VoxSyn vs Needlepoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VoxSyn
Transform your voice into a versatile vocal sound generator. This app captures your vocal modulations to create unique sounds beyond traditional vocoding, allowing you to trigger synthesizer sounds with your voice or a keyboard. Expand your sonic palette with a vast pool of presets and effects.
- Voice control of pitch and timbre
- 22-channel vocoder
- Integrated preset synthesizer engine
- Hundreds of presets
- Hi-end audio effects
- Audiobus and Inter App Audio compatible
- MIDI and background audio support
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VoxSyn turns your voice into the most flexible vocal sound generator ever. Instantly following even subtle modulations of pitch and spectral changes of your voice VoxSyn creates signature vocal sounds far beyond traditional vocoding. Talk or sing into the microphone and you’ll trigger various synthesizer sounds following your voice pitch or the notes touched on the hexagonal keyboard / external MIDI Keyboard. The basic sounds are selected from a vast pool of predefined sounds from the famous TERA synthesis engine which can be further expanded by its unique random sound generator. The harmonic table note layout visualizes your voices pitch in realtime and also let you play notes for more traditional vocoder effects. VoxSyn is Audiobus compatible and can be used in the Input, Filter and Output slots in the Audiobus signal chain. The output can be recorded to an audio file which you can use with other Apps and programs for further processing. Features: - Voice control of pitch and timbre - 22-channel Vocoder - Integrated preset synthesizer engine - Hundreds of presets included - Hi-end Reverb and Chorus/Delay/Distortion/Phaser effects - Share/Export of audio recordings - CoreMIDI / Virtual MIDI and Background audio - Inter App Audio compatible - Audiobus 2 support (Input/Filter/Output) with state saving
Needlepoint
This app simulates the warm, fuzzy sound of vinyl records using advanced physical modeling. It generates realistic turntable noises and artifacts, offering creative control over warped sounds and tempo-synced playback. Additional effects like a compressor and glitchy looper enhance the audio.
- Physical modeling for realistic vinyl sounds
- Synthesized record detritus and distress
- Tempo-syncable turntable speed
- Single-knob compressor with multiple algorithms
- Broken record looper mode
- Vinyl spindown and start effect
- Granular pitch shifter
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Unfiltered Audio's Needlepoint is now available on iOS as a Standalone app or AUv3 plugin! Unfiltered Audio raises the bar (and lowers the tonearm) with Needlepoint: a revolution in vinyl simulation. Continuing the retro themes of their smashed-up hit lo-fi-af, Needlepoint presents a full platter of advanced physical modeling to dive deep into the warm, fuzzy sound of turntable noises and artifacts beloved by many. Of course, since this is an Unfiltered Audio plugin, you can push the needle far past realism and dive into some seriously warped sounds. While many vinyl plugins are content to use looping samples of noise, Needlepoint uses physical modeling to achieve its incredible sound. Needlepoint synthesizes all sorts and sizes of detritus and distress on a record: hair, dust mites, scratches, warping, etc. These are not randomly modeled, but rather accurately distributed onto a rotating, algorithmic platter. Changing the speed of the record can greatly change the nature of Needlepoint's impact on your sound. While you may be used to vinyl RPMs like 33 1/3, 45, and 78, have you ever wondered what it would sound like to tempo sync a turntable to your DAW? Now you can! Beyond noise, ambience, and tone, Needlepoint includes other effects to fully etch out your vibe. A single knob compressor (inspired by lo-fi-af's PRESS knob with six additional algorithms) can be added before or after the signal chain. This compressor can emulate algorithms from famous hardware samplers associated with vinyl, or even mimic the sound of analog distortion introduced by the vinyl pressing process. A BROKEN mode emulates a broken record a broken record a broken record a broken... Where were we? Oh right, a BROKEN mode acts as an unpredictable looper by jumping the grooves on your recent audio. You can automate the mode's toggle to create all sorts of cut-up and glitchy phrases. No vinyl plugin would be complete without a SPINDOWN button that creates that classic vinyl stop (and start!) sound. Here you can control the rate of the spindown to better fit the effect into your mixes. Finally, at the end of the processing chain, Needlepoint features a granular pitch shifter to help you achieve that chopped up vibe without needing to manually change the speed of your tracks. Despite all of these features, Needlepoint is incredibly easy to use. With a beautiful interface and an extensive set of presets, Needlepoint will help you itch that nostalgic scratch that your tracks need. As an AUv3 plugin, Needlepoint has been tested to work perfectly with Garageband, Drambo, AUM, Cubasis, Beatmaker, Nanostudio, apeMatrix, Loopy Pro, and more! Additionally, with its clear layout and smart resizing, Needlepoint can be used on tablets and phones with ease. (Note for Drambo users: Drambo does not yet have automatic Plugin Delay Compensation for managing plugins with latency. As a result, tracks with Needlepoint will not line up properly with other tracks. An upcoming patch for Drambo will add this feature in.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Needlepoint at 4.8 against VoxSyn's 3.1. VoxSyn's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
VoxSyn costs $0.99 and Needlepoint $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Needlepoint holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of VoxSyn's written reviews are positive against 50% of Needlepoint's.
VoxSyn ships an update every 9 days, Needlepoint fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VoxSyn | Needlepoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | Unfiltered Audio |
Customer experience
VoxSyn
Needlepoint
In-app purchases
VoxSyn
No in-app purchases
Needlepoint
No in-app purchases









