Comparison

SideChain AUv3 vs Learn Synths

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

Head to head
About

SideChain AUv3

Create a classic EDM pumping effect with tempo-synced volume ducking. This app offers full parameter control for automation and allows saving/loading custom presets. Fine-tune your audio envelope with adjustable floor, delay, curve, and release settings.

Highlights
  • Tempo-synced volume ducking
  • Full parameter automation
  • Save and load presets
  • Adjustable ADSR envelope controls
  • EDM pumping effect
Currently charting
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Simple tempo-synced volume envelope for that classic EDM pumping effect. All parameters exposed for automation. The default setting will probably do what you need, but you can also save/load presets. Set floor value, delay, curve, release point - control the envelope like a standard ADSR __ If you're having an issue, please email me at support@scalenumbers.com rather than leaving a review, as apple doesn't send developers any alerts when reviews are left, so I won't know you've tried to contact me.

About

Learn Synths

Explore the world of sound synthesis with interactive lessons and practical exercises. Learn subtractive, FM, wavetable, and more through a hands-on approach. Unlock the full course and instruments with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Interactive synthesis lessons
  • 49 lessons across nine tracks
  • Virtual synth, drum machine, and sampler
  • AUv3 plug-ins for music hosts
  • MIDI controller support
  • Genre studies and sound design challenges
Features
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Learn Synths teaches synthesis by letting you play it. Every lesson is the same synthesiser with a few more controls revealed. Lesson 1 is four waveforms and a scope. Lesson 49 is a full instrument with sequencing, effects, sampling and MIDI. Nothing is a recording. Every sound is synthesised as you touch it, and the waveform on screen is the one going to the speaker. THE COURSE 49 lessons in nine tracks: subtractive synthesis, sequencing, drums, FM, wavetable, additive, effects and mixing, sampling and MIDI. Each screen shows only the controls it teaches. A short quiz finishes every lesson. BEYOND THE COURSE Seven genre studies, from house to dubstep, as drums, bass and lead playing together with every knob open. Tours of Sylenth1 and Serum 2, section by section, each linked to the lesson that taught it. Eleven challenges: hear a classic sound, build it by ear, get scored. INSTRUMENTS AND PLUG-INS The synth, drum machine and sampler on their own, with presets, a sequencer and effects. The same three as AUv3 plug-ins for GarageBand, Logic, AUM and other hosts. MIDI USB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi controllers, a MIDI monitor, velocity, mod wheel, pedal and aftertouch. The first three lessons are free. One purchase unlocks everything, forever, on all your devices. No subscription, no account, no ads. Sylenth1 is a product of LennarDigital. Serum 2 is a product of Xfer Records. Images used with permission.

Screenshots

SideChain AUv31 screens
Learn Synths4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn Synths at Free against SideChain AUv3's $2.99. SideChain AUv3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Learn Synths is free to download; SideChain AUv3 costs $2.99 up front. Learn Synths sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SideChain AUv3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SideChain AUv3 against 5.0 for Learn Synths. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SideChain AUv3 versus Learn Synths: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideChain AUv3Learn Synths
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScale Degrees LTDPDS Technology LTD

In-app purchases

None

SideChain AUv3

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Synths

One-time1
  • Full Course$4.99

Questions

Is SideChain AUv3 free?
SideChain AUv3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Synths free?
Learn Synths is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SideChain AUv3 or Learn Synths?
SideChain AUv3 and Learn Synths are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SideChain AUv3 or Learn Synths have ads?
Neither SideChain AUv3 nor Learn Synths shows ads.

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