Comparison

Aethron vs Ulzii Drone

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

Head to head
About

Aethron

Features
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Aethron is a minimal oscillator instrument for observing sound as waveform. Rather than a full music production app, Aethron is designed as a small sonic device for touching, layering, and reshaping oscillating sound. Add oscillators, tune frequency and amplitude, switch waveforms, invert polarity, sync phases, randomize signal states, and store the sounds you discover. Features * Multiple oscillators * SINE / SAW / TRI / SQR waveforms * Frequency and amplitude control * Fine frequency adjustment * SUM / SPLIT waveform display * RANDOM signal generation * POL +/- polarity inversion * SYNC phase reset * SOLO monitoring * STATES / STORE for saving setups * Automatic restoration of the last oscillator state Aethron is not a conventional synthesizer or a waveform viewer. It is a small instrument for touching invisible vibration through sound and waveform.

About

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: 3โ€“30 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.

Screenshots

Aethron3 screens
Ulzii Drone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aethron at Free against Ulzii Drone's $1.99. Ulzii Drone's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Aethron is free to download; Ulzii Drone costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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Aethron versus Ulzii Drone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAethronUlzii Drone
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.517.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoto SuetsuguKeisuke Oki

In-app purchases

None

Aethron

No in-app purchases

None

Ulzii Drone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aethron free?
Aethron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ulzii Drone free?
Ulzii Drone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aethron or Ulzii Drone have ads?
Neither Aethron nor Ulzii Drone shows ads.

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