moodscaper

Name: moodscaper
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (7 reviews)
Author: Rob Jackson

By: Rob Jackson

generative ambient music

Features & Capabilities

"Part instrument, part interactive ambience, part subtly-changing New Age album, moodscaper's autoplay button is a wonderful introduction to its charms. With a single touch, it generates a musical artwork that's different every time."

"A worthy and lush-sounding musical companion." Sound On Sound Magazine - Aug 2016

Moodscaper is a generative music app and a great personal companion for studying, providing non-intrusive headphone music at work, relaxing, meditating and even sleeping. Just launch the app, tap automatic play, and moodscaper will produce melodic, atmospheric and evocative ambient music in a “light”, “dark”, “space”, "happy" or “sad” mood.

Moodscaper is also an easy to use instrument for creating epic-sounding pads and effects as part of a larger iPad-based music-making setup.

Main features:

· Unique generative atmospheric sample-based instrument · Simple user interface · Sleep timer · Five scale-based moods · Variable dynamics - from mellow and sparse to full-on drama! · Four loopers with optional sync · Provides tasteful auto-accompaniment to your playing in realtime or in loops · Hints displayed on keys that should sound good with root notes or chords · Samples are randomly stacked for a bigger sound with more variation · Effects section with filter, dual-delay and reverb · Effects tweaks can be recorded in loopers · Additional 20 key instrument for each mood · IAA support (as a generator) with no special setup required

*** Please note that this app is now in maintenance / bug fixes only mode as it relies on "deprecated" (by Apple) technology such as IAA. ***

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Rob Jackson

Rating:

4.30

(7) 0.20

Version:

2.0.5 Last updated: 2025-01-30

Version code:

872107576

Creation date:

2016-03-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

247.43MB

Price:

2.99

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 456,073 ▲ 23,419

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Developed by:

Rob Jackson

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/moodscaper/id1088768073

User Reviews

Moodscaper is praised for being easy to use and capable of producing rich ambient textures, with support for loading custom samples and solid app/DAW integration. The main drawbacks across reviews are the lack of Audiobus and AudioShare, cumbersome cross-app sound transfer via iTunes, and a desire for more advanced control over sounds, chords, and keys. The app is complemented by an active developer delivering frequent updates, with MIDI support in progress, and strong beginner-friendly appeal.

Pros

Beginner-friendly and easy to use, allowing anyone to generate ambient sounds with little effort.
Rich, ambient soundscapes with forgiving, generative capabilities suitable for relaxation or inspiration.
Supports loading your own sounds and custom samples for personalized sound design.
Good integration with other apps and DAWs through IAA/inter-app audio, aiding workflows (works with AUM, Cubasis, etc.).
Active, responsive developer with frequent updates and ongoing feature improvements (MIDI support in the works).

Cons

Lacks Audiobus/Audiobus 3 support, a repeatedly requested feature.
No AudioShare compatibility, making cross-app sharing/importing cumbersome for users who want quick transfers.
Sound/file transfer between Moodscaper and other apps can be clumsy (reliance on iTunes/file sharing rather than seamless import).
Limited advanced controls (e.g., less control over sounds, chords, or key) compared to the sequel Touchscaper.
UI can feel cryptic at first and some controls (buttons) are not clearly labeled, hindering quick use.

Recent reviews

You can’t ‘not’ make great sounds with this app. And it’s so easy!

by Er*****, 2026-04-20

If you have zero musical ability and just want to play around with dreamy ambient soundscapes, this is an app for you. If you want control over things like sounds or chords or key, then you should just graduate to the sequel to this app called Touchscaper.