Comparison

Soundots vs S

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

Head to head
About

Soundots

Experience high-fidelity audio with a scalable and flexible sound system. Combine multiple units to enhance audio quality and volume for music, movies, or parties. Take your sound on the go with portable speaker options.

Highlights
  • Scalable audio system
  • Flexible speaker configuration
  • Portable on-the-go use
  • Enhanced music detail
  • Immersive movie audio
  • Party sound enhancement
Features
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Soundots modular sound system is designed to let you experience pristine Hi-Fi sound for every occasion. To achieve this, we made it truly scalable and flexible. Simply add more sound, reshape your stack or take a couple of speakers with you on the go. That way, you can experience the subtlest detail in your favourite music, take movie night to the next level and make sure your home party is one to remember - all with one and the same product. The audio quality and volume capacity grows exponentially as you combine more and more speakers, so we simply ask: How much sound do you need?

About

S

This app is a polyphonic synthesizer that works with specific hardware. It offers a variety of sound engines, filters, and effects for creating unique audio textures. Advanced modulation options and a flexible routing system allow for deep sound design.

Highlights
  • Dual engine slots per voice
  • Multiple sound flavors (analog, wavetable, FM, speech)
  • Classic and Modern filter modes
  • Advanced FX rack
  • Two free-routing LFOs
  • Unified mod matrix
  • Standalone, AU, and AUv3 formats
Features
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s-2 is a polyphonic synthesizer designed to work with the Roland AIRA Compact S-1. ENGINE Each voice runs two parallel engine slots that mix together. Pick a sound flavor per slot, including: • Classic analog — saw, square, sub, noise, pulse-width • Wavetable • FM • Speech • Chord • Plucked string FILTER AND FX Classic mode runs a vintage-style ladder filter into a simple Delay → Chorus → Reverb chain. Modern mode swaps in a multi-mode SVF (LP / BP / HP) followed by a 3-slot Advanced FX rack with Bitcrusher, Drive, Flanger, Phaser, Auto-Filter, Tape Delay, Plate Reverb and Chorus. MODULATION Two free-routing LFOs (sine / triangle / saw / square / random / noise, with optional clock-sync), a dedicated filter envelope with two destination slots, and a unified mod matrix dialog that visualizes every routing in one place. Click any knob in Learn mode to assign — no digging through menus. FORMATS • Standalone for iOS • Audio Unit (AU) for Logic Pro and other AU hosts • AUv3 plugin for iPad / iPhone in AUM, GarageBand, Cubasis and more - s-2 is an independent third-party application. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Roland Corporation. "Roland", "AIRA", "AIRA Compact", and "S-1" are trademarks of Roland Corporation, used here only to describe MIDI compatibility between this app and that hardware.

Screenshots

Soundots3 screens
S3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: S at every 6 weeks against Soundots's every 10 months. Soundots's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soundots ships an update every 10 months, S every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Soundots versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundotsS
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSounddimensionMathias Kirkerød

Customer experience

Soundots

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

S

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soundots

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundots free?
Soundots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soundots or S have ads?
Neither Soundots nor S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soundots or S?
Soundots ships an update every 10 months, and S every 6 weeks. Most recently, Soundots was updated on October 20, 2026 and S on October 12, 2026.

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