Stria vs WoodSynth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stria
This app is a multilevel interactive sound synthesizer that utilizes Frequency Modulation and Wavetable Additive techniques. It offers extensive control over oscillators, pitch grids, and effects, with support for various audio and MIDI connections.
- Multilevel interactive sound synthesizer
- Up to 240 FM or Wavetable Additive Oscillators
- Five Spectral Pitch Grid Generators
- MIDI Pad With Scale Grid
- Extensive effects chain (Doppler, Glitch Gen, Reverb, etc.)
- Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad
- Control Manager LFO for Parameters
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Stria is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. Multilevel Interactive Sound Synthesizer Idea and Csound-Orchestra by Eugenio Giordani “Stria” is the title of a very important composition by John Chowning and I would like to say that this computer music piece represents the manifest of Frequency Modulation technique applied to audio synthesis, invented by Mr. Chowning himself. + Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support + Up to 240 Frequency Modulation Oscillators or simple Wavetable Additive + Five Spectral Pitch Grid Generators (Geometric, Harmonic, Fibonacci, Scalar, Temperated) + MIDI Pad With Scale Grid + Effects chain: Doppler, Chopper, Glitch Gen, Sync Grain, Spectral Arpeggiator, FDN Reverb, Dynamic Compressor/Expander + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Control Manager LFO for Parameters + Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers + Capture Master Audio Output + File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy + Post Fx Chain: Doppler, Chopper, Out Of Range, Sync Granulator, Spectral Arpeggiator, Reverb FDN, Dynamisc Processor + Bluetooth A2DP High Quality + etc...
WoodSynth
This powerful synthesizer app offers four independent layers, each with its own sound engine, filters, and envelopes. Create complex sounds using VCOs, samples, or wavetables, and control them with a polyphonic touch bar and MPE support. It functions as a standalone app or a plugin within a DAW.
- Four independent synthesizer layers
- VCOs, samples, and wavetable sources
- Polyphonic touch bar with pitch bending
- MPE and MIDI V2 support
- AUv3 plugin and standalone app
- 16-step sequencers per layer
- Advanced modulation options
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WoodSynth is a synthesizer with 4 independent layers. Each layer is in fact a synthesizer on its own. Each layer has 3 VCO’s plus a samples or wavetable based source, coming from a file or from recording the audio track. Up to 16 voices can be set per layer. Layers can be used in parallel, assigned to a region of the keyboard or used in a sequential mode where the first note(s) on are played by layer 1 and the next note(s) by layer 2 and so on. This last mode allows to have a different sound per note played (and independent from a keyboard region). WoodSynth has a polyphonic pitch-bending touch bar which also displays notes received from a keyboard. Each layer has its own filter and envelope with ADSR per voice, a pitch shifting envelope per VCO, a delay, a basic reverb, a modulator LFO per VCO, 2 general LFO’s and a 16 steps sequencer. Key tracking can be applied on the ADSR attack and release, on the filter cutoff and on the VCO modulation. The app can be used stand-alone (device audio input and output) or as a plugin in a DAW. - IOS plugin type : AUv3 and stand-alone app. - Has 4 independent synthesizers, each with up to 16 voices. - Supports MPE and Midi V2. - Has a polyphonic touch bar with polyphonic pitch bending. - Velocity, channel pressure, (polyphonic) aftertouch, CC74 can be used to modulate several synth parameters. - VCO’s have the usual waveforms (sine, saw, square, triangle, pulse and noise) and can be modulated in various ways (FM, AM, Pulse Width, Slew rate) - Samples can be recorded from the audio input/track or loaded from file (sample files should be in the WoodSynth iCloud folder) - Wavetables can be loaded from file or converted from loaded or recorded samples. - Each voice has a 4-pole Moog Lowpass filter with resonance and ADSR envelope. - An offset can be set in the Filter cutoff for the R channel to create a stereo effect. - Each voice has a pitch shifting ADSR envelope which can be independently enabled for each VCO. - Has Key tracking for VCO pan, Filter cutoff, ADSR Envelope Attack and Release. - Each layer has a delay unit (which can be separately panned) and a basic reverb. - Each layer has a 16 steps sequencer which can run on multiple voices (poly mode). - Each layer can set the midi channel and range of receiving midi notes (which allows for up to 4 split keyboard regions). - Layers can be set in sequential mode : first note(s) played on layer1, next note(s) on layer2, etc. - Layers have an additional high-pass filter saturation and crush control. - Synth audio and delay can be panned independently. - The 2 general LFO’s can have their source from the samples or wavetables (or track input). - Supports Ableton Link to sync tempo and start-stop. - Has 4 User Control rotaries which can be freely assigned. - The User Controls can be controlled by a midi CC which can be set or learned. - Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices). - Supports CV out and Sequencer Midi out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stria at 5.0 against WoodSynth's 4.1. Stria also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 60%) and price ($9.99 vs $15.99). WoodSynth's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Stria costs $9.99 and WoodSynth $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stria holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Stria's written reviews are positive against 60% of WoodSynth's.
Stria ships an update every 6 months, WoodSynth every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stria | WoodSynth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $15.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better | 4.1 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio |
Customer experience
Stria
WoodSynth
In-app purchases
Stria
No in-app purchases
WoodSynth
No in-app purchases









