Comparison

Magnio vs Sonixifi

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

Head to head
About

Magnio

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Where magnetism meets melody. Magnio turns the iPhone already in your hand into a living instrument. Held sideways like a game controller, it answers to your hands: touch the screen to wake the sound, then tilt, swipe, and push to give the music its shape. PLAY WITH MOVEMENT • Tilt the phone up and down to move through notes. • Flick your playing thumb sideways to bend a note into its neighbour. • Push the phone away from its centre to open the sound. CATCH THE VIBE Tap Vibe and Magnio listens to the room. Within seconds it finds the key of whatever is playing — a record, a jam, a friend at the piano — and tunes itself to it. Your very first note already belongs. No theory, no menus, no guessing what key you are in. BUILD A PULSE Choose a scale and octave. Add bass, arp, kick, and offbeat hat. Shape two-bar patterns, tap the tempo, and let sidechain make the sound breathe. RECORD AND SHARE One round button records what Magnio itself is playing — never the microphone, never the room. Recordings are named by date, and you can rename, play, share, or delete them from the list. MAKE IT YOURS Choose right- or left-handed playing; the whole instrument turns with you, so you simply flip the phone. Calibrate each gesture, tune the response, and arrange your performance surface — place the controls where your thumb wants them. GO FURTHER WHEN YOU WANT Play Magnio's own voice, send MIDI to another app on your iPhone, connect to a Mac over USB, or use BLE MIDI with a compatible Mac or iPad app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Vibe listens on device; audio is never saved or uploaded. Your settings stay on your device. Magnio is free. Every sound, gesture, and MIDI route is available. There are no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. The instrument was already with you. Now play it.

About

Sonixifi

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Sonixifi turns your photos into immersive, binaural soundscapes with AI. Pick an image — a waterfall, a forest, a busy street — and Sonixifi analyzes the scene, finds the sounds that belong in it, and mixes them into spatial audio designed for headphones. The result is a living soundscape you can play, remix, and share as a video. CREATE FROM ANY PHOTO • Choose a photo from your library or take a new one • Pick a length from 10 to 60 seconds • Sonixifi generates a spatial audio scene in about a minute MIX EVERY LAYER • Open the stem mixer to control each sound in your scene • Adjust ambient beds and one-shot events independently • Save your mix in place or keep multiple versions of the same scene YOUR LIBRARY • Every soundscape is saved as a video you can replay anytime • Rename, favourite, share, or export to your photo library • A fresh featured soundscape every week on Home SONIXIFI PRO (optional subscription) • Free plan: 3 audio creations per month • Pro: 100 audio creations per month • Auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Best experienced with headphones. Sonixifi uses AI — results can be imperfect, and every generated result can be reported from the player. Terms of Use: https://www.sonixifi.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sonixifi.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Magnio4 screens
Sonixifi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magnio at none against Sonixifi's 1. Magnio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Sonixifi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Magnio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Magnio versus Sonixifi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnioSonixifi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErhan OlgunelmaSonixpace

In-app purchases

None

Magnio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonixifi

Subscriptions1
  • Sonixifi Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Magnio free?
Magnio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonixifi free?
Sonixifi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magnio or Sonixifi have ads?
Neither Magnio nor Sonixifi shows ads.

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