Viking Synth vs Bass Enhancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viking Synth
This app emulates a classic monophonic analog synthesizer with advanced DSP technology. It features three variable wave oscillators, dual ladder filters, an LFO, and two modulation busses for versatile sound design. An intuitive interface and extensive preset library make it ideal for creating thick bass and rich lead sounds.
- Three continuously variable wave oscillators
- Dual ladder filters (Lowpass/Highpass)
- Multi-wave LFO
- Two modulation busses
- Intuitive user interface with expandable controls
- 228 presets including Bass, Lead, and Synthwave
- State-of-the-art DSP for authentic sound
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Viking Synth is an authentic emulation of a classic monophonic analog synthesizer. It has three continuously variable wave oscillators, two ladder filters with a Dual Lowpass or Highpass/Lowpass configuration, a multi-wave LFO, and two modulation busses. Viking Synth uses state of the art DSP technology to accurately reproduce the sound of the hardware. You get a desktop quality plug-in at an iOS friendly price. Viking Synth is an Audio Unit Extension Instrument (AUv3) that works as a plug-in inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports Audio Unit Instruments and select it from the list of available Audio Units. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. The user interface of Viking Synth is designed for quick and intuitive control. Knobs and sliders expand during tweaking and are designed so the current value isn't hidden below your finger. The six pages divide the synth into logical sections that can be accessed quickly. The filter display acts as an XY pad for controlling cutoff and resonance. Simply double tap a knob or slider to reset it to its default value. Presets Viking Synth comes with 228 presets in the categories Bass, Bright Lead, Electro Bass, FX, Percussive Lead, Soft Lead, and Synthwave. The synth excels at thick bass and rich lead sounds. The 50 Electro Bass and 50 Synthwave presets were designed by renowned sound designer eXode. Presets work perfectly with GarageBand, Cubasis, and AUM. Oscillators At the heart of Viking are three adjustable wave oscillators. The continuously variable waveform knob gives the oscillators a unique sound that can’t be achieved with the fixed waveforms found in most synths. A noise oscillator provides three types of noise, one specifically modeled after the hardware. Modulation Two modulation busses and an LFO provide flexible modulation capabilities. All of the options hidden deep in menus on the hardware are immediately accessible with one tap. Filters The filters are classic transistor ladder filters modeled meticulously. Two DSP varieties are available allowing for either reduced CPU load or soft clipping plus three additional overdriven modes. The number of poles is adjustable for a wider range of filter sounds. Compare Viking to other synths: – Viking’s oscillators are free running, not sampled, wavetable based, or generated from a zero point – Viking’s oscillators use advanced techniques to avoid aliasing – Viking’s oscillators have instability, which is controllable through the tuning drift control – Viking’s nonlinear filter uses circuit modeling and provides soft clipping
Bass Enhancer
Enhance your audio with a dedicated tool for generating lower, deeper bass frequencies through harmonic saturation. This plugin offers detailed control over harmonic balance and frequency processing, allowing for precise sound shaping. It's designed to add richness and impact to dull-sounding bass tracks.
- Harmonic saturation for deeper bass
- Control over odd/even harmonics
- Adjustable frequency processing start point
- Input and output level monitoring
- Mix control for enhancement amount
- Bypass for A/B comparison
- Scalable GUI
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Bass Enhancer AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the Bass Enhancer AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of Bass Enhancer AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. Does your bass sound dull and lifeless? Red Rock Sound Bass Enhancer will be your choice to correct this deficiency. Bass Enhancer designed for saturation harmonics of low-frequency, it creates the effect of lower, deeper frequencies. This effect can not be created with simple equalization. Features: • ON switch — allows the user to bypass the Bass Enhancer for before/after comparisons; • LEVEL — control knob for the Level of the Input Signal; • INPUT meter — lets You monitor the output level before Bass Enhancer processing; • TIMBRE — sets the balance between Odd and Even harmonics; • FREQ — this knob simply controls where the process begins in frequency domain (for example, with a setting of 85 Hz, all frequencies below 85 Hz will have Harmonics generated by the system); • LISTEN — mute the Mix signal and Listen to the Bass signal created by Bass Enhancer; • MIX — sets the amount of Bass Enhancer enhancement added to the original signal; • H.meter — the Level meter for the Harmonics that are created; • OUTPUT meter — lets You monitor the output level after Bass Enhancer processing; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. To use Bass Enhancer as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — Bass Enhancer will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bass Enhancer at Free against Viking Synth's $3.99. Bass Enhancer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 71%). Viking Synth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Bass Enhancer is free to download; Viking Synth costs $3.99 up front. Bass Enhancer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Viking Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Viking Synth against 4.5 for Bass Enhancer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Viking Synth's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bass Enhancer's.
Viking Synth ships an update every 4 months, Bass Enhancer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viking Synth | Bass Enhancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better | 4.5 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blamsoft, Inc. | RRS, OOO |
Customer experience
Viking Synth
Bass Enhancer
Bugs and requests
Viking Synth
Reported bugs
6 issues- Presets not showing up
- Presets disappear
- App not showing in AUv3 menu
- Settings not saving after iOS 14 update
- Crashes when opening presets browser
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- Saved presets not loading
Requested features
5 requests- More subtle drive mode
- Categorized preset browser
- Polyphony option
- Dark mode
- More apps from developer
Bass Enhancer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Viking Synth
No in-app purchases
Bass Enhancer
- RRS Bass Enhancer Unlimited$4.99
Questions
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