Comparison

Arpie vs Syntheremin

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

Head to head
About

Arpie

This app transforms bouncing balls into a musical experience. Place balls of varying heights to create unique melodies and rhythms. It's an intuitive way for anyone to explore music creation.

Highlights
  • Bouncing ball music generation
  • Adjustable ball height for melody
  • Create musical sequences
  • Intuitive music creation
  • Variety of musical patterns
Features
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Bouncing balls turn into music! Arpie is a novel musical app that allows anyone to enjoy music. Put balls as many as you like, them watch them playing a beautiful melody. Higher balls hit the keys with long pauses, and lower ones hit them fast and repeatedly. By combining them, you can easily create a wide variety of musical sequences.

About

Syntheremin

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Play the air. Syntheremin Instrument turns the space in front of your iPhone into a continuous musical instrument. Move both hands through the camera view to perform without touching the screen. PLAY CONTINUOUS PITCH Move your dominant hand horizontally through the note field. Raise or lower it to keep gliding smoothly across octaves—without the steps of a keyboard. CONDUCT THE VOLUME Raise your other hand to swell and lower it to quiet. Keep it still for a steady level, or close your fist for an immediate mute. SCULPT THE SOUND Roll your pitch wrist to sweep an analog-style filter. Roll your volume wrist to move from dry and focused to wide with a short echo. BUILD HARMONIC THREADS Touch matching fingertips to layer an octave, scale third, scale fifth, or high shimmer. Stretch the glowing connections to intensify them, then pinch a connected finger to release its voice. MADE TO BE PLAYED • Classic, Choir, and Glass synth characters • Scale-based note gravity that helps intonation while preserving glides • Live pitch lanes, note readout, and tuner • Role-colored hand tracking that shows what the instrument hears • Right- and left-handed layouts • No account, ads, or microphone access PRIVATE CAMERA PROCESSING Camera frames and hand landmarks are processed on the iPhone and are never saved or uploaded. The bundled Google MediaPipe SDK sends limited usage and performance metrics to Google; details are available in the in-app Privacy screen and privacy policy. REQUIREMENTS Syntheremin Instrument requires an iPhone with a front TrueDepth camera—the hardware used for Face ID. For the most responsive playing experience, use the built-in speaker, wired audio, or low-latency headphones.

Screenshots

Arpie3 screens
Syntheremin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Arpie at 3 against Syntheremin's 1. Arpie also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arpie versus Syntheremin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArpieSyntheremin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 97 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeijiro TakahashiXYK LLC

In-app purchases

None

Arpie

No in-app purchases

None

Syntheremin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arpie free?
Arpie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Syntheremin free?
Syntheremin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arpie or Syntheremin have ads?
Neither Arpie nor Syntheremin shows ads.

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