Cesure vs KAGARIBI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cesure
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Cesure is a guitar tab player and editor for iPhone, iPad and the web. Open a tab, play it, slow it down, and correct what is wrong — with one account across all your devices. READ Four views of the same score: tablature, standard notation, notation + tab, and piano roll. Open your Guitar Pro (.gp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5), MIDI, MusicXML and AlphaTex files, or pick a piece from the catalogue of public-domain classical music. PLAY & SLOW DOWN Play any score at the speed you need. Loop a range of measures and name the loop to find it again; the Speed Trainer raises the tempo pass after pass, up to the real one. CORRECT A real editor: several tracks, repeats, two voices, playing techniques. Copy, paste and undo work in all four views, and every save is a version you can go back to. FROM A RECORDING - Chords: get the chord grid of any recording, computed on your device — free and unlimited. - Audio to Tab (AI): turn an MP3, WAV or M4A file into an editable tab, transcribed on our servers. A draft to correct, not a finished score. TOOLS - Chromatic tuner - Metronome - BPM detector — tap along, or let Cesure listen - Scale cheatsheet - Play together: create a room, share its six-character code, and playback stays in sync for everyone, with voice chat YOUR TABS STAY YOURS Cesure saves in .cesure, an open and documented file format, and exporting it is always free. Share a score with a link, and export it to PDF for free (with a small "Made with Cesure" line). FREE & PRO Reading, playing, editing and every tool are free. Cesure Pro is an optional subscription, with its price shown in the app, that unlocks: - Unlimited AI transcription (3 a month on the free plan) - Unlimited library (3 saved scores on the free plan) - WAV export - PDF without the watermark Cesure Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cesure.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://cesure.app/terms
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KAGARIBI at none against Cesure's 2. KAGARIBI also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Cesure sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. KAGARIBI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Cesure | KAGARIBI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xavier PELTIER | Code and DESIGN inc |
In-app purchases
Cesure
- Cesure Pro (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Cesure Pro (yearly)$39.991 Year
KAGARIBI
No in-app purchases









