Comparison

Synesthesia Synth vs Nimbus Synth

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

Head to head
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.

About

Nimbus Synth

Features
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Nimbus Synth is an ambient instrument you play by moving. No keys, no piano roll, no menus to learn. Tilt your phone, drag a finger across the screen, and slow, evolving drones grow out of the motion. Every gesture shapes the sound in real time. SIX VOICES Layer up to six ambient timbres: Sub Drone, Warm Pad, Glass, Air, Metallic, Cello Dark, each with its own character, sculpted through tilt and touch. ALWAYS IN KEY Seven scale modes and note-exclusion keep whatever you play in tune with itself. No wrong notes. LOOP AND LAYER Record a phrase, loop it, and keep playing on top. Quantize to tempo, add a metronome with time signatures and subdivisions, and build a piece one layer at a time. SAVE YOUR IDEAS Keep a library of recordings and slot presets to return to later. NIMBUS SYNTH PRO A one-time unlock, no subscription: • Unlimited saved ideas and presets • Export recordings as WAV and MIDI (free tier exports MP3) • MIDI Out: send what you play live to a DAW or hardware synth over Network MIDI Made for headphones, a quiet room, and a phone in your hand.

Screenshots

Synesthesia Synth2 screens
Nimbus Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synesthesia Synth at none against Nimbus Synth's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Nimbus Synth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Synesthesia Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synesthesia Synth ships an update every 10 days, Nimbus Synth weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Synesthesia Synth versus Nimbus Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynesthesia SynthNimbus Synth
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMICHELE ZACCAGNINIOndre Studios, LDA

In-app purchases

None

Synesthesia Synth

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nimbus Synth

One-time1
  • Nimbus Synth Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Synesthesia Synth free?
Synesthesia Synth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nimbus Synth free?
Nimbus Synth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Synesthesia Synth or Nimbus Synth have ads?
Neither Synesthesia Synth nor Nimbus Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Synesthesia Synth or Nimbus Synth?
Synesthesia Synth ships an update every 10 days, and Nimbus Synth weekly. Most recently, Synesthesia Synth was updated on September 19, 2026 and Nimbus Synth on September 29, 2026.

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