Comparison

Dark Ambient vs KAGARIBI

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

Head to head
About

Dark Ambient

Experience an evolving, non-repeating soundscape designed for sleep, focus, or quiet contemplation. This application operates entirely on-device, requiring no account, ads, or internet connection.

Highlights
  • Never-ending soundscapes
  • Slowly evolving audio
  • Designed for sleep
  • Aids concentration
  • No account required
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Dark Ambient is never ending, never repeating, living soundscape. Slow... Evolving... Relentless... For sleep, focus or quiet... No account. No ads. No internet connection required. Everything runs on-device.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dark Ambient4 screens
KAGARIBI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dark Ambient at 5.0 against KAGARIBI's 4.5. KAGARIBI's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Ambient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Ambient ships an update weekly, KAGARIBI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dark Ambient versus KAGARIBI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark AmbientKAGARIBI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas LangloisCode and DESIGN inc.

Customer experience

Dark Ambient

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KAGARIBI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dark Ambient

No in-app purchases

None

KAGARIBI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Ambient free?
Dark Ambient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KAGARIBI free?
KAGARIBI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Ambient or KAGARIBI?
Dark Ambient is rated higher. Dark Ambient averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KAGARIBI averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Dark Ambient or KAGARIBI have ads?
Neither Dark Ambient nor KAGARIBI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark Ambient or KAGARIBI?
Dark Ambient ships an update weekly, and KAGARIBI every 2 days. Most recently, Dark Ambient was updated on October 8, 2026 and KAGARIBI on October 12, 2026.

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