Comparison

Soi vs Resonance Orb

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

Head to head
About

Soi

Create and improvise music with others in real-time. This expressive instrument allows groups of any size to perform together, automatically harmonizing and synchronizing participants for an engaging experience where there are no wrong notes.

Highlights
  • Real-time music creation
  • Group improvisation
  • Automatic harmonization
  • Participant synchronization
  • Ensemble performance
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Become part of the magic of creation and improvisation. Join in with friends, family, or anyone and make music together. Soi is an expressive instrument that allows for a group of any size to perform as an ensemble. Soi automatically harmonises and synchronises each of the participants to help everyone to feel engaged. There are no wrong notes!

About

Resonance Orb

Explore harmonic soundscapes with a visual instrument. Tap to play tones from generative chord progressions, with each semitone mapped to a unique color. Switch between various instrument textures for a calming and immersive listening experience.

Highlights
  • Ambient audiovisual instrument
  • Generative chord movement
  • Expressive touch interaction
  • Real-time visuals
  • Multiple instrument textures (piano, pad, marimba, Rhodes, vibraphone)
  • Harmonic exploration
Features
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Resonance Orb is an ambient audiovisual instrument for slow listening, touch, and harmonic exploration. Choose a sequence and watch cascading arpeggios ripple across a luminous sphere. Each chord shift blooms into a new color, with every semitone mapped to its own visual palette. Tap the orb to play tones from the current harmony, or switch instruments to reshape the mood with piano, pad, marimba, Rhodes, and vibraphone textures. Designed as a calming music experience, Resonance Orb blends generative chord movement, expressive touch interaction, and real-time visuals into a calm space for listening, focus, and play.

Screenshots

Soi4 screens
Resonance Orb3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Resonance Orb at 5.0 against Soi's 4.0. Soi's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resonance Orb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soi versus Resonance Orb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoiResonance Orb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAero DekoDERRICK LAWWAH CHANSEW

Customer experience

Soi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Resonance Orb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soi

No in-app purchases

None

Resonance Orb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soi free?
Soi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resonance Orb free?
Resonance Orb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soi or Resonance Orb?
Resonance Orb is rated higher. Soi averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Resonance Orb averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Soi or Resonance Orb have ads?
Neither Soi nor Resonance Orb shows ads.

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