Comparison

SessionBand Deep House 1 vs SynthMaster 2

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

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About

SessionBand Deep House 1

Create studio-quality Deep House music tracks quickly and easily, even without musical experience. This app converts your chosen chords into high-energy audio loops, offering automated mixing and tempo adjustments.

Highlights
  • Chord-based loop creation
  • 15 contemporary house styles
  • Automated mixing
  • Real-time tempo shift
  • Audiobus compatibility
  • Royalty-free track creation
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Create stunning Deep House tracks to your own chords in minutes with the dedicated Deep House version of the award-winning SessionBand app - the world’s only chord-based loop app. “The results are remarkably polished“ Forbes “Perfect for songwriters, singers, producers and music newbies“ 148 Apps “SessionBand lets you create like a master“ Engadget Create ultra-melodic and soulful Deep House tracks to your own chords in minutes with SessionBand Deep House - the world's only chord-based loop app. It's the quickest way to produce your own complete, studio-quality Deep House music – wherever you are and whatever your level of ability. Volume 1 includes 15 fresh, smooth and contemporary house styles recorded exclusively for SessionBand by Polish dance music producers Loopoholics. Everything you need to produce your own complete tracks with over 14,000 razor-sharp, chord-based loops included in the download. Whether you understand music or not, this is the one music app that's focused on delivering you complete, finished tracks in minutes. And with a host of pro features like automated mixing, auto-transpose, one-touch live recording, real-time tempo shift and Audiobus compatibility - allowing you to seamlessly export our unique content into other top music apps like GarageBand - it has never been easier or quicker to create your own studio-quality dance music - even if you can't play a note! Whether you're a songwriter, producer or simply addicted to dance music, SessionBand Deep House - Volume 1 instantly converts the chords you select into great-sounding, high-energy audio. Create your own royalty-free dance anthems in minutes with this version of the award-winning SessionBand app – a top 10 paid music app in 26 countries since launch. Preview the loops at sessionbandapp.com The world's only chord-based loop app is the fastest way to create royalty-free Deep House music... • Simply pick one of 15 powerful House styles • Choose your chords • Stretch or shorten loops in seconds • Build up a full track in minutes • Instantly hear your track across all the other styles and tempos • Auto-transpose your entire track (not electronic pitch shift!) • Mix your track (manual or automated) • Adjust track tempo (+/- 15%) • Record direct to audio • Copy straight to other music apps (if you want to) • Share with the world! You don't have to be a musician or a producer to make and release your own great-sounding Deep House tracks... • No musical experience required • Simple, intuitive interface allows easy loop selection and manipulation • Audition loops as you go • 'Track Builder' lets you build a full track in minutes • Highly educational and great fun Create huge Deep House anthems on the go! • All loops reside within the downloaded app • No internet access required once the app is downloaded • Create studio-quality music absolutely anywhere! • “This app makes it seem like you have a studio in your hand“ AppPicker Detailed Product Information • 15 popular Deep House styles • Tempos between 117bpm and 127bpm • 10 Deep House chord variations for every root note in all 15 styles including 4 x 'slash' chords: maj; min; 6/4; maj7; m7; 7sus4/3; maj7+13/6 ; maj9; m9; 9sus4/3 • Each of the 15 styles includes 15 alternative drum grooves and drum fills in addition to the 'main' drum pattern for that style. These alternative patterns include 'risers' and 'builds'. • All loops were recorded in Poland and produced in London, UK • The exclusive musical content in this app is not duplicated in any of the other SessionBand apps • All loops are offered royalty-free and can be used freely in your own works

About

SynthMaster 2

This powerful software synthesizer offers a vast array of sound design capabilities, including multiple oscillator modes, extensive modulation options, and a wide selection of filters. Explore over 1000 factory presets or create your own unique sounds. Available as a standalone app or AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • Multiple oscillator modes (Basic, Additive, Wavetable, Vector)
  • Extensive modulation architecture
  • 6 filter categories
  • Import custom wave files
  • 1000+ factory presets
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
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KV331 Audio is proud to announce the availability of their award winning software synthesizer SynthMaster 2.9 on iOS platform. As being the first app developed using KV331 Audio’s new cross-platform UI framework, SynthMaster 2 runs as a standalone app or AUv3 plugin on iPads with iOS 11 and above. SynthMaster 2 supports native resolutions of various iPad devices. User interfaces are provided for 9.7, 11 and 12.9 inch iPads in 4 different skins (Blue, White, Dark, Proto). Separate interfaces are provided for the AudioUnit plugin as well. SynthMaster 2 comes with 1000 factory presets designed by world class sound designers such as BigTone, Nori Ubukata, NatLife and Yuli Yolo. Thanks to the comprehensive preset browsing features, users can easily filter presets by author name, bank name, instrument type or preset name and find the sounds that they are looking for. There’s also an IAP Shop, which lets users purchase additional sounds: 1. "Desktop Presets Upgrade": This IAP adds all factory presets in SynthMaster 2.9, increasing the total preset count to 2000. 2. "All Expansions Bundle": This IAP adds all current 38 SynthMaster preset expansion banks. Sound Engine: At the heart of SynthMaster 2’s powerful sound engine lies its oscillators, modulators, and filters. Oscillators: The oscillators can operate in 4 different modes to generate sound: 1. In Basic mode, the oscillator plays single cycle waveforms or samples. With the Oscillator Unison turned on, up to 8 voices per oscillator can be played. 2. In Additive mode, 8 Basic oscillators can be stacked up to create richer tones. 3. In Wavetable mode, the oscillator can play wavetables with up to 256 frames. 4. In Vector mode, 4 Basic oscillators are mixed in 2 dimensions. Modulators: Modulators are simply basic oscillators that can be added to other oscillators or modulate other oscillators’ or modulators’ phases. By connecting modulators to other oscillators or modulators, complex FM tones can be synthesized. Importing Wave Files into SynthMaster: While designing sounds, users can easily import wave files into SynthMaster 2. SynthMaster 2 can categorize those files into waveforms, wavetables or multi samples and import them accordingly. Filters: Once the sound is generated by the oscillators it goes through SynthMaster’s filters, which can operate in 6 different categories: Digital, VAnalog, Ladder, Diode Ladder, State Variable and Bite. Custom distortion can be applied before or after the filters as well. Modulation Architecture: SynthMaster 2 features a comprehensive modulation architecture with a wide range of modulation sources: 1. MIDI controls 2. Macros controls 3. 4 ADSR envelopes per layer 4. 4 Multisegmented envelopes per payer 5. 4 LFOs per layer 6. 4 Sequencers per layer 7. 4 Keyscalers per layer There’s real-time visual feedback that lets users see how modulation sources and targets are changing when a note is being played. This is extremely helpful when designing sounds with SynthMaster 2. New modulations can be created easily by dragging and dropping a modulation source onto a knob or slider control. Users can easily see which controls are modulated by a modulation source by clicking on that source. Controls that are being modulated by that source will display modulation amounts. By long pressing a control, the modulation amount can be edited without the need to go through the mod matrix. Arp/Sequencer: SynthMaster features a comprehensive arpeggiator / sequencer with 32 steps. Users can easily create sequences by recording steps one by one. Effects: Each of the 2 layers in SynthMaster has 5 insert effect slots. 13 different types of effects can be instantiated in any of those slots. There are also 2 global effect send busses which can be used to create more complex effect routings.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SessionBand Deep House 1 at $3.99 against SynthMaster 2's $14.99. SessionBand Deep House 1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 32) and ads (none vs shown). SynthMaster 2's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On review sentiment 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

SessionBand Deep House 1 costs $3.99 and SynthMaster 2 $14.99 up front. SynthMaster 2 sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. SessionBand Deep House 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SynthMaster 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SynthMaster 2 has 451 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of SessionBand Deep House 1's written reviews are positive against 68% of SynthMaster 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SessionBand Deep House 1 ships an update every 6 months, SynthMaster 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
SessionBand Deep House 1 versus SynthMaster 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionBand Deep House 1SynthMaster 2
Price$3.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.2 (9 ratings)4.8 (451 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews68.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9451 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size905 MB918 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUK Music Apps LtdKV331 Audio

Customer experience

SessionBand Deep House 1

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

SynthMaster 2

All ratings407 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral16.2%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

SessionBand Deep House 1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SynthMaster 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Presets not loading correctly
  • Modulation not working after loading project
  • Skin resets to default
  • App crashes frequently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Pitch bend/glide for imported samples
  • Integration with AUM audio mixer

In-app purchases

None

SessionBand Deep House 1

No in-app purchases

32 purchases

SynthMaster 2

One-time32
  • BigTone Tableworks Vol.2$1.99
  • Burak Yeter Synth Sounds Vol1$1.99
  • Aiyn Zahev Expansion 1$1.99
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  • BigTone Tableworks Vol.1$1.99
  • Michael Kastrup Expansion$1.99
  • EDM Stars Volume 1$1.99
  • Nori Ubukata Pop Hits Vol.4$1.99
  • Rob Lee EDM Expansion Vol.2$1.99
  • Alonso Sound Future Rave$1.99
  • Nori Ubukata Pop Hits Vol.1$1.99
  • BigTone Techno Bits Vol.1$1.99
  • Club Sequences Vol.1$2.99
  • Historical Synth Giants Vol.3$2.99
  • Dawn of Electronic Music Vol.2$2.99
  • Nori Ubukata Art Rock Basics$2.99
  • BigTone Analog Basics 02$4.99
  • BigTone Analog Basics$4.99
  • BigTone Signature Sounds Vol.1$4.99
  • NU Sounds of the World$4.99
  • Historical Synth Giants Vol.4$4.99
  • Historical Synth Giants Vol.1$4.99
  • Historical Synth Giants Vol.2$4.99
  • Japan Vintage$4.99
  • NatLife Future Bass Sounds$4.99
  • Danyella EDM Expansion Vol.1$4.99
  • Dawn of Electronic Music Vol.1$4.99
  • Dawn of Electronic Music Vol.3$4.99
  • Rob Lee EDM Expansion Vol.3$4.99
  • Natlife Disco Funk$4.99
  • Insigne Essentials 4 Clubbin$4.99
  • Desktop Presets Upgrade$9.99
  • All Expansions Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is SessionBand Deep House 1 free?
SessionBand Deep House 1 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SynthMaster 2 free?
SynthMaster 2 costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SessionBand Deep House 1 or SynthMaster 2?
SynthMaster 2 is rated higher. SessionBand Deep House 1 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SynthMaster 2 averages 4.8 from 451 ratings.
Do SessionBand Deep House 1 or SynthMaster 2 have ads?
SynthMaster 2 shows ads; SessionBand Deep House 1 does not.
Which is updated more often, SessionBand Deep House 1 or SynthMaster 2?
SessionBand Deep House 1 ships an update every 6 months, and SynthMaster 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, SessionBand Deep House 1 was updated on October 11, 2026 and SynthMaster 2 on October 14, 2026.

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