Comparison

Practicato vs Synth Box

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

Head to head
About

Practicato

Features
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pract. – Practice Made Fun! Turn your music practice into a playful journey and stay motivated every day with pract.! Whether you're learning violin, cello, piano, or any other instrument – pract. helps you build better practice habits, track your progress, and stay inspired with a beautifully designed, modern app tailored for musicians. Why you'll love pract.: Earn Points by Practicing Every practice minute is a point! Friendly Competition • Join practice groups with friends or classmates • Climb the leaderboard and see how you stack up Custom Practice Sessions • Choose your duration • Focus on your chosen pieces with clear priorities • Stay motivated by getting points for every practice minute! Detailed Statistics • See your top pieces, total time, and achievements • Turn practice into a game you’ll want to play Practice Badges (New!) Celebrate your milestones with playful badges! From your first hour to one full year, unlock badges as you progress and stay motivated to keep practicing. Built-In Recording (New!) • Record your playing anytime during practice • Listen back and track your progress over time Playful, Elegant Design • Beautiful gradients, intuitive controls, and a touch of fun • Dark Mode compatible for late-night practice Your practice. Your pace. Your progress. With pract., every session counts!

About

Synth Box

Transform your device into a versatile synthesizer with a touch-sensitive keyboard, morphing oscillators, and a resonant low-pass filter. Explore 100 presets, add real-time effects, and record your performances. Connect MIDI controllers for expanded creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • Slide-to-play keyboard with pitch/mod wheels
  • Dual morphing wavetable oscillators
  • Moog-style low-pass filter
  • 100 hand-crafted presets
  • Real-time effects (reverb, delay, bit-crusher)
  • Record and share performances
  • MIDI controller support
Features
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Synth Box turns your iPhone and iPad into a beautiful, play-anywhere synthesizer. Tap a key and it sings. Twist a knob, roll the dice, and shape the sound your way. No setup, no complicated menus. Just gorgeous sound, instantly. PLAY • A slide-to-play keyboard with glissando, plus pitch and mod wheels • Two morphing wavetable oscillators, a sub oscillator, FM and noise for huge, fat tones • A warm Moog-style low-pass filter with resonance and an LFO • ADSR envelope, octave shift and zoom for fast, expressive playing 100 PRO SOUNDS • 100 hand-crafted presets across Bass, Lead, Pad, Pluck, Keys, Brass, Arp, Bell, Organ and FX • Roll the dice for instant inspiration • Tweak any sound and save your own patches to build a personal sound library EFFECTS THAT MOVE • Lush reverb, musical delay, bit-crusher and a wide Fatten ensemble chorus • Shape space, movement and grit in real time while you play RECORD & SHARE • Capture your performance to WAV with reverb and delay tails included • Play it back and share it anywhere with a tap MIDI • Connect any USB or Bluetooth MIDI controller • Play Synth Box with external keys, wheels and knobs • Send your notes back out to other apps and gear MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Designed for iPhone and iPad • A clean light theme, plus a dark stage theme with Premium • No account and no sign-up required • No ads and no tracking • Works fully offline FREE TO PLAY. PREMIUM UNLOCKS EVERYTHING. Play the synth, shape sounds and enjoy 20 starter presets for free. Go Premium to unlock all 100 presets, recording and sharing, saving your own patches, MIDI support, the dark theme and the full-screen keyboard. Choose a monthly or yearly plan with a 3-day free trial, or unlock everything forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. Download Synth Box and make something beautiful in the next 60 seconds. Terms of Use: https://alyakastudio.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://alyakastudio.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Practicato4 screens
Synth Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practicato at none against Synth Box's 3. Practicato also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Synth Box's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Synth Box sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Practicato asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practicato ships an update weekly, Synth Box every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Practicato versus Synth Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPracticatoSynth Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB13 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperHrvoje KrizicAlper Kahriman

In-app purchases

None

Practicato

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Synth Box

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Practicato free?
Practicato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synth Box free?
Synth Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Practicato or Synth Box have ads?
Neither Practicato nor Synth Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practicato or Synth Box?
Practicato ships an update weekly, and Synth Box every 2 months. Most recently, Practicato was updated on November 8, 2026 and Synth Box on October 31, 2026.

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