Comparison

Chiptunes Pro vs MicroLag

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

Head to head
About

Chiptunes Pro

Create retro-style music by wiring together virtual electronic components. No prior electronics knowledge is required to build drum beats, basslines, and melodies. Enjoy a unique blend of circuit design and music creation.

Highlights
  • Create retro music with chips
  • Wire together circuits
  • Lay down drum beats, basslines, and tunes
  • No electronics knowledge needed
  • Audiobus support for live streaming
Features
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Winner of the "Most technically impressive" award in the Ray Wenderlich Readers' App Awards 2014! “I never knew how Chiptunes actually worked before playing around with this app. Very cool and definitely got me in a retro vibe!” – Ray Wenderlich “A crazy mashup of circuit design and music making: Wire together circuits to lay down some cool jams.” – Nick Lockwood “SPICE meets garage band.” – Erik Kerber Chiptunes Pro lets you make retro music the way it should be made - with chips! Build your circuit to lay down drum beats, basslines, and tunes. No knowledge of electronics needed! Chiptunes Pro includes all the components that are available in the free Chiptunes app, including those that are only available as in-app purchases. Chiptunes Pro also includes Audiobus support: stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps. See http://audiob.us for more information.

About

MicroLag

This audio processor allows precise delay time adjustments in exact sample counts. It offers long delay times and smooth toggling between dry and delayed signals, displaying the delay in milliseconds.

Highlights
  • Set delay time in exact samples
  • Long delay times (up to 1 second at 48KHz)
  • Smoothly toggle between dry and delayed signal
  • Displays actual delay time in milliseconds
  • AUv3 effects plugin
  • Standalone or host compatible
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MicroLag is a delay audio processor that allows you to set the delay time in an exact number of samples. While there are already quite a few sample delay plugins available, I couldn’t find one that quite fit my needs, so I made one. MicroLag allows you to set relatively long delay times, e.g. up to around 1 second at 48KHz sampling rate. You can also smoothly toggle between the delayed and bypassed / dry signal. Finally, the actual delay time in milliseconds (depending on the host sample rate) is displayed. That’s basically it! MicroLag is an AUv3 effects plugin that can run standalone, or in any AUv3 compatible host such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. MicroLag currently runs on iPadOS / iOS (iPad & iPhone) and macOS (Intel & Silicon) and is available as a Universal Purchase from the Apple App Store. If you’re planning on using MicroLag on Mac / desktop, please ensure that your favourite DAW / host supports AUv3 (not just AU).

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chiptunes Pro at Free against MicroLag's $1.99. Chiptunes Pro also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). MicroLag's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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

Chiptunes Pro is free to download; MicroLag costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicroLag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chiptunes Pro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chiptunes Pro versus MicroLag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChiptunes ProMicroLag
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon BoothRob Jackson

Customer experience

Chiptunes Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

MicroLag

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chiptunes Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MicroLag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chiptunes Pro free?
Chiptunes Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicroLag free?
MicroLag costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chiptunes Pro or MicroLag?
MicroLag is rated higher. Chiptunes Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MicroLag averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chiptunes Pro or MicroLag have ads?
Neither Chiptunes Pro nor MicroLag shows ads.

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