Refraktions vs SL Air
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.
SL Air
Enhance your audio with this AUv3 effect, designed to add brightness, presence, and stereo width. Achieve a polished top-end for vocals, drums, samples, and full mixes with intuitive controls and a motion display.
- Controlled brightness (Air & Lift)
- Smoother high-frequency detail (Silk)
- Stereo expansion (Wide)
- Polished finish (Glow)
- Audio-reactive motion display
- Factory and user presets
- AUv3 support
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SL Air is a streamlined AUv3 audio effect for adding brightness, presence, stereo width and a polished top end to vocals, drums, samples and mixes. • Air and Lift for controlled brightness • Silk for smoother high-frequency detail • Wide for stereo expansion • Glow for a polished finish • Audio-reactive motion display • Factory presets and local user presets • AUv3 support for compatible iPad music hosts Works as a standalone preview app and as an AUv3 effect in GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, BeatMaker 3 and other compatible hosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SL Air at 5.0 against Refraktions's 4.5. SL Air also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Refraktions's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and price ($5.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Refraktions costs $5.99 and SL Air $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SL Air 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refraktions ships an update every 2 months, SL Air weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refraktions | SL Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Snell | VIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV |
Customer experience
Refraktions
SL Air
In-app purchases
Refraktions
No in-app purchases
SL Air
No in-app purchases
