Comparison

NumericTadpole vs ID700

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

Head to head
About

NumericTadpole

Create MIDI data for music production using a numeric interface. This app allows you to input note position, pitch, length, and velocity to generate musical sequences for other applications. It does not produce sound itself, requiring an external sound module.

Highlights
  • Numeric data input for notes
  • Adjustable note position, length, and velocity
  • MIDI data generation
  • Table and data views
  • Song and track management
  • 16 tracks available
Features
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This is a music sequencer using numeric data. This app is for making MIDI data to send to an another app applied to virtual MIDI. This app doesn't have any sound generation. You have to choose a destination sound module on the setting page. The modules applied to virtual MIDI are listed in MIDI setting page. If you don't select any module, the default sound module is selected by OS. Data are four elements, position, note, length, and velocity. Position shows the time a note start at. Position is displayed in two ways, MEASURE / BEAT / TICK or MEASURE / TICK. The resolution of a beat is 48. Note is pitch.(0-127) Note is displayed in two ways, number (60) or name (C4). Length shows how long a note continues. Length is displayed in two ways, BEAT / TICK or TICK. The resolution of a beat is 48. Velocity shows how strong note is.(0-127) You can change how to display on setting page. Table view: you can see data in the graphic table. Data view: you can see and control numeric data. The view shows position, note, length, velocity from left to right. Direction: you can move the focus cell to up, down, right or left. Ins/Del: you can insert or delete a note. Number: you can enter numbers to a focused cell or increase/decrease a focused number. Play: you can play or stop the song. you can choose to play all tracks or only focused track. Song tab: you can change a song, enter a song name, change the tempo of a song. Track tab: you can change a track, see and change some track parameters. 16 tracks are prepared. Setting: pops up the setting page.

About

ID700

This app is a software synthesizer that recreates the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. It offers hybrid FM and waveshaping synthesis with extensive customization options for sound design. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin for music production software.

Highlights
  • Hybrid FM and waveshaping synthesis
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
  • Twelve voices with unique algorithms
  • Fourteen complex envelopes per voice
  • Two waveshapers per voice
  • MPE capability
  • Scala scale file support
Features
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ID700 is a hybrid FM/waveshaping software synthesizer based on the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. ID700 runs in standalone mode and as an AUv3 plugin (Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis 3). HISTORY In 1987 Don Buchla released the Buchla 700 synthesizer. It was the next logical step from Don's previous digital synths (the Buchla 400, Touché, Buchla 500) but was also influenced by the synth trends of the 1980's, specifically FM synthesis and the all-in-one workstation concept. As usual, Don was ahead of the curve and the 700 never took off. Very few were sold and even fewer functioning units exist today. I always loved the sound of Don's digital oscillators, and combined with the scarcity of the instrument it seemed like a fun project to recreate it in software and reintroduce its concepts to the world. FEATURES * AUv3 and Standalone support on iOS * twelve voices of four operator FM with twelve unique algorithms * fourteen complex envelopes per voice * two hundred professionally designed presets * two waveshapers per voice * preset randomizer * over forty factory wave shapes plus an editor for user created shapes * Scala scale file support with over four thousand included tunings from the Scala scale archive * MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) capability for MPE controllers like the Roli Seabord, Linnstrument, and Sensel Morph * advanced MIDI implementation (including 14-bit CCs and Program Change) * an in-depth manual (60+ pages) is available in the app and from our website * iCloud support for sharing presets, waveshapes, and tunings between devices * up to 16x oversampling

Screenshots

NumericTadpole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ID700 at 88% against NumericTadpole's 0%. ID700 also leads on ratings volume (128 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). NumericTadpole's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $12.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

NumericTadpole costs $2.99 and ID700 $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NumericTadpole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ID700 has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of NumericTadpole's written reviews are positive against 88% of ID700's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NumericTadpole ships an update every 2 months, ID700 monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NumericTadpole versus ID700: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumericTadpoleID700
Price$2.99 — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotonari HibiJonathan Schatz

Customer experience

NumericTadpole

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

ID700

All ratings128 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.5%

Bugs and requests

NumericTadpole

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ID700

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • MIDI cannot select a channel, responds to all
  • App does not launch when plugged into an audio interface
  • Sliders not functioning properly (combined left/right and up/down movement)
  • Takes value from where slider is touched, preventing adjustment

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option for sliders to behave like faders
  • Expandable harmonics section for precision
  • On-screen mod wheel and pitch bend
  • Option for different color schemes/themes
  • Ability to make certain sections bigger for finer control
Show 3 more
  • Mod wheel within on-screen keyboard or option to enable vertical/horizontal axis
  • Four outputs with circular spatialization
  • Option to double-tap to zero controls

In-app purchases

None

NumericTadpole

No in-app purchases

None

ID700

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumericTadpole free?
NumericTadpole costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ID700 free?
ID700 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NumericTadpole or ID700?
NumericTadpole is rated higher. NumericTadpole averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ID700 averages 4.8 from 128 ratings.
Do NumericTadpole or ID700 have ads?
Neither NumericTadpole nor ID700 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NumericTadpole or ID700?
NumericTadpole ships an update every 2 months, and ID700 monthly. Most recently, NumericTadpole was updated on August 12, 2026 and ID700 on October 8, 2026.

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