Electron ECHO mini piano vs midifruuze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electron ECHO mini piano
Experience a simulated musical toy from the 1980s, complete with authentic synthesized sounds and optional battery depletion detuning. Learn classic and modern melodies with a free songbook and enjoy features like reverb and octave shifts.
- Simulated 1980s musical toy
- Authentic synthesizer sound
- Optional battery depletion detuning
- Free songbook with melodies
- Reverb effect
- Octave down shift
- Sub-oscillator for bass tones
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Electron ECHO mini piano is a simulated version of a popular musical toy from the 1980's. Just like the real thing, it (optionally) detunes as your battery depletes! Includes a FREE songbook with instructions for classic and modern melodies and an extensive essay on the original device. IT'S A SYNTH Modeled after the original device sound through wave shape analysis. No cheap samples, it's a synthesizer! FREE SONGBOOK Includes free songbook. Learn how to play your favorite melodies. More songs added in future updates, free of charge! FOUR SKIN COLORS Choose your favorite color from four available skins! REVERB EFFECT Pretend you're playing in a large hall! BACKGROUND AUDIO Play along with music from iTunes, Spotify or any other music app you might use! OCTAVE DOWN Too pitchy sounding for ya? With the flip of a switch you can tune the keyboard down by one full octave! SUB-OSCILLATOR Want to get a bit of electro bass going? Optionally add a square wave sound tuned one octave below the notes you play! Get your retro on, get back to the 80's with Electron ECHO mini piano NOW!
midifruuze
Capture and replay MIDI data with various playback modes. This tool allows for live manipulation of MIDI notes, offering creative control for musicians and producers. It functions as a standalone app or an Audio Unit extension.
- Live MIDI data capture
- 10-second MIDI buffer
- Scrub Pitch playback
- Scrub Velocity playback
- Freeze playback mode
- Hit playback mode
- Standalone and AUv3 support
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midifruuze is a live midi sampler and effect This app allows you to capture recent 10 seconds of incoming MIDI data and replay it using different available playback modes Currently this app supports all channel messages; MIDI SysEx, System Common and Realtime messages are not supported Playback modes: * "Scrub Pitch” / “Scratch Pitch”: Transposes notes according to touch vertical position; keeps note velocity. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * "Scrub Velocity” / “Scratch Velocity”: Changes note velocity according to touch vertical position. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * “Freeze” Repeats selected note according to rate selected by touch position. Vertical touch position changes velocity * "Hit": plays single note when pressed; vertical position changes velocity Standalone and AUv3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Electron ECHO mini piano at 93% against midifruuze's 50%. Electron ECHO mini piano also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). midifruuze's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Electron ECHO mini piano costs $1.99 and midifruuze $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Electron ECHO mini piano holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Electron ECHO mini piano's written reviews are positive against 50% of midifruuze's.
Electron ECHO mini piano ships an update every 2 months, midifruuze every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electron ECHO mini piano | midifruuze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emil Korngold | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
Electron ECHO mini piano
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In-app purchases
Electron ECHO mini piano
No in-app purchases
midifruuze
No in-app purchases
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