Comparison

I Ching Music Generator vs Graphony

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

Head to head
About

I Ching Music Generator

Features
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The I Ching Music Generator creates unique, ever-evolving ambient soundscapes based on the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching. Each hexagram influences musical parameters to generate peaceful, harmonious compositions that never repeat. FEATURES: • Hexagram-based generative music system • 4-channel polyphonic synthesis • 128 General MIDI instruments • Multiple musical scales (Pentatonic, Lydian, Blues, Japanese, and more) • Professional mixer with per-channel controls • Live channel meters and activity indicators • Save and load custom presets • Variable tempo control (0.25x to 4.0x) • Harmonic mode for consonant progressions • AirPlay support for wireless streaming • Beautiful animated cloud interface PERFECT FOR: • Meditation and mindfulness • Focus and concentration • Sleep and relaxation • Background ambience • Musical exploration • Creative inspiration Each session is unique, guided by the ancient wisdom of the I Ching. Let the hexagrams compose infinite variations of peaceful, ambient music. No subscriptions. No ads. No AI. Pure generative music.

About

Graphony

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Graphony is a composition environment for academic and experimental composers. Rather than entering notes one at a time, you design a piece from the top down by drawing graphs of its musical parameters, then export a MusicXML score to complete in your notation software and render an audio version using sounds you record yourself. JUMPSTART A COMPOSITION WITH GRAPHS Set the length, meter, and tempo, then draw a curve over time for each parameter: - Pitch content (register and range) - Event duration - Density (how many events sound at once) - Dynamics - Connectivity, motivic patterns, and the amount of pitch-altering effects The graphs are the generative blueprint of the piece. Reshape a curve and the material follows, so you can audition many versions of an idea in minutes. Reference curves from your other parameters are shown underneath, keeping every decision in context. EXPORT A MUSICXML SCORE Graphony writes a clean MusicXML file you can open in Sibelius, Dorico, Finale, or MuseScore, then edit and complete by hand. The score is a point of departure, not a finished product: it is fully yours to refine and notate. HEAR IT WITH YOUR OWN SOUNDS Record short sound samples, label them, and Graphony renders an audio version of the piece using those recordings. Each sound carries its own reference pitch, dynamics, articulation, and effects, so the realization reflects your own sonic material rather than a generic synthesizer. FOR EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICE - Absolute pitch contour: the pitch graph maps to a real concert-pitch register, so the notation means what it says. - Microtonal quarter-tones, chromatic-stepped glissandi, and detected chords notated on a single stem. - A palette of per-sound effects: glissando, scratch, harmonic distortion, reverse, inverted pitch, and granular fragment. - "Notate as C" writes a sound's notes on a single placeholder middle C, so you can set their pitches by hand later. - Sound roles (sustainer, punctuator, doubler, texture) are distinguished by notehead. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Graphony has no accounts, no ads, and collects no data. Your graphs, recordings, scores, and audio never leave your iPhone or iPad unless you choose to share them. Graphony is built to get an experimental idea out of your head and onto the page quickly: design it as graphs, hear it in your own sounds, and carry the score into your notation software to finish.

Screenshots

I Ching Music Generator4 screens
Graphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

I Ching Music Generator and Graphony are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
I Ching Music Generator versus Graphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Ching Music GeneratorGraphony
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwelve Foot Guru, LLCLeonid Iogansen

In-app purchases

None

I Ching Music Generator

No in-app purchases

None

Graphony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Ching Music Generator free?
I Ching Music Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graphony free?
Graphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do I Ching Music Generator or Graphony have ads?
Neither I Ching Music Generator nor Graphony shows ads.

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