Comparison

Wilsonic vs sinusedo

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

sinusedo

This app is a versatile sinewave synthesizer available as a standalone application and AUv3 plugin. It offers two independent keyboards with extensive control over note parameters, polyphony, and modulation, supporting MIDI input for external control.

Highlights
  • Dual independent keyboards
  • Microtonal tuning
  • Ring modulator per voice
  • Adjustable polyphony (up to 144 voices)
  • MIDI input support
  • Note deviation display (cents)
  • Glide and velocity control
Features
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'sinusedo' is a sinewave synthesizer in standalone and AUv3 formats. It features two independent keyboards with: • 4 – 72 keys (voices, steps) per octave, each with its own ring modulator • maximum polyphony equal to the number of voices; max polyphony is 144 voices • 1 – 4 octave range, covering the frequency range of about 8 – 4200 Hz • display with note number (from C), note name, frequency (in Hz), and deviation from 12-TET (in cents) • two sections per keyboard: upper for non-sustained notes, gliding, and velocity; lower for sustained notes and modulation rate • mute button to stop/start all sound • delete/panic button to erase all notes • glide button for smooth sweeps across keyboard frequency range • modulation on/off button • slider to set initial velocity and modulation levels • slider to change velocity and modulation rates for all notes on the keyboard proportionally and to show current velocity and mod rate levels • button to toggle keyboard visibility. sinusedo supports MIDI input from external sources to control each keyboard independently. Supported devices: iPad, iPhone

Screenshots

Wilsonic4 screens
sinusedo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wilsonic at Free against sinusedo's $3.99. Wilsonic also leads on ratings volume (66 vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). sinusedo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Wilsonic is free to download; sinusedo costs $3.99 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 — 4.8 for Wilsonic against 4.7 for sinusedo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wilsonic has 66 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Wilsonic's written reviews are positive against 100% of sinusedo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wilsonic ships an update monthly, sinusedo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wilsonic versus sinusedo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWilsonicsinusedo
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (66 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus SatelliteAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

Wilsonic

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

sinusedo

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wilsonic

No in-app purchases

None

sinusedo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wilsonic free?
Wilsonic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is sinusedo free?
sinusedo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wilsonic or sinusedo?
Wilsonic is rated higher. Wilsonic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while sinusedo averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Wilsonic or sinusedo have ads?
Neither Wilsonic nor sinusedo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wilsonic or sinusedo?
Wilsonic ships an update monthly, and sinusedo weekly. Most recently, Wilsonic was updated on October 14, 2026 and sinusedo on September 28, 2026.

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