Comparison

iDensity vs Shoom Synthesizer

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

Head to head
About

iDensity

This app offers real-time asynchronous sound file granulation, enabling users to create a wide array of audio effects. It provides tools for time/pitch manipulation, texture generation, buffer recording, and complex sound exploration. Designed for musicians and sound designers, it offers flexibility for live performance, studio composition, and on-the-go sound design.

Highlights
  • Real-time sound granulation
  • Time/pitch shifting and jittering
  • Texture generation
  • Buffer recording and manipulation
  • Scrub pad exploration
  • Dynamic envelope shaping
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) support
Features
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iDensity is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iDensity is a new real-time software designed for asynchronous sound file granulation, a genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, recording and manipulation of buffers, complex scrub pad exploration, dynamic envelope shape and many more. iDensity for iPad will give you all the basic and advanced tools you need to manipulate sound in subtle and surprising ways. All these features are packed in an optimized, user-friendly, visually sharp interface that is easy to access when fast-improvising live, composing in a studio, or sound designing at home and on the go! You will have the power, freedom, and flexibility to create like never before – on your iPad! Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with Density for iPad. + Six Granular Streams + Six Remote Audio Units Host support + Full Instr and FX AudioUnit (AUv3) support + High Density Granulation + Sampled and Live granulation + In-Stream Echo and RM post Fx + Multichannels Audiobus Inter-App Audio support + MIDI, Virtual Midi and Network + Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Post Fx chain: Parametric and High Shelf Filters, Classic Reverb and Dynamics Processor + Scrub Recording and playback + etc.

About

Shoom Synthesizer

This app is an audio playground featuring three identical synthesizers controlled by an expressive XY pad. It offers a wide pitch range and supports various scales, including microtonal options. Advanced features include MIDI input, extensive modulation sources, and built-in effects for creative sound design.

Highlights
  • Three independent synthesizers
  • Expressive XY pad control
  • Microtonal and xenharmonic scale support
  • MIDI note input (MPE)
  • Extensive modulation sources
  • Built-in stereo delay and reverb
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Shoom is an expressive XY pad synthesizer. Or, more precisely, three identical synthesizers in one app. It is capable of playing any pitch in the audible range and doesn’t necessarily limit you to a particular scale. Nevertheless, if you do want to use scales, Shoom can deliver anything from common 12-tone equal tempered to xenharmonic and microtonal. Features: • Three independent synthesizers • 8–20,000 Hz pitch range • Slide freely or snap notes to scale with adjustable glide rate • Set notes to infinite hold using a dedicated toggle • Microtonal and non-octave repeating scales support • MIDI note input (including MPE), CC control and clock sync • Optional remapping of MIDI notes to the pitches of the selected scale • Bluetooth MIDI support • Inter-App Audio support with main mix and individual synth outputs • Audiobus 3 support (including AB MIDI) • Ableton Link support • 120+ bundled presets • Import and export of presets and CC maps Synthesizer engine features: • Adjustable polyphony, up to 30 voices • Two oscillators with 4 waveforms and PWM, and one noise generator • Oscillator FM cross-modulation • 4 pole (24 dB/octave) resonant low pass filter with overdrive and pitch tracking • 2 variable slope ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter cutoff • 2 LFOs with 9 waveforms, up to 3 out of 12 simultaneously assignable parameters, trigger and global running modes, fade-in and phase controls • Y-axis position / MIDI CC#74 as modulation source with up to 3 of 15 simultaneously assignable parameters • MIDI channel pressure / polyphonic aftertouch as modulation source with up to 3 of 15 simultaneously assignable parameters • MIDI velocity modulation of amplitude and filter envelopes • Note pan randomizer • Built-in stereo delay and reverb effects

Screenshots

iDensity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iDensity at monthly against Shoom Synthesizer's every 13 months. Shoom Synthesizer's advantage is price ($6.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iDensity costs $9.99 and Shoom Synthesizer $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for iDensity against 4.9 for Shoom Synthesizer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 62 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 87% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDensity ships an update monthly, Shoom Synthesizer every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iDensity versus Shoom Synthesizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDensityShoom Synthesizer
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.9 (48 ratings) — better4.9 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4862 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftYuri Turov

Customer experience

iDensity

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.4%

Shoom Synthesizer

All ratings62 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.0%

User reviews

iDensity

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Incredible soundscapes
  • 🎛️ Powerful granular synthesis
  • 🎚️ Multi-channel capability (6 channels)
  • 🎧 Excellent for ambient music
  • 💡 Innovative sound design tool

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🎨 Unappealing UI/color schemes (for some)
  • 🎛️ Counterintuitive controls (for some)
  • 💰 In-app purchases can be costly
  • ❓ Lack of clear documentation/tutorials (historically)

Shoom Synthesizer

From 62 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Fantastic and unique sounds
  • 💡 Highly expressive and versatile
  • 🎨 Intuitive and inspiring UI
  • 🚀 Great for experimental and ambient music
  • 🎹 Excellent for live performance

Room to improve

  • ❓ Steep learning curve for some
  • 🐌 Lack of frequent updates
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs reported

Bugs and requests

iDensity

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Occasional crashes (historically)
  • AudioBus issues (historically)
  • Preset management not working correctly (historically)
  • Transport sync not working (historically)
  • GUI bugs (e.g., maximizing a strand)
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  • Craquements, grésillements (cracking, crackling)
  • X/Y snapshot morphing not working on iPad 1
  • Sample import issues (cut off)
  • Unable to record from microphone (historically)
  • App crashes upon recording (historically)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Independent MIDI note control over pitch for each stream
  • Alphabetical preset sorting
  • Load existing project name into 'Save As'
  • Multi-port output for AUM/Ape Matrix
  • Built-in wave-editor for sample cutting
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  • Ability to determine loop length
  • Motion sequencer or assignable LFOs
  • Sync AU3 transport to host (historically)
  • Add MIDI note and channel select as modifier/controller
  • Dark mode option

Shoom Synthesizer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bugs encountered
  • Slight sensitivity issues
  • Quality loss when recording to AudioShare
  • Problem with background audio

Requested features

15 requests
  • AUV3 support
  • Multichannel AUV3 version
  • MIDI out functionality
  • MIDI note input
  • Record movements feature
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  • Play all 3 synth layers simultaneously with one finger movement
  • Arpeggiator
  • Sequencer
  • More LFOs
  • Additional effects
  • Expanded modulation routing
  • Free LFO
  • Full screen mode for performance
  • Cut audio switch
  • Respond to MIDI bank and program changes

In-app purchases

None

iDensity

No in-app purchases

None

Shoom Synthesizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDensity free?
iDensity costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoom Synthesizer free?
Shoom Synthesizer costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDensity or Shoom Synthesizer?
iDensity is rated higher. iDensity averages 4.9 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Shoom Synthesizer averages 4.9 from 62 ratings.
Do iDensity or Shoom Synthesizer have ads?
Neither iDensity nor Shoom Synthesizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDensity or Shoom Synthesizer?
iDensity ships an update monthly, and Shoom Synthesizer every 13 months. Most recently, iDensity was updated on October 21, 2026 and Shoom Synthesizer on October 13, 2026.

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