SonaQuill vs Liminal Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SonaQuill
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Type a few words. Get a finished track. SonaQuill turns a written idea into a complete song — lyrics, vocals, and instrumental — on your iPhone. Describe the mood, the genre, or the story you want, and SonaQuill writes the words, performs them, and hands back a track you can play, compare, and export. BRING AN IDEA, BRING YOUR WORDS, OR BRING NEITHER • Describe a song in plain language and let SonaQuill write the lyrics for you. • Bring lyrics you have already written and have them performed. • Skip the words entirely and generate an instrumental. COMPARE BEFORE YOU COMMIT On a paid plan, one generation can return up to four versions of the same idea. Switch between them without losing your place in the track, keep the take that works, and clear out the rest. Each version after the first costs 40% fewer credits than the first. BORROW THE SOUND OF YOUR OWN RECORDINGS On a Creator or Studio plan, add a style reference to a generation. Pick one of your earlier takes, or import audio or a video you recorded from Photos or Files, and SonaQuill shapes the new song's sound around it — its timbre, not its melody. Only add recordings you made yourself or have permission to use. References stay private to your account, and you can remove one at any time. A LIBRARY THAT STAYS PUT Projects and finished tracks are saved on your iPhone, so your library opens instantly and your work is there between sessions. Waveforms are drawn from the actual audio. EXPORT WHAT YOU MAKE Take a finished track out of SonaQuill as an audio file you can use in whatever you are building. PLANS Every plan runs on credits. One generation spends credits based on how long the track is, how many versions you ask for, and whether it has vocals. Free • 100 credits each month • One version per generation • Tracks up to 2 minutes Creator — $7.99 per month, or $66.99 per year • 1,200 credits each month • 4 versions per generation • Tracks up to 5 minutes • Separated stems and timed lyric files (.lrc and .srt) • Style reference — borrow the sound of your own recordings • Unused credits roll over for 60 days • Commercial use of the music you create Studio — $24.99 per month, or $209.99 per year • 4,000 credits each month • 4 versions per generation • Tracks up to 10 minutes • Separated stems and timed lyric files (.lrc and .srt) • Style reference — borrow the sound of your own recordings • Unused credits roll over for 60 days • Full commercial license, including broadcast and sub-licensing to clients Need more credits before your month is up? A one-off pack of 500 credits is available on any plan. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and renew until you cancel. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sonaquill.app/privacy PRIVACY You sign in with Sign in with Apple, so SonaQuill never receives or stores a password. Your prompts, lyrics, style references, and generated tracks are saved to your account so your library works across sessions, and they stay private to you — there is no feed, no sharing, and no other user can see your work. SonaQuill runs no advertising SDKs and does not track you across other apps or websites. SonaQuill is made by Omnia Data Analytics LLC.
Liminal Generator
Create ambient music and VHS-style visuals for evocative scenes. Generate melodies, add beats, and shape the sound and visuals to craft unique atmospheres. Render your creations into shareable videos.
- Generative ambient music creation
- Lo-fi drum loops and basslines
- Tactile sound and visual controls
- 23 bundled liminal scenes
- VHS-treated animated visuals
- Render to 2-minute videos
- Offline generation and processing
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Make music for places that feel like a memory. Free. No account. No ads. Liminal Generator pairs generative ambient music with VHS-treated images of quiet, empty spaces. Start a new melody, add a little bass or a lo-fi beat, and shape the sound until the scene feels right. CREATE YOUR OWN ATMOSPHERE • Generate warm chord progressions and sparse melodies on your iPhone. • Add optional basslines and choose from 10 lo-fi drum loops. • Shape tone, space, tape age, chorus, and speed with tactile controls. • Swipe through 23 bundled liminal scenes with animated VHS effects. MAKE A TWO-MINUTE VIDEO Render your selected scene and music into a square video with VHS texture, a retro timestamp, and a Liminal Generator watermark. When drums are enabled, occasional drum breaks let the keys and bass breathe. Save or share using the iOS share sheet. FREE TO EXPLORE All creative features are free. No account, ads, or subscription. Optional one-time tips support development and do not unlock features. Music and visuals are generated and processed on your device. Keep the app open while rendering. In-app purchases and some sharing destinations require an internet connection. Support: hello@thegapco.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Liminal Generator at every 2 days against SonaQuill's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. SonaQuill sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Liminal Generator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SonaQuill ships an update every 11 days, Liminal Generator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SonaQuill | Liminal Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Omnia Data Analytics LLC | GAPCO |
In-app purchases
SonaQuill
- Creator$7.991 Month
- Studio$24.991 Month
- Creator (Yearly)$66.991 Year
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- Studio (Yearly)$209.991 Year
- 500 Credits$7.99
Liminal Generator
- Small tip$1.99
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
- Keep the tapes rolling$9.99








