Comparison

Ripplizer vs Autony

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

Head to head
About

Ripplizer

Visualize sound as dynamic ripples on your screen. Reacts to music from your microphone or directly from files, with customizable colors and motion. Enjoy a serene visual experience without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Sound-to-ripple visualization
  • Microphone or song input
  • Customizable ripple colors and motion
  • External display support
  • On-screen controls for sensitivity and themes
  • Screen stays on
Features
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Sound is a wave in the air. Ripplizer lets you see it — as ripples spreading across water. Music from a speaker, an instrument you're playing, a clap of your hands: whatever reaches your iPhone or iPad's microphone, Ripplizer draws ripples in time with its rhythm. Put on some music and let it wash over the screen. RIPPLES THAT MOVE WITH THE MUSIC • Every beat and hit sets off a new ripple • Bass, mids and highs each have their own color and motion — bass rolls out slow and wide, highs stay small and light • The whole screen pulses on the beat, and ripples swell with the volume • Reacts the same whether the sound is quiet or loud • When all is quiet, a soft rain of ripples falls PLAY A SONG • Pick a song in the Files app and Ripplizer plays it, drawing ripples straight from the song • No microphone involved, so it reacts even while you listen through earphones or headphones SIMPLE TO USE • Tap anywhere to send out a ripple of your own • A tap also opens a small panel for sensitivity, color themes (Water, Sunset, Classic) and the sound source (microphone or a song) • The screen stays on while you watch • Connect an external display to show just the ripples on the big screen PRIVACY Microphone audio is analyzed on the spot and never recorded or saved. No network access, no ads, no accounts. Note: You can play music from the same device (for example in Apple Music) while using Ripplizer. It can't react while you listen through earphones or headphones, because the sound doesn't reach the microphone; pick a song from the Files app instead. Apple Music tracks are protected and can't be picked. Music playing on the same device may drop out for a moment when you open Ripplizer or switch to another app. iOS reconfigures audio input and output when the microphone starts or stops; playback itself keeps going.

About

Autony

This app generates evolving musical sequences using a MIDI signal. It can be constrained to scales and chords, transposed, and mutated for dynamic musical output. All controls are MIDI-automatable and it requires a host app to function.

Highlights
  • Generates evolving musical sequences
  • MIDI output for synths and hardware
  • Constrain sequences to scales and chords
  • On-the-fly transposition
  • Sequence mutation for dynamic evolution
  • MIDI automation of all controls
Features
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AUv3 Midi sequence generator which generates musical evolving sequences that you can further automate or modulate via midi. A clever algorithm creates a musical sequence which is output as a midi signal which can be used to drive a software synthesiser or a hardware device. Various settings allow the sequence to be constrained to scales and chords, transposed on the fly and also allowed to gently mutate giving an evolving sequence. All the controls can be modulated or automated via midi. Needs a AU host like AUM and generates no sound on its own. "My solution has been to make the equipment unreliable in various ways." - Brian Eno

Screenshots

Ripplizer4 screens
Autony2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Autony at 61% against Ripplizer's 0%. Autony also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). Ripplizer's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ripplizer is free to download; Autony costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autony holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autony has 39 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ripplizer's written reviews are positive against 61% of Autony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripplizer ships an update every 5 months, Autony every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ripplizer versus Autony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplizerAutony
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings339 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopericotPagefall limited

Customer experience

Ripplizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Autony

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

In-app purchases

None

Ripplizer

No in-app purchases

None

Autony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripplizer free?
Ripplizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autony free?
Autony costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ripplizer or Autony?
Autony is rated higher. Ripplizer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Autony averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Ripplizer or Autony have ads?
Neither Ripplizer nor Autony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripplizer or Autony?
Ripplizer ships an update every 5 months, and Autony every 5 days. Most recently, Ripplizer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Autony on October 24, 2026.

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