Comparison

Digital Worms Attack vs Pixelsynth

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

Head to head
About

Digital Worms Attack

Create music with analog-style synths, a drum machine, and a microphone sampler. Sequence beats, add effects, record your sessions, and export your creations as WAV files.

Highlights
  • Dual analog-style synth voices
  • 808-style drum machine
  • Sampled drum kit
  • Microphone sampler
  • Step sequencer with motion sequencing
  • Master effects chain
  • Session recording and WAV export
Features
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DIGITAL WORMS ATTACK is a tribute to Mr. Oizo's classic album ANALOG WORMS ATTACK and the Korg MS-20 that helped shape its sound. Two analog-style synth voices, an 808-flavored drum machine, a sampled drum kit, and a microphone sampler — all driven by a step sequencer with per-step parameter locks. Stack effects, record your jam, export a WAV. FEATURES • Dual monosynth with MS-20-style filter • 808-style drum voices (kick, snare, hat, clap, cowbell) • Sample-based drum kit • Microphone sampler — record and play back your own sounds • Step sequencer with motion sequencing • Master effects chain • Session recording and WAV export Made as an homage to Mr. Oizo and ANALOG WORMS ATTACK. Have fun.

About

Pixelsynth

This app transforms musical input into a vibrant visual experience, allowing users to see and shape their sound in real-time. It offers a playful and immediate way to create music, with all controls and feedback displayed on a single screen. Designed by a Deaf musician, it prioritizes visual feedback as an integral part of the instrument.

Highlights
  • Real-time visual sound shaping
  • Interactive 16-pad grid
  • Adjustable waveforms, filters, and envelopes
  • LFO, delay, and reverb effects
  • AUv3 instrument compatibility
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Make a sound in seconds—and shape it while it plays. Pixelsynth turns taps, drags, melodies, and chords into a colorful instrument you can understand by watching it. Everything you play lives on one screen. Touch a note and start exploring. FROM THE DEVELOPER OF PIXELBOOP Pixelsynth is a new visual instrument from the maker of Pixelboop. Both apps share a love of playful grids, immediate feedback, and musical ideas that begin with one touch. PLAY FIRST. LEARN BY WATCHING. Sixteen pads invite you to find a melody, hold a chord, or strum across the screen. Notes light up as you play, and every sound control moves in front of you. You can see what each gesture is doing while you hear the result. SHAPE THE SOUND LIVE • Switch waveforms to change the character of your sound. • Sweep the filter from bright and open to soft and focused. • Shape attack, decay, sustain, and release for crisp plucks, swelling notes, and long tails. • Add motion with LFO, repeating echoes with delay, and depth with reverb. Each control is a colorful tank. Touch higher or lower inside it to set the value directly. Values in the upper half stay where you leave them; notes in the lower half drain away after you lift. It feels immediate because the picture and the sound follow the same gesture. MADE TO BE SEEN Created by a Deaf musician, Pixelsynth treats visual feedback as part of the instrument. The entire musical surface is drawn on a 40 by 24 pixel grid—just 960 pixels—so every control stays visible and every change has a visual response. PLAY IT YOUR WAY Open Pixelsynth as a standalone instrument on iPhone or iPad, or load the included AUv3 instrument in a compatible iOS music host. Your host can send MIDI notes and save the instrument state with your project. A compatible host is available separately. FREE TO EXPLORE No account. No in-app purchases. No third-party ads. The instrument works offline. The standalone app may occasionally show developer news or an introduction to Pixelboop, which you can close immediately. Pixelsynth does not track you or collect the music you play. Open it. Touch a note. See where it takes you.

Screenshots

Digital Worms Attack4 screens
Pixelsynth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pixelsynth at 3 against Digital Worms Attack's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Digital Worms Attack against 5.0 for Pixelsynth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Digital Worms Attack versus Pixelsynth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Worms AttackPixelsynth
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel Rulon-Millerde Bastion, Inc

Customer experience

Digital Worms Attack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixelsynth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digital Worms Attack

No in-app purchases

None

Pixelsynth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Worms Attack free?
Digital Worms Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelsynth free?
Pixelsynth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital Worms Attack or Pixelsynth?
Digital Worms Attack and Pixelsynth are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Digital Worms Attack or Pixelsynth have ads?
Neither Digital Worms Attack nor Pixelsynth shows ads.

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