PaulaSynth vs Orooga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaulaSynth
Create music on the go with a portable synthesizer. Explore six distinct sounds and eleven scales to craft melodies and chords. Enjoy versatile sound options from 8-bit solos to deep bass tones.
- Six synthesizer sounds
- Eleven built-in scales
- Fast melody creation
- Polyphony for chords
- Versatile sound tuning
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PaulaSynth is a simple synthesizer in your pocket. With six synthesizer sounds and and eleven scales built in, make music any time, anywhere. Play super fast melodies, or turn on polyphony to play chords. Play a screaming 8-bit solo or tune the instrument way down to play growling bass.
Orooga
Create and customize drum beats with dynamic patterns for three percussion instruments. Adjust tempo and swing, save and load presets, and send MIDI to other music applications. Ideal for musicians and beatmakers.
- Create beat combinations
- Adjust instrument dynamics
- Control tempo and swing
- Save and load presets
- Trigger presets during performance
- Send MIDI to other apps
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* Create combinations of beats for three percussion instruments. * Adjust each instrument's dynamic pattern. * Adjust the tempo and swing. * Save beats as presets. Load presets into pads and trigger them during performance. * Send MIDI to other musical apps. Please report issues to orooga@fqfdev.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PaulaSynth at Free against Orooga's $0.99. PaulaSynth also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Orooga's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months). On ratings volume, 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
PaulaSynth is free to download; Orooga costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orooga holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
PaulaSynth ships an update every 23 months, Orooga every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaulaSynth | Orooga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grant Damron | Fernando Quinones |
Customer experience
PaulaSynth
Orooga
In-app purchases
PaulaSynth
No in-app purchases
Orooga
No in-app purchases
