Theremin Touch vs XinematiX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Theremin Touch
Experience the unique sound of a classic electronic instrument with this vintage-styled simulator. It offers multiple oscillator wave shapes, adjustable frequency ranges, and built-in effects for a realistic playing experience. Optimized for touch and Apple Pencil on compatible devices.
- Vintage theremin emulation
- Onboard delay and reverb FX
- 4 oscillator wave shapes
- Adjustable frequency range
- Touchpad for frequency and volume control
- Apple Pencil support (iPad only)
- Built-in tuner
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The Theremin is one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, created by Leon Theremin in the late 1920's. Theremin Touch is a vintage styled theremin simulator designed to emulate the sound and spirit of the theremin. This single oscillator, monophonic synthesizer with real world style control features - onboard delay and reverb FX - 4 different oscillator wave shapes - adjustable frequency range for a more stable and playable instrument - 1 to 7 octave range (approx.). 32.703Hz (C1) to 4.186KHz (C8) - touch pad to control frequency and volume - works with Apple Pencil (iPad only) - tuner - customisable look - built with AudioKit With its beautiful vintage audio look, "Theremin Touch" provides the closest experience to playing a theremin on iOS.
XinematiX
This app provides a vast library of premium sounds for iOS, developed with meticulous recording and programming. It offers unlimited creative possibilities with a high-quality sound engine, advanced features like round robin triggering, and extensive customization options for professional music production.
- 25 GB premium sounds
- Round Robin sample triggering
- Multi-program stacking
- Customizable envelopes, filters, and reverb
- Live Mode for performance
- Standalone & AUv3 support
- MIDI Learn functionality
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XinematiX establishes a new high-level standard for sound libraries for iOS®. XinematiX delivers over 25 GB of premium sounds that are the result of over 3 years of recording and programming work by legendary sample sound producer KARO Sound Development, brought to you by music app guru Harry Gohs. Unlimited creative possibilities and ease of use - that's what XinematiX is all about. Non-compromise sound quality – Harry Gohs’ top-notch sound engine offers excellent dynamics via extensive velocity switching and clever programming. Advanced features like Round Robin sample triggering will make your performances and productions sound richer and more natural than ever before. The App already includes 2 beautiful multi sampled sounds: A phrase choir using round robin to give you different articulations on each key repetition and the standard XinematiX Choir preset. 990 programs - carefully curated sound programs selecting from 62 preset packs across all thinkable sound categories now available with a single in-app purchase. Multi power - Up to 3 different programs can be stacked simultaneously in a multi and either be crossfaded or layered for dramatic sound sculpting with the intuitive color-coded on-screen fader. Flexible and customizable – pro features like envelopes, filters, and reverb effects make it easy to adapt any program/multi to your needs and save it as your own user preset. A special “white mode” allows effective manipulation of all programs loaded in a multi at once. Live Mode - organize your multis and programs for quick access in a dedicated Live Mode with 128 scenes and 16 tiles per screen. Unlimited seamless transitions – No matter if you are performing or just browsing through sounds: To ensure you stay in the flow, special care is given that your sound never cuts off or glitches. MIDI Learn - A comprehensive MIDI Learn feature makes it easy to map any MIDI controller to all relevant functions. List of sound categories: • Bell & Mallet • Brass • Motion & Pad • Orchestra • Piano & Key • Plucked & Guitar • Sound FX • Strings • Synth & Airy • Vocal & Choir • Woodwind & Reed Further features include: • Standalone & AUv3 for integration in Logic Pro, Cubasis and other compatible hosts • Bridge to AudioLayer App for enhanced sound design • Dynamic control fader compresses the response of your keybed on the fly • ‘Dice’ button suggests random multi for instant inspiration • Hermode Tuning function for purest harmonies • Compatible with MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) • optional SSD disk streaming
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: XinematiX at Free against Theremin Touch's $2.99. XinematiX also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (302 vs 15). Theremin Touch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (65% vs 54%). On update cadence, 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
XinematiX is free to download; Theremin Touch costs $2.99 up front. XinematiX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Theremin Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
XinematiX holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XinematiX has 302 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Theremin Touch's written reviews are positive against 54% of XinematiX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Theremin Touch ships an update every 2 weeks, XinematiX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Theremin Touch | XinematiX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (302 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 302 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 598 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John McMillan | Harry Gohs |
Customer experience
Theremin Touch
XinematiX
Bugs and requests
Theremin Touch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
XinematiX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Purchased sound packs not loading or available
- Morphing and blending features not functioning as expected
- Inconsistent behavior across different iOS versions
- Reverb and effects not working correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to preview sound packs before purchase
- Improved sound organization and management
- More customization options for the user interface
- MIDI learn and automation support
- Ability to import user samples
In-app purchases
Theremin Touch
No in-app purchases
XinematiX
- Complete access pass$29.99









