Comparison

Artisans Pedalboard 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

Artisans Pedalboard

Features
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Your complete guitar rig. In your pocket. Professional guitar signal chain for iOS. Amp sims, cab loading, true stereo effects — build your rig and play it anywhere. No compromises. Free to try. Start immediately with Overdrive, Delay, and Chorus. Unlock the full rig with Foundation Package — every amp, every cab, every effect, the complete preset library. One purchase, no subscription. Build Your Rig Stack effects in any order, drag and drop to reorder, dial every parameter with precision knobs, and save complete setups as presets. Switch between full rigs instantly — amp, cab, all effects, all settings — in one tap. Amp Simulation Four amp models, each voiced for a distinct playing style: - Clean — warm, high-headroom response with natural compression - Crunch — aggressive midrange with harmonic density that builds with pick attack - Spring — clean amp with built-in spring reverb; presence knob controls reverb depth - Brit — open, bright voicing with a harder, faster clip response - Each amp has Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Gain, and Volume controls. Cabinet Simulation Seven cabinet impulse responses, convolution-processed on-device. Swap in real time: US Clean 2x12, Brit Chime 2x12, Brit Stack 4x12, US Brown 1x12, US Tweed 1x12, Modern Stack 4x12, Vintage Vibra 1x12 True Stereo Signal Chain Every pedal, every connection, every effect runs stereo end to end. Mono inputs upmix cleanly at the input stage. Effects like Chorus, Reverb and Rotary run independent per-channel processing for real spatial width — not duplicated mono. Effects - Overdrive — warm asymmetric breakup that cleans up with your volume knob - Fuzz — high-gain distortion that cuts through and sustains - Compressor — soft-knee dynamic control with automatic makeup gain - Delay — echo with Time, Feedback, Tone, and Mix - Reverb — algorithmic reverb with decorrelated stereo tails - Chorus — stereo chorus with 90 degree LFO offset between channels for real width - Tremolo — from gentle pulse to hard chop - Rotary Speaker — Leslie-style horn and drum modulation - Pitch Shifter — real-time shifting up to two octaves - Phaser - Flanger - Noise Gate - 6-Band EQ - Looper — record, overdub and loop live inside the chain - Auto Wah — envelope filter that opens with your pick attack and closes as the note decays Record, Import, Export Record your processed output directly to M4A from the output pedal. Export and import complete signal chains between devices. Ready-to-Play Presets Eight built-in rigs to get started immediately. Each fully editable. Works with any UAC1 USB audio interface — connects and plays automatically. Build your rig on the couch. Play it on the stage.

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

Artisans Pedalboard4 screens
Synesthesia Synth2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synesthesia Synth at none against Artisans Pedalboard's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Artisans Pedalboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Synesthesia Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artisans Pedalboard ships an update every 2 weeks, Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Artisans Pedalboard versus Synesthesia Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisans PedalboardSynesthesia Synth
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtisans 3D EOODMICHELE ZACCAGNINI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Artisans Pedalboard

One-time1
  • Foundation Package$14.99
None

Synesthesia Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artisans Pedalboard free?
Artisans Pedalboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synesthesia Synth free?
Synesthesia Synth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artisans Pedalboard or Synesthesia Synth have ads?
Neither Artisans Pedalboard nor Synesthesia Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artisans Pedalboard or Synesthesia Synth?
Artisans Pedalboard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. Most recently, Artisans Pedalboard was updated on September 26, 2026 and Synesthesia Synth on October 3, 2026.

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