mySongz vs Vagabond Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySongz
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mySongz is a local music player for enjoying your own audio files — without accounts, streaming services or complicated library management. Import tracks from the Files app or transfer them through Finder, then listen in a clean, focused player designed around your personal music collection. mySongz reads available title, artist, album, track-number and artwork metadata to help organize your library. Key Features: • Import multiple audio files from your device • Automatically discover music stored in the app’s Music folder and subfolders • Browse and play your complete song library • Search by song title, artist, album or filename • Sort by song, artist, album or recently added • Mark songs as Favorites and play a Favorites-only selection • Shuffle or play songs in your chosen sort order • View available artist, album and artwork metadata • Quickly navigate long lists using the alphabetical index • Seek within tracks and use previous, pause, play, stop and next controls • Delete individual tracks or clear the complete library • Keep your imported music and Favorites available between launches mySongz Pro adds: • Background Playback — keep listening while using other apps or when your device is locked • Lock Screen Controls — control playback using the Lock Screen and system media controls • Artist Play Mode — listen to tracks by a selected artist • Album Play Mode — play a selected album in track order when metadata is available • "up next" Queue — add songs without interrupting the current track, then reorder or remove them as needed The Artist and Album modes use metadata contained in your imported audio files. Your music stays under your control. mySongz does not require an account, does not collect personal data and does not track you. Import your tracks and make your personal music collection easy to enjoy.
Vagabond Synth
This is a free wavetable synthesizer app that can be used standalone or as an AUv3 instrument. It offers 16 voice polyphony, multiple oscillators, a switchable filter, modulation, and effects. It also includes a MIDI processor for generating musical sequences.
- Standalone or AUv3 instrument
- 16 voice polyphony
- Multiple oscillators per voice
- Switchable filter
- Modulation and effects
- Generative MIDI processor
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Vagabond is an idiosyncratic wavetable synthesiser, running standalone or as an AUv3 instrument in compatible hosts such as GarageBand, AUM, Loopy Pro or Cubasis. It features 16 voice polyphony, 4 unison oscillators per voice plus a sub-oscillator, switchable filter, a bit of modulation and some effects. Also built in is a MIDI processor plugin, Twelve, a generative music toy that creates 12-bar blues sequences. Vagabond uses this for demo purposes, but you can load it in other hosts if you like. It's kind of a one trick pony, but one trick is better than none. As always, Vagabond is 100% free, no IAPs, no subs, no spyware, no nag screens. We don't want your money and we don't want your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vagabond Synth at none against mySongz's 1. Vagabond Synth also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). mySongz's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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. mySongz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vagabond Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
mySongz ships an update fortnightly, Vagabond Synth every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySongz | Vagabond Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolfram Wacker | Matthew Caldwell |
In-app purchases
mySongz
- mySongz Pro$0.99
Vagabond Synth
No in-app purchases









