Comparison

glrkgl vs Low Poly Synth

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

Head to head
About

glrkgl

This application allows users to create robot noises using their phone. It aims to disrupt conversations with unique sound effects. Simply touch and dance to generate robot sounds.

Highlights
  • Robot noise generation
  • Interactive sound creation
  • Conversation disruption tool
  • Touch-based controls
  • Dance integration
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Make Robot Noises With Your Phone Most startups disrupt industries. glrkgl disrupts conversations. "TOUCH! DANCE! glrkgl."

About

Low Poly Synth

Generate unique, atmospheric melodic sounds with billions of presets. Explore new timbres through random generation or precise editing. Record and export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Billions of unique timbres
  • Random sound generation
  • MIDI control
  • Real-time audio recording
  • WAV and SunVox export
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3)
Features
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Low Poly Synth is a generator of melodic atmospheric sounds with billions of unique timbres. The app is built on modified synthesis algorithms from Fractal Bits, Relic Waves, and Relic Flow, with the addition of pure tone generation code. The sound space is divided into 4294967296 presets, each corresponding to a set of 8 sample textures. The volume of an individual sample can be adjusted in the top panel or via MIDI (Settings -> MIDI Mapping). The bottom panel is a classic musical keyboard that sets the note for the sounds in the set. Each note triggers all 8 samples at once - together they form a complex harmonic pattern that almost never repeats over time due to the different lengths of the looped fragments. Features: * search for new sounds with three buttons: next random set, edit code, previous set; each set of 8 sounds corresponds to a code of 8 characters (you can save/copy/paste it as plain text); * three types of keyboards for live performing: on-screen, PC keyboard, MIDI input; for the on-screen keyboard, you can set the number of displayed octaves and scale; * 20+ parameters can be controlled via MIDI or directly through the app interface: Settings -> MIDI Mapping; * real-time audio recording to WAV (32-bit); * export to: WAV (one file or a set), SunVox (samples + effects in one file), text clipboard; * the LCK button freezes individual samples - they will not change during the search for new sets; * Audio Unit Extension (AUv3), Wi-Fi export/import. Double clicking on a parameter opens a window for setting the exact value. If you enable the Hold option, the notes will play endlessly, without reacting to key release (noteOff) events; turning the note on again works like turning it off; there are two ways to enable this option: 1) using the Hold parameter in the "MIDI Mapping" window; 2) by pressing the HOLD button, which appears in place of LCK while playing the musical keyboard: press HOLD, release the desired notes - then the released notes will continue to play.

Screenshots

glrkgl1 screens
Low Poly Synth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: glrkgl at Free against Low Poly Synth's $1.99. glrkgl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

glrkgl is free to download; Low Poly Synth costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

glrkgl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of glrkgl's written reviews are positive against 88% of Low Poly Synth's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
glrkgl versus Low Poly Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterglrkglLow Poly Synth
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings818 — better
Update frequencyEvery 55 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg KuferaAlexander Zolotov

Customer experience

glrkgl

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Low Poly Synth

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

glrkgl

No in-app purchases

None

Low Poly Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is glrkgl free?
glrkgl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Low Poly Synth free?
Low Poly Synth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, glrkgl or Low Poly Synth?
glrkgl is rated higher. glrkgl averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Low Poly Synth averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do glrkgl or Low Poly Synth have ads?
Neither glrkgl nor Low Poly Synth shows ads.

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