Augmatic GRE Lite vs apeCsound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Augmatic GRE Lite
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Augmatic GRE Lite lets you quickly generate inspiring drum patterns and blend controlled randomness with perfectly locked drum loops. Two generative sequencers, Linear Drumming and Velocity Bender allow Augmatic GRE to play rhythms that sound natural, as if they were performed by a real drummer. What would take lots of manual sequencing can be done live, with a single sweep of a knob. MAIN FEATURES: - 3 GENERATIVE CHANNELS - Bass drum, snare and hi-hat. Each channel can generate its own rhythmic voice for rich, layered drum patterns. - TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINE - Morphs drum patterns on a XY MAP. Based on the Mutable Instruments Grids Eurorack module. - EUCLIDEAN ENGINE - Generates evenly distributed drum patterns up to 32 steps. - BLEND - Crossfades between TOPOGRAPHIC and EUCLIDEAN engines to create variations while preserving the core character of your groove. - LINEAR DRUMMING - Controls which drums play together or play alone, creating clean, breathing patterns. - VELOCITY BENDER - Shapes velocity for a more dynamic pulse. Creates ghost notes and rhythmic accents that bring patterns to life. - SWING, SHIFT, HUMANIZATION and CLOCK DIVIDER - Fine-tune the feel of your patterns from tight and mechanical to loose and human.
apeCsound
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apeCsound brings the full power of Csound 7, one of the most complete sound synthesis and signal processing languages ever created, inside your music apps. Write or paste any Csound orchestra, press Apply, and apeCsound turns it into an Audio Unit (AUv3) instrument or effect you can play, record and automate in GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro and any other AUv3 host. It also runs as a standalone app. THE CSOUND ENGINE, BUILT IN Csound 7 is embedded in the app: nothing else to install Thousands of opcodes: oscillators, filters, physical models, granular, spectral (pvs), FM, waveguides, reverbs, delays, OSC and much more Process live audio from the host as an effect, or play it as a MIDI instrument Audio channels follow the host layout automatically Host transport available to your code as control channels: tempo, play/stop, position, time signature PARAMETERS YOUR HOST CAN AUTOMATE Describe sliders, switches, menus and XY pads directly in your .csd file apeCsound builds the control panel for you and exposes every parameter (176 in all) to the host for automation and MIDI learn Values are read in Csound with a simple chnget; chnset writes them back and moves the controls Organise the panel in collapsible groups with a comment in the code Snapshots: save, recall, rename and overwrite complete sets of values, stored with the session Undo and redo for every change, with one shared history LIVE CODING Evaluate sends the selection, the current instrument block or a single line to the running engine, without recompiling: redefine an instrument while it plays, change a global value, trigger a score event A dedicated Evaluate line for one-liners such as "i 2 0 1" SEE WHAT YOUR CODE IS DOING Monitor: every value written with chnset appears as a meter, a multi-bar card or a text line, with dB scale and history on request Channels: a diagnostic list of every channel the engine knows, with type, direction, value and who writes it; channels that nobody writes are flagged and can be mapped to a parameter in one tap Graphs: function tables and display signals drawn live, redrawn whenever a table changes Console: all Csound messages and errors, with errors marked on the line in the editor A CODE EDITOR MADE FOR CSOUND Syntax highlighting with dark and light themes, line numbers and adjustable text size Opcode completion that inserts the complete syntax, with outputs and optional arguments, in classic or modern (functional) style Jump between arguments with Tab Inline help bar showing the syntax of the opcode under the cursor, or the error on that line Find and replace, comment/uncomment, smart indentation Designed for touch: native-style selection handles, magnifier, edit menu and long-press caret navigation Built-in link to the Csound reference manual SESSIONS AND FILES Open and save standard .csd files from Files, iCloud Drive or any document provider Your code, parameters and snapshots are saved with the host project Start from a ready-made template, a blank session or one of nearly 200 included examples Import Cabbage and CsoundQt files: their widgets become parameters, their meters and displays show up in the Monitor ACCESSIBILITY Fully usable with VoiceOver: named controls, real menus, an accessible code editor and XY pad, complete keyboard navigation Whether you are a sound designer, a composer, a teacher or a student, apeCsound turns your iPad and iPhone into a complete Csound workstation that lives inside your favourite music apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Augmatic GRE Lite at 3 against apeCsound's 1. Augmatic GRE Lite also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Augmatic GRE Lite | apeCsound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARTUR ANTONI NOWAK | apeSoft |
In-app purchases
Augmatic GRE Lite
No in-app purchases
apeCsound
No in-app purchases
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