Comparison

Sound Maker Synth vs Track8

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

Head to head
About

Sound Maker Synth

Create unique and complex sounds with a versatile FM synthesizer. Combine up to 10 sound generators, adjust frequencies and waveforms, and add effects like reverb. Explore a wide range of sonic possibilities for pads, basslines, and alien-like textures.

Highlights
  • Multiple sound generators (up to 10)
  • Adjustable frequency and waveforms
  • Volume, modulation, and tremolo effects
  • Real-time sound preview
  • Reverb effect
  • One-octave keyboard for playing
Features
Currently charting
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This app is capable and complex FM synthesiser that can create rich and very strange sounds combining up to 10 sound generators. Every generator can be adjusted up or down from the main frequency almost without restrictions in range. There are 4 possible wave forms for the generator output and you can tweet the volume, modulation and add some tremolo effect. You can listen to the result sound while you are adjusting the new generator and just add it to the result when it sounds good. With the Sound Maker Synth you can also add reverb and then play it as a one voice synth using the one octave keyboard at the top. The app is very capable to create some strange and alien like pad sounds as some dubstep bass.

About

Track8

This app offers a focused 8-track audio and MIDI recorder for mobile devices and Mac. It provides essential recording, arranging, editing, and mixing tools without the complexity of a full DAW. Projects are compatible with dedicated hardware.

Highlights
  • 8 audio and 8 MIDI tracks
  • Looping and punch in/out
  • Markers for arrangement
  • Audio and MIDI editing
  • Clipboard Modifier tools
  • Track and master effects
  • AUv3 hosting
Features
Currently charting
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Track8 is a focused 8-track recorder for iPad, iPhone and Mac: press record, play, done. It is the same software that runs on the Track8 hardware recorder, so it works as a complete recorder on its own, and it opens the hardware's projects unchanged if you own one. No timeline to arrange, no plug-in chains to manage before you can record. Eight audio tracks and eight MIDI tracks, a loop, punch in and out, markers for structure, and a mixer with track and master effects. Every control has one job and sits on the panel in front of you: tap the buttons, drag the encoders, and use the screen in the middle for editing, exactly as on the hardware. What you can do - Record audio and MIDI on eight tracks each, with loop, punch, count-in and a metronome - Arrange with markers: jump, loop, copy and move whole sections - Edit audio and MIDI on the device, with undo - Reshape recordings with the Clipboard Modifier: time, pitch, granular, spectral, filter and voice tools, for audio and for MIDI - Mix with track and master effects, sends and automation - Host AUv3 instruments and effects as outboard gear, wired like a hardware synth or pedal - Use any audio interface, including multi-channel ones, with low latency on recent iPads and iPhones - Map USB, Bluetooth and network MIDI controllers with MIDI Learn - Export mixes and stems to a folder of your choice With or without the hardware Projects are plain files that move between the app and the Track8 hardware in both directions. Record on the go, finish on the desk, or use the app as your only recorder. Track8 is not a DAW and does not try to be one. It is a recording instrument: immediate, obvious and fast, so the idea gets recorded while it is still an idea.

Screenshots

Sound Maker Synth3 screens
Track83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Track8 at 5.0 against Sound Maker Synth's 1.0. Track8 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Sound Maker Synth's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $8.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Sound Maker Synth costs $1.99 and Track8 $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Track8 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Maker Synth ships an update every 39 months, Track8 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sound Maker Synth versus Track8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound Maker SynthTrack8
Price$1.99 — better$8.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#188 — better#195
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar MlazevThingstone GmbH

Customer experience

Sound Maker Synth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Track8

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sound Maker Synth

No in-app purchases

None

Track8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Maker Synth free?
Sound Maker Synth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Track8 free?
Track8 costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Maker Synth or Track8?
Track8 is rated higher. Sound Maker Synth averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Track8 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sound Maker Synth or Track8 have ads?
Neither Sound Maker Synth nor Track8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Maker Synth or Track8?
Sound Maker Synth ships an update every 39 months, and Track8 every 3 days. Most recently, Sound Maker Synth was updated on November 2, 2026 and Track8 on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sound Maker Synth or Track8?
Sound Maker Synth currently peaks at #188 in the App Store charts, and Track8 at #195. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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