ThereMin Plus vs Depmin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThereMin Plus
Create music using your device's motion as a controller. Features include note snapping and waveform selection for live performance or practice.
- Motion-controlled music creation
- Frequency-to-note snapping
- Choice of three waveforms
- Stage performance ready
- Skill practice tool
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Use your iPhone or iPad to intuitively make music using the rotation and position of your device like a theremin. With some handy features like frequency-to-note-snapping and a choice of three waveforms it can really be used on stage or to practice your skills with!
Depmin
This app is a unique synthesizer that emulates a theremin, using your device's front-facing camera to control pitch. Interact by touching the screen to adjust volume and effects, creating music in an intuitive way.
- Theremin-style sound generation
- TrueDepth sensor for pitch control
- Touch-based volume and effects adjustment
- Synthesizer instrument
- Unique musical interface
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Depmin is a synthesizer app that pays homage to the theremin, using the TrueDepth sensor to play. It converts the distance to the nearest object into pitch and produces sound by touching the display. Volume and effects can be adjusted based on the touch coordinates. Please note that this app cannot be used on some devices that do not have Face ID.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Depmin at 100% against ThereMin Plus's 0%. Depmin also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0). ThereMin Plus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Depmin holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ThereMin Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Depmin's.
| Parameter | ThereMin Plus | Depmin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lennart de Meij | Kokoro Nemoto |
Customer experience
ThereMin Plus
Depmin
In-app purchases
ThereMin Plus
No in-app purchases
Depmin
No in-app purchases
