Comparison

Wilsonic vs Musizi

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

Musizi

Explore and create unique musical instruments by experimenting with sound, harmony, and texture. This app allows you to redefine musical systems, shape your own tones, and discover how structural changes transform harmony. Unlock the full version to save and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital instrument
  • Experiment with sound, harmony, and texture
  • Shape unique tones
  • Explore alternative note spacing
  • Visualize harmonic ratios
  • Overtone synthesis
  • Save and share setups (full version)
Features
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Musizi is a highly customizable digital instrument. Experiment with sound, harmony, and texture while discovering how musical systems actually work. Shape your own tones, explore unusual combinations, and create instruments that feel uniquely yours. Unlock the full version to save and share your setups. Have an idea? Leave a rating and send a feature request. Musizi grows with its users. --------------------------------------------------- Western music is built on historical decisions: A4 at 440 Hz. Twelve equal divisions of the octave. Five staff lines. Octaves starting on C. But none of these are natural laws. Musizi lets you rebuild music from the inside. Redefine how an octave is divided. Explore alternative note spacing. Visualize harmonic ratios. Shape sound through overtone synthesis. Discover how small structural changes transform harmony. Music didn’t have to be the way it is. With Musizi, you can find out why.

Screenshots

Wilsonic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wilsonic at 4.8 against Musizi's 1.0. Wilsonic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (68 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Musizi 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wilsonic has 68 ratings behind it against 1, 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 80% of Musizi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wilsonic versus Musizi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWilsonicMusizi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (68 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus Satelliteappricot

Customer experience

Wilsonic

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

Musizi

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wilsonic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Musizi

One-time1
  • Support Musizi Development$4.99

Questions

Is Wilsonic free?
Wilsonic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Musizi free?
Musizi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wilsonic or Musizi?
Wilsonic is rated higher. Wilsonic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Musizi averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wilsonic or Musizi have ads?
Neither Wilsonic nor Musizi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wilsonic or Musizi?
Wilsonic ships an update monthly, and Musizi monthly. Most recently, Wilsonic was updated on October 26, 2026 and Musizi on October 24, 2026.

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