Planetone vs DUET Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetone
Create unique melodies and rhythms by cultivating a musical garden. Use different plant types to generate evolving sounds, permanent tunes, randomized notes, and rhythmic beats.
- Melody creation with time-based sprouts
- Permanent melody generation with trees
- Randomized note sequences with mushrooms
- Rhythmic beat creation with cacti
- Intuitive musical garden interface
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Cultivate your very own musical garden with Planetone! Use sprouts to create melodies that disappear over time, trees to create permanent melodies, mushrooms to play randomized notes for added variety, and cacti to tie everything together with a beat. The musical possibilities are endless!
DUET Synth
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Two players, one device. Left and right halves are separate instruments — play together, click-fight, or hunt for notes. Amber on black. Free from Aqua Mobilis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Planetone at none against DUET Synth's shown. Planetone also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). DUET Synth's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 25 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planetone ships an update every 25 months, DUET Synth daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetone | DUET Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Shillingburg | todd cunningham |
In-app purchases
Planetone
No in-app purchases
DUET Synth
No in-app purchases
