Refraktions vs Lick Transposer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refraktions
This app is an 8-track generative MIDI sequencer that uses AI to create personalized loops based on user input over time. It offers a unique approach to music creation, adapting to individual preferences.
- 8-track generative MIDI sequencing
- Artificial intelligence processing
- Time-based input adaptation
- Personalized loop creation
- User-tailored output
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Refraktions is an 8-track generative MIDI sequencer with artificial intelligence that processes input over time to create loops tailored to each individual user.
Lick Transposer
Easily create musical phrases using a piano or microphone and instantly transpose them to all 12 keys. Save your transpositions as formatted images for practice. Customize interval and direction preferences in the settings.
- Create musical phrases via piano or microphone
- Transpose to all 12 keys
- Switch between Bass and Treble Clef
- Save transpositions as formatted images
- Customize interval and direction preferences
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Create a lick(musical phrase) using the on screen piano or audio from microphone and immediately transpose it to all 12 keys. Switch between Bass and Treble Clef by tapping the Clef in the Lick creator. Save the transpositions easily to a formatted image for practice. Select the interval and direction preferences from the Settings. This app is intended to be simple and intuitive, but more features will be added later. Send feedback for what features you would like to see!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lick Transposer at 5.0 against Refraktions's 4.5. Lick Transposer also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Refraktions's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
Refraktions costs $5.99 and Lick Transposer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lick Transposer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refraktions has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Refraktions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lick Transposer's.
Refraktions ships an update every 2 months, Lick Transposer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refraktions | Lick Transposer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Snell | Jeff Taboloff |
Customer experience
Refraktions
Lick Transposer
In-app purchases
Refraktions
No in-app purchases
Lick Transposer
No in-app purchases
