# Synth — user reviews > 250 indexed App Store user reviews of Synth by Retronyms Inc, rated 3.10/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synth/id364905862/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synth/id364905862.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Synth? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great synth with lots of settings and options - 🎨 Awesome retro/vintage sounds - 💡 Useful for creating sound effects - 🎹 Simple and easy to use keyboard **Cons** - 🐛 No MIDI support - 🔌 Not compatible with other apps like Tabletop - 🔒 Lacks advanced features like ADSR, filters, LFO - 🔇 No recording or export functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Pitch bend control reverts back to default - Occasional crashes or freezes **Most requested features** - Add MIDI support - Integrate with Tabletop and other music apps - Implement ADSR, filters, LFO, and other synthesis controls - Add recording and export capabilities ## Newest reviews (13 of 250) ### 2/5 — 落ちて開かない *2024-02-09, version 2.23* アプリを開こうとしたところ､落ちてばかりで開かなくなりました。これでは使えません。よろしく対応をお願い致します。 追記 再インストールしてアプリを開こうとしましたが、全然状況変わらず。 再追記 もうインストール可能かとインストールしましたが、何も変わらず。 一体､どうなってるんでしょう？ 何故このアプリが有料ランキング入りしてるのか､全く謎です。 ### 4/5 — Brilliant & Fun Synth *2023-12-17, version 2.23* What can i say, the Apps a great little synth with some fair amount of settings and options, been loving having a blast with it over the weekend, some sounds and effects really took me back to the days of old lol, I will be making and using this app for making some awesome sound fx’s for my own apps. ### 4/5 — Synth *2017-03-10, version 2.22* It,s a good synth with some nice sounds.Would be great if you could use this with a midi keyboard.It goes without saying that the ability to use it with Audiobus would be very useful. Brian. ### 3/5 — How can i restore my purchases *2015-11-02, version 2.22* Someone can tell me how can i restore my purchases? ### 2/5 — Pas terrible... *2015-09-07, version 2.22* Pas de midi, même midi bridge ne le voit pas. Pas d'iaa ni audiobus. Obligés de passer par tabletop (lourd et pas top). Sinon petit synthé sympa avec un sampleur enregistreur qui prend quelques secondes de son. Mais impossible de retourner au réglages ensuite, ça nous remet les oscillateurs aussitôt. Pas d'option de transposition de clavier. C'est sur pour le prix on est pas volés, mais autant payer plus pour un produit aboutit. ### 1/5 — DONT DOWNLOAD *2015-06-07, version 2.22* I'm sorry to tell you all this but all these great views are fake. This is not true. Apparently a group bought this app to record an album do NOT buy. You can not record without making a rubbish sizzling sound and repeat it. Instead you need to upgrade to pro. I can't believe this. ### 2/5 — Doesn't link to anything *2015-05-30, version 2.22* As a standalone synth it's OK but I bought it because it's included in the Tabletop Synth bundle. Turns out it's NOT compatible wit Tabletop even though it's the same company. Does this even have MIDI? Not sure what use this is as a standalone, really. ### 4/5 — Me encanta, pero... *2015-05-22, version 2.22* ¿Cuando la pulirán? ¿Para cuando una actualización? y… ¿Audiobus?! ### 3/5 — Almost *2015-02-22, version 2.22* It's almost really really nice but, you can't really do much with it. No Tabletop, no AudioBus, No Inter-App Audio. Just a synth. ### 3/5 — Pretty cool *2014-12-17, version 2.22* This is a quite useful synth app without too many buzzers and whizzers. The rotary knob format would probably work better with sliders. Despite the intuitive design, I find building an iPad synth to operate as if it were manual a little odd. It's quant but in this case, why not reinvent the wheel. Otherwise as I stated very useful with some cool sounds. ### 4/5 — Cool *2014-12-14, version 2.22* Tabletop ready or IAA and you get the Fifth star ### 2/5 — What is this ment to be? *2014-12-08, version 2.22* It is a cheap cheesy synth. The mod wheel works backwards. You cannot truncate samples after recording. The meager sounds that are supplied free are awful to say the least. Give this one a miss there are a lot better free synths to spend time on than this pile. It does not deserve to spend time on my iPad. BEGONE! Junk junk junk. ### 4/5 — Wait *2014-10-31, version 2.22* IAA please!?! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Non funziona! *2025-09-25, version 2.23* Va bene ho speso 0’99 centesimi, ma non riesco neanche ad aprirlo!!! Dovrebbero dirlo se c’è qualche controindicazione con i “vecchi” IPad !! Ci sono rimasto male! ### 1/5 — Lipa *2024-08-25, version 2.23* U mnie nie działa… ### 1/5 — This is app is crap! *2023-03-29, version 2.23* No MIDI support and it doesn’t work with their Tabletop app. ### 1/5 — Not compatible with own apps *2020-11-06, version 2.23* Not compatible with mpc ### 1/5 — Hoy can I restore My purcaches *2017-10-11, version 2.23* Hoy can I restore My purcaches ### 1/5 — 残念… *2017-01-27, version 2.22* これから良くなって行くのでしょう。 ### 1/5 — I paid £2.49 for this... *2016-10-10, version 2.22* ...so you don't have to. ### 1/5 — No updates for 3 years!!! *2015-12-27, version 2.22* Really just a toy nowadays - surprised they would charge for this. No midi support, no IAA/Audiobus. It's stuck in the past of an iOS world that has moved way past what this app can do in music. ### 1/5 — Doesn't Work with iMPC!!!! *2015-12-16, version 2.22* Why doesn't it work with my IMPC??? I thought they would be compatible ### 1/5 — Not tabletop compatible *2015-11-08, version 2.22* If this could be used in tabletop it might be halfway useful but since it can't it's about as useful as a Casio from the 80s without the charm. Wtf were Retronyms thinking? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — iPadOS issues *2024-07-13, version 2.23* It’s not opening in iPadOS 17.5.1 ### 5/5 — Dope *2017-05-23, version 2.22* Thanks guys ### 5/5 — Synth *2016-03-03, version 2.22* Fantastic brilliant music app to own. Plenty of different things to play. Thanks Team DjD. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ### 5/5 — terrible *2015-08-03, version 2.22* rien a dire, excellent, au top ### 5/5 — Отлично! *2015-01-14, version 2.22* Прекрасный синт с достойным набором пресетов. ### 5/5 — Nice! *2014-12-09, version 2.22* Cool shoes! ### 5/5 — Great synth *2014-11-27, version 2.22* Anwesende Little Plugin for your iPad! ### 5/5 — Gran suoni *2014-10-06, version 2.22* Si tratta di una tastiera con tanti preset (non editabili). Abbiamo un delay molto figo e un distorsore per modificare un po' il suono che comunque è molto cristallino e ricco di suo. In più si può anche campionare dal microfono integrato e suonare poi sulla tastiera quello stesso suono. Per essere un'app gratis è veramente ottimo. 5 stelle! ### 5/5 — This nim doesn't crash *2014-09-09, version 2.22* This very odd little synth reminds me of the CZ 101 for some strange reason (phase distortion synth) but nothing else on the iPad has it's very niche kind of interface . I like ! And a Retronyms product that doesn't crash is quite refreshing! Peace christo ### 5/5 — Very useful app *2014-07-29, version 2.22* I can use the headphone out into my comp, and record using this. Great app --- *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 2026-07-27.*