Artisans Pedalboard vs Synesthesia Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artisans Pedalboard
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Artisans Pedalboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Synesthesia Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Artisans Pedalboard | Synesthesia Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artisans 3D EOOD | MICHELE ZACCAGNINI |
In-app purchases
Artisans Pedalboard
- Foundation Package$14.99
Synesthesia Synth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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