Comparison

Saucillator vs Autograph Notation

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

Head to head
About

Saucillator

Transform your device into a powerful synthesizer for creating and playing music. Explore a vast array of sounds, effects, and looping capabilities, suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians. Share your custom creations with a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Touchscreen synthesizer control
  • Live looping and recording
  • Customizable synth creation
  • Extensive effect parameters
  • AUv3 instrument support
  • Community synth sharing
  • MIDI controller compatibility
Features
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Musical inspiration at the touch of your fingertips - from doodle to zen in seconds. Inspired by the Korg Kaossilator and Moog synthesizers, Saucillator transforms mobile devices into a platform for creating, playing, and sharing digital synthesizers. Users use the touchscreen to manipulate oscillators and effects, and can also do live-looping and recording. Our goal is to be beginner friendly while at the same time offering all the deep, complex features traditional synth users love. Saucillator also now supports AUv3 so you can use many of its features in AUv3-supported host applications (tested with AUM, Loopy Pro, Garageband. Note that some host applications only support some output). A multi track looper and beat generator are available to create synth loops and synchronize a beat/click track alongside it. Loops can be modified, toggled, and added as you're playing. Users are able to play custom modular synthesizers using the x-y axes of the touchscreen. The x-axis corresponds to amplitude (volume) and the y-axis corresponds to frequency (pitch). Playback can also be looped, recorded, and EQed using a Parametric EQ. An Arpeggiator play mode also allows the touched notes to be arpeggiated, with customizable rate, pattern, gate, etc. On top of performing, users are able to create their own custom synthesizers, which consist of a custom timbre and user-defined effects. A variety of timbres are included: Sine, Square, Saw, Pulse, Noise, Theremin, "Singing Saw", "Electric Eel", and "Starslide" (among many more). These, as well as any user-created synths, can be mixed and matched at different harmonics, amplitudes, and phases to create custom sounds. Each synth has customizable fx parameters as well, including Envelope (ADSR - attack & release), Vibrato LFO (rate & depth), Tremolo, Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Distortion, Parametric EQ, and Note Lag (Portamento). We also include a Filter (low-pass, highpass, bandpass) that can be modulated using an Envelope or LFO. Custom synths can also be shared with the Saucillator community via an easy built-in sharing tool. Download other users' synths or upload your own, all from in app! Other abilities: -Choose scale: Pentatonic, Major, Minor, Blues, or Chromatic (among others). -Choose the base note for the pad. -Control the grid size. -Record to disk. -Live visualization of waveforms. -Play synths with external midi controllers -AUv3 instrument support Saucillator. I think it's the sauce, boss!

About

Autograph Notation

Features
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Autograph turns handwriting into engraved music notation. Write a note with Apple Pencil and it becomes a properly engraved note right where you wrote it: on the staff, at the right pitch, in the right place in the bar. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Handwrite notes, rests and more with Apple Pencil • Or tap to place notes, type with the number keys, or play them in from a MIDI keyboard. Every method makes the same edits. • Pencil writes, finger scrolls and zooms, so the page never gets in your way NOTATION THAT LOOKS PUBLISHED • Engraved with the Bravura music font • Automatic beaming, spacing, accidentals and page layout • Multiple voices, chords, ties, slurs, tuplets, grace notes and rolled chords • Time and key signatures, clefs, dynamics, articulations and repeats • Lyrics, including multiple verses, and chord symbols • Piano and multi-staff scores HEAR IT AND SHARE IT • Play your score back and follow along bar by bar • Export to PDF for printing • Import and export MusicXML and MEI, to work with other notation software PAY ONCE Autograph is free to download. Every feature is unlocked for 28 days. After that, a single one-time purchase keeps editing unlocked for good, with no subscription. Reading, playback and export stay free forever, so your scores are never locked away. Autograph works on iPad, and supports the first-generation Apple Pencil.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saucillator at none against Autograph Notation's 1. Saucillator also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Autograph Notation's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads and device support 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. Autograph Notation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Saucillator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saucillator ships an update every 8 days, Autograph Notation every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Saucillator versus Autograph Notation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaucillatorAutograph Notation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreen Noise LLCTimothy Williams

In-app purchases

None

Saucillator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Autograph Notation

One-time1
  • Unlock Editing$29.99

Questions

Is Saucillator free?
Saucillator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autograph Notation free?
Autograph Notation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Saucillator or Autograph Notation have ads?
Neither Saucillator nor Autograph Notation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saucillator or Autograph Notation?
Saucillator ships an update every 8 days, and Autograph Notation every 2 days. Most recently, Saucillator was updated on November 8, 2026 and Autograph Notation on November 6, 2026.

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