Synthy vs ToneShaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
ToneShaper
Design unique audio tones by graphically plotting frequency over time. Add points to define shapes, adjust frequency ranges and duration, and export your creations as WAV files. Explore a library of sample tone shapes to begin experimenting.
- Graphical frequency plotting
- Add and drag points to shape tones
- Adjust frequency range
- Set cycle duration
- Export audio to WAV
- Library of sample tone shapes
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Create cycles with tone shapes of smoothly varying frequency by plotting frequency at specific times. Tap the library button to pick from a selection of sample tone shapes to get started. Tap in the plot view to add points with coordinates (frequency, time). Drag to move points, but limited by the neighbors time. Alternatively, drag in the draw tab to add points, then apply them to set the points in the plot view. Adjust the frequency range slider to limit the bandwidth. Adjust the duration slider to specify the cycle period. Finally, in the export view you can save the audio to a WAV file with a chosen number of cycles. The duration of the audio is limited by the maximum duration, which therefore also limits the number of cycles in the audio file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ToneShaper at 3 against Synthy's 1. ToneShaper also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
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 Synthy against 5.0 for ToneShaper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Synthy | ToneShaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evan Escobar | Limit Point Software |
Customer experience
Synthy
ToneShaper
In-app purchases
Synthy
No in-app purchases
ToneShaper
No in-app purchases
