Comparison

Scythe Synthesizer vs score for here

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

Head to head
About

Scythe Synthesizer

Design new sounds with an intuitive interface on your iPad. This synthesizer offers a wide range of sonic possibilities, from classic analog tones to unique digital effects. Record and export your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Intuitive sound design interface
  • Versatile oscillators (analog & digital)
  • Audio clip recording and export
  • Extensive modulation
  • Wide range of effects
  • MIDI support
Features
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Scythe is a MIDI synthesizer for iPad and Mac built for fast, hands-on sound design. Shape analog and digital waveforms, explore deep modulation, save custom presets, and record and share clips without leaving the app. Scythe makes it easy to move from happy accidents to playable sounds fast. Features: • Fast, tactile sound design with the bend workflow • Analog and digital waveforms • Deep modulation and filter shaping • Delay, chorus, phaser, and bitcrusher effects • Factory presets plus your own saved presets • Record, copy, trim, and share audio clips • Core MIDI support as both controller and sound module • Designed for iPad, also available on Mac

About

score for here

Features
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Take a stroll in the Los Angeles State Historic Park and let your desired path determine your wayfinding and compose your sonic experience of the site. Score for Here is a site-specific sonic experience using modified field recordings and samples composed through geolocation. A graphic score based on the site's blueprint–paths, landscaping, open spaces–designates each sound element’s geofenced triggering zone while each visitor’s navigation of the site functions as an aleatory compositional principle. Score for Here invites Los Angeles State Historic Park visitors to compose sound in real time as they navigate the park. The experience is streamed on the user’s mobile connection and can be enjoyed with a pair of headphones. Signage is placed at the park with a QR code to download the app on a smartphone, and features the park’s grounds interpreted as a graphic score. Considering this kind of geolocative software is traditionally designed to guide and direct, Score for Here repurposes it as an aleatory compositional principle that inspires divergence. The app will remain available on-site indefinitely and will change overtime while the database of usable samples continues to grow. Rather than a seamless, finished artwork for consumption, the work is a morphing proposition, a catalyst for speculation and potential transformation. Guidelines and suggestions: -Find yourself at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. You can start your experience anywhere within the park boundaries. -You will have to physically be at the Los Angeles State Historic Park to listen. -After you've started the experience, you can see your current position as the blue dot. Entering a sound zone on the map will trigger that sound, and the zone will highlight on the map. -Tapping on a zone on the map will bring up more info. -To best experience Score for Here, don’t plan your route; walk around and explore. Stay on the path or venture where there are no paths. and put your phone in your pocket for a more immersive listening experience. For more information visit: https://scoreforhere.com/ For feedback and suggestions or to share your experience with us, email: hello@scoreforhere.com For park information, hours and directions, visit: https://lastatehistoricpark.org/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: score for here at Free against Scythe Synthesizer's $4.99. score for here also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Scythe Synthesizer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months). 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

score for here is free to download; Scythe Synthesizer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scythe Synthesizer ships an update every 4 months, score for here every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scythe Synthesizer versus score for here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScythe Synthesizerscore for here
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (134 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiles EganJimena Sarno

Bugs and requests

Scythe Synthesizer

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Doesn't load AUM after update, crashes
  • Crackle on iPad Pro
  • Unintended distortion, glitched artifacts on iPad Pro
  • Confirming distortion on every patch on iPad Pro 11 inch
  • Bad digital distortion on iPad Pro 11 inch
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  • Weird delay on lower portion of keyboard keys
  • Triggered keyboard sizing while playing with multiple fingers
  • Presets don't save half the time
  • Preset sounds nothing like when working on it
  • Stopped sound output, dies permanently after switching apps
  • Certain patches distort quite a bit after update

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to choose MIDI channel
  • Controllable randomization range
  • More presets
  • Bend modulation to loop
  • Bend to be tempo synced
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  • Randomize effects section
  • Backward compatibility with older iOS
  • Ability to rename/save presets with custom names
  • Key/note hold feature
  • CoreMIDI support (historically)
  • Preset sharing
  • Continuum (scale) controller
  • Bend feature to loop back into itself
  • Bends to be voiced for each new key stroke

score for here

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scythe Synthesizer

No in-app purchases

None

score for here

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scythe Synthesizer free?
Scythe Synthesizer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is score for here free?
score for here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scythe Synthesizer or score for here have ads?
Neither Scythe Synthesizer nor score for here shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scythe Synthesizer or score for here?
Scythe Synthesizer ships an update every 4 months, and score for here every 27 months. Most recently, Scythe Synthesizer was updated on November 1, 2026 and score for here on November 3, 2026.

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