# GeoShred — GeoShred Musical Instrument > Fluidly expressive multi-touch musical instrument with physical modeling and extensive IAPs. (iPhone/iPad app by Wizdom Music LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geoshred/id1064769019 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Wizdom Music LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/377345351) - Category: Music, Entertainment - Price: $24.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.80/5 from 1,402 App Store ratings · 362 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 865 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2015-12-15 - Data updated: 2026-09-01 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geoshred/id1064769019/reviews.md ## What is GeoShred? GeoShred Pro Version 7 With in-app purchases for GeoSWAM and Naada instruments on devices running iOS 13 or later. Imagine a new kind of musical instrument, an instrument that lets performers fluidly express multiple independent voices. An instrument with continuous pitch control that also helps players precisely land on the right note in any temperament. GeoShred Pro is an award-winning, deeply expressive musical instrument for multi-touch devices. Its innovative performance surface features “almost magic” pitch-rounding algorithms and is coupled to physically modeled instruments and effects. GeoShred Pro also supports AUv3, MIDI In/Out, MPE, and 3D Touch. It combines Jordan Rudess’ groundbreaking performance concepts with powerful physically modeled guitar and effects technology based on the research of Dr. Julius O. Smith III of Stanford/CCRMA. GeoShred’s expressive control surface can also be used to play external synthesizers. 300,000 artists in over 120 countries perform with GeoShred, with a strong global community that includes many musicians in India. Awards include: • 2nd Place Winner, 2022/2025 MIDI Innovation Award for Software • Gold Medal Winner, 2019 Denny Award • Winner, 2019 Guthman New Musical Instrument Award • Winner, 2017 Electronic Musician Editor’s Choice Award GeoShred Pro Version 7 Features • Send/Connect support so GeoShred for iOS/iPadOS can control GeoShred Studio for macOS • A fluid, expressive playing surface with finger vibrato, slide, and intelligent pitch rounding • Built-in physically modeled guitar • Physically modeled effects including Distortion, Wah, EQ, VCF, Flanger, Phaser, Chorus, Tremolo, Reverb, Sympathetic Resonator, Echo Looper, Multi-Tap Echo, Amp and Cabinet Modeling, Modeled Feedback for Guitar, and VCF effects • In-app purchases for 22 Naada instruments: Bansuri, Bass, Bass Clarinet, Carnatic Violin, Cello, Dizi, Duduk, Erhu, Gaohu, Guan, Nadaswaram, Pan Flute, Pipa, Rudra Veena, Sarangi, Saraswati Veena, Sarod, Shehnai, Sitar, Suona, Viola, and Zhonghu • In-app purchases for 11 GeoSWAM instruments: GeoViolin, GeoFlute, GeoTenorSax, GeoCello, GeoClarinet, GeoOboe, GeoTrumpet, GeoBassTrombone, GeoBassFlute, GeoViola, and GeoPizzBass • AUv3 plug-in support with parameter automation • iCloud preset synchronization • MIDI/MPE In/Out support • MIDI configuration presets • Customizable control surface mapping to physical MIDI controls • Diatonic keyboard mode, where every key is in the scale • Support for world scales and temperaments, including Indian ragas, Arabic scales, and Balinese scales • 3D Touch support on compatible iPhones • Backing tracks • Built-in arpeggiator • Easy preset sharing via email or iCloud The GeoSWAM and Naada instruments can be performed from the GeoShred keyboard, MPE controllers, conventional MIDI controllers, and wind controllers. Praise for the GeoShred Family of Apps “GeoShred is brilliant—it’s a real instrument.” — Eddie Jobson “A fantastic new invention which is going to revolutionize the way music is played, expressed and learned! ‘GeoShred’ is one of the foremost best musical inventions I’ve had the pleasure to experience in recent years. Definitely 5 stars out of 5! GIGANTASTIVISSIMO…..R…A…Z!!!!!” — Patrick Moraz “That’s just nuts. You’re the best guitarist without a guitar of all time.” — Joe Satriani Our Commitment We are dedicated to providing the highest level of musical instrument experience for our customers worldwide. If you enjoy GeoShred, we would greatly appreciate your positive review on the App Store. If you have any questions, we would love to hear from you at: support@moforte.com Minimum Requirements iOS 13 or later is required for AUv3, iCloud, and GeoSWAM and Naada instruments. * Note: Due to App Store limitations, previously purchased individual instrument in-app purchases cannot be applied toward the purchase of collection in-app purchases. ## Key features - Fluidly expressive playing surface - Physically modeled guitar and effects - Extensive in-app instrument purchases - AUv3 plugin support - MIDI/MPE IN/OUT support - Support for world scales and temperaments ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $24.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Naada Collection III | $50.00 | one-time | | Naada Carnatic Violin | $14.99 | one-time | | Naada Sitar | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoClarinet | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoOboe | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoCello | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoViolin | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoTenorSax | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoFlute | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoSWAM Collection Classic | $74.99 | one-time | | GeoSWAM Collection II | $59.99 | one-time | | GeoSWAM Collection I & II | $119.99 | one-time | | GeoTrumpet | $14.99 | one-time | | GeoPizzBass | $14.99 | one-time | | Naada Bansuri | $14.99 | one-time | | Naada Collection I & II & III & IV | $173.99 | one-time | | GeoBassFlute | $14.99 | one-time | | Naada Collecton IV | $89.99 | one-time | | Naada Collection I & II & III | $179.99 | one-time | | GeoBassTrombone | $10.00 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #93 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store) ## What do users think of GeoShred? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎸 Expressive and responsive playing surface - 🎨 Vast array of high-quality instrument sounds - 🎶 Excellent for creating music with great expressiveness - 🎹 Intuitive and easy to use for both beginners and professionals - 🎚️ Highly customizable with deep editing capabilities - 🤖 Seamless MIDI integration and control - 🔊 Exceptional sound quality and realism - 🧠 Innovative approach to digital instruments - 🤩 Inspiring and fun to play **Cons** - 💰 Expensive for some users, especially with additional in-app purchases - 🤔 Steep learning curve for some users - 🔌 Occasional issues with stability and crashes - 🔍 Difficult to navigate menus and settings for some users - 🔇 Some users desire more dry/unprocessed instrument sounds **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent performance and note retention issues when used with other apps - Occasional crashes and freezes, especially after updates **Most requested features** - More classic acoustic and electric guitar sounds - Improved scale and mode selection interface - Ability to save and load custom presets - Support for external MIDI controllers and keyboards - Recording and looping capabilities within the app ## Recent user reviews (10 of 362) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geoshred/id1064769019/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Tip Top … *2026-08-26* Une des meilleures app sur iPad. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ et la ⭐️ Une mise à jour monumentale qui redéfinit l'expression musicale ! 🔥 GeoShred franchit un cap exceptionnel avec cette mise à jour. Le travail fourni par l’équipe est tout simplement fantastique et mérite amplement ces 5 étoiles. Ce qui change radicalement la donne : · 4 surfaces de jeu (Isomorphique, Piano, Uniforme, Janko) toutes compatibles MPE. Une liberté totale ! · Le nouveau Touch Velocity exploite l’accéléromètre pour une vélocité ultra-réaliste au toucher. · L’interface est plus claire, plus fluide, et les performances sont optimisées, même pour les projets en DAW. Les bugs signalés (comme celui des instruments Naada) ont été corrigés avec réactivité, preuve d’une écoute attentive de la communauté. La stabilité et la connectivité MPE sont au top. GeoShred n’est pas une simple app, c’est un instrument à part entière, récompensé et reconnu. Cette mise à jour le hisse encore plus haut. Un immense bravo aux développeurs pour ce travail d’orfèvre. Si vous aimez la musique expressive, n’hésitez pas une seconde. C’est un sans-faute. 👏 ### 4/5 — すごく良いから日本語にも対応してほしい *2026-07-03* 音がすごくかっこいい！操作も感覚的にできて最高だけど、英語わからなくて使いきれない機能がたくさんになっちゃうのもったいない **Developer response:** ドキュメントは日本語を含むあらゆる言語でご利用いただけます。こちらのアプリケーションノート動画をご覧ください。 https://youtu.be/zRMf6hVkXpw この役立つ情報をお読みいただいた上で、ぜひ星評価の変更をご検討ください。 ### 5/5 — So playable *2026-07-01, version 7000.327.1.436* I love the playability of this control surface, and the physical modeling is great. Would love to have an electric bass in here; as far as I know there are no electric bass options on the App Store. ### 4/5 — Interesting *2026-06-07, version 7000.325.1.433* Too soon to tell. Good sounds immediately. Need to integrate it. Weird using an IPad like this. Pretty intuitive. ### 5/5 — Great app, works great and is relaxing *2026-05-11, version 7000.318.1.426* Within a couple of days the GeoShred app updates were rolled out that fixed my issue. Thanks! ### 1/5 — New update broke all naada instruments *2026-04-25, version 7000.293.1.401* With the latest update all naada instruments are off key suddenly. C scale sounds awful in the lower part of the first octave, the keys don’t correspond to the musical notes they are supposed to. But the upper octave is somehow ok. Please help. Please fix this issue or else my entire naada pack of instruments are not working. Xitar appears to be ok ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-03-12, version 7000.213.1.323* The best guitar, feedback, strings etc available. So much expression available. It actually responds properly to subtle finger vibrato. Amazing ‼️ ### 4/5 — Black Bars Fix On IPhone *2026-02-21, version 7000.213.1.323* I used the black bars a lot to bend notes from right and left side of geoshred but in V7 the bend is out of tune why? Please there’s no need for black bars now we are in 2026 we don’t use iPods now. Either fix the bending problem or make geoshred in full screen. Apple is not blocking that ### 5/5 — Addictive *2026-02-13* This is great experience and very addictive, for someone like myself with little to no music theory it’s a great way to compose the song ideas in my head. I have added the cello and violin,cello sound is awesome. Thanks Jordan for this very cool and expressive instrument. Paul. Toronto, Canada ### 5/5 — Superb *2026-02-05, version 7000.213.1.323* Love the sounds, great customer service. Waiting for accordion !!! Though it’s not easy, after seeing harmonica I’m expecting accordion too ## Frequently asked questions about GeoShred ### What is GeoShred? GeoShred is an award-winning musical instrument app for multi-touch devices. It provides a fluidly expressive performance surface with advanced pitch rounding and physically modeled instruments, allowing for intricate musical expression. ### What are the key features of GeoShred? Key features include a fluid playing surface with finger vibrato and slide, built-in physically modeled guitar and effects, AUv3 plugin support, MIDI/MPE IN/OUT, and support for various world scales and temperaments. It also offers extensive in-app purchases for additional instruments. ### How much does GeoShred cost? The base GeoShred app is free to download. Additional instruments and sound packs are available as in-app purchases, allowing users to customize their instrument collection. ### What devices is GeoShred compatible with? GeoShred is designed for devices running iOS 13 or greater. It supports iPhones with 3D Touch and can be controlled via MPE controllers, conventional controllers, and wind controllers. ### Who is GeoShred for? GeoShred is for musicians, composers, and electronic music enthusiasts who seek a highly expressive and versatile digital instrument. Its unique capabilities make it suitable for both live performance and studio production. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 7000.386.1.500 — 2026-08-31 - Fixed GeoPizzBass going silent and reverting to "not purchased" even after Restore Purchases - New — Three new playing surfaces. A preset can now be saved with one of four keyboards: the Isomorphic grid, the Piano Keyboard, the Uniform Keyboard and the Janko Keyboard. Pick the type at the top of Menu > Keyboard. - New — All playing surfaces now support Touch Velocity! Touch Velocity uses iOS/iPadOS device's Accelerometer to measure how hard you tap a note. How hard you tap a note is directly converted into MIDI velocity. - New — All the new playing surfaces support MPE. This means that the Piano Keyboard is an MPE keyboard, the Uniform Keyboard is an MPE keyboard and the Janko Keyboard is an MPE keyboard - New — Asymmetric pitch bend range is now supported for all playing surfaces. For instance, your pitch bend range up could be 24 semitones and your pitch bend range down could be -12. - New — GeoJamTrax backing tracks including: Ode To Pink (Uniform Keyboard), Dirt_Blues, Todd Is God (Piano Keyboard), Tribal, Easy Street, Be-Whole(Janko Keyboard) - New — Three new factory setlists — PKB Keyboard, UKB Keyboard and JANKO Keyboard — 50 presets each one for each instrument type and MIDI Out type - New — Multi-select import. The import file picker now lets you select many presets and setlists and import them all in one go. - New — MIDI Visual Feedback of incoming-note indicators now show both expression axes at once: vertical (CC74) motion moves the indicator up and down while pressure brightens and darkens it — the two no longer fight over the display - New — The Naada plucked-string keyboard presets have a Mono button for legato playing, so you can switch without opening Performance Settings. - New — Strum zones can be turned on and off individually. Double-tap to enable or disable each of the Chords, Strum and Keyboard zones; the remaining zones resize to fill the space, and re-enabling restores your original layout exactly. - New — The standalone GeoShred Studio window is resizable, holding a constant 4:3 aspect ratio as you drag it. Launch and resize flicker are fixed, and the keyboard no longer lays itself over the chord and strum zones after a resize. - New Connect Send can keep the sending device's audio on — a MIDI configuration option, so you can hear both instruments - New MIDI Configuration for Artiphon Chorda. - GarageBand tip: for recording the new keyboards, use the MPE Channel Mode MIDI configuration — and make sure GarageBand's Support MPE setting is turned on (recent GarageBand updates turn it off). - Improved or fixed - MPE, temperaments, sustain, Hammer On Pull Off Legato (aka HOPO), setlist management, visual feedback, startup flow, MOTD context in plugin hosts, handling of hardware interrupts for touches, LinnStrument support, Control Surface picker menu, GeoSWAM Pan, GeoSWAM Course Tune, key edge handling for the AUv3 plugin, strum response to panic, and Channel Pressure handling for conventional MIDI controllers that convert Poly Afertouch to Channel Pressure. ### 7000.383.1.497 — 2026-08-26 - Fixed GeoPizzBass going silent and reverting to "not purchased" even after Restore Purchases - New — Three new playing surfaces. A preset can now be saved with one of four keyboards: the Isomorphic grid, the Piano Keyboard, the Uniform Keyboard and the Janko Keyboard. Pick the type at the top of Menu > Keyboard. - New — All playing surfaces now support Touch Velocity! Touch Velocity uses iOS/iPadOS device's Accelerometer to measure how hard you tap a note. How hard you tap a note is directly converted into MIDI velocity. - New — All the new playing surfaces support MPE. This means that the Piano Keyboard is an MPE keyboard, the Uniform Keyboard is an MPE keyboard and the Janko Keyboard is an MPE keyboard - New — Asymmetric pitch bend range is now supported for all playing surfaces. For instance, your pitch bend range up could be 24 semitones and your pitch bend range down could be -12. - New — GeoJamTrax backing tracks including: Ode To Pink (Uniform Keyboard), Dirt_Blues, Todd Is God (Piano Keyboard), Tribal, Easy Street, Be-Whole(Janko Keyboard) - New — Three new factory setlists — PKB Keyboard, UKB Keyboard and JANKO Keyboard — 50 presets each one for each instrument type and MIDI Out type - New — Multi-select import. The import file picker now lets you select many presets and setlists and import them all in one go. - New — MIDI Visual Feedback of incoming-note indicators now show both expression axes at once: vertical (CC74) motion moves the indicator up and down while pressure brightens and darkens it — the two no longer fight over the display - New — The Naada plucked-string keyboard presets have a Mono button for legato playing, so you can switch without opening Performance Settings. - New — Strum zones can be turned on and off individually. Double-tap to enable or disable each of the Chords, Strum and Keyboard zones; the remaining zones resize to fill the space, and re-enabling restores your original layout exactly. - New — The standalone GeoShred Studio window is resizable, holding a constant 4:3 aspect ratio as you drag it. Launch and resize flicker are fixed, and the keyboard no longer lays itself over the chord and strum zones after a resize. - New Connect Send can keep the sending device's audio on — a MIDI configuration option, so you can hear both instruments - GarageBand tip: for recording the new keyboards, use the MPE Channel Mode MIDI configuration — and make sure GarageBand's Support MPE setting is turned on (recent GarageBand updates turn it off). - Improved or fixed - MPE, temperaments, sustain, Hammer On Pull Off Legato (aka HOPO), setlist management, visual feedback, startup flow, MOTD context in plugin hosts, handling of hardware interrupts for touches, LinnStrument support, Control Surface picker menu, GeoSWAM Pan, GeoSWAM Course Tune ### 7000.327.1.436 — 2026-06-15 - Fix for glitch with GeoSWAM instruments - Presets based on the guitar model now have ranged limited to A0 - G6 ### 7000.325.1.433 — 2026-05-20 - Fix for User setlists not working for the plugin - Fix for MIDI config not sticking across preset changes - ET-Diff bounds checking improved ### 7000.318.1.426 — 2026-05-09 * Fix for Conventional MIDI Controller Pitch Bend * Fix for Global ETDiffs in the custom Scale * ETDiffs can now be specified with up to 3 decimal places * Fix for Siding Pitch Rounding with temperaments * New Application Note #54 for the Quarter Tone Keyboard * Fix for temperament issue where notes were tempered twice * Fix for global scale problems * Fix for incorrect notes on key edges * fix tuning of GeoSWAM bowed strings * Adjusted temperament of Balinese Pelog and Slendro scales * New Polkadot quarter-tone key style with on-device renderer * Polkadot Pattern designer: free-form colour picker, sticky preview, stroke/drop shadow, label circle size, help * Import/Export of Polkadot patterns for sharing * New QT (quarter-tone) Keyboard Presets * Added Shred Lead QT to Favorites * Quarter-tone vertical guide lines through key centers, with "Show 1/4 Tones" Settings toggle * Fixed Seaboard / MPE: two channels no longer fight on the same string * Fixed per-channel strum controller send for Naada effects * Updated Settings help * Revamped main menu * Improved handling of mono mode intervals/poly expression/arpeggiator for MIDI in * Proper indication of connect send/receive state after reloading DAW projects> * Optimized plug-in performance for multi-instrument projects in DAWs * Fixed custom scale temperament truncation when shift exceeds 50 cents * Fixed mouse hover crash in VST3/AUv2 plugin wrapper * Fixes to echo looper machine state * Fixed grid change detection on temperaments with large etdiffs * Backing track now plays in GeoShred Studio upon request via MIDI in * Fixed MPE manager channel expression routing in Pad Mode * Fixed octave rounding note-off mismatch * Fixed Naada strum resonance strings playing wrong key on root change * Fixed SWAM coarse tune reset on scale change * Fixed stuck note handling improvements * Fixed expression pad visual cursor not updating on MIDI input * Fixed Connect/Receive preset changes not persisting in DAW project saves * Fixed Connect/Receive MIDI configuration reverting to AU MPE on project reload in Ableton Live * Per-track MIDI configuration support * All MPE presets now respond to CC2, CC4, CC11 * Disabled legato button for SWAM/Naada instruments * Added Reset button to backing track * Fixed Music Library access alert text * Disable Edit button in MIDI mapping view when Learn mode is active * Improved help system for web and in-app ## Apps similar to GeoShred | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mela-auv3-synth-fx-midi/id1668299428) | 4.8 (79) | Free | Music | | [Cubasis 3 - 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*