Comparison

KAGARIBI vs MidiCanvas

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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.

About

MidiCanvas

Create music by dragging and dropping notes onto a staff. Compose with four instrument tracks and one percussion track, each with adjustable volume, instrument choice, and transposition. Save your compositions as MIDI files.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop note placement
  • Four instrument tracks
  • One percussion track
  • Adjustable volume and transposition per track
  • Color-coded instrument tracks
  • MIDI export
Read full description

Tune Canvas gives you a palette of musical notes and rests that you can drag on to a staff. You can play 4 instruments and one percussion track simultaneously. Each instrument track is color coded. You can control the volume, instrument and transpose each track separately. Tune Canvas can export your musical creation to a midi file. The only time an Ad is played is when you save/load a file.

Screenshots

KAGARIBI4 screens
MidiCanvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MidiCanvas at 5.0 against KAGARIBI's 4.5. MidiCanvas also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). KAGARIBI's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KAGARIBI ships an update every 2 days, MidiCanvas every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KAGARIBI versus MidiCanvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKAGARIBIMidiCanvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode and DESIGN incMitra Geeban

Customer experience

KAGARIBI

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

MidiCanvas

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

In-app purchases

None

KAGARIBI

No in-app purchases

None

MidiCanvas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KAGARIBI free?
KAGARIBI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MidiCanvas free?
MidiCanvas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KAGARIBI or MidiCanvas?
MidiCanvas is rated higher. KAGARIBI averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MidiCanvas averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do KAGARIBI or MidiCanvas have ads?
MidiCanvas shows ads; KAGARIBI does not.
Which is updated more often, KAGARIBI or MidiCanvas?
KAGARIBI ships an update every 2 days, and MidiCanvas every 6 days. Most recently, KAGARIBI was updated on October 25, 2026 and MidiCanvas on October 26, 2026.

Other comparisons