Comparison

Riffer Madness vs KAGARIBI

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

Head to head
About

Riffer Madness

Easily record, clip, and arrange musical ideas with a tempo-first approach. Capture audio, loop it, and experiment with arrangements using intuitive tools. Export your creations to share your music.

Highlights
  • Audio recording with metronome and backing track
  • Clip audio to exact beats
  • Arrange clips on a beat timeline
  • Low latency playback
  • Duplicate clips without storage penalty
  • Metadata management with tags
Features
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Capture your instrument or voice as ideas come and explore how they fit together with an efficient tempo based approach. Record, clip, arrange, and listen, with ease. Explore: • Library: import, filter, sort, manage, share, and preview all your creations • Recorder: capture unprocessed audio from the bottom mic while metronome clicks play in headphones • Editor: clip audio to make Riffs • Canvas: arrange Riffs and Arrangements over beat lines Concepts: • Audio: imported or recorded to be used in Riffs • Riff: clipped audio • Madness: the Lovecraftian kind • Arrangement: musical slots arranged on a 10 minute canvas of beat lines (Arrangements can also be nested within other Arrangements) • Slot: either a Riff or an Arrangement • Low Cut: removes low frequency noise that makes mixes muddy, also know as a high pass filter • BPM: beats per minute, the tempo Features: • Low latency playback - preview anything you create, quickly • Single audio source - make multiple Riffs from a single recording without storage penalties • Tools for metadata management - use tags to stay organized • Metronome clicks in headphones while recording - get your timing right • Backing track in headphones while recording - follow an Arrangement or practice a song • Auto level of recording gain by default, with a target of −23 LUFS • Default recording low cut of 30 Hz • Configurable theme colors • Siri AI controls for hands free jamming and practicing: + "Record with Riffer Madness" (Siri asks "What BPM?", then opens the app and records) + "Tag Audio in Riffer Madness" (Siri asks "With what tags?", then adds them to the latest created audio) TOOLS Library: • Sort • Audio filter • Eye Button (context sensitive): - (No slots selected) + Create Empty Arrangements + Create Riffs + Settings - (One or more slots selected) + Arrange: start a new Arrangement with the selected slot(s) + Duplicate + Share + Tag + Delete • Arrangements filter • FIlter Recorder: • Set BPM • Toggle headphones • Configure backing track with count-in and loop settings • Record from bottom mic with no audio processing Editor: • Adjust Clip Boundaries • Play • Loop (toggle) • Metronome (toggle): BPM can be changed in the Book tool • Snap to Leading Beat (toggle): leading clip edge snaps to beat lines • Snap to Trailing Beat (toggle): trailing clip edge snaps to beat lines • Focus: zoom to the region of selected slots • Adjust Gain and Low Cut • Book: edit metadata: name, start, end, gain, low cut, BPM, color, and tags Canvas: • Rectangle Select (long hold on the Canvas will trigger it) • Play • Loop (toggle) • Metronome (toggle): BPM can be changed in the Book tool • Snap to Leading Beat (toggle): slots snap their leading edge to the nearest beat when dragged • Snap to Trailing Beat (toggle): slots snap their trailing edge to the nearest beat when dragged • Slot Tools: + Group (toggle): treat selected slots as a single unit + Tornado: arrange selected slots end to end + Duplicate: copy selected slots and place copies + Focus: zoom to the region of selected slots + Delete: remove selected slots from the canvas • Library: import Riffs and Arrangements • Book: edit metadata: name, BPM, color, and tags CONTACT Questions or feedback? Please contact us at support@riffermadness.app.

About

KAGARIBI

This music creation tool allows users to shape and understand sound with a powerful synthesizer and an integrated sound anatomy feature. It offers extensive sound design capabilities, MIDI support, and advanced tuning options for both standalone use and as an AUv3 instrument.

Highlights
  • Dual oscillators with analog waveforms and wavetables
  • Extensive modulation matrix and effects suite
  • Integrated Sound Anatomy for sound explanation
  • Support for MPE and MIDI 2.0
  • Advanced tuning systems beyond 12-TET
  • Offline WAV export
  • Live Safe mode for reduced audio dropouts
Features
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Play a sound. Shape it. Understand why it sounds that way. KAGARIBI is a free synthesizer for iPhone and iPad with no ads, tracking, account, or network connection required. Play it standalone or load it as an AUv3 instrument. CREATE YOUR SOUND • Two oscillators with analog waveforms and six wavetable families • Up to seven-voice unison, FM, ring modulation, and hard sync • Six filter types, three envelopes, two LFOs, and an eight-slot modulation matrix • Drive, phaser, chorus, delay, reverb, compressor, and limiter • Arpeggiator and four performance macros UNDERSTAND IT — SOUND ANATOMY Sound Anatomy reads the patch you are playing and explains why it sounds the way it does. Connect what you hear to unison, filters, envelopes, LFOs, effects, and more—without leaving the instrument. PLAY AND PRODUCE • 30 factory presets • Multitouch keyboard, Hold, and Arpeggiator • MPE and MIDI 2.0, plus USB and Bluetooth MIDI input • AUv3 host automation for 95 parameters • One preset library shared between the app and AUv3 • A/B comparison, search, favorites, and a recoverable trash • Offline 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV export BEYOND 12-TET Explore 16 included tunings—from just intonation and Pythagorean to Japanese scales, 19/24/31-EDO, and Bohlen–Pierce. Import Scala .scl and .kbm files and set reference pitch from A=415 to 466 Hz. READY FOR LIVE PLAY Live Safe watches real-time processing headroom and adjusts the voice limit when needed to reduce the risk of audio dropouts. Choose Studio or Offline HQ when the session calls for more detail. Your data stays on your device. KAGARIBI includes no third-party ad SDKs, tracking, or network transmission.

Screenshots

Riffer Madness4 screens
KAGARIBI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Riffer Madness and KAGARIBI both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Riffer Madness's written reviews are positive against 0% of KAGARIBI's. KAGARIBI's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

KAGARIBI is free to download; Riffer Madness costs $6.99 up front. Riffer Madness sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. KAGARIBI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Riffer Madness holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Riffer Madness's written reviews are positive against 0% of KAGARIBI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riffer Madness ships an update every 3 weeks, KAGARIBI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Riffer Madness versus KAGARIBI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiffer MadnessKAGARIBI
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph GranadosCode and DESIGN inc

Customer experience

Riffer Madness

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KAGARIBI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Riffer Madness

One-time3
  • $1$1.00
  • $3$3.00
  • $6$6.00
None

KAGARIBI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riffer Madness free?
Riffer Madness costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is KAGARIBI free?
KAGARIBI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riffer Madness or KAGARIBI?
Riffer Madness is rated higher. Riffer Madness averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while KAGARIBI averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Riffer Madness or KAGARIBI have ads?
Neither Riffer Madness nor KAGARIBI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riffer Madness or KAGARIBI?
Riffer Madness ships an update every 3 weeks, and KAGARIBI every 2 days. Most recently, Riffer Madness was updated on November 5, 2026 and KAGARIBI on October 31, 2026.

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