Comparison

Derson DSynth Mobile vs Leaf Light

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

Head to head
About

Derson DSynth Mobile

Create complex sounds with a polyphonic synthesizer. Build custom patches using multiple oscillators, envelopes, and a flexible effects chain. Practice or perform with responsive on-screen keys and MIDI input.

Highlights
  • Multi-layer oscillators
  • Per-oscillator envelopes and filters
  • Reorderable FX chain
  • Preset browser
  • On-screen keyboard
  • MIDI input
  • Visualizers
Features
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DSynth Mobile is a low-latency polyphonic synthesizer for sound design, practice, and performance. Build patches with up to 10 oscillator layers, per-layer envelopes, detune, filters, a reorderable FX chain, factory and user presets, MIDI input, and responsive on-screen keys. Features: - Multi-layer oscillators with sine, square, saw, triangle, and noise waveforms - Per-oscillator ADSR, volume, detune, and filter controls - Global filter and master envelope - Reorderable FX chain with distortion, chorus, echo, delay, phaser, and reverb - Preset browser with factory and user presets - On-screen keyboard with octave controls and velocity from touch position - Oscilloscope and spectrum visualizers - Optional background audio

About

Leaf Light

This app offers a unique audio experience, simulating a lightfield lenticular ambiance machine with flanger, delay, and reverb effects. Control sound parameters through a simulated tree canopy, blending natural sights and sounds for relaxation or musical creativity.

Highlights
  • Lightfield lenticular ambiance machine
  • Flanger, delay, and reverb effects
  • Simulated tree canopy control
  • Time of Day, Brightness, Wind parameters
  • Camera Distance, Aperture Focus, Light Trails effects
  • Standalone or AUv3 host compatibility
Features
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Are you looking for a beautiful white noise machine to match your aesthetic and soothe your soul? Are you looking for a truly unique instrument effect for your music? What if we thought of your incoming instrument signal as the sun, split it through a tree canopy into dozens of copies, and then shifted the timing of those signals as the tree moved? Relax and invigorate with the natural sights and sounds of Leaf Light - the world's first lightfield lenticular ambiance machine and flanger/delay/reverb. With all parameters controlled by a simulated tree canopy, you'll be able to dial in the perfect sound with both your eyes and ears. Tune in the: - Time of Day (sound color) - Brightness (rays of sound, hi-freq) - Wind (motion of sounds) And for effect modes: - Camera Distance (Delay time and spread) - Aperture Focus (Lo-pass filter on repeats) - Light Trails (Delay feedback) Leaf Light is a new way to see and hear nature in unnatural environments. Enjoy the app in standalone or with AUv3 hosts. Headphones are recommended :)

Screenshots

Derson DSynth Mobile4 screens
Leaf Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Leaf Light at 5.0 against Derson DSynth Mobile's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, 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

Leaf Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Derson DSynth Mobile versus Leaf Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDerson DSynth MobileLeaf Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDERSON PRODUCTIONS, LLCRadii Research

In-app purchases

None

Derson DSynth Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Leaf Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Derson DSynth Mobile free?
Derson DSynth Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leaf Light free?
Leaf Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Derson DSynth Mobile or Leaf Light?
Leaf Light is rated higher. Derson DSynth Mobile averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Leaf Light averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Derson DSynth Mobile or Leaf Light have ads?
Neither Derson DSynth Mobile nor Leaf Light shows ads.

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