iDousyn vs Caustic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Dual-layer sampling
- Advanced filters and EQ
- Professional effects chain
- Creative chord pads
- MIDI mastery
- Expansive sound library
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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.
Caustic
Create music with a virtual synthesizer and sampler rig. Build your sound by adding up to 14 machines, including synths and drum machines. Features a mixer, effects, and a song sequencer for real-time audio production.
- Virtual analog subtractive synthesizer
- Multi-sample wave synthesizer
- Sampling drum machine
- Effects rack with 20 effect types
- Mixer desk with EQ and effects
- Song sequencer
- AudioBus and AudioCopy/Paste support
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Caustic 3 is a music creation tool inspired by rack-mount synthesizer/sampler rigs. Everything is real-time and optimized for mobile devices. Create your rack by adding up to 14 machines from a choice of: * Subsynth - Virtual analog subtractive synthesizer * PCMSynth - Multi-sample wave synthesizer * BassLine - 303-like monosynth * BeatBox - 8-channel sampling drum machine * PadSynth - Harmonic table pad synthesizer * 8BitSynth - 8bit equation solver synthesizer * Modular - Fully configurable and routable synthesizer * Organ - Tonewheel organ with rotary speaker * Vocoder - 8-band harmonic vocoder * FMSynth - DX-style 3-operator fm synthesizer * KSSynth - Karplus-Strong string modeling synthesizer * SawSynth - Supersaw-type synthesizer The app also includes: * Effects rack supporting 2 effects per machine (20 effect types). * Mixer desk with EQ, panning and global Delay/Reverb effects. * Master section with effect slots, parametric EQ and limiter. * Song sequencer AudioBus support for Input and Output slots. AudioCopy Paste + AudioShare support for import and export. Supports automation recording on most controls and includes powerful editors for modifying automation curves. Users can record their own WAV files for use in the PCMSynth, BeatBox, and Vocoder or import files through iTunes file sharing, ACP, AudioShare, or the built-in FTP server. Supports all uncompressed WAV files (8-16-24-32bit, any sampling rate). The PCMSynth can also load SoundFont files (.sf2), SFZ and FL/Xewton instruments (.instr, .ZIP) "Open In.." import support for all preset types, .WAV, .SF2 and .MID. (MIDI (.mid) files can be imported as raw sequencer note data.) Supports CoreMIDI and virtual MIDI for note, velocity and CC data. (be sure to set "Enable background audio" in advanced options to use virtual MIDI) See the in-app help section for dozens of informative tutorial videos and full online manual. There is also a FREE (full version) PC/Mac version available for download on the product website. Come visit www.singlecellsoftware.com to download more presets, request features, share your tracks and hear what others are creating with Caustic 3. Works on iPhone/iPod but iPad is recommended.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iDousyn at 4.2 against Caustic's 3.6. iDousyn also leads on price ($5.99 vs $9.99). Caustic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (58% vs 34%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
iDousyn costs $5.99 and Caustic $9.99 up front. iDousyn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Caustic asks for nothing beyond the download.
iDousyn holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 161 and 179 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of iDousyn's written reviews are positive against 58% of Caustic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iDousyn ships an update every 2 months, Caustic every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | iDousyn | Caustic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (161 ratings) — better | 3.6 (179 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | 57.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Lozada | Rejean Poirier |
Customer experience
iDousyn
Caustic
User reviews
iDousyn
From 161 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good clean sounds
- 👍 Simple to use
- 👍 Low CPU usage
- 👍 Sounds great
- 👍 Great piano and strings app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads pop up making it unplayable
- 🐛 Full version still displays full-page ads
- 🐛 Ads appear on the front page
- 🐛 Ads are annoying
- 🐛 Totally unusable product
Caustic
From 179 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful and feature-rich
- 👍 Intuitive workflow
- 🎨 Excellent sound quality
- 💸 Great value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔇 No Bluetooth audio support
- 📁 Difficulty accessing/exporting files
- 🔧 Needs more updates and bug fixes
Bugs and requests
iDousyn
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes immediately
- Full version displays full-page ads
- Ads appear on the front page
- New update has ads
- Implemented trackers
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- iDousyn Lite works, this one does not
- App does not open
- MIDI input timing issues
- Sound crash sometimes
- Long delay between external MIDI and sound
- Sluggish keyboard
- Sluggish interface
- Glide is always on
- Scrolling menu is hard to use
- Sliders on scrolling menu
Requested features
10 requests- Adaptive Crasher (AUV3, Adaptive Cubasis and Zenbeats)
- AUV3 support
- Audiobus compatibility
- MIDI IN for better keyboard control
- Background audio option
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- Reset button
- Fix sound crash
- Improve interface contrast
- Make panel brighter
- Allow turning off glide
Caustic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes on newer iPhones
- Interface scaling problems on larger screens
- Unresponsive controls in certain scenarios
Requested features
4 requests- Bluetooth audio support
- Improved file management and export options
- More synth/instrument options
- Expanded effects and mixing capabilities
In-app purchases
iDousyn
- Unlock ProFree
Caustic
No in-app purchases









