Comparison

MOUND vs Leaf Light

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

Head to head
About

MOUND

Create unique music by layering sounds and applying effects with intuitive touch controls. Explore chord progressions, sonic combinations, and evolving soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Collage soundscape sequencer
  • Four mix channels
  • 100+ soundfont instruments
  • Paint to drive effects
  • Euclidean sequencing
  • Choose key, scale, BPM, and sequence length
Features
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A collage soundscape sequencer. MOUND is a unique touch instrument (standalone and AUv3 instrument and MIDI included) that uses collage and paint to generate music. You get four layers of stamps to populate chord progressions automatically using euclidean sequencing, and up to 6 paintbrush effects to use your gestures for uninhibited sonic combinations. FEATURES - Four mix channels — chord channel, and three other voices to layer. - 100+ soundfont instruments - Paint to drive effects — use X/Y and hold to control effects - Evolve — mutate your canvas and hear new possibilities - Choose key and scale - Choose BPM and sequence length - FREE Cassette Effect and Granular Delay Free to play. Unlock the full SoundFont library, advanced EVOLVE theory settings, and the rest of the spray effects. Built by fourtrack.fm.

About

Leaf Light

This app offers a unique audio experience, simulating a lightfield lenticular ambiance machine with flanger, delay, and reverb effects. Control sound parameters through a simulated tree canopy, blending natural sights and sounds for relaxation or musical creativity.

Highlights
  • Lightfield lenticular ambiance machine
  • Flanger, delay, and reverb effects
  • Simulated tree canopy control
  • Time of Day, Brightness, Wind parameters
  • Camera Distance, Aperture Focus, Light Trails effects
  • Standalone or AUv3 host compatibility
Features
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Are you looking for a beautiful white noise machine to match your aesthetic and soothe your soul? Are you looking for a truly unique instrument effect for your music? What if we thought of your incoming instrument signal as the sun, split it through a tree canopy into dozens of copies, and then shifted the timing of those signals as the tree moved? Relax and invigorate with the natural sights and sounds of Leaf Light - the world's first lightfield lenticular ambiance machine and flanger/delay/reverb. With all parameters controlled by a simulated tree canopy, you'll be able to dial in the perfect sound with both your eyes and ears. Tune in the: - Time of Day (sound color) - Brightness (rays of sound, hi-freq) - Wind (motion of sounds) And for effect modes: - Camera Distance (Delay time and spread) - Aperture Focus (Lo-pass filter on repeats) - Light Trails (Delay feedback) Leaf Light is a new way to see and hear nature in unnatural environments. Enjoy the app in standalone or with AUv3 hosts. Headphones are recommended :)

Screenshots

MOUND3 screens
Leaf Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leaf Light at none against MOUND's 1. Leaf Light also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MOUND's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MOUND sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Leaf Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Leaf Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOUND ships an update every 5 days, Leaf Light every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MOUND versus Leaf Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOUNDLeaf Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfourtrack.fm LLCRadii Research

Customer experience

MOUND

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Leaf Light

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MOUND

One-time1
  • MOUND Lifetime Unlock$4.99
None

Leaf Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MOUND free?
MOUND is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leaf Light free?
Leaf Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MOUND or Leaf Light?
Leaf Light is rated higher. MOUND averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Leaf Light averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MOUND or Leaf Light have ads?
Neither MOUND nor Leaf Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOUND or Leaf Light?
MOUND ships an update every 5 days, and Leaf Light every 6 weeks. Most recently, MOUND was updated on September 15, 2026 and Leaf Light on August 25, 2026.

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