Comparison

Gravity Machine vs Waveguide Flute AUv3

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

Waveguide Flute AUv3

Transform your device into a physically modeled wind instrument. Play melodies using an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller, with deep sound shaping and expression controls for authentic performance.

Highlights
  • Physically modeled wind instrument
  • AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, Logic, AUM
  • On-screen piano roll and MIDI controller support
  • Deep sound shaping controls
  • Expression controls for performance
  • Built-in reverb
  • Full MIDI support
Features
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This is the AUv3 version — everything in the free Waveguide Flute app, plus the Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in you can load in GarageBand, AUM, Logic, or any AUv3 host to play the same physical model inside your own projects. Waveguide Flute turns your iPad or iPhone into a physically modeled wind instrument — a Cook/STK-style waveguide flute you play from an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller (EWI). FEATURES • Authentic waveguide physical modeling — not a sample library • Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in for GarageBand, AUM, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts • Deep Sound page: shape jet ratio, reflection, loop damping, noise, and more • Expression controls for live performance: blow intensity, breathiness, pitch bend, auto-vibrato • Built-in reverb with 7 factory spaces • On-screen piano roll with velocity and breath control • Full MIDI support — notes, breath (CC#2), pitch bend • Compatible with Akai EWI and other MIDI wind controllers that send breath and pitch bend • Remembers your last settings, with one-tap reset to defaults • Bluetooth MIDI support, plus a configurable Breath Control input (Mod Wheel or custom CC) for keyboard players without a wind controller Play it like a real wind instrument: breathe into the sound, bend pitch, add vibrato — all rendered by a genuine physical model, not recordings.

Screenshots

Gravity Machine1 screens
Waveguide Flute AUv32 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Waveguide Flute AUv3 at $2.99 against Gravity Machine's $9.99. Waveguide Flute AUv3 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Gravity Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Gravity Machine costs $9.99 and Waveguide Flute AUv3 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravity Machine ships an update weekly, Waveguide Flute AUv3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gravity Machine versus Waveguide Flute AUv3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity MachineWaveguide Flute AUv3
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchmachinesTomonori Yamasaki

Customer experience

Gravity Machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waveguide Flute AUv3

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gravity Machine

No in-app purchases

None

Waveguide Flute AUv3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravity Machine free?
Gravity Machine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waveguide Flute AUv3 free?
Waveguide Flute AUv3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gravity Machine or Waveguide Flute AUv3 have ads?
Neither Gravity Machine nor Waveguide Flute AUv3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gravity Machine or Waveguide Flute AUv3?
Gravity Machine ships an update weekly, and Waveguide Flute AUv3 every 2 days. Most recently, Gravity Machine was updated on October 7, 2026 and Waveguide Flute AUv3 on September 21, 2026.

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