Beatter vs Retro Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beatter
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Beatter is a sleek and intuitive mobile music step sequencer that brings the power of music creation to your fingertips. With its user-friendly interface, crafting captivating beats has never been easier. Key Features: - Simple and Intuitive: Beatter offers an effortless music creation experience, allowing you to dive straight into making music without any steep learning curve. - Customizable Sample Kits: Express your unique style by adding your own sample kits and create personalized sounds that resonate with your music vision. - Record and Share: Record your tracks within Beatter and share your musical masterpieces with friends and followers. - Sound Effects: Elevate your beats with an array of sound effects such as reverb, delay, distortion, lp/hp filters, and an equalizer. Customize and fine-tune your sounds like a pro. Download Beatter now and embark on a melodic journey of endless possibilities.
Retro Synth
Create authentic retro music with this vintage-inspired synthesizer app. Explore sound design with tone controls and vibrato, or upgrade for premium waveforms and studio effects. Designed for instant musical creativity, it offers a portable music-making experience.
- Authentic vintage sound recreation
- Tone control for sound shaping
- Vibrato effect for musical expression
- Zero latency real-time response
- Premium waveforms (Sine, Sawtooth, Triangle)
- Studio effects (Reverb, Delay)
- MIDI export
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Play a real pocket stylophone — then plug it straight into GarageBand. Retro Synth · Syntophone turns your device into a vintage touch-keyboard synthesizer, and now works as an AUv3 instrument inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, and AUM. Slide your finger across the keys and a warm, authentic square-wave synth comes to life. Learn built-in songs with light-up "follow the key" tutorials, record your ideas, and drop the instrument into your favorite music app — all from one tiny synth. Like the original, it plays one note at a time: one stylus, one note. Curious about Pro? Tap any locked sound and hear it free for 30 seconds. FREE FEATURES (Included at no cost): • Authentic Vintage Sound: faithfully recreates that iconic square-wave tone with modern precision. • Song Mode: learn songs with light-up "follow the key" tutorials, hold-to-repeat for repeated notes, and a star rating when you finish (2 songs free). • My Recordings: a full library to play back, rename, share, and delete your takes. • Metronome: a sample-accurate click with adjustable BPM and an accented downbeat to keep you in time. • AUv3 Instrument: use Syntophone as a plug-in inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM and other AUv3 hosts. • Sound Controls: shape your tone from thin and bright to thick and warm, and add expression with vibrato. • Real-time Response: instant, zero-latency audio as you play. • Clean, minimalist design inspired by vintage hardware. SYNTOPHONE PRO (subscription): Upgrade to unlock the full studio: • Premium Waveforms: Sine, Sawtooth, and Triangle. • Studio Effects: high-quality Reverb and Delay. • Pro Sound Panel: a second detuned oscillator for a fatter analog tone, hands-on delay time & feedback controls, and live MIDI output — play GarageBand and other synth apps as a virtual MIDI keyboard. • 12 more built-in songs to learn. • MIDI Export: save and share your recordings as .mid files. WHY SYNTOPHONE? No setup, no menus to fight — open the app and make music immediately. Then, when you're ready, it becomes a plug-in in your studio. Note: The app includes an auto-renewable subscription (Syntophone Pro) for premium features. For Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatter at none against Retro Synth's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Retro Synth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Beatter asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Beatter | Retro Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergii Tsyban | Kerem ERSU |
In-app purchases
Beatter
No in-app purchases
Retro Synth
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
- Remove ads$2.99









