# AudioKit Digital D1 Synth — user reviews > 242 indexed App Store user reviews of AudioKit Digital D1 Synth by Audiobus Pty Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 2,007 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiokit-digital-d1-synth/id1436905540/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiokit-digital-d1-synth/id1436905540.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,795 · 4★ 119 · 3★ 34 · 2★ 24 · 1★ 35 ## What do users think of AudioKit Digital D1 Synth? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Excellent sound quality - 🎹 Versatile and inspiring presets - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 💰 Great value for the price - 🔥 Cutting-edge digital synthesis - 🤖 Impressive modulation capabilities - 🔊 Lush and immersive pads - 🎨 Diverse and creative sound palette **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🔒 Lack of Audio Unit (AUv3) support - 🤔 Some presets not easily usable - 🕰️ Slow loading times in certain DAWs **Commonly reported bugs** - Presets not loading correctly - MIDI note dropouts and latency - Crashes when used with certain DAWs - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Add Audio Unit (AUv3) support - Improve MIDI integration and responsiveness - Implement a built-in recording/sampling feature - Expand preset library with more genres and styles - Add more sound design controls and modulation options ## Newest reviews (13 of 242) ### 5/5 — the App that only became Best!. *2025-08-27, version 3.1.1* When Digital D1 appeared, it was a mind blower: hings we had to work so hard to tweak to perfection way bak in yon olden days, suddenly appeared in D1 like the digital dream it is, as it has beomce ever better, until now it is the best synth musical app of its kind. Many thank to all those who jsve contributed to this project anfçd kept it free, now I no longer have to drag out the heavies I packed around for so many years. Dig in, and listen, once you get the feel, sound and the layout down, you'll know it's true. Keep up the grrat work & the sounds coming guys! DA ### 3/5 — Sounds great but subscription model is bad *2025-07-17, version 3.1.1* I’d be happy to buy this app but I won’t pay a subscription. I also don’t like how the app practically tricks you into signing up for a yearly subscription on the start screen. I believe the developers are not trying to scam anyone and have put immense effort into this synth. Please make a one-time purchase option available. ### 5/5 — Love the Smooth Sounds and awesome UI… *2025-07-15, version 3.1.1* I highly recommend this app for great vintage pads or great synth tones. MM4C ### 5/5 — My ears like it *2025-07-06, version 3.1.1* Awesome sounds! ### 4/5 — Great ! *2025-06-25, version 3.1.1* Very good value ... ### 5/5 — Love the apps. *2025-06-11, version 3.1.1* I’m a guitarist & I use your apps with MIDI GUITAR Version 2 along with a A/B /Y pedal to the Boss GT 100 aux in & the Boss RC 300 looper. Thanks for your sounds for ambient music. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2025-06-02, version 3.1.1* Great sounds and the UI is really easy to understand. Outstanding work! ### 4/5 — Lovely *2025-05-29, version 3.1.1* Honestly this app is really good. It has lots of sound and I like playing it. The only problem is that you need to pay for some good features for example GarageBand perfect but anyway this is a a good app there just some downside too ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2025-05-18, version 3.1.1* Amazing collection of sounds and pads! Thank you to whoever contributed to this incredible creativity… hours of endless trippy noodling lie ahead ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2025-04-17, version 3.1.1* Fantastic! ### 5/5 — Incroyable merveilleux merci AudioKit. 🤠 *2025-04-17, version 3.1.1* Thé Best 😎 ### 5/5 — D1 *2025-03-23, version 3.1.1* Yes….this a complete synth for every music step. ### 5/5 — Sound store *2025-03-21, version 3.1.1* Hey it’s a cool synth could you add a sound store ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — why would I pay three dollars a week for a synthesizer? *2026-01-15, version 3.1.1* illregardless of the actual product, renting for a digital synthesizer is just stupid; the app is designed to get people to pay more money than they would naturally want to. Paying $30 for the synthesizer upfront would be an ethical way to price a one-time product that does not get additional updates after a new X.0 version—much like how Renoise does it. But instead, a slimy popup tries to entice you to pay for a subscription, then hope you forget about it. This is an anti-consumer practice, and is a way for the Capitalist to extract more wealth out of an existing product by changing the terms of the "licensing agreement". ### 1/5 — bough these years ago and now want us to rent it, F%*F Y(*%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *2025-11-15, version 3.1.1* not gonna happen ### 1/5 — Too Glitchy *2025-07-30, version 3.1.1* Just bough the app yesterday. Very excited to begin to use it. Then…. Glitch. Glitch. Glitch. Glitch. I wish I could synthesize the glitches. It would make it way more user friendly. 🤷🏽‍♂️ ### 1/5 — All these audio kit and Audiobus apps does is ask you for review instead of being a synth. *2025-07-30, version 3.1.1* If the first thing you do when you open all audio kit and Audiobus apps is ask for reviews. ### 1/5 — Not paying rent for an AU synth *2025-06-06, version 3.1.1* This is the dumbest thing I have seen in a while. ### 1/5 — What the helly *2025-05-25, version 3.1.1* What happened to My license and why is this a subscription based account? This never used to be like that. Also I had a limited edition version of this app. What happened 🤦‍♂️ ### 1/5 — Issues *2025-03-23, version 3.1.1* Excellent ### 1/5 — Keep crashing *2025-03-05, version 3.1* Got the demo with intension of buying a full version but it keeps crashing ### 1/5 — Crash crash crash *2025-02-07, version 3.0* Both in DAW and stand-alone, this app doesn’t last longer than 5 minutes (if I’m lucky) before crashing out. Only synth I have with this problem. Bummer, because it sounds great. ### 1/5 — NOT compatible with Logic Pro X 10/2/24 *2024-10-03, version 1.9.1* The synth sounds have tons of potential. However, this is an utter waste of money if you are working in Logic Pro X. It crashed Logic several times and displays the error: “Failed to load Audio Unit “Digital D1. Please contact the manufacturer for an updated version or further assistance” ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Huge fan! *2026-08-05, version 3.1.1* Give me inspiration every time I turn it on. This is well worth the cost. Get it. Love it. Enjoy it. I do! ### 5/5 — Great love letter to the 80’s and 90’s *2026-05-30, version 3.1.1* In a world that has never been more topsy-turvy, where none of us can even agree on what the heck is going on… at least this exists. Thanks. -Kenneth ### 5/5 — A virtual D50 *2026-02-28, version 3.1.1* Captures the heart and soul of trhis great synthesizer ### 5/5 — Lush and deep *2026-02-27, version 3.1.1* So I wanted a synth sound for my song writing and adding pads etc as I’m not a keyboard player I wanted something that I did not have to work hard with to find interesting sounds and easy to manipulate them for certain projects. Well D1 does the trick! I have also purchased most of Audiothing synths and keys and they just keep getting better! Their reverb app is now my go to app with it’s high pass filter it just works. Thanks Audiothing keep up the great work. Would love to see a high end piano app to make all my keys complete? ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-02-24, version 3.1.1* I love this app ### 5/5 — Dope sounds *2026-02-16, version 3.1.1* One of my favorite plugins to use ### 5/5 — Keenan KENLYLES *2026-02-12, version 3.1.1* It’s dope ### 5/5 — Everything synth *2025-10-13, version 3.1.1* Great app does it all for me lots of interesting and useful sounds ### 5/5 — I like you when you have more keyboard sounds *2025-09-28, version 3.1.1* Now we can submit if you’re done have 5 to 5 stars ### 5/5 — Simply the best *2025-09-12, version 3.1.1* Absolutely he best synth app period (except for AudioKit SynthOne). The best sounds, the best features and now AUV3!!! If this synth app was in a plastic shell with keys it would cost thousands, but the developers have made sure this app remains affordable and available to the public. All funds go to the continued development and expansion of SynthOne which is an awesome cause! Keep up the great work 😍❤️ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*