Sonic Synth vs ab vortEx X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonic Synth
Create a wide variety of sounds with this FM synthesizer app. It features three independent oscillators, each capable of generating four unique waveforms, and offers a responsive touch keyboard for real-time performance. Enjoy high-quality audio with a 44100 Hz sample rate.
- 3 independent oscillators
- 4 waveform types per oscillator
- Volume, modulation, tone, and detune controls
- Envelope filters (attack, sustain, release)
- Multitouch support
- Responsive piano keyboard
- Core MIDI support
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Sonic Synth is very capable FM Synthesizer app with 3 oscillators. Every oscillator is independent and can generate 4 wave forms. The app works with 44100 Hz sample rate so the sound quality is great. Core MIDI - support for MIDI keyboards via USB The touch keyboard is also very responsive and dynamic - feels like a real instrument. Keys are big enough. The last wave form is our secret algorithm for string sound also generated by the oscillators. Variety of sounds can be created and even changed real time while you are playing using the setting of the 3 oscillators of the synthesizer. Sonic Synth main features: - 3 oscillators - 4 wave form types for every oscillator - volume, modulation, tone and detune for every oscillator - envelope filters (attack sustain release) - multitouch - fast and usable piano keyboard You can now use your phone or tablet as a recording instrument.
ab vortEx X
This app is a stereo-only abstract spacetime designer for creating unique reverberations. It functions as an AUv3 plugin for compatible iOS hosts or as a standalone application, offering control over sound reflection spread.
- Stereo-only spatial audio algorithms
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Standalone application mode
- Touch screen interface
- Control over sound reflection spread
- Space, Time, Viscosity, Volumes controls
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'ab vortEx X' for iOS is a 'Light', stereo-only version of 'ab vortEx', an abstract spacetime designer for creating infinite variations of reverberations using our Spatial Audio algorithms under the hood. 'ab vortEx' for iOS comes as an AUv3 Plugin and is compatible with any iOS host that supports AUv3 (e.g. Garageband). The plugin contains a minimalist interface, compatible with Touch Screens - as you move through the screen, you can control how the algorithm works and how the reflections of the sound spread through time and space. 'ab Vortex X' also works as a stand-alone application (make sure you wear headphones or use a soundcard). 'ab vortEx X' supports Stereo signals and contains the most critical controls of 'ab Vortex' (Space, Time, Viscosity and Volumes) for providing quick ways to manipulate your sound.ab vortEx' for iOS works with Mono and Stereo signals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ab vortEx X at 88% against Sonic Synth's 0%. ab vortEx X also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Sonic Synth's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $12.99). 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
Sonic Synth costs $1.99 and ab vortEx X $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ab vortEx X holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ab vortEx X has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sonic Synth's written reviews are positive against 88% of ab vortEx X's.
Sonic Synth ships an update every 6 months, ab vortEx X every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sonic Synth | ab vortEx X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | Alejandro Cabrera Zuniga |
Customer experience
Sonic Synth
ab vortEx X
In-app purchases
Sonic Synth
No in-app purchases
ab vortEx X
No in-app purchases









