Comparison

Soi vs Lissa

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

Lissa

Transform your personal music collection into a dynamic light show. This app features a native player with a real-time visualizer that syncs to your audio, offering multiple customizable visual effects and sound shaping options. Enjoy your music privately, offline, and without ads.

Highlights
  • Real-time music visualizer
  • Supports MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF
  • Import from Files app
  • Eight hand-tuned visualizers
  • Preset editor for custom looks
  • Built-in equalizer
  • Offline and ad-free operation
Features
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Lissa turns your music library into a light show. Import your own audio files and play them through a fast, native player with a real-time visualizer that reacts to every beat, bass hit, and shimmer of the music — right on your phone. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR LIBRARY • Plays the files you already own: MP3, AAC/M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, and AIFF • Import from the Files app, or drop songs in from your Mac with Finder file sharing — "Open in Lissa" works from Mail and Files too • Automatic metadata: titles, artists, albums, and cover art • Albums, artists, playlists, and a play queue with shuffle and repeat • Keeps playing in the background and from the Lock Screen EIGHT HAND-TUNED VISUALIZERS • Radial Pulse, Classic Bars, Neon Tunnel, Plasma Drift, Mirror Bars, Feedback Bloom, Scope, and Minimal Mono • Rendered with Metal for smooth motion, tuned to stay cool on battery • Fullscreen mode for the full effect — great on a desk or at a party • Tweak any preset, or build your own look with the preset editor • Visual Sync Offset lines the visuals up perfectly with Bluetooth and AirPlay audio SOUND SHAPING • Built-in equalizer with presets and custom settings PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking — ever • Works completely offline; your music never leaves your device • Respects Reduce Motion and adapts to thermal state Lissa is for people who still keep their own music — and missed watching it dance.

Screenshots

Soi4 screens
Lissa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lissa at 5.0 against Soi's 4.0. Lissa also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Soi's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). 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

Lissa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soi ships an update every 2 months, Lissa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soi versus Lissa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoiLissa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAero DekoNardo Dorsin

Customer experience

Soi

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

Lissa

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

In-app purchases

None

Soi

No in-app purchases

None

Lissa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soi free?
Soi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lissa free?
Lissa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soi or Lissa?
Lissa is rated higher. Soi averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lissa averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Soi or Lissa have ads?
Neither Soi nor Lissa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soi or Lissa?
Soi ships an update every 2 months, and Lissa fortnightly. Most recently, Soi was updated on October 11, 2026 and Lissa on October 20, 2026.

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