Comparison

NLogSynth PRO vs PET Bottling

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

Head to head
About

NLogSynth PRO

This app is a professional virtual analog synthesizer for iOS, offering a low-latency sound engine with extensive editing capabilities. It supports various inter-app audio and MIDI protocols, allowing for integration with DAWs and external controllers. Create and export custom sounds and recordings with studio-quality audio.

Highlights
  • Virtual analog low-latency sound engine
  • Extensive sound editing with over 150 parameters
  • Support for AudioUnit v3, AudioBus 3, Inter-App Audio
  • Full MIDI implementation and Core MIDI compatibility
  • Studio quality 44.1 kHz Stereo CD quality audio
  • 224 factory sounds and user banks
  • Multi-effect section with delay, chorus, reverb, and more
Features
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Professional Virtual Analogue Synthesizer supporting AudioUnit v3, AudioBus 3, Inter-App Audio and Core MIDI compatible apps & interfaces. Versatile iOS synth with professional grade virtual analogue low latency sound engine: - Play it from on-screen keyboard - Use MIDI keyboards & controllers via MIDI interfaces - Connect to your digital audio workstation via MIDI interfaces - Play NLogSynth from other iOS apps using virtual Core MIDI - Synchronize NLog via MIDI Clock to other apps or devices - Make audio or MIDI recordings on the run and share your files - Export patches & recordings Supports external MIDI input and output via CoreMIDI compatible interfaces and class compliant USB MIDI interfaces. Full MIDI implementation including velocity control, pitch bend, sustain pedal, modulation wheel, program & bank change, polyphonic after touch, channel pressure and assignable midi controller & MIDI Sync receiving mode. ::: Follow @nlogmusic at Twitter! ::: ::: Featured in How to Make a Noise: iPad Synthesizers Edition (http://noisesculpture.com/ipad) the most widely read synthesizer book ::: - 224 IMPRESSIVE FACTORY SOUNDS  - including fresh new sound set by the producer 7 Skies - ENDLESS options for SOUND EDITING     - Over 150 parameters     - 3 user banks with 96 slots   - STUDIO QUALITY sounds     - Professional 44.1 kHz Stereo CD quality     - 32bit floating point engine     - Highly efficient algorithms - STAGE safe KEYBOARD implementation     - SLIDING & LOCK option     - Double manual option     - POLY, MONO & LEGATO modes     - Velocity control     - Different key sizes - Fully customizable EXPRESSION CONTROL     - Realistic PITCH BEND and MOD WHEEL implementation     - X/Y dimensional controller     - 4 customizable PERFORMANCE knobs     - Keyboard with VERTICAL modulation control - Incredible FAT & RICH:     - New filter implementation for SMOOTH and JUICY control with 7 FILTER types     - UNISONO mode for up to 4 parallel sounds with detune, delay and panning control === SOUND editing features === - 4 Oscillators with 20 waveforms:     - classic analogue SIN, SAWTOOTH, TRIANGLE and SQUARE     - 16 additional carefully designed wavetables  - True PWM pulse-width modulation - Frequency mod - Ring mod - Noise generator - 2 Filter with 7 filter types     - Low, High & Band Passes     - Finest sweeps & smoothest cutoff tuning     - Carefully resonating     - 12 & 24dB option for steepness - 4 ADSR Envelope generators     - Velocity controlled attack time - Slope control - 4 Modulation LFOs     - Sample & hold     - Fade in delay - Modulation Matrix - 4 Modulation slots each modulating 3 destinations - Multi-effect section     - Stereo delay with x-feed & filter     - chorus - flanger - phaser     - distortion - reverb - parametric EQ

About

PET Bottling

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PET Bottling is a real percussion instrument using the PET bottle. You can play an acoustic instrument as like real PET bottle. And you can play 624 each sounds recorded from only one PET bottle. If you are professional, you can play on live performance stage or use at recording studio. If you are beginner, you are amazed to hear various sounds by tapping! If you use some techniques, you can show a unique performance that goes beyond the real bottle. And you can keep your sound forever by recording function. Also you can use music you have played on PET Bottling for your song. Please check 1minute Introduction movie. https://youtu.be/XPMrgQg02mY Water in the bottle or not. Only tap or tap & stay(mute). About these each MODE, you can select Tapping Object - tapping by Hand, tapping by Nail, attacking on Wood, attacking on Plastic, attacking on Metal. And about these all, Sounds are changed by tapping place on screen... Cap, Upper, Middle, Lower, Bottom. And if you tap upper place on screen, you can play big tapping tone. And more you can play following option sounds. Falling cap sound, mute noise by hand, soda bubble noise, opening or closing cap sound, pinch the bottle, knocking up or down sound, rubbing up or down sound. If you select Water MODE and tilt left, right, upper or lower, you can play various water noise. If PET Bottling is frontmost app, you can avoid auto sleep. It's very useful for playing only a part of long music. All sounds are quickly played and you can watch feedback image on the screen so you can feel real playing. I believe all people fun playing this real instrument! And recording function is very easy. Just tap ” i ” button to show. Tap Red button to record and tap Blue button to play. PET Bottling doesn’t mute background app’s sound from the beginning. Therefore, you can record while listening to the song you are making. You can pass the wav file you recorded to your favorite storage or app with Export button. Importing your performance to music production app. Passing it to someone. A generic wav file will never be lost in the future. Just you have to avoid tapping ” i ” button when playing. Really you can focus on your performance. Are you ready? Let’s play wonderful music! - Feature - • Super high quality recorded & edited 24-bit sounds. • Modern 32-bit float Sound Engine. • 624 various & rich tones. • Very quickly response for playing as real percussion. • Visible feedback for feeling of tapping. • Institutive & smooth user interface. • Avoid auto sleep even if you don't touch. • Don’t stop background app’s sound. • Excellent recording function that is simple and does not disturb your play.

Screenshots

PET Bottling2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PET Bottling at $2.99 against NLogSynth PRO's $8.99. NLogSynth PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

NLogSynth PRO costs $8.99 and PET Bottling $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NLogSynth PRO ships an update every 2 months, PET Bottling every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NLogSynth PRO versus PET Bottling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNLogSynth PROPET Bottling
Price$8.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertempo rubatoHidenori Matsuoka

In-app purchases

None

NLogSynth PRO

No in-app purchases

None

PET Bottling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NLogSynth PRO free?
NLogSynth PRO costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PET Bottling free?
PET Bottling costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NLogSynth PRO or PET Bottling have ads?
Neither NLogSynth PRO nor PET Bottling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NLogSynth PRO or PET Bottling?
NLogSynth PRO ships an update every 2 months, and PET Bottling every 7 months. Most recently, NLogSynth PRO was updated on September 6, 2026 and PET Bottling on September 10, 2026.

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