Comparison

Octal vs Glyph Cube

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

Head to head
About

Octal

This app transforms your phone into a musical instrument with eight intuitive buttons that always create harmonious chords or notes. Easily record loops, layer beats, and arrange them into full songs. Explore a variety of sounds and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Eight-button chord/note interface
  • Loop recording and editing
  • Song arrangement
  • Diverse sound library
  • Undo/history functionality
  • Audio file sharing
Features
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Octal turns your phone into an instrument. The eight buttons play chords or notes that always go together, so whatever you press sounds like music. The bead under your other thumb changes their mood or behavior as you play. MAKE A LOOP Press record and play a few bars. Open the wheel, pick drums or a bass, and play over the top. Swipe over to the Loop Deck to see your loop and change it bar by bar. TURN LOOPS INTO A SONG Pinch the Loop Deck and chain your loops into a song. SOUNDS Synths, keys, drum kits, textures and acoustic instruments, a tap away on the wheel. NEVER LOSE AN EDIT Every edit is kept. The history tool lets you wind back to any of them. SHARE IT Send the mix as an audio file, or send the loop or song itself to a friend who has Octal. Making music in Octal is free, with four saved loops and one song. THE FULL VERSION One purchase, no subscription. MIDI and stems to finish your song in a DAW, MIDI out to play other synths, the bead lab to make and keep sounds of your own, and as many loops and songs as you like. PRIVACY Octal collects no data. The microphone is only on while you record a sound or play a Vocoder.

About

Glyph Cube

This pocket beat machine, shaped like a metallic cube, offers a unique way to create music. Spin it to access different instruments like a drum sequencer, melody roll, and sample slicer. Tap glyphs to build patterns and record your jams.

Highlights
  • Drum sequencer with 8 glyphs
  • Melody roll with scales
  • Sample slicer for playable pads
  • Record jams with mic
  • No account, ads, or tracking
Features
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Glyph Cube is a pocket beat machine shaped like a metallic cube. Each face is an instrument: a drum sequencer, a melody roll, and a sample slicer. Spin it to switch, tap glyphs to build a pattern, and flick it hard to watch your beat spiral across the faces. - Eight glowing drum glyphs: kick, snare, clap, hat, open hat, rim, tom, bell - Melody roll with scales and octave controls - Slice any sample into playable pads - Record your jams with the mic - No account, no ads, no tracking Spin the cube. Find the groove.

Screenshots

Octal4 screens
Glyph Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glyph Cube at none against Octal's 1. Glyph Cube also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Octal's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). 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

Both are free to download. Octal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glyph Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Octal against 5.0 for Glyph Cube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Octal ships an update daily, Glyph Cube every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Octal versus Glyph Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOctalGlyph Cube
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYAN JAMES,GALANG ELLIStodd cunningham

Customer experience

Octal

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

Glyph Cube

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Octal

One-time1
  • Octal, the full version$9.99
None

Glyph Cube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Octal free?
Octal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glyph Cube free?
Glyph Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Octal or Glyph Cube?
Octal and Glyph Cube are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Octal or Glyph Cube have ads?
Neither Octal nor Glyph Cube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Octal or Glyph Cube?
Octal ships an update daily, and Glyph Cube every 3 days. Most recently, Octal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Glyph Cube on November 6, 2026.

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