Comparison

TerribleSync vs RazielReveal

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

Head to head
About

TerribleSync

Control the tempo of music hardware like synthesizers and drum machines using your iPhone or iPad. Features include tap tempo, precise dial adjustment, and buttons for performance effects. Requires a 3.5mm audio cable for connection.

Highlights
  • Tap tempo
  • Rotary tempo dial
  • Pause/mute button
  • Performance effect buttons
  • Clear interface
  • Open source project
Features
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Use your iPhone or iPad to control the tempo of impulse-sync-enabled synthesizers, drum machines, and other music hardware. Features: • Tap tempo • Supports 20.0 - 999.0+ BPM • Rotary tempo dial for precise, tactile tempo adjustment • Pause/mute button • ?, !, and :fire: buttons to introduce character and chaos into your performance • Clear, simple interface designed to be easy to use in a stage/performance setting This app works with any instrument you own that takes voltage impulses as a tempo control, such as: • KORG SQ-1, Volca, Monotribe, etc. • Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator • Moog MOTHER-32 (choose the "single clock advance" setting on the instrument) This project is open source. Try building it yourself at https://github.com/terribleben/terrible-sync or contact twitter.com/terribleben with feedback! Notes: • 3.5mm audio cable is required to connect your iPhone or iPad to your sync-enabled instruments. • If the instrument isn't responding, you may need to increase the iPhone's volume. • This software is not produced by, endorsed by, or affiliated with KORG, Teenage Engineering, Moog Music, or other instrument manufacturers.

About

RazielReveal

Features
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RazielReveal turns songs you own into a private, on-device practice session for singing, guitar, and piano. Import a song and create a synchronized eight-part practice mix: lead vocal, background vocal, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, drums, bass, piano, and other instruments. With RazielReveal, you can: • Shape every part with independent level, pan, mute, and solo controls, synchronized waveforms, meters, seeking, and transport controls. • Adjust playback speed and key to practise at a comfortable pace. • Create vocal, guitar, and piano MIDI guides. Explore them in scrollable, zoomable piano rolls with a spectrum background, bars, beats, lyric words, and chord annotations. • Follow on-device, word-timed lyrics and chords in a singer-friendly sheet. Choose Adaptive lines or Sentence lines, see the current lyric word and chord highlighted, and keep instrumental chord passages readable. • Switch to Bar & Beat Chords for a measure-oriented view. Song-section markers and quick segment tags make it easier to jump between parts of a song. • Connect a AUPHY GT guitar fretboard lights or Litejam Guitar over Bluetooth for illuminated fretboard guidance, or practise with ROLI PIANO / LUMI KEYS with on-screen piano roll and on-screen keyboard. • Save songs and their local analysis for later practice. • Optionally unlock Premium features, including audio and MIDI export, sheet auto-scroll and printing, and song-bundle backup and restore. Purchases are optional and can be restored from the paywall. • Keep your music on your device: separation, analysis, and playback are performed locally. Use only audio you own or have permission to use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bwinnovationtw.github.io/apps/razielreveal/eula.html

Screenshots

TerribleSync1 screens
RazielReveal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TerribleSync at none against RazielReveal's 4. TerribleSync also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). RazielReveal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 35 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RazielReveal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. TerribleSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TerribleSync ships an update every 35 months, RazielReveal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TerribleSync versus RazielReveal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerribleSyncRazielReveal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin RothBetter World Studio

In-app purchases

None

TerribleSync

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

RazielReveal

Subscriptions3
  • RazielReveal Premium3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • RazielReveal Premium$1.991 Month
  • RazielReveal Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • RazielReveal Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is TerribleSync free?
TerribleSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RazielReveal free?
RazielReveal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TerribleSync or RazielReveal have ads?
Neither TerribleSync nor RazielReveal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TerribleSync or RazielReveal?
TerribleSync ships an update every 35 months, and RazielReveal every 2 days. Most recently, TerribleSync was updated on October 24, 2026 and RazielReveal on October 25, 2026.

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