Comparison

Voice Band vs Voice Synth

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

Head to head
About

Voice Band

Transform your voice into musical instruments in real time. Record multi-instrument songs, play along with your music library, and enhance your creations with built-in effects. Ideal for both aspiring musicians and music enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Voice to instrument conversion
  • Real-time instrument playback
  • Multi-track song recorder
  • Play along with iPod library
  • Built-in effects processor
  • Auto pitch correction
  • Metronome and adjustable scale
Features
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Play instruments with your voice in real time! Voice Band introduces a revolutionary new way to make music - with only your voice. Featured on G4TV’s Attack of the Show (with Olivia Munn). * Imagine creating an entire song with only your voice. * Just sing into your phone and hear Voice Band transform your voice into an instrument in real time. Voice Band doesn't simply alter your voice to sound like an instrument, it actually plays a real sampled instrument which follows what you sing. Want to jam to a guitar solo with your favorite band? Voice Band lets you play along with your ipod library, too. Voice Band features a recorder which lets you build a song, one instrument at a time. Auto pitch mode helps you stay on key, and if you're a musician, you'll appreciate the adjustable scale and metronome. Voice Band also includes a built-in effects processor with distortion, reverb, and delay. Whether you’re a musician looking to instantly capture an arrangement idea, or a music fan looking to make your own music for the first time, Voice Band will inspire and challenge you. Check out what others have to say: NYTimes: “Want to write music but you can’t play an instrument? Download Voice Band, sing the melodies and rhythms for different instruments, and the app creates the bass, guitar and drum tracks to your specs.” Gizmag: “Stunning multitrack rock band recordings using only your voice.” Tuaw.com: “I don't usually gush during App reviews … [but] VoiceBand is pretty marvelous.” Features • Turns your voice into an instrument, in real time. • Instruments include: 2 guitars, bass, sax, 2 synths, Drums, and a Mic mode • Built-in recorder allows you to record an entire song, one instrument at a time. • iPod player lets you play along with your favorite music. • Drum mode lets you play both kick and snare at the same time by singing at two different volumes. • Auto Pitch mode helps you to stay on key. • Adjustable octave • Effects include distortion, reverb and delay. • Adjustable musical scale for auto pitch includes Major, Minor, Blues, Pentatonic, Wholetone and Mixolydian. • Built-in metronome with adjustable tempo. • Songs can be saved, and e-mailed from within Voice Band. • Compatible with headphone and microphone accessories. NOTE: Like any musical instrument, Voice Band works better with practice. If you consider yourself non-musical you can still have lots of fun with Voice Band as you continue to expand your musical talent! For help in getting the most from Voice Band, check out our tutorial videos. Requirements • Quality headphones are recommended. • A quiet place to record, to avoid false instrument triggering from external noise. • Practice is required! As with any musical instrument, your results will improve dramatically as your skill develops. Links to quoted sources: Attack of the Show with Olivia Munn: http://youtu.be/E6cZIPAerWA http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/personaltech/28smart.html http://www.gizmag.com/voice-band-iphone-app/13876/ http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/08/voiceband-personal-music-artistry-gone-wild/

About

Voice Synth

Transform your voice live with a professional audio processor and music synthesizer. Create robotic voices, harmonies, and unique soundscapes using only your voice as an instrument. Save and share your creations, or integrate them into your existing audio setup.

Highlights
  • Live voice processing
  • Auto Pitch and Harmonizing
  • Vocoder effects
  • Speed-Shift Sampling
  • Soundscape creation
  • Audio Unit V3 integration
  • Save and share presets
Features
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Voice Synth is a professional live voice processor and music synthesizer played by your voice. With the vast set of integrated tools including Vocoders, Auto Pitch, Harmonizing Pitch Shift and Speed-Shift Sampling, you can • Sing in Tune like P-Tain & vocoded like Duft-Pank • Speak with Hollywood-quality Robot voices like 1978 Cylons • Play by Voice, no fingers needed: scream to play rock guitar, hum a church organ • Make professional funny voices: animal, evil, weird & much more • Create unique organic and rhythmic soundscapes • Sing multiple voices in harmony within any musical scale • Sample, speed shift and dress up your beatboxing to create the strangest rhythms inspiring new compositions • Live-pause and stroboscope your voice • Save and share your creations as presets and audio files • Use all of the above in your DAW and audio setup via Audio Units & MIDI On Voice Synth you will find no conventional ADSR, LFOs or filters. Even the keyboard is optional. Instead, Voice Synth uses the most expressive all-in-one tool you were born with: your voice! It's unique so be ready for a jump in voice creativity, sound design and rhythmic inspiration. To give you an easy start in this adventure, we included over 250 factory presets! Speak, sing, hum and scream live into the mic, and start exploring the unconventional controls: 24-band vintage analog modeling vocoders, Auto Pitch Tracking, live-voice-pause, speed-shift sampler, multiple voice harmony arranger, spectrum stroboscope, pitch and formant shifter, 24-band equalizer, classic FX as distortion/delay/chorus/reverb, and an extensive vocoder designer with oscilloscope. We included a manual for in-depth use. Musicians, DJs, sound designers, voice artists: Voice Synth is a must-have in your audio toolbox! Qneo voicesynth.com TECHNICAL SPECS • Engine 2x32 bit 44.1 kHz poly x24 • All effects fully integrated, simultaneous, live, realtime, low-latency • Background audio (iOS) • Manual • Audio Unit V3, instrument & effect, parameter automation • Audio routing • Midi • Repeater, anti-audio-feedback • Noise gate manual/auto • Keyboard 1.5-2.5 oct (midi 10), hold/mono/poly • Tapes to record/export your performance • 250+ factory presets, unlimited user presets, import/export INTEGRATED EFFECTS • 4 vintage analog modeling vocoders 24 bands 5th order filters (Natural Robot Breath Designer) • Auto Pitch, track/fix/double/inverse pitch • Multiple Voice Harmonizer, any musical scale (choirs, rich 70's vocoder sounds) • Speed-Shift Sampler ±800%, pause/zoom/loop/hold • Live-pause & strobo voice • Pitch Shifter 8 octaves (e.g. lion/gender/child/baby/duck) • Formant Shifter adapt spectrum ±1 octave (child to giant) • Registers 4 octaves (add brilliance, chords) • Arpeggiator pattern/gate/speed/grouping • Equalizer 24 bands, 10 presets (loudness, low-pass, telecom, etc) • Autogain/Compressor, Clip/Distortion, Stereo Panning, Delay, Chorus, Reverb • Slew rate: special vocoder reverb (plucked strings, wind, thunder, storms) • Mic thru and Vocoder mix to add-in your unprocessed voice (e.g. for beat-boxing) • Sync rhythmic effect timing DESIGNER VOCODER • Realtime oscilloscope • Sine/square/triangle/sawtooth, adjustable frequency/harmonics/clip/width/skew/slope • Noise white/voiced, adjustable filter/clipping • Mix additive/maximum/multiplicative synthesis • Test mode, design/play without voice

Screenshots

Voice Band3 screens
Voice Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Voice Synth at 4.1 against Voice Band's 3.0. Voice Synth also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Voice Band's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $8.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Voice Band costs $2.99 and Voice Synth $8.99 up front. Voice Band sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Voice Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voice Synth holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Synth has 335 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Voice Band's written reviews are positive against 63% of Voice Synth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Band ships an update every 8 months, Voice Synth every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Voice Band versus Voice Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice BandVoice Synth
Price$2.99 — better$8.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.1 (335 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews62.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaveMachine Labs, Inc.Qneo

Customer experience

Voice Band

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews412 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative33.0%

Voice Synth

All ratings333 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative26.2%

User reviews

Voice Band

From 2 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great fun
  • 👍 Innovative concept
  • 💡 Allows music creation without instruments
  • 👍 Useful for brainstorming musical ideas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Pitch tracking issues
  • 🐛 Drum controls are difficult to use
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Instruments sound distorted
  • 🐛 Purchases not persisting across app sessions

Voice Synth

From 335 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎨 Powerful sound design capabilities
  • 💻 Great for music production
  • 🎉 Fun and creative to use

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Steep learning curve
  • 🤖 Robotic/synthetic voice issues
  • 🔌 Compatibility problems with other apps
  • 💰 Overpriced for some users

Bugs and requests

Voice Band

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Recorded tracks get deleted when closing the app
  • Inability to save or export recorded songs
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more instruments like piano, acoustic guitar, and percussion
  • Implement a loop function for easier recording
  • Add a timeline/editor to rearrange and edit recorded tracks
  • Improve pitch detection and quantization
  • Allow importing audio files to use as backing tracks

Voice Synth

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Audio sync issues
  • Unreliable live recording

Requested features

4 requests
  • Audiobus support
  • Longer recording duration
  • More preset options
  • Improved user interface and workflow

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Voice Band

One-time12
  • Cello Instrument Sample$0.99
  • Violin instrument sample$0.99
  • Fuzz Box instrument sample for use in Voice Band$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Lead 2 instrument sample$0.99
  • Power Chords 2 instrument sample$0.99
  • Rock Bass instrument sample$0.99
  • Talk Sitar instrument sample$0.99
  • Fat Synth instrument sample$0.99
  • Synth Pad instrument sample$0.99
  • Morph Kit 1 instrument sample$0.99
  • Rock Kit instrument sample$0.99
  • Techno Kit instrument sample$0.99
None

Voice Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Band free?
Voice Band costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Voice Synth free?
Voice Synth costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voice Band or Voice Synth?
Voice Synth is rated higher. Voice Band averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Voice Synth averages 4.1 from 335 ratings.
Do Voice Band or Voice Synth have ads?
Neither Voice Band nor Voice Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Band or Voice Synth?
Voice Band ships an update every 8 months, and Voice Synth every 6 weeks. Most recently, Voice Band was updated on November 1, 2026 and Voice Synth on November 1, 2026.

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