Comparison

midiLFOs vs Autony

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

Head to head
About

midiLFOs

This app generates MIDI modulation data using four independent LFOs. It can control parameters in other music apps or external synthesizers, offering various waveform shapes and modulation possibilities.

Highlights
  • Four independent LFOs
  • 7-bit MIDI CC message generation
  • Multiple standard LFO shapes
  • LFO rate and amplitude modulation
  • AUv3 MIDI effect support
  • MIDI clock and Ableton Link sync
  • MIDI input mapping
Currently charting
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midiLFOs is a MIDI controller app and AUv3 MIDI effect that sends MIDI modulation control data to other music apps and external synthesizers. It has four independent LFOs that send 7 bit MIDI CC messages in repeating Low Frequency Oscillating patterns. The LFOs can be the various standard shapes (sine, saw, triangle, square, sample and hold) but can also modulate each others amplitude and rate to create even more interesting shapes. midiLFOs does not make music or sound by itself, it controls other MIDI capable synth apps and devices in your studio. You can use it to modulate the filter cutoff frequency of your favorite synth app, the pan position of the hi hats in a drum machine app, the feedback amount of a delay effect, or the pitch of an external hardware synthesizer. Or you can do all four at the same time. midiLFOs features: - Four independent LFOs that send 7-bit MIDI CCs - Easily configure CoreMIDI port, channel, CC# per LFO - Use in other apps as a MIDI Audio Unit Effect - Easily adjust shape, rate, offset, lag per LFO - Modulate the rate and amount of an LFO using other LFOs - Sync LFOs to MIDI clock or Ableton Link - Map trigger, LFO rate, and modulation amount values to incoming MIDI Designed to be easy to configure and use, midiLFOs gives you a quick to configure and easy to use MIDI LFO controller toy with extra features that also make it a useful pro music studio tool. AUv3 support requires an AU host app that supports MIDI effects, such as AudioBus 3, AUM, etc.

About

Autony

This app generates evolving musical sequences using a MIDI signal. It can be constrained to scales and chords, transposed, and mutated for dynamic musical output. All controls are MIDI-automatable and it requires a host app to function.

Highlights
  • Generates evolving musical sequences
  • MIDI output for synths and hardware
  • Constrain sequences to scales and chords
  • On-the-fly transposition
  • Sequence mutation for dynamic evolution
  • MIDI automation of all controls
Features
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AUv3 Midi sequence generator which generates musical evolving sequences that you can further automate or modulate via midi. A clever algorithm creates a musical sequence which is output as a midi signal which can be used to drive a software synthesiser or a hardware device. Various settings allow the sequence to be constrained to scales and chords, transposed on the fly and also allowed to gently mutate giving an evolving sequence. All the controls can be modulated or automated via midi. Needs a AU host like AUM and generates no sound on its own. "My solution has been to make the equipment unreliable in various ways." - Brian Eno

Screenshots

midiLFOs4 screens
Autony2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Autony at every 5 days against midiLFOs's every 3 months. Autony also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). midiLFOs's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (79% vs 61%). On ratings volume, 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

midiLFOs costs $4.99 and Autony $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

midiLFOs holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of midiLFOs's written reviews are positive against 61% of Autony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

midiLFOs ships an update every 3 months, Autony every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
midiLFOs versus Autony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermidiLFOsAutony
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.9 (21 ratings) — better4.5 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur KernsPagefall limited

Customer experience

midiLFOs

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

Autony

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

In-app purchases

None

midiLFOs

No in-app purchases

None

Autony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is midiLFOs free?
midiLFOs costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autony free?
Autony costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, midiLFOs or Autony?
midiLFOs is rated higher. midiLFOs averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Autony averages 4.5 from 40 ratings.
Do midiLFOs or Autony have ads?
Neither midiLFOs nor Autony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, midiLFOs or Autony?
midiLFOs ships an update every 3 months, and Autony every 5 days. Most recently, midiLFOs was updated on October 7, 2026 and Autony on October 15, 2026.

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