Comparison

Wave Organ vs Syntheremin

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

Head to head
About

Wave Organ

This app emulates a theremin, allowing you to control tone with one hand and volume with the other by hovering over your phone's screen. Experience unique musical expression through intuitive gesture control.

Highlights
  • Theremin emulation
  • Tone control via hand gestures
  • Volume control via hand gestures
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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It's a theremin emulator. One hand floating above your phone, controls tone. The other, controls the output volume.

About

Syntheremin

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Play the air. Syntheremin Instrument turns the space in front of your iPhone into a continuous musical instrument. Move both hands through the camera view to perform without touching the screen. PLAY CONTINUOUS PITCH Move your dominant hand horizontally through the note field. Raise or lower it to keep gliding smoothly across octaves—without the steps of a keyboard. CONDUCT THE VOLUME Raise your other hand to swell and lower it to quiet. Keep it still for a steady level, or close your fist for an immediate mute. SCULPT THE SOUND Roll your pitch wrist to sweep an analog-style filter. Roll your volume wrist to move from dry and focused to wide with a short echo. BUILD HARMONIC THREADS Touch matching fingertips to layer an octave, scale third, scale fifth, or high shimmer. Stretch the glowing connections to intensify them, then pinch a connected finger to release its voice. MADE TO BE PLAYED • Classic, Choir, and Glass synth characters • Scale-based note gravity that helps intonation while preserving glides • Live pitch lanes, note readout, and tuner • Role-colored hand tracking that shows what the instrument hears • Right- and left-handed layouts • No account, ads, or microphone access PRIVATE CAMERA PROCESSING Camera frames and hand landmarks are processed on the iPhone and are never saved or uploaded. The bundled Google MediaPipe SDK sends limited usage and performance metrics to Google; details are available in the in-app Privacy screen and privacy policy. REQUIREMENTS Syntheremin Instrument requires an iPhone with a front TrueDepth camera—the hardware used for Face ID. For the most responsive playing experience, use the built-in speaker, wired audio, or low-latency headphones.

Screenshots

Wave Organ3 screens
Syntheremin4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wave Organ and Syntheremin are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wave Organ against 5.0 for Syntheremin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wave Organ versus Syntheremin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWave OrganSyntheremin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaemond Bergstrom-WoodXYK LLC

Customer experience

Wave Organ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Syntheremin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wave Organ

No in-app purchases

None

Syntheremin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wave Organ free?
Wave Organ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Syntheremin free?
Syntheremin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wave Organ or Syntheremin?
Wave Organ and Syntheremin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Wave Organ or Syntheremin have ads?
Neither Wave Organ nor Syntheremin shows ads.

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