Comparison

SyndtSphere vs Branches

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

Head to head
About

SyndtSphere

Explore a novel approach to sound design with this synthesizer. Rotate a sphere with over 70 presets to discover ideal sounds, enhanced by a stereo ping-pong delay and global settings. It's AUv3 compatible for use within other music production apps.

Highlights
  • Spherical sound exploration
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • High-quality audio engine
  • Stereo ping-pong delay
  • Legato mode with glide
Features
Read full description

This synthesizer offers a brand new way of finding the optimal sound. By rotating a sphere that consists of more than 70 professionally created states anyone can dial in the perfect sound. In addition to the sphere, a ping-pong delay and a few more global settings are available. SyndtSphere is based on the more traditional polyphonic synthesizer Syndt (also available on the App Store). A video demo is available at the developers website. Features: • AUv3 Compatible - use it as a plugin inside Garageband or any other AUv3 compatible host app. • High quality internal audio engine. • Stereo ping-pong delay • Optional legato mode with glide speed setting. Feedback or suggestions? Drop us a mail: support(at)klevgrand.se or @klevgrand on Twitter

About

Branches

This semi-modular synthesizer offers a "west coast" style of sound design, inspired by classic synthesizers. It functions as a standalone app with MIDI input or as an AUv3 plugin within a DAW, allowing for complex sound creation and experimentation.

Highlights
  • Semi-modular synthesis engine
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin support
  • West coast style sound processing
  • Duophonic synthesis with dual MIDI channels
  • Generative melody capabilities
  • Waveform fading and wave folding
Read full description

Branches is a semi-modular synthesizer inspired by classics of the past. It runs both as a standalone instrument with support for external MIDI input or as a plugin (AUv3) in your favorite DAW app. Audio from the oscillators are permanently hardwired into the lowpass gates and the default patch is setup to receive MIDI and trigger the lowpass gate for the complex oscillator. This way you can get up and running fast and are then free to experiment with your own patching. Branches is utilizing what is sometimes referred to as a "west coast" style of processing which in this case means timbre is adjusted by adding harmonics to a basic sine wave. One of the oscillators does this by fading between multiple waveforms freely, the other does it by employing a wave folder and blending it with another user selectable waveform. The first one can also modulate either frequency or amplitude of the second. Branches support MIDI input on two channels. This allows you to control each oscillator and low pass gate individually if you please, acting as a duophonic synthesizer. Utilizing the rest of the modules opens up a world of different possibilities - generative random melodies, timbre changing over time, modulation from your host app etc.

Screenshots

SyndtSphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Branches at every 6 days against SyndtSphere's every 23 months. SyndtSphere's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On rating, review sentiment, 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

SyndtSphere costs $1.99 and Branches $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Branches holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of SyndtSphere's written reviews are positive against 36% of Branches's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SyndtSphere ships an update every 23 months, Branches every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SyndtSphere versus Branches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyndtSphereBranches
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.7 (18 ratings)3.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlevgrand Produkter ABWillow & Oak AB

Customer experience

SyndtSphere

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Branches

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral41.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral45.5%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

SyndtSphere

No in-app purchases

None

Branches

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SyndtSphere free?
SyndtSphere costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Branches free?
Branches costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SyndtSphere or Branches?
Branches is rated higher. SyndtSphere averages 3.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Branches averages 3.9 from 12 ratings.
Do SyndtSphere or Branches have ads?
Neither SyndtSphere nor Branches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SyndtSphere or Branches?
SyndtSphere ships an update every 23 months, and Branches every 6 days. Most recently, SyndtSphere was updated on October 9, 2026 and Branches on October 2, 2026.

Other comparisons