Refraktions vs HearSonic
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.
HearSonic
Transform your listening experience with this audio processor. It enhances live audio for outdoor headphone use, offering spectral feedback and tonal shifts. Save custom soundscapes and record past moments with history recording.
- Band-selective spectral feedback
- Sound Field sphere shaping
- History Recording
- On-device motion sensor integration
- MIDI In for parameter control
- AUv3 plugin support
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HearSonic is a reactive granular processor with band-selective spectral feedback for live audio, built primarily for outdoor headphone listening. It also works as an AUv3 effect on instruments and recordings in a host. It combines several processing chains to produce rich overlays and warm or dark tonal shifts in received audio which transforms user's listening environment. - shape the sound with Sound Field sphere, Dark & Bright amounts, and many parameters - parameters sets can be saved in a session - standalone works with default microphone input only (you need headphones, otherwise the processing will not start) - has 'History Recording' with configurable length which runs continuously and allows capturing past moments - On device motion sensors can be used for sound field movement - MIDI In for chosen parameter - works as AU plugin in audio hosts with adjusted input signal processing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HearSonic at 5.0 against Refraktions's 4.5. HearSonic also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Refraktions's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 2) and price ($5.99 vs $7.99). 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 HearSonic $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HearSonic 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refraktions ships an update every 2 months, HearSonic every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Refraktions | HearSonic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Snell | r6 appz |
Customer experience
Refraktions
HearSonic
In-app purchases
Refraktions
No in-app purchases
HearSonic
No in-app purchases
