kineticSynth vs Micah Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
kineticSynth
Transform your phone into a virtual musical instrument that responds to your movements. Explore unique ways to create music with high-fidelity sound and intuitive controls. Perfect for aspiring musicians and sound enthusiasts.
- Motion-controlled instrument playback
- Virtual 37-key synthesizer
- Drum pad simulation
- Bass drone control
- Hi-fidelity 44kHz sound
- Instrument tutorial videos
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Use the phone as a virtual musical instrument, producing sounds depending on how you move it in the air. Every instrument has a help video demonstrating how the instrument is “played”. Hitting and sustaining the keys of a 37-keys keyboard synthesizer, or hitting drums as if with a drumstick, or controlling the buzz of a bass drone, it’s a completely new musical experience that feels natural like a real musical instrument! All in 44kHz hi-fidelity sound. Everyone can now sweep that filter like a pro electronic producer!
Micah Synth
Explore and create unique sounds with this polyphonic soft-synthesizer. Discover sonic ideas through built-in presets and then craft your own custom audio.
- Polyphonic soft-synthesizer
- Built-in presets
- Sound crafting
- Sonic idea exploration
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Micah Synth is a polyphonic soft-synth. Try the build in presets to hear and see sonic ideas and then craft sounds of your own!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: kineticSynth at every 3 weeks against Micah Synth's every 45 months. kineticSynth also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Micah Synth's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for kineticSynth against 5.0 for Micah Synth. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Micah Synth has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
kineticSynth ships an update every 3 weeks, Micah Synth every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | kineticSynth | Micah Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Nikolov | Micah Arvey |
Customer experience
kineticSynth
Micah Synth
In-app purchases
kineticSynth
No in-app purchases
Micah Synth
No in-app purchases
