Refraktions vs Moon Echo
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.
Moon Echo
This free music app simulates echoes using the moon as a radio wave reflector. It creates unique, lively, and lo-fi effects modulated by celestial movements, offering a playful tool for both musicians and space enthusiasts.
- Moon-based echo simulation
- Lo-fi musical effect
- Celestial modulation
- Space education tool
- AUv3 and Standalone support
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In our seventh collaboration with Berlin-based musician Hainbach we listen to the stars: Moon Echo is a free to download delay based on a communications technique that uses our closest cosmic neighbor, the moon, as a reflector for radio waves. This results in some rather crunchy and lively echoes, modulated by the movement of Earth and moon. The moon's surface is an imperfect mirror and creates artifacts, unlike any other echo technique. Moon Echo is both a musical lo-fi effect and a playful tool for teaching about space. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Moon Echo at Free against Refraktions's $5.99. Moon Echo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Moon Echo is free to download; Refraktions costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Moon Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Refraktions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moon Echo's.
| Parameter | Refraktions | Moon Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Snell | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Refraktions
Moon Echo
In-app purchases
Refraktions
No in-app purchases
Moon Echo
No in-app purchases
