Comparison

SKIIID vs Kombinat4

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

Head to head
About

SKIIID

This app is a percussion synthesizer designed for live performance. It features four morphing pads where finger position controls sound parameters and velocity. Explore deep sound design with a step sequencer, auto-mutation, and chaos engine for instant sound generation.

Highlights
  • Four morphing percussion pads
  • Real-time parameter control via touch
  • 16-step sequencer per pad
  • Auto-mutate sound evolution
  • Chaos engine for instant sound generation
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • MIDI input and Ableton Link sync
Features
Read full description

SKIIID is a percussion synthesizer built for real-time performance. Four pads. Each one is a sound sculpted by where your finger lands. Move left or right to morph between synth parameters. Move up or down to control velocity. Simple to play, deep to explore. — PADS — Four independent drum voices. Each pad morphs between parameter extremes based on X-axis position. Velocity is Y-axis. — STEP SEQUENCER — 16-step sequencer per pad. Variable step length for polyrhythms. Reverse playback, shuffle, pin and random step modes. Sync to Ableton Link or run free. — AUTO-MUTATE — Evolves your sound automatically. Individual interval and intensity per pad, synced to tempo. — CHAOS ENGINE — RANDOM, CHAOS, and MUTATE modes generate new sounds instantly. — AUv3 PLUGIN — Run SKIIID inside AUM, ApeMatrix, Audiobus, or any AUv3 host. Multiple instances work independently — different patches, different sequencers, no shared state. — MIDI — MIDI In for pad triggering. MIDI Learn for external controller mapping. Ableton Link for tempo sync. — WORKS ON — iPhone and iPad, all modern screen sizes. Landscape mode.

About

Kombinat4

This audio plugin allows users to split sounds into up to eight frequency bands and apply one of 38 distortion engines to each. It offers parallel multiband processing or serial chaining of distortion effects for complex sound design. Includes a comprehensive output section with filters, compression, and feedback.

Highlights
  • Up to eight frequency bands
  • 38 distinct distortion engines
  • Multiband and serial processing modes
  • Advanced output filter section
  • Built-in compressor with sidechain
  • Global feedback path with envelope
  • AUv3 plugin and standalone app
Features
Read full description

KOMBINAT4 is Audio Damage's fourth-generation flagship distortion. Take any sound, split it into up to eight frequency bands, and assign one of 38 distortion engines to each band. Or flip to Serial mode and chain those eight engines end-to-end for stacked, cascading mayhem. THIRTY-EIGHT DISTORTION ENGINES The complete roster from Kombinat Tri returns: Fuzz, Saturate, Distort, Clip, Warp, Degrade, Ring Mod, X Noise, Octaver, Wavy, Rectify, Tube Clip, and the famously unhinged Nerd Rage. Joining them is the entire engine set from our Grind distortion: Tanh, Asym Tanh, Overdrive, Polynomial, Linear Distort, Sine Drive, Var Hard Clip, Gloubi Boulga, MXR, Soft Clip, and Cubic NLD. Plus thirteen brand-new algorithms built specifically for Kombinat4: Wavefold, Chebyshev, Bitwise, Slew Limit, Comparator, Diode Clip, Feedback FM, Fractal, Dropout, Shapeshift, Phase Distortion, Stutter, and Erosion. Every engine has up to three custom-labeled controls plus per-band gain and solo. Pick a different engine for each band and design distortion tones that simply weren't available before. EIGHT BANDS, TWO MODES In Multiband mode, the input is split by Linkwitz-Riley crossovers into up to eight parallel bands. Each band gets its own engine and gain stage, and everything recombines at the output. Drop to two bands for classic low/high splits, push to eight for full-spectrum surgical distortion design, and solo any band to dial it in cleanly. In Serial mode, those same eight slots become a chain — every engine processes the full-bandwidth signal in turn, for layered drive structures impossible to achieve with a single algorithm. OUTPUT SECTION A dedicated output filter with twelve types: 2-pole and 4-pole low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass shapes, a notch, three OTA-style filters, a 914-style ladder bandpass, our Filterpod, and bypass. Built-in Rough Rider compressor at the output with sidechain HPF and external sidechain input. Global feedback path with attack and decay envelope for self-oscillating screams and slow-blooming sustain. Optional AGC for level-matched A/B comparisons across heavy distortion settings. DC blocker. 2x and 4x oversampling for clean high-frequency content. PRESETS AND WORKFLOW Factory preset library covering subtle saturation, mix-bus enhancement, mid-range fattening, lead guitar tones, low-end mangling, full-on industrial destruction, and everything in between. Folder-based user preset browser with favorites and import/export of single presets or full folders as ZIP. XML preset compatibility with the desktop edition — your iOS presets work in your DAW and vice versa. AUv3 plugin for iOS hosts including GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, Audiobus, drambo, BeatMaker 3, and others. Standalone app included. Tooltips on every control. Animated band display with realtime spectrum overlay. No DRM, no account, no online activation.

Screenshots

SKIIID2 screens
Kombinat44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kombinat4 at 5.0 against SKIIID's 4.4. Kombinat4 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). SKIIID's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (31 vs 10). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

SKIIID costs $3.99 and Kombinat4 $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kombinat4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of SKIIID's written reviews are positive against 67% of Kombinat4's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SKIIID ships an update every 4 days, Kombinat4 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SKIIID versus Kombinat4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSKIIIDKombinat4
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.4 (31 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan BolchAudio Damage, Inc.

Customer experience

SKIIID

All ratings31 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative13.0%

Kombinat4

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SKIIID

No in-app purchases

None

Kombinat4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SKIIID free?
SKIIID costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kombinat4 free?
Kombinat4 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SKIIID or Kombinat4?
Kombinat4 is rated higher. SKIIID averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Kombinat4 averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do SKIIID or Kombinat4 have ads?
Neither SKIIID nor Kombinat4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SKIIID or Kombinat4?
SKIIID ships an update every 4 days, and Kombinat4 every 3 days. Most recently, SKIIID was updated on October 11, 2026 and Kombinat4 on October 5, 2026.

Other comparisons