Comparison

YOKA INSTRUMENTS 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

YOKA INSTRUMENTS

Explore a collection of unique music creation tools. Generate ambient sounds, create chimes with physics, draw waveforms, and synthesize drums. Some instruments can even generate music from your camera feed or automatically play via character plugins.

Highlights
  • Ambient touch instrument with multi-finger support
  • Physics-based chime instrument with space visuals
  • Auto-play character plugin for ambient instrument
  • Camera feed music generator
  • Draw-your-own-waveform sound synthesizer
  • Dual-oscillator drum synthesizer
  • Cross-app loop recorder
Features
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【Included Apps】 ● RIPPLES — Ambient Touch Instrument (Free) An ambient instrument played by touch. Supports up to 6 fingers. Vertical position controls pitch, horizontal position controls filter. ● ASTROCHIME — Chimes Played by Asteroids (Free) A physics-based chime instrument. Asteroids collide with stones to create music in space. The background shows the current-location night sky. ● DROPPLE — Auto-Play Character Plugin for RIPPLES (Free) A plugin exclusive to RIPPLES. A water-drop character walks across the screen and plays automatically. Launch it from the button on the left side of RIPPLES. ● SCANBIENT — Camera Ambient Generator Generates music automatically from the camera feed. Works best when pointed at scenes with movement. ● DRAWSCILLATOR — Draw Your Own Waveform An instrument that turns shapes drawn inside a circle into sound. ● BENDRUM — Dual-Oscillator Drum Synthesizer A drum synthesizer with dual oscillators. ● SIMPLOOPER — Cross-App Loop Recorder A plugin for recording and looping across apps. All apps are currently available for free.

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

YOKA INSTRUMENTS4 screens
Synesthesia Synth2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: YOKA INSTRUMENTS at every 2 days against Synesthesia Synth's every 10 days. YOKA INSTRUMENTS also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Synesthesia Synth's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synesthesia Synth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YOKA INSTRUMENTS ships an update every 2 days, Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
YOKA INSTRUMENTS versus Synesthesia Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYOKA INSTRUMENTSSynesthesia Synth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakashi TsunodaMICHELE ZACCAGNINI

In-app purchases

None

YOKA INSTRUMENTS

No in-app purchases

None

Synesthesia Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YOKA INSTRUMENTS free?
YOKA INSTRUMENTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synesthesia Synth free?
Synesthesia Synth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YOKA INSTRUMENTS or Synesthesia Synth?
Synesthesia Synth is rated higher. YOKA INSTRUMENTS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Synesthesia Synth averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do YOKA INSTRUMENTS or Synesthesia Synth have ads?
Neither YOKA INSTRUMENTS nor Synesthesia Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YOKA INSTRUMENTS or Synesthesia Synth?
YOKA INSTRUMENTS ships an update every 2 days, and Synesthesia Synth every 10 days. Most recently, YOKA INSTRUMENTS was updated on October 10, 2026 and Synesthesia Synth on October 3, 2026.

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