Comparison

midigarden vs Modsync

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

Head to head
About

midigarden

Transform your device into a touch-based synthesizer. Play melodies and chords on a responsive grid, load custom sound patches, and control parameters live. Ideal for live performance, sketching ideas, and sound design.

Highlights
  • Touch grid with multiple scales
  • Retrospective looper
  • Custom Pure Data patch loading
  • Live parameter control
  • Built-in synthesizers
  • Optional camera background
Features
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midigarden is a touch-based synthesizer that turns your iPhone or iPad into a musical instrument. Play melodies on an 5x8 grid mapped to musical scales. Each pad triggers notes with 8-voice polyphony, letting you play chords and melodies with your fingers. FEATURES • Touch Grid - Play notes on a responsive grid. Choose from multiple scales including major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic. • Retrospective Looper - Captures what you just played, even if you weren't recording. Never lose a good take. • Custom Patches - Load your own Pure Data patches via the Files app. The app automatically wraps them with voice allocation and mixing. • Live Parameters - Every knob and slider in your patch becomes a touchable control. Drag to adjust in real-time. • Built-in Synthesizers - Ships with patches ready to play, physical models, fm and drum synths. • Camera Background - Optional live camera feed behind the grid for screen-recorded performances. PURE DATA POWERED Under the hood, midigarden runs Pure Data patches - the same open-source audio engine used by professional musicians and sound designers worldwide. Create patches on your computer and load them into the app. PERFECT FOR • Live performance and jamming • Sketching musical ideas • Learning synthesis • Use iOS screen capture with background camera to make performance videos that capture the mood and environment • Sound design experiments No music theory required. Just touch and play.

About

Modsync

Instantly calculate LFO frequencies in Hz that sync with your music's tempo. Achieve tighter, more musical modulations that enhance rhythm. Perfect for producers and sound designers.

Highlights
  • Tempo-synced LFO calculations
  • 6 rhythmic divisions
  • Straight, dotted, and triplet variations
  • One-tap copy to clipboard
  • Minimalist interface
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Make your modulations groove with your music. When your LFO rate matches your track's tempo, modulations rise and fall naturally with the beat. This creates tighter, more musical movement where the modulation enhances the rhythm instead of fighting it. Modsync calculates LFO frequencies in Hz instantly based on your BPM and note division. Just copy the values into your synth or plugin. FEATURES - Instant tempo-synced LFO calculations - 6 rhythmic divisions from whole notes to 1/32 - Straight, dotted, and triplet variations - One-tap copy to clipboard - Beautiful, minimalist interface - Haptic feedback - Works completely offline PRO TIP With iCloud Universal Clipboard enabled, tap any value on your iPhone and paste it directly into your synth or DAW on Mac. No typing required. Perfect for music producers, sound designers, and synth enthusiasts who want their modulations to feel musical, not random. Made with love by AKER.

Screenshots

midigarden3 screens
Modsync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: midigarden at 3 against Modsync's 1. Modsync's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 midigarden against 5.0 for Modsync. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
midigarden versus Modsync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermidigardenModsync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam SharkeyAKER SARL

In-app purchases

None

midigarden

No in-app purchases

None

Modsync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is midigarden free?
midigarden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modsync free?
Modsync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, midigarden or Modsync?
midigarden and Modsync are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do midigarden or Modsync have ads?
Neither midigarden nor Modsync shows ads.

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