Comparison

Perihelion Synth vs Phase Garden

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

Head to head
About

Perihelion Synth

Features
Currently charting
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Perihelion is an ambient drone synthesizer for creating vast, evolving soundscapes with minimal effort. PHILOSOPHY "Slow gravity, unstable cosmos" — huge pads that breathe and evolve on their own. Set and drift. SOUND ENGINE 8-voice polyphony with organic layering 4 sound macros: MASS, DRIFT, MOTION, SPACE Full ADSR envelope + CHAOS intensity SWELL macro for cinematic builds XY pad for real-time Tone × Energy control Rich effects: chorus, delay, reverb PLAY MODES One-finger chord voicings (Maj, min, sus, 6, Δ7, 7) 13 arp patterns: Alberti, Montuno, Pop Gallop, and more Drone mode with root, power, and triad options Scale quantization: Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Pentatonic HOLD for sustained notes, chords, or arps 50 FACTORY PRESETS Solar Drones, Grav Pads, Dust & Wind, Sub Temples, Motion Keys, Void FX AUv3 AUDIO UNIT Works as a plugin in AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, BeatMaker. Full MIDI and automation support. Bluetooth MIDI for external controllers. PERFECT FOR Ambient music production Film and game scoring Meditation and relaxation Sound design and textures Live performance No subscription. No ads. Just sound.

About

Phase Garden

This app offers a unique multi-phaser effect with three independent voices for dynamic and evolving audio modulation. It allows for subtle, spacious, or complex phase textures on various instruments and mixes.

Highlights
  • Three independent phaser voices
  • Evolving multi-phaser architecture
  • Organic modulation drift
  • Controlled unpredictable behavior
  • Adjustable voice separation
  • Integrated stereo movement
  • Resonant feedback control
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Phase Garden takes the familiar sound of a phaser and lets it grow wild. Instead of relying on a single repeating sweep, Phase Garden uses three independent phaser voices moving together as a constantly evolving network. Each voice has its own modulation relationship, sweep behavior, feedback character, and stereo position. At restrained settings, Phase Garden creates smooth, dimensional movement that can add life to synths, guitars, pads, drums, vocals, and complete mixes. Increase Spread and the voices begin separating into a wider, more complex field. Add Drift and their relationships slowly evolve over time. Then there’s Wild. Wild introduces occasional controlled disturbances into the garden. A voice may change pace, alter its sweep, become more prominent, or temporarily move away from the others before settling back into the larger pattern. The result is phasing that doesn't feel locked to a perfectly repeating modulation cycle. Phase Garden can be subtle, spacious, liquid, hollow, tangled, resonant, unstable, or gloriously overgrown—but it always remains recognizably a phaser. Three phasers grow from the same source. None of them behave exactly alike. Plant a phase. Let it wander. Features Three independent phaser voices Evolving multi-phaser architecture Smooth organic modulation drift Controlled unpredictable behavior Adjustable separation between phaser voices Integrated stereo movement Resonant feedback from subtle to aggressive Wide range from gentle movement to tangled phase textures Factory presets ranging from restrained to overgrown

Screenshots

Perihelion Synth4 screens
Phase Garden1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phase Garden at $3.99 against Perihelion Synth's $9.99. Perihelion Synth's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Perihelion Synth costs $9.99 and Phase Garden $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Perihelion Synth versus Phase Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerihelion SynthPhase Garden
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSIAH BUJANDAJeremy Phillips

In-app purchases

None

Perihelion Synth

No in-app purchases

None

Phase Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perihelion Synth free?
Perihelion Synth costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phase Garden free?
Phase Garden costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Perihelion Synth or Phase Garden have ads?
Neither Perihelion Synth nor Phase Garden shows ads.

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