Comparison

ToyTone vs Touchophone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ToyTone

Create music with a simple synthesizer. Select waveforms, adjust sliders, and tap pads to play notes. Supports recording with Inter-App Audio host apps.

Highlights
  • Selectable waveforms
  • Adjustable sliders
  • Tap-to-play pads
  • Inter-App Audio recording support
  • Value adjustment buttons
Features
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ToyTone is simple synthesizer! Usage - Select waveform, and move the slider. - Tap the pad at bottom, you can play. iPhone/iPodTouch only (In iPad, please use +/- buttons.) - When you tap the label to the left of slider, the value is reduced by one. - When you tap the label to the right of slider, the value is increased one. New features - Support recording with Inter-App Audio host app. enjoy!

About

Touchophone

Features
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Touchophone turns your screen into a synthesizer. Touch the keys, twist the knobs, and see what happens. It's the kind of instrument you pick up and never want to put down. Play a melody. Stack notes into chords. Crank the filter. Add some delay and let it echo into space. There are no rules — just sounds waiting to be discovered. WHAT'S INSIDE - A 2-octave chromatic keyboard you play with your fingers - 4 notes at once — hold chords, play melodies - Sub-oscillators to fatten up your sound - A filter knob that goes from warm to screamy - Delay that repeats and fades like an echo in a tunnel - An LFO that wobbles everything in the best way - Envelope controls to shape how notes start and fade EXPRESSION STRIP - Bend notes up and down - Sweep the filter with your finger (wah!) - Add vibrato for extra flavor THE SMALL STUFF - Play with multiple fingers at once - Slide between keys - Use the expression strip while holding notes - Works on iPhone and iPad - No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Just sounds.

Screenshots

ToyTone2 screens
Touchophone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Touchophone at daily against ToyTone's monthly. ToyTone's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToyTone ships an update monthly, Touchophone daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ToyTone versus Touchophone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToyToneTouchophone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperItoh TomoakiNovavision SARL

In-app purchases

None

ToyTone

No in-app purchases

None

Touchophone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ToyTone free?
ToyTone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touchophone free?
Touchophone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ToyTone or Touchophone have ads?
Neither ToyTone nor Touchophone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToyTone or Touchophone?
ToyTone ships an update monthly, and Touchophone daily. Most recently, ToyTone was updated on November 1, 2026 and Touchophone on October 16, 2026.

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