Comparison

Unique for iPad vs Noises

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

Head to head
About

Unique for iPad

This app creates unique analog synth sounds with a wide sonic spectrum. It features two oscillators with multiple waveforms, a sub-oscillator, and a versatile filter section including a unique Vowel Filter. Enhance your sounds with LFOs, envelopes, an XY field, a sequencer, and dual multi-effect units.

Highlights
  • Multiple oscillator waveforms
  • Sub-oscillator for added depth
  • Versatile filter section
  • Unique Vowel Filter
  • Dual multi-effect units
  • Recordable XY field and sequencer
  • Ableton Link and MIDI support
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“Unique sounds like syrup with dirt kicked into it. If Bootsy Collins, Roger Troutman and Daft Punk would have met up in Studio 54 to create a soft-synth, for sure something like Unique would have come out of it…” Sound & Recording Mag Unique was made for fun and vibes: Analogue sound, intense modulation and a killer set of features, delivering an amazing sonic spectrum that’s full of character: Classy sounds, powerful, warm… sometimes gritty. Each of the 2 oscillators offers a selection of 5 waveforms: sawtooth and pulse waves are here, along with noise, triple saw and triple FM waves. There's also an additional sub-oscillator strapped into the master section for added oomph. The internal controllers will bring in the dynamics: an LFO and an envelope, there's a recordable XY field & a sequencer. Use these to modulate any knob – a simple long tap will do. The sound springs to life when it hits the filter section. Needless to say, analogue high-pass, low-pass and band-pass varieties are in place, along with a comb filter. Standards aside, the actual intention behind this project, the Vowel Filter, also became its outstanding feature: string together two or four vowel formants and play them back in a multitude of ways. Once you’ve built your sound, there’s tons of sound polish in two chained multi-effect units. Features • Sawtooth, Triple Saw, Pulse, Triple FM, Noise with tonal Filter, Sub Sine • 5 Filters with 5 Modulators each • Duophone Arpeggiator • Vowel Filter • Two Effect Sections • Ableton Link Kit • MIDI Learn & Host Automation • 300 groovy presets by various artists

About

Noises

Explore a universe of unique sounds with this experimental instrument. It offers a playful interface for music and audio production, featuring hundreds of recordings from vintage equipment and field experiments. Quickly discover and create with its central dial and integrated sequencer.

Highlights
  • Experimental instrument
  • Playful and inspiring interface
  • Hundreds of unique sound recordings
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
  • Central sound search dial
  • Integrated sequencer
Features
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Noises is an experimental instrument with a playful and inspiring interface, designed to bring a vast world of noise into your music and audio production. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. Noises is the fourth plugin we developed together with German composer and “that guy with the sweaters” Hainbach. He crafted hundreds of recordings of rare vintage measurement and tape equipment, analog synths, strange field recordings, electro-acoustic and magnetic field experiments, and more in his lab to create this creative noise instrument with us. It is designed to be fast and inspiring to use, with a big dial at its center inviting you to search for sounds and a sequencer to make them music. This results in a minimum of clicks for a maximum of sound.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unique for iPad at Free against Noises's $19.99. Unique for iPad also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). Noises's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume and ads 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

Unique for iPad is free to download; Noises costs $19.99 up front. Unique for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Noises asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noises holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Unique for iPad's written reviews are positive against 94% of Noises's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unique for iPad ships an update every 6 weeks, Noises every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Unique for iPad versus Noises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnique for iPadNoises
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.4 (18 ratings)4.8 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1827 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSugar Bytes GmbHAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Unique for iPad

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral14.8%
Negative22.2%

Noises

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unique for iPad

One-time1
  • Unique Full Version$19.99
None

Noises

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unique for iPad free?
Unique for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noises free?
Noises costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unique for iPad or Noises?
Noises is rated higher. Unique for iPad averages 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Noises averages 4.8 from 27 ratings.
Do Unique for iPad or Noises have ads?
Neither Unique for iPad nor Noises shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unique for iPad or Noises?
Unique for iPad ships an update every 6 weeks, and Noises every 11 months. Most recently, Unique for iPad was updated on August 5, 2026 and Noises on August 29, 2026.

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