kineticSynth vs Wave Synth Digital Instrument
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!
Wave Synth Digital Instrument
Create electronic music by drawing waveforms and playing multiple notes simultaneously. Customize sounds with built-in or custom wave shapes and adjust pitch with intuitive controls. Explore a digital instrument designed for intuitive musical expression.
- Draw waveforms to create sound
- Multi-finger note generation
- Customizable wave shapes
- Built-in wave presets
- Octave and pitch controls
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WaveSynth is a digital instrument. Draw in the blue area (bottom half, or right half in landscape) to make sound. Use 2-5 fingers to generate multiple pitches. Draw your own waveforms, or use the built-in waves. Change the pitch with the octave buttons or pitch slider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: kineticSynth at 11.0 against Wave Synth Digital Instrument's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Wave Synth Digital Instrument. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
kineticSynth ships an update every 3 weeks, Wave Synth Digital Instrument fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | kineticSynth | Wave Synth Digital Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Nikolov | Zoe Cutler |
Customer experience
kineticSynth
Wave Synth Digital Instrument
In-app purchases
kineticSynth
No in-app purchases
Wave Synth Digital Instrument
No in-app purchases
