Smilophone vs iDousyn Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smilophone
This app uses facial recognition to generate music based on your emotions. Express yourself through happy or sad sounds, and control the tone with your eyebrows. Create unique musical pieces simply by showing your face.
- Facial expression to music conversion
- Emotional intelligence powered by Affectiva
- Tone control via eyebrow movement
- Real-time music generation
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Smilophone - music is in your face! Using emotional intelligence powered by Affectiva, Smilophone converts your expressions into music. Hold your iPhone or iPad up so it can see your face, and the music will play. Happy faces make happy sounds, sad faces make sad sounds. Raise or lower your eyebrows to raise or lower the tone. Have fun and make music as beautiful as you are!
iDousyn Lite
This app transforms your device into a versatile musical instrument, offering a wide range of high-quality sounds and intuitive tools for creating melodies and harmonies. Explore authentic pianos, basses, guitars, and more with innovative features like Chord Pads and DSP effects.
- 8-Octave Virtual Keyboard
- Chord Pads with Strum Options
- High-Fidelity Oscillators
- DSP Effects (Reverb, Delay, EQ)
- Dual-Channel Sound Blending
- MIDI Controller Support
- Export to WAV, AIFF, CAF, M4A
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful virtual synthesizer and sample-based instrument. Play authentic pianos, basses, guitars, drums, leads, pads, and synths with high-quality samples. Perfect for creating melodies, performing live, or exploring musical ideas on the go. At the core of iDousyn Lite is the innovative Chord Pads system. Build rich harmonies from the virtual keyboard — from simple triads to complex chord stacks. Colored keys highlight every note so you can clearly see how chords are constructed. Shape rhythm with Strum Options (Normal, Up, Down, Up/Down, Down/Up) and fine-tune timing with Rate and Delay controls, or loop chords for continuous play. Key Features • 8-Octave Virtual Keyboard – Expandable key sizes with low-latency external MIDI controller support. • Chord Pads – 5 programmable pads per channel for fast visual chord building and harmonic exploration. • High-Fidelity Oscillators – Craft vivid synth leads, punchy basses, and electronic tones. • Professional Filters – Low-Pass, High-Pass, Band-Pass, High Shelf, and Low Shelf with full Cutoff & Resonance control. • Studio Effects – Reverb, Delay, Parametric EQ, Compressor, and Peak Limiter. • Dual-Channel Engine – 2 independent layers with Octave, Semitone, Cents, Pan, and Level controls. • Full MIDI Support – Connect external MIDI controllers with custom key mapping. • Export & Share – Record in high-quality WAV, AIFF, CAF, or M4A with full AudioShare compatibility. Sound Library • 77 carefully crafted presets across 11 categories: Bass, Chords, Drums, Guitars, Instruments, Leads, Pads, Orchestral, SFX, Plucked, and Synth (7 unique presets per category). Download iDousyn Lite today and turn your mobile device into a portable music production studio!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smilophone at 5.0 against iDousyn Lite's 4.4. Smilophone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). iDousyn Lite's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (699 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. iDousyn Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smilophone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smilophone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDousyn Lite has 699 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Smilophone's written reviews are positive against 36% of iDousyn Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smilophone ships an update every 11 months, iDousyn Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smilophone | iDousyn Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (699 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 699 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Booth | Jorge Lozada |
Customer experience
Smilophone
iDousyn Lite
Bugs and requests
Smilophone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iDousyn Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Piano audio continues playing when switching to other instruments
- App locks up until user submits a review
- Frequent pop-ups and ads interrupt functionality
Requested features
1 request- Ringtone customization options
In-app purchases
Smilophone
No in-app purchases
iDousyn Lite
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Smilophone free?
Is iDousyn Lite free?
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