MetaLonsdale vs StringVest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaLonsdale
This app transforms your device into a collaborative musical instrument. Control sounds, looping, and autoplay features through intuitive tapping and swiping. Connect multiple devices on the same Wi-Fi to create synchronized musical performances.
- Collaborative musical instrument
- Tap and swipe sound control
- Sampled venue sounds
- Percussive sound array
- Looping function
- Autoplay feature
- Cross-device synchronization
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Metatone Lonsdale is a collaborative musical instrument created for a performance at Everything Nothing Projects at Lonsdale St Traders in Canberra, Australia. Tapping and swiping the screen controls sounds sampled from the venue as well as an array of percussive sounds. Switches control a "looping" function and an autoplay feature that triggers clusters of quiet sounds. The sounds and tonality of the instrument can be shuffled by pressing the "sounds" button When multiple devices running Metatone Lonsdale are on the same wifi network, the apps find each other automatically and control each others' tonality, looping and autoplay switches. Demo video of MetaLonsdale: http://youtu.be/QR4H2s0PjGQ
StringVest
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An electronic music groovebox for your iPad or iPhone, that has everything you need to make a track in one app, all tied together in time and in key. 3 instruments to get you rocking with saveable session states so you can come back and start where you left off. 1. A classic take on the 303 bassline synth, with its own generative sequencer and drive control to get super squelchy 2. A great sounding Karplus Strong physical modelling synth, that goes from bass guitar, up to singing leads 3. A Cutdown 808 and Linn drum sounding drum machine, with preset patterns to get you going without any fuss A built in tape recorder to record your jam Mixer with built in dub delay when you want things to get a bit spacey! All functions exposed to midi learn, so you can control via a midi controller, plus midi in and out for the 3 instruments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MetaLonsdale at Free against StringVest's $0.99. MetaLonsdale also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). StringVest's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On 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
MetaLonsdale is free to download; StringVest costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MetaLonsdale ships an update every 14 months, StringVest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaLonsdale | StringVest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Martin | Philip Vincent |
In-app purchases
MetaLonsdale
No in-app purchases
StringVest
No in-app purchases









