Vatanator vs ID700
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vatanator
This app is a drum machine designed for simple and instant rhythm creation. It offers advanced MIDI functionality, 140 vintage hardware emulations, and real-time pattern recording with quantization. It supports various audio integration technologies and allows for sample import and song arrangement.
- 140 vintage hardware emulations
- Real-time pattern recording with quantization
- 16/32 step sequencer with advanced MIDI
- Full MIDI and Bluetooth MIDI support
- Audiobus, IAA, and Ableton Link support
- Sample import via Files
- Real-time effects with XY pads
- Song arranger
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Vatanator is a unique drum machine with advanced MIDI functionality. It features 140 built-in presets emulating every classic vintage hardware. It is aimed for simplicity and instant rhythm creation. Vatanator features: – Audio Unit Extension – Record patterns in real-time with quantization, MIDI assignable – 16/32 steps sequencer with advanced MIDI options – Fast loading of presets on the fly – Full MIDI implementation, Bluetooth MIDI – Background audio – Audiobus, Audiobus Remote, Inter-App Audio and Ableton Link support – Ability to import samples via Files – Real-time effects with envelope follower and XY pads, MIDI assignable – Song arranger, ability to store a sequence of patterns and play them in order – Export pattern to MIDI file – 8 channel mixer with volume control and mute/solo for any individual instrument “Vatanator listed in 10 Best iOS / iPad Drum Machines Apps” - ProducerSpot "it’s a solid bread-and-butter drum machine that plays nice with AudioBus, IAA, Ableton Link and CoreMIDI, and, at this price, could find a place in anyone’s iPad studio workflow" - MusicRadar/Computer Music
ID700
This app is a software synthesizer that recreates the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. It offers hybrid FM and waveshaping synthesis with extensive customization options for sound design. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin for music production software.
- Hybrid FM and waveshaping synthesis
- AUv3 and Standalone support
- Twelve voices with unique algorithms
- Fourteen complex envelopes per voice
- Two waveshapers per voice
- MPE capability
- Scala scale file support
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ID700 is a hybrid FM/waveshaping software synthesizer based on the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. ID700 runs in standalone mode and as an AUv3 plugin (Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis 3). HISTORY In 1987 Don Buchla released the Buchla 700 synthesizer. It was the next logical step from Don's previous digital synths (the Buchla 400, Touché, Buchla 500) but was also influenced by the synth trends of the 1980's, specifically FM synthesis and the all-in-one workstation concept. As usual, Don was ahead of the curve and the 700 never took off. Very few were sold and even fewer functioning units exist today. I always loved the sound of Don's digital oscillators, and combined with the scarcity of the instrument it seemed like a fun project to recreate it in software and reintroduce its concepts to the world. FEATURES * AUv3 and Standalone support on iOS * twelve voices of four operator FM with twelve unique algorithms * fourteen complex envelopes per voice * two hundred professionally designed presets * two waveshapers per voice * preset randomizer * over forty factory wave shapes plus an editor for user created shapes * Scala scale file support with over four thousand included tunings from the Scala scale archive * MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) capability for MPE controllers like the Roli Seabord, Linnstrument, and Sensel Morph * advanced MIDI implementation (including 14-bit CCs and Program Change) * an in-depth manual (60+ pages) is available in the app and from our website * iCloud support for sharing presets, waveshapes, and tunings between devices * up to 16x oversampling
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vatanator at $7.99 against ID700's $12.99. ID700's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 68%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Vatanator costs $7.99 and ID700 $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ID700 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ID700 has 128 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Vatanator's written reviews are positive against 88% of ID700's.
Vatanator ships an update every 3 months, ID700 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vatanator | ID700 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 4.8 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad, Mac — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BACKPULLVER SOFTWARE LTD OOD | Jonathan Schatz |
Customer experience
Vatanator
ID700
Bugs and requests
Vatanator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ID700
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on startup
- MIDI cannot select a channel, responds to all
- App does not launch when plugged into an audio interface
- Sliders not functioning properly (combined left/right and up/down movement)
- Takes value from where slider is touched, preventing adjustment
Requested features
8 requests- Option for sliders to behave like faders
- Expandable harmonics section for precision
- On-screen mod wheel and pitch bend
- Option for different color schemes/themes
- Ability to make certain sections bigger for finer control
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- Mod wheel within on-screen keyboard or option to enable vertical/horizontal axis
- Four outputs with circular spatialization
- Option to double-tap to zero controls
In-app purchases
Vatanator
No in-app purchases
ID700
No in-app purchases









