Visual Instrument vs Synthy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Instrument
This app uses touch input to trigger musical chords and create ambient melodies. Random key changes and physics-enabled "balls" generate unique, endlessly evolving soundscapes with accompanying visuals.
- Randomized chord generation
- Multi-touch support
- Physics-enabled sound triggers
- Ambient visual backdrop
- Endless melodic tunes
- Key changes
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The power of randomness combined with your touch creates an endless melody for your enjoyment. Jazz guitar virtuoso Paul Musso combined his musical knowledge with the programming and artwork of Bryan Leister to create this music-making application. Musso provided guitar recordings of chords typically used to create a melody - F#, D#, C and G. Your touch (supports up to 4 simultaneous touches) creates collisions that will trigger one of these chords. Every 3 seconds, the key is randomly changed to either A Minor, C, F or G. The result is an amazing, soothing and endless melodic tune that you can play for hours without the tune ever repeating itself. The visuals provide an ambient backdrop to help you play. The capsules represent your touch, each moving dot is a physics-enabled ball that contains one note. Hit a ball, and the note plays. If the ball hits the edges of the screen, the collision also triggers the note. An experiment in music theory that was produced for an exhibition in Denver that also used motion tracking. Now available as a touch screen application.
Synthy
Explore musical scales with an interactive instrument. This app allows users to play various scales, from major to natural minor, by tapping on responsive buttons. It's designed to help users create melodies, improve ear training, and foster musical creativity.
- Interactive scale buttons
- Explore major and minor scales
- Intuitive interface
- Responsive design
- Ear training tool
- Melody creation
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Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this innovative app offers a unique and engaging way to play musical scales using interactive buttons that correspond to each note of the scale. Explore a wide range of scales, from major to natural minor, and effortlessly bring melodies to life with a simple tap. Synthy's intuitive interface and responsive design make it a breeze to create beautiful harmonies and experiment with different tonalities. Elevate your musical prowess, improve your ear training, and ignite your creativity with Synthy. Download now and let the fun begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Visual Instrument at 3 against Synthy's 1. Visual Instrument also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Visual Instrument against 5.0 for Synthy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Instrument | Synthy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Leister | Evan Escobar |
Customer experience
Visual Instrument
Synthy
In-app purchases
Visual Instrument
No in-app purchases
Synthy
No in-app purchases







