Comparison

iDousyn vs Pulseq

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

Head to head
About

iDousyn

This app transforms your device into a professional music production tool. It features a sample-based synthesizer with dual-layer sampling, advanced filters, and a professional effects chain. Create immersive sounds and build captivating tracks with an intuitive interface and extensive sound library.

Highlights
  • Dual-layer sampling
  • Advanced filters and EQ
  • Professional effects chain
  • Creative chord pads
  • MIDI mastery
  • Expansive sound library
Features
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iDousyn transforms your iPhone and iPad into a premium sampler, synthesizer, and AUv3 plugin built for professional music production, beat making, and sound design. Powered by a massive dual-layer rompler engine, it delivers a touch-optimized workflow to create studio-quality music anywhere. Seamlessly integrating as a high-performance AUv3 Audio Unit, iDousyn is the perfect companion for Logic Pro for iPad, GarageBand, Cubasis, AUM, Loopy Pro, and other leading iOS DAWs. Whether you are producing EDM, making hip hop beats, scoring cinematic soundtracks, or designing ambient soundscapes, iDousyn gives you the ultimate sonic palette. Chord Sequencer & Harmony Engine • Ultimate Inspiration: Instantly browse, audition, and map over 432 chord variations and 100 global musical scales directly to your pads—no advanced music theory required. • Timeline Sequencer: Drag and drop your custom chords into the new visual timeline. Program rests, set loop lengths, and let the zero-latency lookahead scheduler play your progressions with perfect tempo synchronization. • Dynamic Performance: 10 customizable Chord Pads featuring intelligent strumming, dual MIDI keyboards, and assignable key ranges with real-time Neon Glow visual feedback. Dual-Layer Synthesis & DSP Effects • True Dual-Layer Rompler: Stack and blend two independent sample oscillators. Fine-tune with octave, semitone, cents, pan, and level controls for massive, evolving textures. • Studio-Grade FX Chain: Shape your tone with multi-mode filters, a parametric EQ, and fully automatable AUv3 effects including Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Compressor, and Limiter. Massive Sound Library & iCloud Sync • 1,100+ Premium Samples: An expansive built-in soundbank featuring heavy basses, lush synth pads, sharp leads, drum kits, acoustic guitars, and orchestral strings. • Smart Presets: Create unlimited custom patches. Your library is safely backed up with automatic, silent background iCloud Drive synchronization across all your Apple devices. Pro Recording & Export • Lossless Audio & MIDI: Record your live sessions directly within the app and export high-fidelity FLAC, WAV, AIFF, CAF, or M4A audio files, as well as full MIDI sequences. • AudioShare Integration: Instantly route your bounces to your favorite audio editors. • Background Audio: Keep your sequences running and your MIDI controllers active even while switching between apps. Designed for modern producers, beat makers, live performers, and synth enthusiasts, iDousyn brings desktop-class virtual instruments right to your fingertips.

About

Pulseq

This multi-stage MIDI sequencer is designed for electronic music production, allowing users to create complex patterns for external synths and AUv3 plugins. It offers extensive control over notes, velocity, gate behavior, and rhythm, with features for arranging scenes into full tracks.

Highlights
  • Multi-stage sequencing (1-16 stages)
  • Pitch and scale control with 17 scales
  • Flexible gate modes and rhythm shaping
  • Multiple play and split modes
  • Up to eight CC modulation lanes
  • Scene chaining for full track arrangements
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
Features
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Pulseq is a multi-stage MIDI sequencer built for techno, acid, and experimental electronic music. It drives your external synths and AUv3 plugins over MIDI. Made up of 1-16 "stages", each stage carries its own note, velocity, gate behavior, and length. Chain scenes together into full arrangements. Use Pulseq as a standalone app or as an Audio Unit MIDI effect inside your host. SEQUENCING Build patterns from 1 to 16 stages. Each stage sets its own note, velocity, gate mode, and length in pulses. Let a stages hold for two or three pulses, and hear the loop come alive. PITCH & SCALES Pitch comes from each stage's note, guided by root and scale. Seventeen scales are available. Snap Notes to Scale keeps emitted notes in key; turn it off and stored notes play exactly as entered. GATE MODES & RHYTHM Gate mode is the character of each stage: Off, Single (one trigger per stage), Multi (retriggers every pulse, or every 2nd, 3rd, or 4th), Prob (fires by chance), Long (holds to the end), and Prog (a pattern you draw across up to 16 steps). Add Swing from 0 to 100%, shape Gate Length from tight and clipped to legato, and turn on per-stage Glide with global Portamento. PLAY & SPLIT MODES Play mode sets direction: Forward, Ping-Pong, Random, and Fixed. Split mode changes form: run a single lane, alternate lanes A and B by repeat counts (Serial, to build AAAB patterns), or run both lanes at once on two MIDI channels (Parallel) with an independent B clock multiplier. CC MODULATION Up to eight CC lanes drive filter cutoffs, mod wheels, or any destination that accepts MIDI CC. Lane values are per-stage, and every new lane starts with Don't Send so adding one can never surprise attached hardware. CLOCK & TRANSPORT When hosted, Pulseq follows the host transport and clock. Standalone, an internal tempo from 20 to 300 BPM drives playback, with clock divisions from 1/1 down to 1/32 plus triplet and dotted options. Apply Changes controls when live edits take effect: Immediate, Next Pulse, or Next Bar, for deterministic performance. SCENES & CHAIN Sixteen scene slots capture the full musical setup: stages, root, scale, tempo, split, and CC lanes, while leaving your user configuration intact. String scenes into a complete track with the Chain editor: set per-step lengths, loop the whole chain, and hand scene changes to the timeline. STANDALONE & AUV3 Use Pulseq as a standalone app or as an AUv3 MIDI effect. It runs in AUv3 hosts such as AUM, Drambo, Logic, and Cubasis.

Screenshots

iDousyn4 screens
Pulseq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pulseq at 5.0 against iDousyn's 4.2. Pulseq also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). iDousyn's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 1). On 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

iDousyn costs $9.99 and Pulseq $3.99 up front. iDousyn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulseq asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulseq holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDousyn has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDousyn ships an update every 2 months, Pulseq monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iDousyn versus Pulseq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDousynPulseq
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.2 (159 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings159 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge LozadaJoe Topjian

Customer experience

iDousyn

All ratings159 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative59.1%

Pulseq

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iDousyn

One-time1
  • Unlock ProFree
None

Pulseq

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDousyn free?
iDousyn costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pulseq free?
Pulseq costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDousyn or Pulseq?
Pulseq is rated higher. iDousyn averages 4.2 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Pulseq averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iDousyn or Pulseq have ads?
Neither iDousyn nor Pulseq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDousyn or Pulseq?
iDousyn ships an update every 2 months, and Pulseq monthly. Most recently, iDousyn was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pulseq on October 19, 2026.

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