Roomtone vs Ulzii Drone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Roomtone
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Roomtone is a lens that transforms the sounds around you into ambient music, in real time. Sounds picked up by the microphone are dissolved, stretched, and reshaped into a new space. The quiet of your room, rain, the hum of an air conditioner, distant voices โ ordinary surroundings become music that exists only in that moment. The same sound never plays twice. TAPE DECAY โ vast silence of a worn-out tape LABYRINTH โ folding echoes POOL โ ripples beneath the surface PRISM โ sound, refracted INNER BODY โ pulse from within RAIN DESK โ rain on your desk PROMENADE โ music for walking DEEP SEA โ pressure of the deep CHOP COLLECTOR SATOSHI โ collected fragments MANHOLE โ resonance underground LAST TRAIN โ after the last train Best experienced with headphones. Background playback supported. No recording, no storage, no transmission. No network connection. No tracking, no account, no ads.
Ulzii Drone
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Ulzii is an instrument for fingertip meditation, inspired by Mongolian throat-singing (khoomei) and the tradition of drone music. At its core is continuous tuning, free from the twelve equal-tempered Western scale. Two ribbons let you freely set the pitch of two voices; touching the central pad shapes the color of that voice's resonance (like a vowel) depending on where you touch. The name "Ulzii" comes from the endless knot found in traditional Mongolian ornamentation โ echoing this app's core idea of an unbroken, continuous drone. - Continuous tuning ribbons: note names are just reference points โ slide your finger to tune freely to anything in between - Central pad: touch position shapes vocal resonance (overtone color); an optional VOWELS overlay shows common vowel positions - Three playing modes: UNISON (locked to voice I), FOLLOW (a delayed echo of voice I), and ORBIT (an autonomous, ever-moving layer) - Sleep / meditation timer: 3โ30 minutes, gently fading out at a slower tempo โ ideal for bedtime or meditation Headphones are recommended. This app does not collect or transmit any personal data or performance data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Roomtone at Free against Ulzii Drone's $1.99. Ulzii Drone's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Roomtone is free to download; Ulzii Drone costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roomtone ships an update every 10 days, Ulzii Drone daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roomtone | Ulzii Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HANDSUM.INC | Keisuke Oki |
In-app purchases
Roomtone
No in-app purchases
Ulzii Drone
No in-app purchases
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