Comparison

Redshrike vs Sonari Remote

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

Head to head
About

Redshrike

This synthesizer app creates aggressive, sharp, and dirty sounds using an FM oscillator, filter, and resonator. It's designed for users seeking unique and metallic sonic textures.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible synthesizer
  • Sharp and metallic FM oscillator
  • Integrated filter
  • Resonator effect
  • Aggressive sound design
Features
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Redshrike is an AUv3-compatible synthesizer app that combines a sharp and metallic FM oscillator with a filter and resonator, excelling in producing aggressive, sharp, and dirty sounds. For more detailed information about the product, please visit the website. The website offers detailed product descriptions, manuals and videos, as well as important notices. https://icegear.net/

About

Sonari Remote

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Touch a note. Tilt your iPhone. Shape a sound with your breath. Sonari Remote adds low latency touch, motion and gesture control to Sonari on your Mac. Requires Sonari: MIDI Controller on an Apple silicon Mac on the same local network. This free companion controls the Mac instrument; it does not make sound on its own or connect directly to other music apps. SIX WAYS TO PLAY - Touch: play notes, chords, drum pads and ribbons on the screen. The notes follow the Mac's key and scale. - Hold: tilt, turn and lift your iPhone to shape a note. Add another control with your thumb. - Air: use breath and voice to change the sound, or hum a melody to control pitch. - Face: play with a smile, raised brows, jaw movement or a turn of your head. Requires a TrueDepth camera. - Camera: track your hands from a second angle, alongside or instead of the Mac's camera. - Space: turn the room into zones you can reach into and play. Requires an iPhone with LiDAR. Choose one way at a time. The app explains which features your iPhone supports. LOW LATENCY CONTROL, THROUGH YOUR MAC Play Sonari's built-in instruments or control software instruments through the Mac's MIDI and MPE output. Sensor processing stays on your devices, with musical control sent over your local network. Response depends on your iPhone, network and Mac audio setup. Add motion and breath expression while your other hand plays in front of the Mac camera. PICK THE SOUND. START THE MUSIC. Browse the Mac's sounds, choose a playing surface, change the key and scale, and start or stop the performance from your iPhone. Touch layouts include keyboards, drums, chords and continuous expression controls. TURN A SOUND INTO AN INSTRUMENT Record a sample of up to 30 seconds and send it to your paired Mac. Play it back as a new instrument in Sonari. CONNECT ONCE, PLAY AGAIN Open both apps on the same local network and pair them. They reconnect automatically. No cable or account is needed. Musical control travels over an encrypted connection between your devices. FREE COMPANION Sonari Remote has no in-app purchases or subscriptions. Sonari on the Mac offers a free 14-day trial, followed by a one-time purchase for continued playing. Requires iOS 26 or later and Sonari on macOS 26 or later. Allow Local Network to connect. Motion, microphone and camera access support the ways you choose.

Screenshots

Redshrike4 screens
Sonari Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sonari Remote at Free against Redshrike's $8.00. Redshrike's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Sonari Remote is free to download; Redshrike costs $8.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Redshrike versus Sonari Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedshrikeSonari Remote
Price$8.00Free — better
Rating4.8 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopericeWorks, Inc.Shubhra Saha

In-app purchases

None

Redshrike

No in-app purchases

None

Sonari Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Redshrike free?
Redshrike costs $8.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonari Remote free?
Sonari Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Redshrike or Sonari Remote have ads?
Neither Redshrike nor Sonari Remote shows ads.

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