# SoundBow — Draw your sound

> Drawing-based music instrument for creating melodies and soundscapes. (iPhone/iPad app by Agoston Nagy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundbow/id1069359097 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Agoston Nagy](https://appshunter.io/developer/985925318)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 25 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-01-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundbow/id1069359097/reviews.md

## What is SoundBow?

SoundBow is a drawing based music instrument with a clean and simple visual interface. You can create music by drawing curves over the screen with lines and gestural movements. Apart from drawing, you can rescale your instrument by moving graphical elements around. Record your own sounds through the microphone and start creating melodies, soundscapes with your own voice. If you wish, you can also export your composition as an audio file.

"Touch-based mobile devices allowed interactive, gesture-based music production to hit the masses. So far, this type of musical creation hasn't exactly taken the world by storm. But SoundBow, a drawing-based musical instrument app, should shake things up a little bit with its clean, minimal visual interface and mesmerizing potential for complex, loop-based music production." - The Creators Project

"Binaura bring their beautiful SoundBow app to iOS at last. It is a gorgeous instrument with huge possibilities for expression and creativity. I think that in many ways these are the kinds of apps that iOS was made for." - Palm Sounds

SoundBow is made with free and open source tools. The interface is built with OpenFrameworks. The sound engine is made with SodaLib, a free Data Sonification Library built on top of libPd (Pure Data).

## Key features

- Drawing-based music creation
- Gesture-based sound manipulation
- Record and use own sounds
- Export compositions as audio
- Rescale instrument elements

## Recent user reviews (10 of 25)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundbow/id1069359097/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best Bow

*2024-07-27*

Superpraktisch um sich einfach kleine rhythmische Loops für Granularsynthis oder Sampleplayer zu generieren. Außerdem eine App, um zwischendurch entspannt Sound zu dudeln. Ebenso gilt: je mehr man sich damit befasst, umso interessantere Loops entstehen. Bluetooth-Audio wäre 👍🏼 nice…

### 5/5 — Love Forever

*2022-09-04*

I got this beauty on launch and it still
thrills me

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2020-12-15*

Amazing. Please try to add more lines to make it possible to sound like Steve reich and little more dynamic feedback would be nice

### 1/5 — ....

*2020-08-10*

Either strengthen the midi function, or strengthen the sequencer function.

### 3/5 — A cute toy instrument, but...

*2019-08-10*

It isn’t much of a useful musical tool, since it lacks:

loading a sample from an audio file, not just recording the microphone

MIDI file export rather than only audio renders (or even better, routing midi to another app)

save/recall

### 5/5 — Amazing sounds!

*2018-09-23*

From something so simple. One complaint though. Why does the big light gray disk appear when you touch close to one end of a string 1) preventing playing closer to the end of the string and 2) It’s wasting time, and is frustrating, to have to keep putting the string end back to where it was. I’ve already gotten my monies worth with the sounds I’ve milked out of the app. Good idea nicely done! Needs to support landscape mode. In the YouTube video, where are those other screens with verbiage and dynamic graphics? Needs to save your drawings. Should also play in the background.

### 5/5 — Smartest Music App Ever

*2018-02-04, version 1.7*

Game changer. Please keep this a secret from other artists.  So brilliant.

### 1/5 — 垃圾

*2017-11-17*

根本进不去，一直在闪退

### 5/5 — yes!

*2017-06-06*

favorite music art app in a long time. makes me feel as though i'm in a cave painting the walls.  great!

### 3/5 — Has potential

*2017-04-11*

Great idea and interesting use of gestures but unfortunately a few things let this down. The major flaw is that each gesture addition seems to slow the loop down or cancel out other sounds, so it's hard to build something from scratch without half of the music disappearing. Even if this wasn't an issue, it's very difficult to make a loop that is in sync with every sound you add. Also, there's a pretty limited use of sounds and rhythms that can be used. 

Could really be something good if there were a few changes.

## Frequently asked questions about SoundBow

### What is SoundBow?

SoundBow is a drawing-based music instrument that allows users to create music by drawing curves and gestural movements on their device's screen. It offers a unique and interactive approach to sound creation.

### Can I use my own voice or sounds with SoundBow?

Yes, SoundBow allows you to record your own sounds through the microphone, enabling you to incorporate your voice or any other audio into your musical compositions.

### What devices does SoundBow support?

SoundBow is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, offering a versatile platform for its users.

### How much does SoundBow cost?

SoundBow is a paid application, priced at $1.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features.

### Does SoundBow have ads?

No, SoundBow does not contain advertisements. It provides an uninterrupted creative experience for its users.

### Can I export my music from SoundBow?

Yes, SoundBow allows you to export your compositions as audio files, so you can share your creations or use them in other projects.

### How often is SoundBow updated?

The latest version of SoundBow is 1.8, which was last updated on June 3, 2020. While updates may not be frequent, the app is built on stable open-source tools.

### What is the age rating for SoundBow?

SoundBow has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in music creation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2020-06-03

- Easily save and access your compositions from Apple's Files App right on your iPad or iPhone
- Adaptive, high resolution sampling rate for recent devices
- Updated to latest iOS design guidelines

### 1.7 — 2017-12-13

iOS 11.2 (iPhoneX) compatibility, DSP fixes

### 1.5 — 2016-07-08

- Share your sounds easily through AudioCopy: send them directly via e-mail, upload to SoundCloud or use your exported compositions within hundreds of other audio apps to push your creation further
- Mute internal sounds (useful when using midi output with other apps)

### 1.3 — 2016-06-01

- MIDI fixes (improved workflow when using multiple midi apps)

### 1.2 — 2016-05-09

- Running in background: switch to other apps then return to SoundBow without resetting your composition
- Option to lock bows: useful for extremely expressive improvisations

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