Comparison

PhaseRings vs Dented Audio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhaseRings

Create expressive music with intuitive touch gestures. Explore various sound schemes and generative composition tools to craft unique musical pieces. Supports MIDI and Audiobus for advanced integration.

Highlights
  • Expressive touch gesture music creation
  • Seven unique sound schemes
  • Generative composition engine
  • Customizable pitch compositions
  • Core MIDI support
  • AudioBus and Inter-App Audio support
Features
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PhaseRings is a musical instrument for performing expressive music with touch gestures. Anyone can create a beautiful piece of music with our sound schemes and generative composition engine! Each ring on the screen represents a different pitch, and you can tap and swirl on each ring to create combinations of long and short notes. The angle and size of your tap will change the timbre of the notes you create! New in version 3.0, PhaseRings is also an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin. Load it as an instrument in hosts like AUM, GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, and Cubasis — play the rings inside your host, run several instances at once, drive it from MIDI tracks, and record it through your host's effects. PhaseRings includes seven expressive "sound schemes" featuring percussive sounds like marimba and singing bowls as well as pure synth sounds like phase and string synthesis. Four "compositions" of pitches are included in the app, but you can also create your own custom composition by choosing three base notes and scales. PhaseRings will do the rest, generating a series of great setups from the harmony you choose! Features: - AUv3 Audio Unit instrument for AUM, GarageBand, Logic Pro, Cubasis, and other hosts - 7 sound schemes - 4 built-in compositions - Custom generative composition - 11 scales and modes - Core MIDI in and out for iOS MIDI accessories and MIDI-enabled apps - VoiceOver support and light/dark appearance

About

Dented Audio

Create and place custom sounds in your environment using augmented reality. Invent new audio with an integrated editor and trigger them in your space. Visuals dynamically react to your sound creations.

Highlights
  • Procedural audio generation
  • Augmented reality sound placement
  • Integrated sound editor
  • Dynamic visual reactions
  • Activator-based sound triggering
Features
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Create and scatter sounds all around your living space with the power of procedural audio and augmented reality! Invent new sounds in the sound editor and store your creations in “activators” that you can drag into your environment to be played. Dynamic visuals react to your sounds and spin out into your world! Please note that the augmented reality experience only works with devices with an A9 chip and above. Users with older devices can still use other features of the app.

Screenshots

PhaseRings3 screens
Dented Audio2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PhaseRings at 4.4 against Dented Audio's 3.7. PhaseRings also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Dented Audio's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhaseRings holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PhaseRings's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dented Audio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhaseRings ships an update every 5 months, Dented Audio monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhaseRings versus Dented Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseRingsDented Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles MartinRussell Savage

Customer experience

PhaseRings

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

Dented Audio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

PhaseRings

No in-app purchases

None

Dented Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhaseRings free?
PhaseRings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dented Audio free?
Dented Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhaseRings or Dented Audio?
PhaseRings is rated higher. PhaseRings averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Dented Audio averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do PhaseRings or Dented Audio have ads?
Neither PhaseRings nor Dented Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhaseRings or Dented Audio?
PhaseRings ships an update every 5 months, and Dented Audio monthly. Most recently, PhaseRings was updated on July 7, 2026 and Dented Audio on June 4, 2026.

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