Comparison

Wind Chimes vs Monandaeg

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

Head to head
About

Wind Chimes

This app generates MIDI notes based on a physics simulation of colliding wind chimes. Customize chime properties, scales, and timing for unique generative music. It runs as an AUv3 MIDI generator in compatible hosts or standalone with a built-in sampler.

Highlights
  • Physics-based wind chime simulation
  • Generative MIDI note output
  • Customizable chime properties
  • AUv3 MIDI generator support
  • Standalone sampler included
  • Visual themes and timing options
Features
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Wind Chimes is a generative MIDI instrument built around a physically simulated row of wind chimes. A simulated wind field sways the chimes, and when two collide, the struck one fires a MIDI note. Play it by hand, or let the wind play on its own. REAL WIND, REAL COLLISIONS • Up to 16 chimes hang in a graduated row • Chimes ring by knocking into each other, not a clapper • Tap, hold, or drag any chime to play it by hand • Gusts sweep across the row instead of hitting all at once CUSTOMIZE EVERY CHIME • Choose anywhere from 2 to 16 chimes • Spread the row from tightly packed to wide open • Length and Weight shape each chime's swing and reach • Go full screen for a bigger, more zen performance A GENERATIVE MIDI PLAYGROUND • Every chime's note comes from the current key and scale • Turn any chime's note off, or reassign it freely • Every chime's real swing angle can drive generative CC modulation • Up to 16 chimes across up to 16 channels, endless generative variety MAKE IT YOURS • Pick from a set of beautifully designed visual themes • Switch between Free timing and a quantized grid • New Wind reseeds the sequence, keeping every setting the same • Randomize rolls a brand-new layout, tuning, and wind in one tap BUILT FOR AUV3 HOSTS • Runs as a full AUv3 MIDI Generator in any compatible host • Automate every wind and tuning parameter from the host • MIDI timing is sample-accurate, synced to the host's own tempo • Presets sync over iCloud across devices, the app, and AUv3 Play standalone with a built-in sampler for instant sound, or load Wind Chimes as a silent-audio AUv3 MIDI Generator and route it into any instrument you like.

About

Monandaeg

This app allows you to create complex soundscapes by layering and manipulating your own audio recordings. It features a unique system where recordings influence each other's playback and processing, leading to evolving sonic textures and arrangements.

Highlights
  • Eight recordable takes (A-H)
  • Adjustable fold stages with XY pads
  • Configurable playback and swapping network
  • Freeze and break functions
  • Tape and disc texture effects
  • Echo, room, and sweep send effects
  • Text-to-speech voice input
Features
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Mōnandæg plays your own recordings through a wave folder. Up to eight takes stand in a row, A to H. At any moment one or two of them are heard (PLAY), and one or two others are only listened to (FOLLOW): their loudness becomes voltage that pushes the fold — how hard it bends, and where the bends land. Every take has a gate of its own, wired into a small network; when one fires, the roles change hands. The piece keeps rearranging itself out of the sound itself. · A–H — eight takes. Tap the top of a cell to load a file, hold it to clear the take. REC→ chooses the take the microphone records into. · I · II · III — three fold stages in series, each an XY pad. · The net — how many takes, who plays, how they are read, when they swap. · FREEZE — one moment held as a chord. · BREAK — cuts and rewrites the files. · LOOP — one loop built from pieces of all of them. · TEXTURE — tape and disc: wow, flutter, hiss, skips, dropouts. · SEND — echo, room and sweep. · VOICE — the device reads a line of text aloud into a take of its own. · RADIO — internet radio as a source. · BASIC — one key: four takes, one heard, one listening, swapping every couple of seconds. · DRIFT — the pads and knobs move by themselves. iPhone and iPad, in landscape. Your recordings stay on the device.

Screenshots

Wind Chimes4 screens
Monandaeg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wind Chimes at every 3 days against Monandaeg's every 8 days. Wind Chimes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Wind Chimes costs $4.99 and Monandaeg $4.99 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 Wind Chimes against 5.0 for Monandaeg. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wind Chimes ships an update every 3 days, Monandaeg every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wind Chimes versus Monandaeg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind ChimesMonandaeg
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCem OlcayKei Odaka

Customer experience

Wind Chimes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Monandaeg

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wind Chimes

No in-app purchases

None

Monandaeg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wind Chimes free?
Wind Chimes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monandaeg free?
Monandaeg costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wind Chimes or Monandaeg?
Wind Chimes and Monandaeg are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Wind Chimes or Monandaeg have ads?
Neither Wind Chimes nor Monandaeg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wind Chimes or Monandaeg?
Wind Chimes ships an update every 3 days, and Monandaeg every 8 days. Most recently, Wind Chimes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Monandaeg on November 6, 2026.

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