iSymphonic Orchestra vs Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSymphonic Orchestra
This app provides sophisticated, realistic orchestral sounds for musicians. Connect a MIDI keyboard to your device to access a wide range of instruments for live performance or composition. It supports advanced audio and MIDI connections with other apps.
- Realistic orchestral instrument sounds
- MIDI keyboard connectivity
- Audio Unit and Inter-App Audio support
- Low latency audio engine
- Integrated effects with presets
- MIDI recording and playback
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The ultimate orchestra sound app for sophisticated musicians by award-winning sound designer Kurt Ader, designed as professional sound module for your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch by connecting an external MIDI keyboard, using the Apple USB camera adapter or another adapter supported by Apple.¹ Listen to the demo videos on our product website! This app supports Audio Unit and Inter-App Audio for audio & MIDI connections from/to other audio apps, as well as Bluetooth LE MIDI ! iSymphonic Orchestra was designed with the goal to deliver you superb, extremely realistic and stunning orchestra sounds, instantly with the first key being pressed by you on your MIDI keyboard. Just select a sound and you are ready for your live performance or for a boost of creativity while composing new songs. The sounds used in this app were explicitly recorded to fulfill these requirements and involved several months of recording and post processing under supervision of Kurt Ader and included a variety of innovative, new recording techniques. So far these sounds were only available to very few, famous movie composers. Now they are finally available for the first time to everybody. The supreme quality of these sounds, combined with the unique way they were recorded and assembled, gives us confidence that you haven't heard anything comparable as of to date, even not on Mac or PC. 25 Sounds included with base App: • Orchestra Strings Spiccato & Legato 1 - 4 • Orchestra Strings Slow 1 - 3 • Chamber Arco Strings • Legato Orchestra Strings 1 • Full Sordino Strings 1 - 2 • Legato Orchestra • Staccato Orchestra 1 - 3 • Tremolo Orchestra • Pizzicato Strings • Full Strings • Tremolo Strings • All Brass 1 - 2 • Trombone Section • Cello & Woodwinds • Horns & Strings • Full Legato Orchestra 297 additional sounds available as 15 optional in-app purchase sound sets: „Pro-", „Arpa-", „Canto-", „Boato-", „Vento-", „Ottone-", „Voce-", „Varia-", „Perla-", „Aulos-", „Keys-", „Cupra-", „Organ-", „Tosca-" and „Corda Sound Set". You find a detailed sound list & demo videos on our product website. General Features: • Low latency disk streaming. • Very efficient audio engine. • Polyphony of several hundred stereo voices.² • Audio latency down to 1 ms. • Integrated effects with 18 presets. • 16 parts. • Scale Tuning & Master Tune. • MIDI velocity response curve editor. • App States: Save app's entire state as user presets. • Interactive, easy & quick sound finder. • App can keep running in the background, so you can play on your keyboard while e.g. using Safari or another app to display scores or surfing the Internet. • Hermode Tuning: Imitates the tuning behavior of well educated musicians of i.e. orchestras and choirs. • Audio Unit v3 Plugin included. • Supports Apple's "Inter-App Audio" (IAA) system. • Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable. MIDI Player / Recorder: • Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format. • Share your songs easily as audio file. • Unlimited amount of tracks. • Configurable MIDI channel per track. • Unlimited recording and playback length. • Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail). • Metronome • Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time and learn your favorite songs easily. ¹ For more information about supported adapters and MIDI keyboards, please visit our product website. ² Sounds are using several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website. Anti-Spy Commitment: We take your privacy very seriously. None of our apps contain so called „spy” behaviors and we committed ourself to a very high privacy standard. For more information read our „Privacy Policy for Mobile Apps”.
Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome
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Hear it. See it. Feel it. Flummi Metronome turns every beat into something you can sense three ways at once: a click, a bouncing ball, and a haptic tap — so you never lose the beat, even in a loud rehearsal room or with headphones in. The ball falls and rises exactly with the tempo, accelerating on the way down and slowing on the way up, so you can see the beat coming before it lands — not just react after you hear it. The haptic tap is carefully calibrated for precision, firing in sync with the sound and the ball so what you feel, hear, and see always land together — not just close, but on the beat. Features: - Bouncing-ball visual metronome - Precision-calibrated haptic feedback - Three click sounds: Click, Wood, Cowbell - Time signatures from 2/4 to 7/8 - Subdivisions: quarter, eighth, triplet, 16th notes - Latency offset for Bluetooth headphones - Two-bar count-in - Keep-screen-on while practicing - Tempo range from Largo to Prestissimo Simple, precise, and built to keep you exactly on the beat — no matter the situation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome at Free against iSymphonic Orchestra's $9.99. Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). iSymphonic Orchestra's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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
Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome is free to download; iSymphonic Orchestra costs $9.99 up front. iSymphonic Orchestra sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.
iSymphonic Orchestra ships an update every 2 months, Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSymphonic Orchestra | Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (103 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte | Justus Beyer |
Bugs and requests
iSymphonic Orchestra
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when using multiple AU instances in AUM
- GarageBand integration fails during export and audio merging
- Audio cuts out or plays only partially during export
- Track deletion causes complete app crash and data loss
- Reverberation artifacts on specific notes (C4, C5)
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- Loud distortion spikes occurring randomly
- MIDI keyboard connection freezes or stops working
- Settings menu becomes garbled with accessibility features enabled
- App freezes when connecting to certain MIDI controllers
- Audiobus compatibility issues despite advertised support
- Sound packs fail to download or load correctly
- Stuck MIDI notes when changing channels with pedal depressed
- Glitching and connection loss in multi-instance setups
- Export functionality broken in GarageBand AU version
Requested features
15 requests- Ability to hide unowned sound packs for easier navigation
- Zoom function for keyboard section
- Adjustable attack and release envelope controls
- Filter to show only owned sounds
- Dedicated save/record/play controls on main screen
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- Bundle pricing option for all sound packs
- Separate woodwinds, horns, and strings-only IAP options
- Improved AU plugin UI closer to standalone version
- Microphone placement and mixing options like Spitfire Labs
- Favorites or custom sound folders
- Better orchestral percussion sounds
- Ability to import files from device without USB
- Export preset functionality between devices
- All-off MIDI signal for all channels simultaneously
- Cheaper entry-level sound pack bundle
Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iSymphonic Orchestra
- Arpa Sound Set$8.99
- Vento Sound Set$8.99
- Pro Sound Set$11.99
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- Canto Sound Set$11.99
- Boato Sound Set$11.99
- Voce Sound Set$11.99
- Varia Sound Set$11.99
- Aulos Sound Set$11.99
- Perla Sound Set$11.99
- Cupra Sound Set$16.99
- Corda Sound Set$16.99
- Keys Sound Set$24.99
Flummi Visual+Haptic Metronome
No in-app purchases
Questions
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