Comparison

MESA Synth AUv3 vs ON'NENIKUR

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

Head to head
About

MESA Synth AUv3

This music creation tool transforms visuals into sound by rendering shaders and images into wavetables. It offers a powerful synthesis engine, extensive sound-shaping capabilities, and a full effects rack, all controllable through light and visual input.

Highlights
  • Visual-to-audio wavetable synthesis
  • Unison oscillator stack with sub-oscillator
  • Zero-delay-feedback filter
  • Vision panel for sound shaping with light
  • 26 stackable visual modifiers as audio effects
  • 8-stage stereo FX rack
  • Sampler mode with auto pitch-tracking
Features
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MESA is a wavetable synthesizer unlike any other — it turns visuals into sound. Drop in a shader or a .vkograph and MESA renders it offscreen, reads the light across the image, and turns that into a wavetable you play. The picture literally becomes the oscillator — and the same visual keeps living behind your keys, reacting to every note. No other synth works like this. Behind the magic is a complete, serious instrument: THE ENGINE • 64-frame wavetables, FFT mip-banked for clean, alias-free playback everywhere • Unison oscillator stack with detune, spread, and a sub-oscillator • Zero-delay-feedback filter — cutoff, resonance, drive, self-oscillating • Full ADSR envelope, portamento glide, and a dedicated pitch envelope SHAPE THE SOUND WITH LIGHT • Vision panel: choose the scanline, weight color channels, bend the brightness curve, sweep time — one shader, a thousand timbres • 33 color palettes that reshape the tone, not just the look • VFX chain: 26 stackable visual modifiers, each one also an audio effect A FULL STUDIO • 3-slot modulation matrix with 2 LFOs, velocity, and mod wheel • 8-stage stereo FX rack: tape, wow & flutter, chorus, delay, reverb, lo-fi, tape-stop • Sampler mode — load any audio, auto pitch-tracked across the keys • Arpeggiator, Ableton Link, and MIDI Learn on nearly every control BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • AUv3 plug-in AND standalone app — one purchase, iOS + macOS • iCloud sync — build a patch on your Mac, it's ready on your iPhone • Categorized preset browser with import/export and full patch recall

About

ON'NENIKUR

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ON'NENIKUR is an octave-freeze reverb app for iPhone and iPad. It can be used as a standalone audio app or as an AUv3 effect inserted into compatible host apps such as GarageBand. This processor blends standard-pitch reverb with a pitch-shifted dry signal before applying modulation, filtering, envelope shaping, and dry/wet mixing. “DARK” shifts the original sound down an octave to create a rich, spacious sound, while “LIGHT” shifts it up an octave to produce a brighter, more ethereal sound. “FREEZE” transforms the reverb tail into a playable hold texture. Features - Octave-down (DARK) and octave-up (LIGHT) reverb - Two reverb paths: standard pitch and pitch-shifted - FIR (chorus-style) and OAK (phase-style) modulation modes - RISE (swell) and FALL (standard envelope) - Adjustable filter, decay, mix, octave level, depth, rate, and output - “FREEZE” for creating sustained textures and drone sounds - Instrument input mode and line input mode - 2x and 4x processing modes to control the quality of the octave shift - Standalone iOS/iPadOS app - AUv3 audio effect Trial Before Unlocking The trial version of this product is designed to allow 10 minutes of active use of all features across both the standalone app and the AUv3 plug-in. A one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase unlocks unlimited use in both formats. The “Restore Purchase” feature is also available in the standalone app. ON’NENIKUR is designed for shoegaze, ambient, post-rock, and any arrangement where guitars, synthesizers, vocals, and reverb are integral parts of the song’s composition. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Screenshots

MESA Synth AUv34 screens
ON'NENIKUR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ON'NENIKUR at Free against MESA Synth AUv3's $8.99. ON'NENIKUR also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). MESA Synth AUv3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

ON'NENIKUR is free to download; MESA Synth AUv3 costs $8.99 up front. ON'NENIKUR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MESA Synth AUv3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MESA Synth AUv3 versus ON'NENIKUR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMESA Synth AUv3ON'NENIKUR
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan MaguidShoma Kondo

In-app purchases

None

MESA Synth AUv3

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ON'NENIKUR

One-time1
  • ON'NENIKUR Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is MESA Synth AUv3 free?
MESA Synth AUv3 costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ON'NENIKUR free?
ON'NENIKUR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MESA Synth AUv3 or ON'NENIKUR have ads?
Neither MESA Synth AUv3 nor ON'NENIKUR shows ads.

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