DaCapo Studio vs KAGARIBI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DaCapo Studio
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Turn any song into your personal music practice studio. DaCapo Studio combines instrument separation, looping, slowdown, spectrum analysis, pitch tracking, recording and guided practice in one integrated environment. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY Search Apple Music, import audio files or identify songs with Shazam®. Create projects with song sections, loops, analysis, lyrics, recordings and settings together. Organise them into groups for lessons, setlists and collections. ISOLATE & PRACTISE Separate vocals, drums, bass and other instruments with AI-powered stem extraction. Choose quality settings, isolate a part or mute it to play along. Slow songs down without changing pitch, create A-B loops and navigate named sections. SEE THE MUSIC — SOUND SCAPER Explore frequencies and harmonics with a real-time spectrum analyser and musical keyboard. Use a played keyboard note, the current song note or an isolated instrument track as your reference. Zoom into frequencies and check intonation against your target. FOLLOW YOUR PITCH — DYNAMIC PITCH LINE Watch notes, glissandos and pitch variations appear on a live timeline. Compare your singing or playing with reference notes, inspect intonation and review earlier passages. Replay detected melodies as notes, with optional pitch rounding. For vocal practice, mute the original singer while keeping the extracted melody as a reference. Follow synced lyrics, hear the accompaniment and see how closely you match the song. UNDERSTAND THE SONG Analyse tempo, key, chords, beats and song structure. Melody / Beat Track visualises melodic and polyphonic information, chord changes and drum events. Analyse separated stems individually. PRACTISE WITH PURPOSE Practice Assistant guides you through section sequences with configurable loops, tempo, metronome and mixes. Performance Mode offers larger, customisable controls; iPhone landscape view provides a focused practice dashboard. Control playback and navigate from the Apple Watch companion. RECORD, REVIEW & SHARE Capture takes, organise sessions and review performances with time-linked ratings, comments and musical annotations. Merge recordings and share projects or feedback with students and other musicians through supported sharing options, including AirDrop®, messaging and NFC touch. TOOLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Use the mixer, tuner, SPL meter, metronome, recorder, synced lyrics and notes alongside Sound Scaper, Dynamic Pitch Line and Practice Assistant. Keep supported projects and recordings available across devices with iCloud. JUST LISTEN JukeBox creates dynamic playlists for personalised, ad-free listening. Optional hourly news can fit between songs without cutting the music short. Listen. See. Practice. Play. PREMIUM Optional in-app purchases unlock Premium features through monthly, yearly or Lifetime Premium options. In the USA, yearly subscriptions are paid annually upfront. Outside the USA, yearly subscriptions require a 12-month commitment and may offer annual upfront payment or monthly instalments, depending on the App Store offering. The Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA) are available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 DaCapo Studio's 3. DaCapo Studio's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. DaCapo Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. KAGARIBI asks for nothing beyond the download.
DaCapo Studio ships an update every 3 days, KAGARIBI every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | DaCapo Studio | KAGARIBI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefaan Peter Degroote | Code and DESIGN inc. |
In-app purchases
DaCapo Studio
- DaCapo Studio Premium Monthly$2.491 Month
- DaCapo Studio Premium Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
- DaCapo Studio Premium Lifetime$14.99
KAGARIBI
No in-app purchases








