Comparison

Parrot Zik for iPad vs DefleMask Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Parrot Zik for iPad

Customize your Parrot Zik headset's audio settings, noise reduction, and connectivity. Create and share custom sound presets, experience artist-designed audio, and explore a world map of noise levels.

Highlights
  • Adjust noise reduction levels
  • Customize audio playback with artist presets
  • Create and share custom sound profiles
  • Explore a world map of noise levels
  • Automatic adaptive noise cancellation
  • Street mode for ambient awareness
Features
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Use the Parrot Zik application to easily modify the configuration and settings of your Parrot Zik headset (2.0 and 3). (Not compatible with the first-generation Parrot Zik) Use your Parrot Zik application to customise all the features of your headset: - Adjustment of noise reduction - Presence sensor around the neck - Automatic Bluetooth connection - Maximum down-time before automatic shut-out - Choice of language for vocal announcement of caller - Colour of the application theme - Travel mode (to disable Bluetooth waves and save on the battery) Artist audio presets With Parrot Zik, you can customise audio playback. Parrot offers artists a chance to create and share their own audio Presets. Users can thus download these Presets and experience music the way the artists intended. Producer Mode You can use Producer Mode to create your own Audio Presets and share them with the Parrot Zik community. Recreate unique acoustics using the 5-band parametric Parrot Pro equalizer combined with sound spatialisation. Smart Audio Tuning The Parrot Zik application uses tags in your music files and selects the best presets automatically. Graphic equalizer Use the graphic equalizer to intuitively and quickly adjust your headset's audio playback. Simply point at the musical style best adapted to your taste. Parrot "Concert Hall Effect" Parrot Zik 2.0 and 3 have powerful processors capable of recreating the acoustics of various concert halls. Use the Parrot Zik application to choose a venue and achieve a lounge or concert hall effect. World map of noise (New!) Get an instant view of the noisiest places on the planet. The world map of noise is produced thanks to the participation of consenting Parrot Zik 2.0 & 3 owners.* *Parrot does not save any vocal data, only the ambient noise level (dB) is shared, provided the user consents. Automatic adaptive noise reduction Multiple integrated microphones sense exterior noise and cancel it out using the anti-noise waves the headphones send back. This helps to achieve optimum sound quality all the time. Several options are available in the application, to ensure unique listening comfort. - Noise reduction: for insulation from exterior noise during telephone conversations and while listening to music - Street mode: to enjoy the sensation of not wearing a headset, to remain alert in the street. Exterior sound is reinjected into the earbuds.

About

DefleMask Mobile

Create chiptune music for retro consoles and computers with this mobile tracker. It emulates soundchips accurately and allows export to real hardware. Connect MIDI devices and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Chiptune music production
  • Soundchip emulation
  • Export to real hardware
  • MIDI device support
  • Song and instrument sharing
Features
Currently charting
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The best cross-platform chiptune tracker! Now with multiplayer support! Produce video game music for old school game-consoles and computers! In a tracker sound is produced by adding notes in a grid divided by channels, in which special effects can be added for each channel individually. For example you can make a vibrato, portamento and arpeggios with simple commands. There are different systems to choose, from 8 bits to 16 bits consoles, or even Arcade board chips! Check the full list below: - Genesis - Master System (+FM Sound Unit) - Game Boy - PCE - NES (+VRC7, +FDS) - C64 - Arcade - Neo Geo - MSX2 You can export your song in .vgm .wav and .rom formats and get the best quality for your amazing tunes ;) Features: Modular UI with an intuitive design. Realtime emulation of the hardware. Multiplayer support! Collab live with your friends! Built in instrument editor for FM, Wavetables and more. Switch between systems on the fly, port a NES tune to Genesis! Share projects between mobile and pc versions. 16 different global effects and dedicated effects for every chip. MIDI device support. Basic view to have a global view of the song. UI modes (select between desktop and touch mode). Export to .wav, .vgm or rom. 40 beautiful skins. 64 bits support MIDI: Velocity, Pitch Bend and more MIDI mappings New emulation cores Mobile build available for iOS! And more things waiting you to explore! Do you need some help starting making chiptune music? The manual that comes with this software is your friend! Also check our community on Discord to discover other artist and feel free to ask anything you need (except the meaning of life which is clearly 42). Also Youtube have a tons of artist sharing creations every week. System requirements: DefleMask runs everywhere! PC and even we have an iOS version too. You can export that song you have been working on and edit them on the go with DefleMask mobile or finish a tune you are making on the mobile version back in your PC.

Screenshots

DefleMask Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Parrot Zik for iPad at Free against DefleMask Mobile's $6.99. Parrot Zik for iPad also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). DefleMask Mobile's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). 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

Parrot Zik for iPad is free to download; DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DefleMask Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DefleMask Mobile has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Parrot Zik for iPad's written reviews are positive against 84% of DefleMask Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parrot Zik for iPad ships an update every 11 months, DefleMask Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Parrot Zik for iPad versus DefleMask Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParrot Zik for iPadDefleMask Mobile
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings442 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParrot SALeonardo Demartino

Customer experience

Parrot Zik for iPad

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

DefleMask Mobile

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%

In-app purchases

None

Parrot Zik for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

DefleMask Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parrot Zik for iPad free?
Parrot Zik for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DefleMask Mobile free?
DefleMask Mobile costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parrot Zik for iPad or DefleMask Mobile?
DefleMask Mobile is rated higher. Parrot Zik for iPad averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DefleMask Mobile averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Parrot Zik for iPad or DefleMask Mobile have ads?
Neither Parrot Zik for iPad nor DefleMask Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parrot Zik for iPad or DefleMask Mobile?
Parrot Zik for iPad ships an update every 11 months, and DefleMask Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, Parrot Zik for iPad was updated on November 4, 2026 and DefleMask Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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