Cleome vs Somaphi

Cleome is web-based generative ambient music software for spas and meditation settings. It generates music in real time and continues until stopped; users can adjust instruments, frequencies, and white and pink noise levels in its soundboard. Cleome describes its algorithm as using probability functions and music theory rather than artificial intelligence. After login, the app works offline, including mobile playback without internet. Subscriptions include a professional-use license, and Solo also includes a business-use license for independent massage therapists. Solo costs $7.50 a month, billed at $90/yr, and permits unlimited audio on one device at a time. Business costs $24.17 a month, billed at $290/yr, and provides access on multiple devices. Studio is for businesses with 2–6 locations and Regional for 7–19; Enterprise is for 20 or more locations, with pricing available by contacting sales. The seven-day trial requires no payment upfront and starts when an account is created. Subscribers receive early access to new music and sound algorithms.

Somaphi is a generative audio app for meditation, sleep, calm, focus, and flow. Its native C++ engine creates sound on the device in real time rather than playing recordings or loops. Five modes—Sleep, Drift, Calm, Focus, and Flow—use their own frequency ranges, scales, reverb spaces, and ambient textures. Sessions include a breath guide with inhale settings of 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 seconds. Users can improvise with a chromatic keyboard tuned to the active scale, choose among three sequencer patterns, or use Symphony mode for continuous phrase and chord decisions. The free plan includes five modes with no account or subscription. Studio Pro adds keys, scales, chord voicings, 432 Hz tuning, breathing patterns, recording, and audio export. It is listed at $12.99 a month, billed as a one-time purchase. Exports can be lossless WAV, AIFF, or M4A, and the maker says they require no license, royalties, or attribution for listed uses. The maker says the app works offline, does not track users, and renders audio locally. It is available on iOS; Mac compatibility requires macOS 12.0 or later and Apple M1 or later.