Synth vs Warp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synth
This app is a polyphonic synthesizer for iPad, allowing users to create unique sounds. It offers professional control and sound design capabilities, and can be integrated with other music production tools.
- Polyphonic synthesis
- Microphone sound creation
- Parameter editor (in-app purchase)
- Tabletop integration
- Mod wheel
- Pitch-bend wheel
- Adjustable delay and distortion
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Synth is an incredible polyphonic synthesizer for your iPad. Create your own sounds with the microphone, and relive all of your Casio SK1 dreams. Synth was used by Gorillaz in recording their album, “The Fall.” Synth’s parameter editor provides professional control and sound design via an in-app purchase. Connect Synth to drum machines, sequencers, and more in Tabletop for iPad. Tabletop is an expandable studio with over a dozen included musical devices. Tabletop is a modular environment where you can mix and match different devices. Select from over 40 devices including samplers, mixers, effects, sequencers and more. Buy only the gear you need from an expanding catalog. Need help? Email support@retronyms.com and we’ll answer your questions. Main Features: - Mod wheel - Pitch-bend wheel - Adjustable delay - Adjustable distortion
Warp
This music app offers creative pitch shifting and time stretching with minimal audio artifacts. It allows independent control of pitch and time for unique sound manipulation, including classic tape-stop effects.
- Artifact-free varispeed control
- Independent pitch and time stretching
- Classic tape-stop effect
- AUv3 compatibility
- Developed with Andrew Huang
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Warp is one of the most popular effect modules in Transit 2, our plugin collaboration with Andrew Huang. Now on iOS with full AUv3 compatibility, Warp is available as a free app for creative pitch shift and time stretch effects. Just like the module inside Transit 2, Warp allows you to speed up or slow down audio with fewer artifacts than other plugins. Additionally, use the Stretch knob to control the pitch of your track independently of the time and achieve extreme effects such as slowing audio down while pitching it up. Features: - A clean and artifact-free varispeed control to speed up audio or slow it down to a standstill for a classic Tape-Stop effect. - Use the ‘Stretch’ knob to control pitch independent of time for unhinged audio mangling. - Powered by Transit 2 and developed with Andrew Huang - AUv3 compatibility for use inside your favorite mobile DAW
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Warp at Free against Synth's $0.99. Warp also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Synth's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Warp is free to download; Synth costs $0.99 up front. Synth sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Warp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Warp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Synth's written reviews are positive against 67% of Warp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Synth | Warp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (21 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retronyms Inc | Baby Audio Inc. |
Customer experience
Synth
Warp
Bugs and requests
Synth
Reported bugs
2 issues- Pitch bend control reverts back to default
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add MIDI support
- Integrate with Tabletop and other music apps
- Implement ADSR, filters, LFO, and other synthesis controls
- Add recording and export capabilities
Warp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Synth
- Patch Editor$0.99
- Synth Skin Pack$4.99
Warp
No in-app purchases








