Jaw Harp Synth vs Graphony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jaw Harp Synth
This music creation tool offers physics-based jaw harp synthesis with real-time vowel morphing and authentic timbre control. It also features a drum sampler, beat maker, and AI-powered pattern generation for creating electronic music.
- Physics-based jaw harp synthesis
- Real-time vowel morphing
- Drum sampler with import
- 16-step sequencer
- AI pattern generation
- Professional audio engine
- Audio-reactive visualizer
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Jaw Harp Synth is the first physics-based jaw harp synthesizer for iPhone. Create authentic khomus and kubyz sounds, build beats with the drum sampler, and bring your music to life with AI-powered pattern generation. AUTHENTIC JAW HARP SYNTHESIS • Physics-based sound engine modeled on real Yakutian kubyz acoustics • Morph between 5 vowels (А, Э, И, О, У) in real time using the XY pad • Three-band formant filter for authentic jaw harp timbre • Velocity-sensitive pluck dynamics — from soft to percussive • Outward and inward articulation styles • 5 cavity resonance modes based on Yakutian playing tradition DRUM SAMPLER & BEAT MAKER • 9 pads (3×3 grid) for finger drumming • Import WAV, CAF, or SFZ samples • Record new samples directly from your microphone • Real-time waveform trimming editor • Velocity-sensitive touch pressure control 16-STEP SEQUENCER • Program beats step by step or record in real time • Adjustable tempo (60–160 BPM) • Loop length control • Sub-10ms latency for tight, responsive playback NEURAL PATTERN GENERATION • AI-powered beat creation using DAG-based pulse propagation • Generate patterns intelligently based on tempo and style • Smooth morphing between pattern variations PROFESSIONAL AUDIO ENGINE • 48 kHz / 32-bit float audio • 64-voice polyphonic sampler • Built on AudioKit • Effects: reverb, stereo delay, master limiter VISUALIZATION • Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer • Metal-powered retrowave audio-reactive visualizer • Waveform display for sample editing Whether you're a beat maker, a jaw harp player, or an electronic music explorer — Jaw Harp Synth bridges ancient acoustic tradition with modern digital production.
Graphony
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Graphony is a composition environment for academic and experimental composers. Rather than entering notes one at a time, you design a piece from the top down by drawing graphs of its musical parameters, then export a MusicXML score to complete in your notation software and render an audio version using sounds you record yourself. JUMPSTART A COMPOSITION WITH GRAPHS Set the length, meter, and tempo, then draw a curve over time for each parameter: - Pitch content (register and range) - Event duration - Density (how many events sound at once) - Dynamics - Connectivity, motivic patterns, and the amount of pitch-altering effects The graphs are the generative blueprint of the piece. Reshape a curve and the material follows, so you can audition many versions of an idea in minutes. Reference curves from your other parameters are shown underneath, keeping every decision in context. EXPORT A MUSICXML SCORE Graphony writes a clean MusicXML file you can open in Sibelius, Dorico, Finale, or MuseScore, then edit and complete by hand. The score is a point of departure, not a finished product: it is fully yours to refine and notate. HEAR IT WITH YOUR OWN SOUNDS Record short sound samples, label them, and Graphony renders an audio version of the piece using those recordings. Each sound carries its own reference pitch, dynamics, articulation, and effects, so the realization reflects your own sonic material rather than a generic synthesizer. FOR EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICE - Absolute pitch contour: the pitch graph maps to a real concert-pitch register, so the notation means what it says. - Microtonal quarter-tones, chromatic-stepped glissandi, and detected chords notated on a single stem. - A palette of per-sound effects: glissando, scratch, harmonic distortion, reverse, inverted pitch, and granular fragment. - "Notate as C" writes a sound's notes on a single placeholder middle C, so you can set their pitches by hand later. - Sound roles (sustainer, punctuator, doubler, texture) are distinguished by notehead. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Graphony has no accounts, no ads, and collects no data. Your graphs, recordings, scores, and audio never leave your iPhone or iPad unless you choose to share them. Graphony is built to get an experimental idea out of your head and onto the page quickly: design it as graphs, hear it in your own sounds, and carry the score into your notation software to finish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Graphony at none against Jaw Harp Synth's 1. Graphony also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Jaw Harp Synth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Graphony asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jaw Harp Synth ships an update every 2 months, Graphony every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jaw Harp Synth | Graphony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rustam SALAVATOV | Leonid Iogansen |
In-app purchases
Jaw Harp Synth
- Donation$9.99
Graphony
No in-app purchases





