Comparison

Granula Synth vs Link Audio Bridge

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

Head to head
About

Granula Synth

Explore new soundscapes by manipulating granular audio. This app offers a library of presets, custom sound import, and extensive parameter adjustments for unique music creation. Save your settings and share your sonic experiments.

Highlights
  • Granular sound manipulation
  • Preset library
  • Custom sound import
  • Parameter adjustment
  • Save user settings
  • Share audio recordings
Features
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Push the boundaries of sound design. Granula Synth turns granular synthesis into a playground — grab tiny grains of audio, scatter them across the waveform, and shape them into pads, textures, and soundscapes no other synth can make. What's inside: - Curated preset library, crafted by sound designers - Deep grain controls — length, position, direction, pitch, and more - Powerful modulation matrix with dual LFOs and chaos generators - Built-in envelope, EQ, and FX chain - Import your own audio or record directly in the app - Save, organize, and share your presets - Export your ideas straight to your DAW Whether you're scoring film, building ambient textures, or just exploring new sonic territory, Granula Synth gives you granular control over every grain of sound. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/castles-trip-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/granula-tos

About

Link Audio Bridge

Features
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Your iPhone, live in the session. Link Audio Bridge streams your iPhone's microphone, or any audio interface you plug in, straight into an Ableton Link session over your local network. It's metered, compressed and locked to the shared tempo. No cables to the computer and no account. STREAM • Send mono or stereo audio to Ableton Live, or any Link peer that supports Link Audio, over Wi-Fi • Pick any connected input: built-in mic, USB interface or headset • Watch it the whole way with a stereo input meter on a true dB scale, with peak hold SHAPE • A compressor built in, so the signal is under control before it leaves the phone • Threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain • A live gain reduction meter shows exactly how hard it's working • Your settings are remembered between sessions SYNC • Locked to Link: shared tempo and beat position with every peer on the network • Start and stop the Link transport from the phone • A Link-synced click on the phone to play along to • MIDI clock out, with start and stop, to keep other MIDI gear and apps in time WHAT YOU NEED • Ableton Live 12.4 or later, or another compatible Link peer • Your iPhone and computer on the same local network Something not working in your setup? Email hi@happyorbitlabs.com and tell us what you're running. The click only plays through the phone's own speaker or headphones and isn't sent into the stream, so the copy doesn't say it reaches Live.

Screenshots

Granula Synth4 screens
Link Audio Bridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Link Audio Bridge at none against Granula Synth's 3. Link Audio Bridge also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months). Granula Synth's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Granula Synth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Link Audio Bridge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Granula Synth ships an update every 25 months, Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Granula Synth versus Link Audio Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGranula SynthLink Audio Bridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanislav DuplinskiyDominic McPhee

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Granula Synth

Subscriptions3
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$7.493 Months
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$8.996 Months
None

Link Audio Bridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Granula Synth free?
Granula Synth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Link Audio Bridge free?
Link Audio Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Granula Synth or Link Audio Bridge have ads?
Neither Granula Synth nor Link Audio Bridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Granula Synth or Link Audio Bridge?
Granula Synth ships an update every 25 months, and Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. Most recently, Granula Synth was updated on October 2, 2026 and Link Audio Bridge on October 15, 2026.

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