Comparison

Zeeon synth vs Gankogui

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

Head to head
About

Zeeon synth

This app is a virtual analog synthesizer that recreates the sound and feel of classic hardware. It features a detailed circuit-modeling engine, powerful modulation, and multiple filter models for rich, organic soundscapes. Explore a vast array of presets and expand your sonic palette with additional sound banks.

Highlights
  • Circuit-modeling engine
  • Powerful modulation matrix
  • Dual oscillators with variable waveforms
  • Multiple filter models
  • Built-in effects unit
  • Audio Unit v3 support
  • Polyphonic step sequencer
Features
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Zeeon is a virtual-analog synthesizer built on a deeply detailed circuit-modeling engine. We’ve studied classic and modern analog synths to uncover what gives them their unmistakable character and recreated that essence with precision. The result is a unique instrument that delivers the warmth, movement, and organic depth of true hardware. While many emulations sound flat, Zeeon breathes. Every note is alive, with tight lows and shimmering highs. All audio and modulation are processed at 176 kHz (4× oversampling) for uncompromised quality across the entire spectrum. “Desktop-class sound engine … fidelity of this analog emulation goes beyond everything else on iOS.” – App Store review Features • Audio Unit v3 and standalone application with a simple polyphonic step sequencer • Powerful modulation matrix offering self-modulation and cross-layer modulation, 8 modulation slots, 17 signal sources and 41 targets available, both from modulation modules and audio signal path. This takes Zeeon into semi-modular territory. Imagine oscillator waveform, panning, filter cutoff, resonance or LP-HP mode modulated by oscillators or another layer! • 2 oscillators with continuously variable waveforms, hard-sync and sub-oscillator. Carefully simulated analog drift and PSU influence. • Filter: 3 models available: Transistor ladder low pass, OTA cascade low pass and State Variable Filter with continuously variable LP-HP + BP mode. • 2 low frequency oscillators and envelope generators per voice. • Overdrive: diode clipper, transistor saturation, wave folder, pre and post filter. • Up to 2 layers per voice. Layers can modulate each other. • Effects unit: Circuit modelled BBD chorus, bass booster, zero-delay Phaser, Stereo delay and Reverb. • 280 presets and Tutorials bank. 3 additional banks available as IAPs. Full manual and audio demos available at the BeepStreet website.

About

Gankogui

This app provides a library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms with authentic sound samples and adjustable tempo. It serves as a practice tool for musicians and dancers of West African music, offering an alternative to traditional metronomes.

Highlights
  • Library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms
  • Authentic sound samples
  • Flexible tempo playback
  • Asante and Ewe rhythm categories
  • Practice tool for musicians and dancers
  • Alternative to metronome
Features
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Gankogui is the iron double bell that plays the timeline rhythm for Ghanaian drum and dance music. All other musicians in the ensemble relate the timing of their parts to the gankogui rhythm. Gankogui is the West African ancestor of Afro-Caribbean clave. The Gankogui app offers users a library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms with authentic sound samples and flexible-tempo playback. Learners and practitioners of West African drum and dance music can use Gankogui as a powerful practice tool. Musicians and researchers can utilize the broad library of timeline rhythms to expand their knowledge of West African rhythm. Instrumentalists from all backgrounds can use Gankogui as a more exciting, advanced, and musically pleasing alternative to a standard metronome. Reflecting the origins of these traditional bell patterns, the app is organized into two categories: Asante and Ewe. Asante features twelve timeline patterns using Kete and Fontomfrom dawuro sound samples. Ewe features eight bell patterns utilizing gankogui sound sample playback. Asante Bell Patterns -Standard Kete Dawuro -Adowa -Adowa Highlife -Fontomfrom: Akantam -Fontomfrom: Nnawea -Kete: Adaban -Kete: Adowa Kete -Kete: Akonkonobetee -Kete: Apente -Kete: Sresre Bi Di -Nnwonkoro -Sikyi Ewe Bell Patterns -Standard Ewe 12/8 Bell -Adzogbo: Fast -Adzogbo: Slow -Borborbor -Gahu -Gota -Kinka -Tokoe

Screenshots

Zeeon synth3 screens
Gankogui4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gankogui at $4.99 against Zeeon synth's $14.99. Gankogui also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Zeeon synth's advantage is ratings volume (209 vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.6 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

Zeeon synth costs $14.99 and Gankogui $4.99 up front. Zeeon synth sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gankogui asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gankogui holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zeeon synth has 209 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Zeeon synth's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gankogui's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zeeon synth versus Gankogui: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeeon synthGankogui
Price$14.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.8 (209 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings209 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeepStreetBENJAMIN STEELE PAULDING

Customer experience

Zeeon synth

All ratings209 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative16.8%

Gankogui

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Zeeon synth

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Preset settings not retained after app restart
  • Synth reverts to default settings when reopening Logic Pro project
  • Crashes and freezes on certain iOS 14+ devices
  • Inability to access in-app purchases from within the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add MIDI learn functionality
  • Implement a more robust preset management system
  • Include a built-in sequencer with save/load capabilities
  • Improve UI scaling and layout for larger iPad screens
  • Provide better integration with inter-app audio and Audiobus

Gankogui

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zeeon synth

One-time3
  • OI - Exploration Vol. 1$3.99
  • BB Z-Space$4.99
  • BB Synthwave$4.99
None

Gankogui

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zeeon synth free?
Zeeon synth costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Gankogui free?
Gankogui costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zeeon synth or Gankogui?
Gankogui is rated higher. Zeeon synth averages 4.8 out of 5 from 209 ratings, while Gankogui averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Zeeon synth or Gankogui have ads?
Neither Zeeon synth nor Gankogui shows ads.

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