Comparison

Gamelan Gender vs AxeModes

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

Head to head
About

Gamelan Gender

This app is an iOS implementation of a Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, a 10-key metallophone. It offers tunable keys, Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support, and MIDI file playback for learning and practice.

Highlights
  • Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support
  • MIDI file player
  • Animated keys for learning
  • Sampled sound bank
  • Customizable key tuning
  • Looping and tempo control
  • Two touch play modes
Features
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iOS implementation of Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, tunable and now with Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support! Gender Wayang is a 10-key metallophone, coming in pairs, most be doubled from an other pair one octave higher, tuned in Slendro scale. As Gender Wayang is played with two panggul (mallets) - other than the Gangsa in Gong Kebyar - two player together play the melody (left hand) and the interlocking parts kotekan (right hand) as a complete „mini“ Gamelan. •Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support •Remote trigger for Audiobus Remote •MIDI file player •Animated keys for „traditional" learning •Sound bank sampled from real instruments •Keys assignable to midi notes (adjust to your MIDI file) •Tune it to your real instruments •Mathematical tuning system, only 5 keys have to be defined •Calculated tuning can be overwritten, and each of the 40 keys frequency can be defined •Loop parts for practicing, increase/decrease tempo on every reloop •Set tempo changes, to for example accelerate each repetition... •Change tuning to pelog scale and use it for Gong Kebyar practicing as well, create your own 10 key tunings.... •MIDI input (Core MIDI, physical and virtual, Audiobus 3) •Two touch play modes: gamelan style (strike and damp) and piano style (touch and release)

About

AxeModes

This app helps guitarists learn various musical modes and scales from any root note. It features a dynamic fretboard, scale degree visualization, and audio playback for each note, along with chord accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Learn major, minor, and other scale modes
  • Dynamic fretboard display
  • Color-code and show/hide scale degrees
  • Hear individual note sounds
  • Play chord accompaniment
  • Context-sensitive help
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Learn all the associated Modes of the Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Major, Hexatonic, Pentatonic, and Diminished Scales. Starting from any Root Note. (Hundreds and hundreds of combinations!) Dynamically generated Fretboard. Show between 2 and 22 Frets at a time. Color code any Scale Degree(s). Show or hide any Scale Degree(s). Click on any Note to hear what it sounds like. Play Chord accompaniment for any Scale/Mode/Root combination. Context sensitive help available on every screen.

Screenshots

Gamelan Gender4 screens
AxeModes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AxeModes at every 4 days against Gamelan Gender's every 2 months. Gamelan Gender's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Gamelan Gender costs $2.99 and AxeModes $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gamelan Gender against 5.0 for AxeModes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gamelan Gender ships an update every 2 months, AxeModes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gamelan Gender versus AxeModes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamelan GenderAxeModes
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtmar KramisJoseph Svantner

Customer experience

Gamelan Gender

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

AxeModes

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

In-app purchases

None

Gamelan Gender

No in-app purchases

None

AxeModes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gamelan Gender free?
Gamelan Gender costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AxeModes free?
AxeModes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gamelan Gender or AxeModes?
Gamelan Gender and AxeModes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gamelan Gender or AxeModes have ads?
Neither Gamelan Gender nor AxeModes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gamelan Gender or AxeModes?
Gamelan Gender ships an update every 2 months, and AxeModes every 4 days. Most recently, Gamelan Gender was updated on October 26, 2026 and AxeModes on October 24, 2026.

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