Selah Pads vs Etherpad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Selah Pads
Create warm, cinematic textures and evolving soundscapes with this ambient pad instrument. Easily build beautiful pad layers for music production, worship, or sound design. Features include a playable note grid, sound shaping filters, and preset saving.
- Playable 12-note pad grid
- Layer multiple soundscapes
- Dual filters for tone shaping
- Movement controls for modulation
- Save and browse presets
- MIDI support
- Standalone and AUv3 instrument
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Selah Pads is an expressive ambient pad instrument for creating warm, cinematic textures, soft drones, and evolving soundscapes. Designed for musicians, producers, worship teams, composers, and sound designers, Selah Pads makes it easy to build beautiful pad layers without interrupting your creative flow. Play rich atmospheric pads from a simple note grid, shape the sound with layers and filters, add movement with modulation, and save your favorite combinations as presets. Features: - Playable 12-note pad grid - Built-in Default Pack included - Layer multiple soundscapes - Shape tones with dual filters - Add motion with movement controls - Reverb, stereo width, pad transition, and metronome settings - Save and browse presets - MIDI support - Works as a standalone app and AUv3 instrument Selah Pads is built for fast, musical inspiration: open the app, choose a preset, press a note, and start creating.
Etherpad
Create evolving soundscapes and ambient textures with an intuitive touch-based music synthesizer. Explore generative music without needing music theory, perfect for relaxation or creative expression.
- Multi-touch synthesis
- Multiple sound presets
- Visual particle effects
- Effect overlays
- Scale selection
- Landscape & portrait modes
- Low-latency audio
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Etherpad is an expressive touch-based music synthesis instrument for iPhone, iPad and your Mac. Sweep your fingers across the screen to create evolving soundscapes, ambient drones, and generative textures. (AUv3 support in Beta) Powered by the legendary Csound audio engine, Etherpad turns your device into a portable synthesizer that responds to every touch with rich, organic sound. No music theory required — just touch, listen, and explore. KEY FEATURES • Multi-touch synthesis — Each finger controls pitch and timbre independently • Distinct Soundscapes — Switch between evolving pad sounds and textures • Reactive Visuals — ripples, trails, rings, and column glow respond to every touch • 14 evolving sounds — from lush pads to Glass Choir, PWM Pad, and Morphwave • Advanced Scales & Tuning — Break out of standard keys and explore the Bohlen-Pierce scale, overtone series, pentatonics, and more • Jam Sessions — Load your own audio tracks directly into the app and play along with your creative flow • MIDI 2.0 — per-note expression and full MIDI support for connected controllers (Beta) • AUv3 plug-in — play Etherpad inside Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, and other hosts (Beta) • Ultra Low-latency audio — Built on Csound, the industry-standard audio engine PERFECT FOR • Ambient and drone musicians • Meditation and relaxation • Beginners exploring sound synthesis • Live performers and improvisers • Sound designers and experimental composers • Anyone curious about generative music Website: https://etherpad.app Touch the surface. Hear the universe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Etherpad at none against Selah Pads's 4. Etherpad also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Selah Pads's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Selah Pads sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Etherpad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Selah Pads against 4.9 for Etherpad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Etherpad has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Selah Pads ships an update daily, Etherpad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Selah Pads | Etherpad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin D'urso | Dinesh Yadav |
Customer experience
Selah Pads
Etherpad
In-app purchases
Selah Pads
- Strings Pack$4.99
- Voices Pack$4.99
- Waves Pack$4.99
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- Selah Bundle$9.99
Etherpad
No in-app purchases









