Comparison

Sync³ Remote vs Animoog Z Synthesizer

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

Head to head
About

Sync³ Remote

This iPad app emulates the original Synclavier® Velocity-Pressure Keyboard interface with modern touch controls. It connects to your Synclavier³ installation via custom MIDI messages, offering full hardware integration. Multiple iPads can be used simultaneously for expanded studio control.

Highlights
  • Recreates Synclavier® Velocity-Pressure Keyboard interface
  • Modern touch-screen technology
  • Custom MIDI message communication
  • Complete Synclavier® hardware integration
  • Timbre design and Digital Memory Recorder panels
  • Supports multiple iPad control stations
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Sync³ Remote, formerly Synclavier® Touch, is an iPad app that faithfully recreates the original Synclavier® Velocity-Pressure Keyboard button interface using modern touch-screen technology. Sync³ Remote communicates with your Synclavier³ installation using custom MIDI messages. The integration with the Synclavier® hardware is complete - touching a button on the iPad lights the button on the VK for example. The VK buttons are organized in two panels - one for Timbre design, one for controlling the Digital Memory Recorder. And, two - or more - iPads could be used simultaneously to set up multiple remote control stations within your studio. This latest build operates Synclavier³ using the Synclavier Knob attached to the iPad.

About

Animoog Z Synthesizer

Explore multidimensional sound design and performance with this polyphonic synthesizer. Create unique evolving soundscapes by navigating sonic universes and sculpting fluid sounds. Features a built-in keyboard, MPE support, and a diverse library of timbres.

Highlights
  • 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer
  • Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE)
  • Multidimensional sound design
  • MPE-compliant sound engine
  • Timbre Editor for custom sounds
  • Advanced ENV/LFO and MOD pages
Features
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Designed by Moog Music, the world’s first synth company, Animoog Z is an inspiring 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer that invites you to explore new concepts of multidimensional sound design and performance. Powered by Moog’s Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), Animoog Z empowers you to visually traverse new sonic universes and even create your own! ASE utilizes a novel orbit system to expand the concepts of wavetable and vector synthesis, allowing you to navigate dynamically through the X, Y, and Z axes of sound. Spontaneous sound design with Animoog Z is easy—simply select and drag the orbit path to explore endless sonic configurations. Animoog Z captures the immediate and intuitive experience of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern digital paradigm, enabling you to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play. Use Animoog Z’s built-in keyboard to control pitch and pressure per voice (or send MIDI out), or connect your favorite MPE controller and explore Animoog Z’s MPE-compliant sound engine. Animoog’s diverse library of timbres includes digital tones and spectral sources alongside analog waveforms recorded from classic Moog circuits. If you ever run out of sounds, you can use the built-in Timbre Editor to record and edit your own timbres! Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog Z brings music production to the next level. Whether you are new to synthesis or a professional musician, Animoog’s unique user interface gives you the power to easily create a visually vibrant and sonically rich universe. Key Features: • Multiplatform Experience: Share presets, timbres, and in-app purchases across your compatible Apple devices. • Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE): An exciting Moog technology that allows you to move through the X, Y, and Z axes of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape. Sonic modulations are visualized in real time, providing a multisensory feedback mechanism for sound creation. • Polyphonic Modulation and Pitch Shifting: Control Animoog Z's advanced touch surface keyboard with configurable scales, key distances, pitch correction, and glide. Simply slide your fingers to control multiple per-voice parameters in Animoog Z right from the keys. • Timbre Editor: Go beyond simple sample playback and build unique sounds that evolve in multi-dimensional space. Select from a wide variety of built-in timbres or customize your sound by recording your own timbres (or import your own WAV files). • ENV/LFO Page: Articulate your dynamics with 3 independent six-stage DAHDSR envelopes for Amp, Filter, and Mod, each with loop and sync functionality. Give motion to your sound with 3 independent LFOs featuring continuously variable wave shapes, phase offset, delayed start, sync, and support for 1-8 repeats. • MOD Page: Highly flexible modulation matrix with 10 lanes and a multitude of sources, controllers, and destinations—including global destinations like Delay and Thick. Use the Solo and Enable controls to explore complex modulations layer by layer. • Effects Page: A collection of dynamic sound-altering and sound-augmenting effects with Delay, Chorus, Bitcrush, Filter, Arpeggiator, and Looper. Oscilloscope-style views display the output and impact of your effects. • MIDI: Use your favorite MIDI controller to control Animoog Z (with full support for MPE input) or go MIDI out to use Animoog Z's highly expressive keyboard to control your favorite instruments. Go even deeper with Animoog Z's exhaustive MIDI CC mapping system featuring MIDI Learn, multiple destinations for a single CC, and detailed control of which presets are loaded with program change. • Additional Features: Backwards compatibility with presets and timbres from the original Animoog, AUv3 support, 440Hz base frequency offset (+/- 10Hz), preset tagging, preset sharing, Global BPM, Tap Tempo, Ableton Link, keyboard typing and shortcuts, random presets, and undo/redo.

Screenshots

Animoog Z Synthesizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Animoog Z Synthesizer at monthly against Sync³ Remote's every 31 months. Animoog Z Synthesizer also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). Sync³ Remote's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Sync³ Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Animoog Z Synthesizer sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync³ Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animoog Z Synthesizer has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sync³ Remote's written reviews are positive against 79% of Animoog Z Synthesizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sync³ Remote ships an update every 31 months, Animoog Z Synthesizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sync³ Remote versus Animoog Z Synthesizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSync³ RemoteAnimoog Z Synthesizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings21.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynclavier Digital Corporation LtdMoog Music Inc.

Customer experience

Sync³ Remote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Animoog Z Synthesizer

All ratings1,158 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Sync³ Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Animoog Z Synthesizer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard controls freeze after short usage
  • Timbres import causing buzzing/distortion
  • Animoog presets not transferring to Animoog Z
  • Compatibility issues with certain DAWs and iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add global volume control for presets
  • Improve preset management and organization
  • Implement a more intuitive preset browser
  • Bring back the 4-track recorder from original Animoog
  • Add support for more MIDI controllers and MPE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sync³ Remote

One-time1
  • Synclavier® Touch Full Feature$79.99
9 purchases

Animoog Z Synthesizer

One-time9
  • Celestial DynamicsFree
  • Monster Moog 1$0.99
  • Fundamental Elements$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Evolving Oscillations$4.99
  • Outer Orbits$4.99
  • Monster Moog 2$4.99
  • Wireframe Plans$4.99
  • Cybernetic Futures$4.99
  • Unlock Full App$29.99

Questions

Is Sync³ Remote free?
Sync³ Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animoog Z Synthesizer free?
Animoog Z Synthesizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sync³ Remote or Animoog Z Synthesizer?
Sync³ Remote is rated higher. Sync³ Remote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Animoog Z Synthesizer averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Sync³ Remote or Animoog Z Synthesizer have ads?
Neither Sync³ Remote nor Animoog Z Synthesizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sync³ Remote or Animoog Z Synthesizer?
Sync³ Remote ships an update every 31 months, and Animoog Z Synthesizer monthly. Most recently, Sync³ Remote was updated on November 2, 2026 and Animoog Z Synthesizer on November 7, 2026.

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