Soi vs Lissa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Soi ships an update every 2 months, Lissa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soi | Lissa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aero Deko | Nardo Dorsin |
Customer experience
Soi
Lissa
In-app purchases
Soi
No in-app purchases
Lissa
No in-app purchases








