MetaSkew vs Morphix Synthesizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaSkew
This audio effect processor offers granular delay and pitch-shifting for creating width, motion, and unique textures. Shape delay times, pitch intervals, grain size, and stereo spread with built-in LFO modulation and extensive preset categories. It's ideal for producers, musicians, and sound designers seeking controlled sonic damage and experimental soundscapes.
- Granular delay and pitch-shifting
- Adjustable grain size, smoothing, and gain
- Stereo spread and asymmetry control
- Built-in LFO modulation with multiple shapes
- Extensive preset categories for production jobs
- MIDI Learn for hardware control
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin support
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MetaSkew is a granular delay and pitch-shift effect built for producers, musicians, and sound designers who want one processor for width, motion, ambience, and controlled damage. What you can shape: - Delay time from tight doubling to long phrase memory - Pitch from deep drops to shimmer intervals - Grain size, smoothing, and gain for soft clouds or chopped repeats - Feedback, pan, mix, and output for clean blend control - Latch for frozen textures and phrase-end captures - Spread and Skew for stereo width, asymmetry, and unstable character The signature Skew control is the fastest way to move from polished enhancement into unstable texture. Keep it low for subtle smear, or push it with Spread, Feedback, and LFO movement for broken motion. Modulation is built in. Three LFOs can run free or sync to musical divisions, with Sine, Triangle, Sample & Hold, and Saw shapes. Route movement to Delay, Pitch, Grain, Smoothing, Feedback, Mix, Pan, Spread, or Skew, then push subtle drift or obvious rhythmic motion. Presets are designed around real production jobs, not random patches. Browse Utility, Width, Pitch, Atmosphere, Motion, Rhythmic, Freeze, Destruction, and Signature categories. Save your own snapshots, recall them later, and keep user presets synced through iCloud when available. For hands-on control, MIDI Learn lets you map parameters to hardware. Default assignments cover the core effect, and MIDI CC broadcast can reflect parameter movement in connected setups. Use MetaSkew for: - Vocal throws and shimmer trails - Wide synth doubles and guitar halos - Drum stutters, glitch fills, and tempo-locked motion - Frozen pads and transition beds - Experimental resynthesis, smear, and warped ambience MetaSkew includes a standalone app and effect plugin for host apps that support AUv3 plug-ins.
Morphix Synthesizer
This app is a polyphonic morphing wavetable synthesizer that recreates a classic lost instrument. It features a morphing oscillator, state-variable filter, and built-in flanger, allowing for evolving sound textures. It can be used standalone or within a DAW.
- Morphing wavetable oscillator
- State-variable filter
- Independent ADSR envelopes
- Tempo-syncable LFO
- Built-in stereo flanger
- 64 factory presets
- AUv3 plugin support
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https://youtu.be/pwx72zQD0p8 Morphix - Morphing Wavetable Synthesizer Morphix is a polyphonic morphing wavetable synth and a faithful reconstruction of the lost 2005 FSR Morphite. Its architecture, parameters, and complete 64-patch factory bank were reverse-engineered from the original and rebuilt from scratch with JUCE — now a modern, multi-platform instrument themed after Aleph Void. A morphing oscillator feeds a state-variable filter, an amp VCA, and a stereo flanger, shaped by independent amplitude and filter ADSRs and a tempo-synced LFO. Sweep the morph parameter for evolving, animated textures — from glassy pads to gritty leads — all wrapped in a clean, dark Aleph Void interface. Features • Morphing wavetable oscillator into a state-variable filter (cutoff / resonance / env / keytrack) • Independent amplitude and filter ADSR envelopes • Tempo-syncable LFO routable to morph and cutoff • Built-in stereo flanger • Full pitch section with bipolar tune / fine • 64 factory presets recovered from the original synth • Import / Export your own .vstpreset patches • Branded Aleph Void UI — void palette, violet accent, JetBrains Mono type • AUv3 plug-in for use in GarageBand, AUM, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts Plays in your favorite DAW or stands alone. Built by Aleph Void. https://morphix.alephvoid.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Morphix Synthesizer at $1.99 against MetaSkew's $14.99. Morphix Synthesizer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). MetaSkew's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
MetaSkew costs $14.99 and Morphix Synthesizer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MetaSkew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morphix Synthesizer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MetaSkew ships an update every 5 weeks, Morphix Synthesizer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaSkew | Morphix Synthesizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Thompson | Aleph Void LLC |
Customer experience
MetaSkew
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In-app purchases
MetaSkew
No in-app purchases
Morphix Synthesizer
No in-app purchases
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