Comparison

Bumbly Synthesizer vs MS

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

Head to head
About

Bumbly Synthesizer

Create unique sounds by drawing waveforms or using motion controls. This app offers a versatile synthesizer with customizable touch interfaces and a sequencer for composing music.

Highlights
  • Draw custom sound waves
  • Customizable touch interfaces (ribbon, piano, guitar)
  • Sequencer for drawing music playback
  • Motion control for sound expression
  • Wingbeat-inspired sound generation
  • Adjustable synthesizer parameters
Features
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- Draw the sound waves you want to hear in Bumbly Synthesizer. - Play music with customizable touch interfaces like ribbon, piano, guitar, and more. - Draw lines on the sequencer and hear your music play back exactly the way you drew it. - Tilt your device and express music through your body movements. 1. Synthesizer - Bumbly Synthesizer makes sound by simulating the movement of the wings of insects. - Draw single-cycle waveforms inspired by how insects (bees, mosquitoes, flies) create airflow with their wings, or sketch classic waveforms to hear them in action. - You can modify sound using pitch modulation of wings, pitch variation between two wings, wing size filter, room reverb and amplitude envelope. - Experiment with the synthesizer parameters and enjoy interesting sound variations. 2. Musical Instrument - Use Bumbly as a musical instrument. - Play music with 6 customizable sound panels. - Customize size, position, pitch range, velocity control(on/off), horizontal/vertical, continuous/discrete pitch, appearance(grid,note names) of sound panels. - Make familiar instruments (piano, guitar) or your own creative instrument. 3. Sequencer - Draw lines on the sequencer grid. - Bumbly will play what you draw. 4. Motion Mode - You can play Bumbly using your movements. - Tilt the device to control the pitch and create the sounds you want. * Bumbly has 6 monophonic sound generators. Make harmony (polyphonic sound) using multiple generators. * We recommend using device speakers or wired earphones. Bumbly Synthesizer: https://www.pogpalelabs.com/bumbly User Manual: https://www.pogpalelabs.com/bumbly-manual

About

MS

Create music with a 12-bit sampler and step sequencer. Record audio, manipulate its sound with a vintage digital character, and arrange it into songs. Unlock full features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • 16-pad sampler and step sequencer
  • Record and edit audio with 12-bit character
  • Adjustable sample rate and bit depth
  • Real-time sequencing with velocity and tune
  • 13 built-in effects
  • Song mode for arranging patterns
  • Export to WAV
Features
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MS-12 is a 16-pad sampler and step sequencer built around the sound of classic 12-bit hardware. Sample anything through the microphone, trim it, and play it straight from the pads. The sample rate and bit depth engine gives you the gritty, saturated character early digital samplers were loved for — not a filter placed on top, but the sound of the conversion itself. SAMPLING • Record from the built-in mic, a USB or Lightning interface, or line input • Resample the app's own output to bounce layers down • Threshold recording starts the moment sound arrives • Stereo or mono (L/R) capture SOUND • Adjustable sample rate (8–44.1 kHz) and bit depth (4–32 bit) • Presets for classic 12-bit voicings • Ring modulator, compressor, punch and saturation per pad EDITING • Trim, fade in and out, normalize, reverse, gain, silence • Time stretch • Auto slice by transient detection, or set slice points live with the pads • Split a stereo sample into separate mono left and right samples SEQUENCER • Step sequencer with velocity and tune per step • Real-time recording with selectable quantize • Up to 4 bars per pattern • Note Repeat • Song Mode chains patterns into a full track PLAYBACK AND MIXING • Volume and pan per pad, mute and solo • Mute groups so pads cut each other off, like a real drum machine • Pad Link to trigger several pads at once • Multi Level and Multi Pitch to spread one sample across the grid • 13 effects: tape echo, delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo/pan, distortion, overdrive, fuzz, wah, isolator and a 4-band EQ EXPORT • Bounce a pattern to a WAV file • Save projects on the device and reopen them later FREE VERSION MS-12 is free to try, and the sound engine is not held back — nothing about the audio is degraded in the free version. You get Bank A (16 pads), one 1-bar pattern, two effects, and microphone sampling up to 10 seconds per pad. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything: all four banks (64 pads), unlimited patterns up to 4 bars, Song Mode, all 13 effects, unlimited sampling time, loading your own audio files, project save and load, and WAV export. Anything you made before buying carries straight over. No subscription. No ads. No account required.

Screenshots

Bumbly Synthesizer4 screens
MS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MS at Free against Bumbly Synthesizer's $3.99. MS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 41 months). Bumbly Synthesizer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, 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

MS is free to download; Bumbly Synthesizer costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bumbly Synthesizer ships an update every 41 months, MS every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bumbly Synthesizer versus MS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumbly SynthesizerMS
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOGPALE Labs Inc.yuji yoshie

In-app purchases

None

Bumbly Synthesizer

No in-app purchases

None

MS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bumbly Synthesizer free?
Bumbly Synthesizer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MS free?
MS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bumbly Synthesizer or MS?
MS is rated higher. Bumbly Synthesizer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bumbly Synthesizer or MS have ads?
Neither Bumbly Synthesizer nor MS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bumbly Synthesizer or MS?
Bumbly Synthesizer ships an update every 41 months, and MS every 3 days. Most recently, Bumbly Synthesizer was updated on October 10, 2026 and MS on October 25, 2026.

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