Comparison

Lofi inator vs GSi Piano Studio

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

Head to head
About

Lofi inator

This audio plugin enhances any sound or song with a Lo-Fi aesthetic. It can be used within digital audio workstations or as a standalone application to impart a vintage feel to recordings.

Highlights
  • Adds Lo-Fi vibe to any sound or song
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Standalone app functionality
  • Enhances recordings with vintage feel
  • Compatible with DAWs
Features
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Lofi inator as an AUv3 plugin that gives any sound/song that LoFi vibe! Use it in your favorite DAW or as a standalone app to add some LoFi goodness to your recordings!

About

GSi Piano Studio

This application uses advanced synthesis to recreate the sound of a grand piano. Users can customize various elements of the piano's mechanics to achieve unique sounds. It requires a physical MIDI keyboard for playback and is best suited for modern devices.

Highlights
  • Physical modeling sound generation
  • Full polyphony
  • Virtual sympathetic resonance
  • Customizable velocity curves
  • Session Recorder
  • AUv3 plugin support
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GSi Piano Studio is a software that recreates the sound of a gorgeous Grand Piano using Physical Modeling synthesis. INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND There are two ways to recreate the sound of a Grand Piano digitally: either using large sample sets, or using synthesis. As for the sample approach, GSi offers Genuine Sounds Vol. I that includes a wide variety of large sample sets directly recorded from actual acoustic instruments. Piano Studio, instead, recreates the sound using mostly digital synthesis techniques, by replicating the single elements that constitute the complex mechanic assembly of an actual piano: keys, hammers, strings, soundboard, enclosure, lid, etc. Some of these elements can also be modified via user parameters, such as the string dampening, detuning, sympathetic resonances, impact on the duplex-scale, hammer hardness and so on, so that the sound can be further refined or altered in order to obtain a different flavor of sound, or even something that goes beyond the natural sound of a Grand Piano. Main features - Full polyphony - Virtually unlimited dynamics - Long and natural decays - Supports real sympathetic resonance - Supports half-pedal and re-pedaling - 6 Ambience selections - 12 Virtual microphones - 9 Preamp types - Built-in limiter/compressor - 6-band visual equalizer with spectrum analyzer - Ping-Pong delay and Reverb - Customizable velocity curves - Session Recorder: records while you play, loads/saves SMF - Program manager with unlimited Programs - Available as Stand-alone App and AUv3 plugin - Low CPU load and RAM usage Please note: this App has no screen keyboard, you need to connect a physical MIDI keyboard to play. Also, you need a modern device, possibly iPad 9th gen or newer, iPhone 14 or newer. Older devices might not have enough CPU power for performing well at full polyphony.

Screenshots

Lofi inator3 screens
GSi Piano Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lofi inator and GSi Piano Studio both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Lofi inator's written reviews are positive against 33% of GSi Piano Studio's. Lofi inator also leads on price ($1.99 vs $19.99). 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

Lofi inator costs $1.99 and GSi Piano Studio $19.99 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 Lofi inator against 5.0 for GSi Piano Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Lofi inator's written reviews are positive against 33% of GSi Piano Studio's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lofi inator versus GSi Piano Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLofi inatorGSi Piano Studio
Price$1.99 — better$19.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin Torsten SchutzGenuine Soundware

Customer experience

Lofi inator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GSi Piano Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Lofi inator

No in-app purchases

None

GSi Piano Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lofi inator free?
Lofi inator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GSi Piano Studio free?
GSi Piano Studio costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lofi inator or GSi Piano Studio?
Lofi inator and GSi Piano Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lofi inator or GSi Piano Studio have ads?
Neither Lofi inator nor GSi Piano Studio shows ads.

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