Comparison

MindAttune vs SetClass

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

Head to head
About

MindAttune

Features
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MindAttune is a generative artwork for iPhone and iPad β€” a field of soft, luminous voices that drift endlessly in and out of alignment and never play the same moment twice. Nine sustained tones, each tuned to a calming frequency and given its own slow loop of a slightly different length, are set running together. Because no two loops share a common cycle, the voices slide forever against one another β€” gathering into chords that bloom, dissolve, and never quite recur. Always different, always the same. Watch bands of warm-to-cool light swell and fade. Turn on the sound and the same system becomes audible: an ever-shifting ambient drone you can sink into. Then simply leave it running β€” as a focus aid, a calm corner of your day, or something to drift off to. Every frame is generated live on your device. Nothing is pre-recorded and nothing loops; what you see and hear right now has never existed before and won't return. Features A living generative field β€” never the same twice Ambient sound tuned to nine calming (Solfeggio) frequencies, driven by the same drifting clock as the visuals Hands-on controls: voices, drift rate, sound-to-silence balance, incommensurability, bloom, sway, and a custom color palette Seeded compositions β€” find a configuration you love and return to any time Immersive full-screen mode Plays through the speaker, earphones, or external speakers Runs entirely offline Plant a few seeds, set the conditions, and watch what grows.

About

SetClass

Features
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SetClass is an interactive tool for exploring Pitch Class Set Theory β€” the analytical framework behind atonal and post-tonal music, from Schoenberg and Webern to contemporary composers. BUILD & HEAR Tap notes on the chromatic wheel to construct any chord, scale, or pitch collection. Hear it instantly with a jazz piano soundfont or built-in synthesizer. EXPLORE THE THEORY β€’ Normal form, prime form, and Forte number for every set β€’ Interval vector analysis β€’ Transpositional and inversional symmetry β€’ Z-relation detection TRANSFORM Apply serial operations: transposition (T0–T11), inversion, retrograde, retrograde inversion, and multiplication (M5, M7, M11). Watch the geometry change in real time. COMPOSE & SEQUENCE β€’ Sequencer: build rhythmic patterns with serial transformations, arpeggios, swing, gate, and glide β€’ Melody Generator: create melodic lines with contour control (free, rising, falling, arch) β€’ Morph: blend smoothly between two sets with optional portamento β€’ Export to MIDI or MusicXML FIND & GENERATE β€’ Set Finder: enter any melody or chord and identify the pitch class set inside β€’ Generator: produce sets by cardinality, symmetry (mirror, symmetric), and density LEARN Built-in theory reference covering pitch classes, normal form, prime form, interval vectors, Forte numbers, transposition, inversion, retrograde, symmetry, Z-relation, set class, morphing, and serial technique β€” with musical examples from Debussy, Schoenberg, BartΓ³k, Webern, Berg, Stravinsky, and Messiaen. Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Chinese.

Screenshots

MindAttune2 screens
SetClass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindAttune at $1.99 against SetClass's $4.99. MindAttune also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

MindAttune costs $1.99 and SetClass $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MindAttune versus SetClass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindAttuneSetClass
Price$1.99 β€” better$4.99
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGe LiuMartin Adler

In-app purchases

None

MindAttune

No in-app purchases

None

SetClass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindAttune free?
MindAttune costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SetClass free?
SetClass costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MindAttune or SetClass have ads?
Neither MindAttune nor SetClass shows ads.

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