Comparison

Beatter vs Retro Synth

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

Head to head
About

Beatter

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Beatter4 screens
Retro Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Beatter versus Retro Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatterRetro Synth
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergii TsybanKerem ERSU

In-app purchases

None

Beatter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Retro Synth

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Beatter free?
Beatter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Synth free?
Retro Synth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beatter or Retro Synth have ads?
Neither Beatter nor Retro Synth shows ads.

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