Comparison

Rivet 01 vs Synesthesia Synth

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

Head to head
About

Rivet 01

This audio effect plugin adds saturation and drive to your music, perfect for techno and industrial genres. It can be used on drum, synth, or mix buses to enhance weight and grit, offering subtle warmth to aggressive crunch. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • Console-style saturation and drive
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Standalone app functionality
  • Oversampling for clean high-drive
  • High pass filtering
  • Pedal-style character
Features
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Rivet 01 — Console is a bus saturation effect for iPhone and iPad. Use it on its own, or load it as an AUv3 plug-in on your drum, synth and mix buses to add weight, warmth and punch. Everything sits on one screen in six sections: INPUT, PRE EQ, DRIVE, TONE, POST EQ and OUT. The GAIN STAGE display shows how much louder or quieter Console is making your sound, so you can push it hard without guessing. KEY FEATURES • Synth Bus and Drum Bus voicings • Input Trim, Drive, Character, Channel, Tight, Bite and a high-pass filter • Three-band EQ before and after the drive, with ±12 dB gain and a 50 Hz–10 kHz mid band • Mix blends in your untouched dry signal, perfectly in time • Four quality settings, from Off to HQ, for a cleaner sound when you need it • A/B comparison to hear two settings side by side • Factory and user presets • Fits small plug-in windows and makes use of larger ones, with full iPhone and iPad layouts AUv3 PLUG-IN Works in AUv3 host apps such as AUM, GarageBand and Cubasis. Every feature is included; optional tips don't unlock anything. Console includes Airwindows MackEQ code by Chris Johnson under the MIT License.

About

Synesthesia Synth

An experimental audio-visual instrument that allows users to sculpt evolving spatial audio by manipulating floating capsules. Position, rotation, and pulse changes affect tone, texture, and synchronized particle generation. It's a visual synthesizer, not a game.

Highlights
  • Experimental audio-visual instrument
  • Sculpt evolving spatial audio
  • Manipulate floating capsules
  • Control tone, texture, and particles
  • Visual synthesizer
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Synthaestesia is a free experimental audio-visual instrument. Three capsules float in space. Every contraction produces sound. Move them, rotate them, reshape their pulse — and sculpt evolving spatial audio. Position changes tone. Rotation alters texture. Delay generates synchronized particles. This is not a game. It’s a spatial synth you can see.

Screenshots

Rivet 012 screens
Synesthesia Synth2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synesthesia Synth at none against Rivet 01's 3. Rivet 01's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Rivet 01 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Synesthesia Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rivet 01 against 5.0 for Synesthesia Synth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rivet 01 ships an update every 2 weeks, Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rivet 01 versus Synesthesia Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRivet 01Synesthesia Synth
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe TopjianMICHELE ZACCAGNINI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rivet 01

One-time3
  • Tip - Small$0.99
  • Tip - Medium$1.99
  • Tip - Large$3.99
None

Synesthesia Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rivet 01 free?
Rivet 01 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synesthesia Synth free?
Synesthesia Synth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rivet 01 or Synesthesia Synth?
Rivet 01 and Synesthesia Synth are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Rivet 01 or Synesthesia Synth have ads?
Neither Rivet 01 nor Synesthesia Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rivet 01 or Synesthesia Synth?
Rivet 01 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. Most recently, Rivet 01 was updated on November 13, 2026 and Synesthesia Synth on November 5, 2026.

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