Comparison

Deep Synth vs DroneSynth

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

Head to head
About

Deep Synth

Create unique sounds with this FM synthesizer app. It features real-time wave manipulation, multiple sound effects, and MIDI keyboard support. Explore dynamic sound design with its intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time wave form editing
  • Simple envelope filter
  • Reverb and tremolo effects
  • Polyphonic keyboard with 5 octaves
  • MIDI keyboard support
  • AUV3 Audio Unit instrument
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Unique synth with AUV3 (Audio Unit) and midi keyboard support! You can touch and change the wave and hear the difference. Deep Synth also has: - simple envelope filter - reverb effect - tremolo sound effect - hair - high frequency modulation. - 5 points wave form modulation - polyphonic keyboard - 5 octaves range selector - point vibe to make your wave dynamic - build-in resonator effect - supports MIDI keyboards via USB (full velocity and pitch shift support) - works as Audio Unit instrument plug-in AUV3 The sound generator inside the synthesizer is producing the exact wave form as the one you have created. You can control the position and width of the picks in real time. The synth app has fast and capable piano keyboard. It is fully polyphonic and you can play in 5 octaves.

About

DroneSynth

Features
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As both a musician and a software engineer, I've always found drones incredibly useful for my musical creativity, supporting my practice with singing, flute, didgeridoo, and other instruments like synthesiser and guitar. That passion for music and technology led me to bring DroneSynth to iOS, built from the ground up for the Apple ecosystem. DroneSynth turns your iPhone and iPad into a hands-on, analog-style drone synthesiser built for ambient textures, evolving pads, and hypnotic soundscapes — no menus to dig through, knobs you can hear. Layer three independent oscillators — sine, triangle, square, saw, and pink noise — each with its own volume, octave, semitone, and fine-tune. Shape the blend with a full ADSR envelope and two independent LFOs modulating filter cutoff and pitch, each with sine, triangle, or random shapes and drift. STEREO-CAPABLE MOOG LADDER FILTER Sculpt your tone with a classic Moog Ladder filter, featuring live cutoff and resonance. Upgrade to true stereo filtering — two independently detuned filters panned hard left and right — for a wider, richer, more three-dimensional drone. BUILT-IN EFFECTS • Tempo-syncable delay with tap-tempo and ping-pong stereo bouncing • Lush reverb across four distinct spaces — Room, Hall, Plate, and Cathedral — each with its own size, pre-delay, and decay character PERFORMANCE-READY • Drone/sustain mode for endless, hands-free evolving tones • On-screen keyboard with adjustable octave and range • Save and recall unlimited presets, so your favourite patches are always one tap away • Adaptive layout — a focused portrait view and a full landscape control surface with a persistent sidebar, so every parameter stays reachable Whether you're scoring a film, building a meditation soundscape, or want a synth that rewards knob-twisting over menu-diving, DroneSynth gives you real-time control over every stage of the signal path. Stereo Filters is available as an optional one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Deep Synth3 screens
DroneSynth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DroneSynth at Free against Deep Synth's $4.99. Deep Synth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DroneSynth is free to download; Deep Synth costs $4.99 up front. DroneSynth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deep Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Deep Synth versus DroneSynth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep SynthDroneSynth
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar Mlazevfrederick bertram

In-app purchases

None

Deep Synth

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DroneSynth

One-time1
  • Stereo Filters$0.99

Questions

Is Deep Synth free?
Deep Synth costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DroneSynth free?
DroneSynth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deep Synth or DroneSynth have ads?
Neither Deep Synth nor DroneSynth shows ads.

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