Comparison

VAPolyMod vs Midiary

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

Head to head
About

VAPolyMod

This app is a polyphonic synthesizer with a modular architecture offering multiple audio routing configurations. It includes a step sequencer, built-in effects, and supports various MIDI and audio export options. Projects can be shared across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Modular architecture with 4 audio routing configurations
  • Dual VCOs, VCFs, and VCAs
  • 6 envelope generators and 5 LFOs
  • Built-in effects (delay, chorus, reverb, etc.)
  • 3-channel analog style step sequencer
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) support
  • Ableton Link and MIDI 2.0 support
Features
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VAPolyMod features a preconfigured modular architecture that offers four audio routing configurations of voice modules, consisting of dual VCOs, dual VCFs, and dual VCAs, ranging from stereo channels to layered channels. It also contains 6 envelope generators and five LFOs. VAPolyMod operates as a stand alone or as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, MIDI and audio file export. Built-in Effects include delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq and compressor. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive, so that the project can be accessed from iPhone, iPad or Mac. Main Features - Polyphonic Synthesizer. - a preconfigured modular architecture that offers four audio routing configurations - Low pass Filter is modeled on cascaded OTA -24dB per octave low pass filter circuit. - 3 channel analog style step sequencer. - Maximum 8 voice polyphony. it depends on performance of the device it is running. - Built-in effects and piano roll sequencer. - Audio Export. Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) - Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). - Support MIDI 2.0. - Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. - Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Support iCloud Drive to share project files between the platforms. - Support MIDI Foot Pedal (CC#11, CC#64) - MIDI CC Settings are saved. It will be recovered when the app launched in the next time. - UI Color can be selected from black, navy, gray, blown and red. - Font size for title of controls are adjustable. - Factory Preset 128 - Effects Preset 40 System Requirements - iOS 17.0 or later - Devices with Apple Silicon are recommended. A13 Fusion or above is highly recommended. - AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. - AudioUnit Extension is supported by Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension. - Sound may be distorted if CPU of the device doesn't have enough power. If it happens reduce number of voices.

About

Midiary

This app allows musicians to edit and refine MIDI files by extracting and applying groove information, adjusting note parameters, and inspecting file structure. It preserves the original file while offering robust editing and auditioning capabilities.

Highlights
  • Groove extraction and application
  • Note pitch, velocity, and timing adjustment
  • Offline MIDI file editing
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • File inspection and auditioning
  • Export MIDI and CSV formats
Features
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NEW IN 4.0 — GROOVE BENCH Extract the timing and velocity feel of a MIDI passage and apply it to another part. Save up to 64 local templates; choose independent timing and dynamics strengths, review the verified edit, compare original/edit audition and undo. Pitches and note durations stay intact. Empty reference cells leave target notes unchanged. PPQN files only; repeating cycles use quarter notes from file start, independently of time signature. Controllers and pedal events stay in place. Shape a MIDI performance while keeping its imported original intact. Midiary is an offline editor and inspector for Standard MIDI Files on iPhone and iPad. MAKE MUSICAL CORRECTIONS Select tracks and channels, transpose by semitones, adjust note velocity, or move note starts toward straight and triplet timing grids. Variable quantize strength keeps partial timing adjustments possible. Drum protection excludes channel 10 from batch edits. EDIT THE EXACT NOTE Search by pitch, filter the note list, and page through long files. Change a note's pitch, velocity, start tick and duration. Review actual changed-note counts, timing movement and velocity limiting before saving. Ambiguous note overlaps and unsafe edits are blocked with an explanation. KEEP THE ORIGINAL Imported MIDI bytes stay unchanged. Editing sessions save locally with undo and redo that survive closing the app. Restore the original as an undoable step. History keeps up to 20 edits within a 48 MB budget, with the imported original retained separately. Damaged sessions are preserved for recovery. LISTEN AND COMPARE Hear the original or edited take from the beginning using the same neutral studio tone, with play, pause, stop and seeking. Audition helps compare notes and timing; it does not reproduce an external instrument's programs, drum sounds or SysEx settings. Format 2 files are auditioned one independent sequence at a time. INSPECT THE FILE Explore track and channel summaries, note ranges, tempo changes, time and key signatures, markers, structural findings and a channel-colored piano roll. The event desk includes tick positions and seconds. Metrical and SMPTE timing are supported, including independent format 2 sequence clocks. EXPORT YOUR WORK Share the untouched original, edited MIDI, or event CSV. A separate cleaned export can add missing End-of-Track events and close hanging notes when the file can be safely normalized. Untouched text and SysEx payload bytes are preserved during musical edits. Start with your own .mid or .midi file, or use the bundled Nocturne sample and in-app guide. Imports support up to 8 MB, 1,024 tracks and 100,000 events. Playback runs in the foreground. No account, subscription, in-app purchase, advertising or tracking. MIDI files and editing sessions remain local unless you choose to export or share them. No microphone recording or external MIDI transmission.

Screenshots

VAPolyMod4 screens
Midiary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Midiary at $3.99 against VAPolyMod's $14.99. On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

VAPolyMod costs $14.99 and Midiary $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VAPolyMod against 5.0 for Midiary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
VAPolyMod versus Midiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAPolyModMidiary
Price$14.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo TogawaRobert Corbin

Customer experience

VAPolyMod

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Midiary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VAPolyMod

No in-app purchases

None

Midiary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VAPolyMod free?
VAPolyMod costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Midiary free?
Midiary costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VAPolyMod or Midiary?
VAPolyMod and Midiary are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do VAPolyMod or Midiary have ads?
Neither VAPolyMod nor Midiary shows ads.

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