Comparison

Digitron Synthesizer vs 2099 Techno

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

Head to head
About

Digitron Synthesizer

Create complex soundscapes and multi-track sequences with this virtual analog synthesizer. Experiment with hands-on controls, track effects, and waveform visualization. Ideal for quick sound design and modular-style workflows.

Highlights
  • Pocket Operator synchronization
  • MIDI keyboard and CC controller support
  • Audio Unit v3 (AUv3) compatibility
  • Track and master effects
  • Built-in audio recorder and editor
  • Oscilloscope waveform visualization
  • Haptic feedback on controls
Features
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• Pocket Operator synchronization • MIDI keyboard support • MIDI CC controller support • Audio Unit v3 (AUv3) support • Track and master effects • XY controls • Mixer with individual track levels and panning • Built-in audio recorder and editor • Oscilloscope for waveform visualization • Haptic feedback on potentiometer controls • Interface adapted for iPhone and iPad Digitron is designed for quick experimentation, from simple synth patches to multi-track sequences and modular-style sound design. Its hands-on approach to synthesis takes inspiration from compact analog instruments and modular synth workflows such as the Korg Monotron, Moog Mavis and Pocket Operator ecosystem. If you have feedback or ideas for future features, feel free to get in touch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

2099 Techno

Features
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2099 Techno writes complete tracks. Press generate and you get 76 bars with an intro, builds, two main sections, a breakdown and an outro, played by a virtual-analog engine and a 909-style drum machine. Bass, acid, stabs, pad, a lead line and the kit, through a dub delay, chorus and reverb. Nothing is sampled. Every note is made on the fly and no two tracks come out the same. The music comes from chaos maths. Three Lorenz attractors shape the melody, the rhythm and the mood. Three separate logistic maps run underneath the drums, the bass and the acid line, so they wander independently: turn the logistic control down and the hats and perc repeat every bar, turn it up and they never do. Chaos on its own is noise, so a small model filters it. It gets rewarded for consonant intervals and rehearses two hundred notes over the changes before it writes anything. The CHAOS / TASTE slider decides how much say each one gets. Eight styles, and they are properly different. Detroit rolls an off-beat bass under syncopated stabs. Dub Techno holds one chord for four bars and lets the delay do the work. Acid runs a 303 line with slides and accents. Hard pushes past 140 with a Reese bass and the drive up. Minimal takes most of it away. Every track is built from its seed. Write the seed down and you can have that exact track again, note for note, whenever you want it. You can play over it, too. The pads are the notes of the track's key rather than a piano keyboard, so nothing you touch is wrong, and the sixteen-step lane runs in time with the track and follows your host. Both play any part you like: bass, acid, stabs, pad or lead, through that part's sound and out on its MIDI channel. Choose which sections the lane plays in - just the breakdown, say - and preview it on its own without starting the track. Turn on RADIO and it keeps playing, picking a new key, mode, style, sound kit and tempo for each track. You also get: • 8 styles, 6 dark modes, 12 keys, tempo and density • Two-oscillator analog voice with sub, noise, resonant filter and glide • 22 presets and 9 sound kits, from Warehouse to Game Boy, plus random patch • Six-part mixer, dub delay, chorus, plate reverb and a global sweep filter • A PLAY panel: pads in the track's own key, and a 16-step lane with accent and slide, running in time with the track and only in the sections you pick • MIDI in, so your keyboard plays whichever part you have selected • MIDI export: six tracks, one per part • Live spectrum, waveform and a view of the chaos engine at work Two Audio Units, an instrument and a MIDI processor. Each part sends on its own MIDI channel, drums on 10, so one instance can drive six instruments. The MIDI version passes your keyboard through instead of swallowing it. Both follow your host's tempo and transport. One install registers both. The app is free and nothing in it is held back. Using the Audio Units inside other apps is a one-time purchase, and each AUv3 session plays for two minutes first so you can try them properly.

Screenshots

Digitron Synthesizer4 screens
2099 Techno4 screens

Verdict

The call

Digitron Synthesizer and 2099 Techno are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Digitron Synthesizer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and 2099 Techno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Digitron Synthesizer versus 2099 Techno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigitron Synthesizer2099 Techno
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgenii PetrovSoft Brew Mobile

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Digitron Synthesizer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription Month$0.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription Year$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$9.99
1 purchases

2099 Techno

One-time1
  • AUv3 Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Digitron Synthesizer free?
Digitron Synthesizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 2099 Techno free?
2099 Techno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digitron Synthesizer or 2099 Techno have ads?
Neither Digitron Synthesizer nor 2099 Techno shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digitron Synthesizer or 2099 Techno?
Digitron Synthesizer ships an update every 3 days, and 2099 Techno every 3 days. Most recently, Digitron Synthesizer was updated on October 7, 2026 and 2099 Techno on October 8, 2026.

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