Comparison

Dedalus vs SoundBow

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

Head to head
About

Dedalus

This app manipulates audio in real-time using a network of delay lines. It offers a wide range of effects, from ambient echoes to rhythmic pulsations and noise, with extensive processing options.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio mangling
  • Granulated and modulated delay lines
  • Filters, dynamic processors, and saturation
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
  • Built-in stereo sampler
  • LFO for parameter control
  • MIDI and network control
Features
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Dedalus Delay is a real time audio mangler. A network of delay lines is continually granulated and modulated, producing a labyrinth of echoes, which are further processed by filters, dynamic processors and saturation modules. Dedalus can produce a wide variety of effects, from reverb-like ambiences to evolving resonation, from rhythmic pulsation to chaotic layering, from subtle chorusing to pure noise. Main Features: - Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support (sender and FX) - Multiple delay lines with feedback and granulation - Signal saturation - Built In Stereo Sampler with varispeed - Control Manager LFO for Parameters - Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers - File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy - Snapshot Presets Morphing Pad - Post Fx Chain: Low-shelf Filter, High-shelf and Compressor

About

SoundBow

Create music by drawing curves and gestural movements on a clean interface. Record your own sounds, build melodies, and export compositions as audio files. This app offers a unique, interactive approach to music production.

Highlights
  • Drawing-based music creation
  • Gesture-based sound manipulation
  • Record and use own sounds
  • Export compositions as audio
  • Rescale instrument elements
Features
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SoundBow is a drawing based music instrument with a clean and simple visual interface. You can create music by drawing curves over the screen with lines and gestural movements. Apart from drawing, you can rescale your instrument by moving graphical elements around. Record your own sounds through the microphone and start creating melodies, soundscapes with your own voice. If you wish, you can also export your composition as an audio file. "Touch-based mobile devices allowed interactive, gesture-based music production to hit the masses. So far, this type of musical creation hasn't exactly taken the world by storm. But SoundBow, a drawing-based musical instrument app, should shake things up a little bit with its clean, minimal visual interface and mesmerizing potential for complex, loop-based music production." - The Creators Project "Binaura bring their beautiful SoundBow app to iOS at last. It is a gorgeous instrument with huge possibilities for expression and creativity. I think that in many ways these are the kinds of apps that iOS was made for." - Palm Sounds SoundBow is made with free and open source tools. The interface is built with OpenFrameworks. The sound engine is made with SodaLib, a free Data Sonification Library built on top of libPd (Pure Data).

Screenshots

Dedalus4 screens
SoundBow2 screens

Verdict

The call

Dedalus and SoundBow both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Dedalus's written reviews are positive against 63% of SoundBow's. Dedalus also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 13). SoundBow's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Dedalus costs $5.99 and SoundBow $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dedalus against 4.7 for SoundBow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Dedalus's written reviews are positive against 63% of SoundBow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dedalus ships an update every 4 months, SoundBow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dedalus versus SoundBow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDedalusSoundBow
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (41 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews — better63.3% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmazing NoisesAgoston Nagy

Customer experience

Dedalus

All ratings41 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.7%

SoundBow

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative23.3%

In-app purchases

None

Dedalus

No in-app purchases

None

SoundBow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dedalus free?
Dedalus costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundBow free?
SoundBow costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dedalus or SoundBow?
SoundBow is rated higher. Dedalus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while SoundBow averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Dedalus or SoundBow have ads?
Neither Dedalus nor SoundBow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dedalus or SoundBow?
Dedalus ships an update every 4 months, and SoundBow every 2 months. Most recently, Dedalus was updated on November 1, 2026 and SoundBow on November 11, 2026.

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