Spreadsheets Synth vs AcidGroovebox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Spreadsheets Synth
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The 303 lives between the sheets. Spreadsheets Synth is an acid bass synthesizer with a built-in step sequencer ā a cultural product of the band Spreadsheets, tuned to 313K and pointed straight at the dance floor. THE SQUELCH Sawtooth or square through a resonant filter with cutoff, resonance, decay, and accent ā from rubbery basslines to screaming acid leads. Add distortion for grit, then send it into orbit with the phaser and delay. THE SEQUENCER Program patterns step by step, set the line looping, and ride the cutoff live. It's an instrument for performing, not just programming. PLAYS WITH YOUR WHOLE RIG ⢠AUv3 plugin ā load it as an instrument in GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, and any AUv3 host ⢠Standalone app with background audio ⢠MIDI in and out, including Bluetooth MIDI NO STRINGS No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collected. Just voltage.
AcidGroovebox
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A pocket acid machine. 303-style bass, drum machine, lead and sample pads: a techno or house track in seconds, with no ads and no connection. Tap the dice and the drums, bass and lead land in key, ready to be mangled. Never touched a synth before? Turn the knobs. You'll get it in 30 seconds. ACID BASS ⢠Cutoff, resonance, env mod, decay, accent and glide ⢠Waveforms: saw, square, triangle (pro), PWM (pro) ⢠Step sequencer with slides, accents and note length DRUM MACHINE ⢠7 tracks: kick, snare, clap, hats, crash, ride ⢠3 velocity levels per step and swing ⢠Live snare/clap rolls for fills ⢠Double notes, your own samples and custom kits (pro) ACID LEAD ⢠3-oscillator paraphonic synth with a snappy filter ⢠Notes per step, chords, harmonic colours and glide ⢠Macros: bite, decay, drive, spread, air, volume LIVE FX ⢠Hands-on filter on an X/Y matrix ⢠Two assignable LFOs per instrument (pro) ⢠Assignable reverb and delay (pro) ⢠12 or 32-step patterns, A/B switching (pro) SAMPLE PADS ⢠1 pad you can record with the phone mic (3 in pro) ⢠3 pads for loading your own sounds (6 in pro) ⢠Dedicated reverb, delay and beat repeat for the pads (pro) YOUR TRACKS STAY YOURS ⢠Save, load, export and import your sets ⢠Bounce your loops to audio to share them ⢠100% offline: no account, no cloud WHY ACID GROOVEBOX ⢠Zero ads. Actually zero. ⢠No subscription: unlock Pro once, keep it forever ⢠Everything runs on your phone, on a plane or at a festival Home-studio producer, 303 obsessive, techno head or just curious about beatmaking: Acid Groovebox turns an idea into a groove in seconds. Acid Groovebox is built by one independent developer, with no ads and no investors. If you want to support it: unlock Pro and tell your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spreadsheets Synth at none against AcidGroovebox's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. AcidGroovebox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spreadsheets Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spreadsheets Synth | AcidGroovebox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 16.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Hurlbut | Maxime Bernard |
In-app purchases
Spreadsheets Synth
No in-app purchases
AcidGroovebox
- Unlock all Pro features !$7.99
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