well breathes in time with the tempo, so chaos starts keeping a schedule. EVERYTHING LANDS IN KEY Every impact point along the boundary maps to a note of the current scale, low at one end, high at the other. Pick from 16 scales and 11 tuning systems (12-TET, just intonation, maqam, shruti and more). The scale strip along the bottom is a key-change timeline: tap a segment, change the key, and the whole world modulates on the bar. EIGHT WORLDS TO BOUNCE IN Rectangle, circle, triangle, hexagon, pentagon, octagon, diamond, star. Sharp corners ricochet hard and play jagged. Round shapes glide and play smooth. SOUND A 16-voice pluck engine through a double-bass body and reverb. Octave, key range, quantize from 1/32 to 1/2, orb-to-orb collisions on or off. Presets to start from, themes for the visuals. AUv3 AND STANDALONE Use Gravity full-screen as a standalone instrument, or load it as an AUv3 in GarageBand, AUM, Logic Pro, Cubasis, Loopy Pro and any other Audio Unit host. Each orb has its own MIDI channel, so Gravity can drive other instruments in your host. ONE PRICE No account, no ads, no in-app purchases, no data collected. Buy it once and it's yours. The same engine ships as a VST3 and AU plugin for Windows and macOS at touchmachines.com.

About

Zevio

Features
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Zevio is a skeuomorphic music player for the audio files already on your iPhone. Turn the knob to move the cursor. Tap to play. The LCD, buttons, and volume slider are built to feel like a small hardware deck, not a streaming app. FREE • Play MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, ALAC, and other common formats • Browse All Songs, Artists, Albums, and nested folders • Loop one track • Choose the app background • English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, and Arabic LIFETIME PRO (one-time purchase) • Shuffle • Previous / next track, including Lock Screen and Control Center • Display themes: Standard, E-Ink, Watch LCD, VFD, Thermal • Manage Music: import, rename, move, delete, and edit tags from your computer over Wi-Fi Your music stays on the device. Zevio does not stream from the cloud. Keep the Manage Music screen open on the phone while you upload from a browser.

Screenshots

Gravity Machine1 screens
Zevio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zevio at Free against Gravity Machine's $9.99. Gravity Machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

Zevio is free to download; Gravity Machine costs $9.99 up front. Zevio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravity Machine ships an update weekly, Zevio fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gravity Machine versus Zevio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity MachineZevio
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchmachinesCOMedia Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Gravity Machine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Zevio

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Gravity Machine free?
Gravity Machine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zevio free?
Zevio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gravity Machine or Zevio have ads?
Neither Gravity Machine nor Zevio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gravity Machine or Zevio?
Gravity Machine ships an update weekly, and Zevio fortnightly. Most recently, Gravity Machine was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zevio on October 31, 2026.

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