Addictive Pro vs oogieAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Addictive Pro
This app offers a powerful hybrid synthesis engine for creating complex and dynamic sounds. Explore wavetable, noise, virtual analog, and FM synthesis with extensive modulation and effects. It includes a polyrhythm arpeggiator and real-time control options for musical inspiration and sound design.
- Hybrid synthesis engine
- Wavetable spectrum synthesis
- Virtual Analog synthesis
- Polyrhythm Arpeggiator
- Real-time parameter control
- Studio-standard effects section
- AudioUnit Instrument support
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The hybrid synthesis algorithm on which Addictive Pro is based provides you with efficient means for easy control of complex sounds far beyond usual sound synthesis methods: Addictive Pro provides you a with unique form of Wavetable oscillators. These Wavetables are generated from the harmonic content and the free digital filter structure entered by the user. The sound of up to 12 of this Wavetable oscillators is then further refined with a classic analog filter available in several 24dB and 12dB forms. For the optional noise part of the sound you can use the same sophisticated digital filter struct as for the wavetable oscillators allowing for a vast variety of ever changing noisescapes. The intelligent sound and rhythm randomizer can be applied to different sound aspects separately for really useful sound design and inspiration. A four part polyrhythm Arpeggiator creates complex rhythmical structures with a touch of a finger. Features: Hybrid synthesis engine • Wavetable spectrum synthesis • Noise spectrum synthesis • Virtual Analog synthesis • FM and Ringmodulation synthesis Synthesizer details • Twelve wavetable spectrum oscillators per voice. • Morphing between two wave/filter sets. • Waves contain up to 256 partials. • Hand drawn filter structure. • Spectral noise generator using hand drawn filter structure. • Ten major sound parameters each with independent poly LFO and envelope modulators. • Real time parameter control using two X/Y touch pads, the tilt sensors of the iPad and MIDI Controllers. • Monophonic or polyphonic with up to 16 voices. • 300 factory presets, unlimited user presets can be shared. Effect section • Seven studio standard effects concurrently usable: • Oversampled distortion with four different algorithms for antialiased sound. • Low / High equalizer • 8 pole analog Phaser • Flanger • Four line chorus • Stereo/Ping-Pong delay with glitch free delay time change. • Hi end reverberation unit. Four part Polyrhythm Arpeggiator • Uses programmable sequences with up to 32 steps. • Can trigger single notes and chords. • Unique randomizer generates Arpeggios with 100% usability. • Factory arpeggios included, unlimited user arpeggios possible. • For each step you can program tie, accent, transposition and note order Global • Play melodies live with the onscreen keyboard. Unique drag function for slides and vibrato. • AudioUnit Instrument • Audiobus 2 with state saving • Inter App Audio • Ableton Link support • Can use CoreMIDI compatible MIDI Keyboard. • Select from dozens of scales and play them with scale optimized keyboard layout. • Audio recorder with share function. • Share user presets. • Support for virtual MIDI input connections. • Multichannel MIDI Learn for external MIDI controllers. • Ableton Link compatible. • MIDI Tempo sync. Start/Stop Arpeggio. • MIDI bank/program change. • Import function for Addictive Synth presets. • File sharing of presets via iTunes possible
oogieAR
This app is a 3D musical synthesizer laboratory that generates music algorithmically using images and colors. Create complex arpeggios and harmonies by applying colors from your photos, with infinite creative possibilities through various tools.
- 3D musical synthesizer laboratory
- Algorithmic music creation
- Image and color-based sound generation
- Create arpeggios and harmonies
- Pro Mode with additional features
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oogieAR is a 3D musical synthesizer laboratory that uses images and colors to create music algorithmically. Create complex arpeggios and harmonies live using colors from your photos. When you throw in Pipes, Scalars and Gravity, there are Infinite creative possiblities. Upgrade to Pro Mode and release more features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: oogieAR at Free against Addictive Pro's $5.99. oogieAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Addictive Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads and iOS requirement 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
oogieAR is free to download; Addictive Pro costs $5.99 up front. oogieAR sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Addictive Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
oogieAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addictive Pro has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Addictive Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, oogieAR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Addictive Pro | oogieAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | Dave Scruton |
Customer experience
Addictive Pro
oogieAR
In-app purchases
Addictive Pro
No in-app purchases
oogieAR
- Pro Mode$0.99
- oogieAR Around House$0.99
- oogieAR Body Sounds$0.99
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