Comparison

Wilsonic vs Pegboard

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

Head to head
About

Wilsonic

Explore new musical possibilities beyond the 12-note scale. This app provides access to unique tuning systems and scale designs, allowing you to discover and create never-before-heard music. No prior music theory knowledge is needed to experiment with these innovative tonal worlds.

Highlights
  • Access Ervin Wilson's tuning research
  • Explore 12-note scale alternatives
  • Discover new melodic patterns and harmonies
  • Export scales as Scala files
  • Share favorite scales
  • Audiobus 2.3.x compatible
Features
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Wilsonic is your portal to new musical universes. Ervin Wilson's 65 years of tuning research and discovery are now at your fingertips. By touching, hearing, and feeling Wilson's designs you can intuitively break free of the limits of the 12 note scale used by historical musical instruments such as the piano and guitar to pioneer new music never-before heard by mankind. No previous knowledge of music theory is required. These tonal worlds are based on an entirely unique mode of thought that has little to do with historical musical thinking. The app features Wilson's most profound scale designs. Your hands and ears naturally find new melodic patterns and harmonies that touch on those feelings and emotions you couldn't find before. When you find that perfect scale export it as a Scala file to tune up your favorite software synthesizers. Share your favorite scales with your friends. This version of Wilsonic has the scales "Moments Of Symmetry", Co-Prime Grid, Tetrany Major, Hexany, Tetrany Minor, Mandala (Hexany Stellate), Tetradic Diamond, Hexany Diamond, Aggregate Rotations of Euler Genus 4, Eikosany, Partch 43, Harmonic Spiral, Highland Bagpipes, and Recurrence Relations. Wilsonic is Audiobus 2.3.x compatible.

About

Pegboard

This app offers an intuitive mobile wavetable synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. It features a harmonic table keyboard layout that highlights scales for easy improvisation and chord playing. The free version provides extensive sound design capabilities, while a pro upgrade unlocks MIDI controller functionality.

Highlights
  • Harmonic table keyboard layout
  • Scale highlighting for improvisation
  • Virtual analog filter
  • 8-voice polyphony
  • 7 effect modules
  • 16-row modulation matrix
  • MIDI over USB (Pro)
Features
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Pegboard is a mobile synth designed to make playing music more intuitive. The app is a full-featured mobile subtractive synthesizer with a virtual analog filter. Use it as a melody writing app, music scale finder, or just as a MIDI keyboard controller. How you use it is completely up to you. The keyboard is arranged in a harmonic table layout. Scales you choose are highlighted for easy improvisation. Each chord has a simple shape that is the same in every key. This layout greatly simplifies playing chords, borrowing chords, and modulating between keys. Music theory apps tend to impose constraints and can be uninspiring. Pegboard will give you an intuitive feel for harmony and allow you to come up with your own amazing riffs all through improvisation. Most of the app features are free. The synth is fully playable and programmable in the free version. Included in the free version: • Over 400 unique scales. • 70 factory presets. • 16-voice polyphony. • 4 oscillators. • 7 effect modules. • 16-row modulation matrix. • Unlimited use, no ads. Included in the pro version: • Unlimited saved presets. • MIDI over USB. The pro version is available as an in-app purchase. It will allow you to use the app as a MIDI controller. You can then connect the app to your DAW or another synthesizer.

Screenshots

Wilsonic4 screens
Pegboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wilsonic at 93% against Pegboard's 56%. Wilsonic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Pegboard's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pegboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wilsonic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wilsonic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wilsonic has 68 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Wilsonic's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pegboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wilsonic ships an update monthly, Pegboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wilsonic versus Pegboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWilsonicPegboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (68 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better10
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus SatelliteBrandon Murray

Customer experience

Wilsonic

All ratings66 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%

Pegboard

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Wilsonic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pegboard

One-time1
  • Pegboard Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Wilsonic free?
Wilsonic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pegboard free?
Pegboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wilsonic or Pegboard?
Wilsonic is rated higher. Wilsonic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Pegboard averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Wilsonic or Pegboard have ads?
Neither Wilsonic nor Pegboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wilsonic or Pegboard?
Wilsonic ships an update monthly, and Pegboard weekly. Most recently, Wilsonic was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pegboard on October 24, 2026.

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