Comparison

SynthModule vs Tonic FX

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

Head to head
About

SynthModule

This app provides a professional-grade keyboard and synthesizer experience on your iPhone or iPad. It offers a versatile mixer, extensive sound import capabilities, and advanced features for live performance and music production.

Highlights
  • SoundFonts with custom import
  • 8-channel mixer with FX
  • Live Set for instant scene recall
  • Drum Pad with sample playback
  • AUv3 plugin hosting
  • MIDI Learn with LED sync
  • Low-latency audio
Features
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SynthModule — Teclado, Sintetizador e Controlador MIDI no seu iPhone e iPad Para tecladistas que tocam ao vivo, músicos de worship, produtores, estudantes de música e quem usa controlador MIDI — som de teclado profissional direto no celular ou tablet, sem depender de hardware caro. O QUE TEM NO APP • SoundFonts em categorias (Piano, Strings, Brass, Guitar, Organ, Pad, Drum, Synth e mais), com importação livre de SF2 próprio — use sua coleção sem limites. • Mixer de 8 canais com pan, mute/solo, ARM, FX por canal e fader master. • Live Set 4×4 para salvar cenas completas (instrumentos, FX, plugins AUv3, backing track e arpejador) e fazer recall instantâneo no meio do show. Até 2.048 presets (8 bancos × 16 páginas × 16 slots) — organize por gênero, show ou momento do set. • Drum Pad com 15 pads e 6 bancos para samples MP3/WAV de bateria, percussão e FX. • Pad Contínuo — muito usado em worship para sustentar uma nota durante toda a música. 4 camadas sobrepostas, filtro, corte, release, nota raiz e 5 presets. • Arpejador de 16 passos com BPM, taxa, gate e patterns editáveis. Salve no preset do Live Set e dispare pelo botão do arpejador. • Teclado completo (C-2 a C8) com pitch bend, modulation wheel e sustain. • Player MP3/WAV integrado para backing tracks dentro do preset. • Rack de FX completo: compressor VCA com sidechain, EQ de 3 bandas, reverb, delay, tremolo, ADSR, filtros LP/HP, portamento e rotary Leslie. • Host de plugins AUv3: carregue plugins de áudio e instrumentos de terceiros (Korg Module, NumaPlayer, AudioKit Pro, ROLI e muitos outros) dentro do app. As programações e presets de cada plugin AUv3 ficam salvos no Live Set Edit — chame uma cena e o plugin já volta exatamente com o som que você configurou, pronto pra tocar. • Mapeamento MIDI Learn: atribua qualquer botão, knob ou fader do seu controlador a volume, ARM, solo, FX, troca de preset e mais — com sincronização de LED (a luz do botão acende/apaga junto com o estado). • MIDI nativo via USB (com adaptador Lightning/USB-C), Bluetooth (BLE-MIDI) e Wi-Fi (RTP-MIDI / Network MIDI) — funciona com qualquer controlador. • 3 idiomas: Português, Inglês e Espanhol. REQUISITOS iPhone ou iPad com iOS 12 ou superior. Otimizado para iPad em modo paisagem. PRIVACIDADE O SynthModule não exige cadastro, não exibe anúncios e não compartilha seus dados. Seus presets e SoundFonts ficam apenas no seu dispositivo. Política de privacidade completa: https://synthmodule3.web.app/privacy SUPORTE Dúvidas, sugestões ou problemas? Escreva para suporte.synthmodule@gmail.com

About

Tonic FX

Create custom audio effect chains for your music. This app allows you to build and reorder a variety of effects, from distortion and modulation to time-based and dynamic processors, for use in standalone mode or with compatible music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Customizable effect rack
  • Reorderable effect chain
  • 24 built-in effects
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
  • MIDI Learn for hardware control
  • Tempo sync for time-based effects
  • Preset library
Features
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Thirty-four effects. One tap to add each one — and the order of the chain is yours. Tonic FX is the Tonic effects rack in an app of its own, focused and affordable — an Audio Unit (AU and AUv3) effect in GarageBand, Logic, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo and any host, and a standalone app that processes your microphone or line input. A RACK YOU BUILD — AND REORDER Every effect has its own on/off, grouped by category: add one with a tap, then drag the cards to rearrange the chain. The order is saved with the preset. THIRTY-FOUR EFFECTS • Drive — Overdrive, Distortion (hard, asymmetric and fuzz), Amp Sim with 6 models and cabinet, Wavefolder/Fuzz, Bitcrush, Ring Modulator and Lo-Fi/Vinyl. • Modulation — an 8-mode Chorus (vintage through string ensemble), a Phaser with four voicings, from the gentle 4-stage pedal to a slow 10-stage pad sweep, Flanger, Vibrato, Detune, Pitch Shifter/Harmonizer, Throb (the pulsing vibrato of the sixties) and Frequency Shifter. • Motion — a two-rotor Rotary cabinet, Auto-Pan, Tremolo, a Stereo Widener with a mono maker that keeps the bass centred, a Pedal Wah you can put under an expression pedal, and the Trance Gate, with a draw-your-own-rhythm mode. • Time — a tempo-syncable ping-pong Delay, with Wow and Sat for tape character; a Reverb with nine spaces: room, hall, cathedral, plate, spring, shimmer, cloud, gated and swell — plus Freeze, to hold a chord and play over it; Reverse, which plays back what you just played backwards; and Call & Response, which listens to your phrase and answers in the gap. • Dynamics & EQ — Compressor, Limiter, Noise Gate, De-esser, a musical 5-band EQ and a 12-band graphic EQ, each with eight one-tap starting points you can overwrite with your own. Compressor, gate, de-esser and limiter show how much they are holding, in dB. • Vocal — Voice, a whole vocal channel behind one knob: low cut, gate, de-esser, compressor and sheen, all in the right measure; and the Doubler, which simulates two or four voices singing along. • Filter — an Auto-Wah that breathes with your playing, always first in the chain. BUILT FOR PLAYING Full MIDI Learn maps any hardware knob to any control, including the from–to range for an expression pedal. Tempo sync from your host keeps delay and modulation in time. Colour-coded scenes A–F, a preset library with favourites, and factory presets to get started fast. A tactile "pro hardware" interface, native on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Thanks for playing with RSJB — made by musicians, for musicians! Follow what's new at www.rsjb.com.br

Screenshots

SynthModule4 screens
Tonic FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tonic FX at $9.99 against SynthModule's $29.99. SynthModule's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SynthModule costs $29.99 and Tonic FX $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SynthModule ships an update daily, Tonic FX weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SynthModule versus Tonic FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynthModuleTonic FX
Price$29.99$9.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB9 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerisael lopes guimaraesRubens Felicio

Customer experience

SynthModule

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tonic FX

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SynthModule

No in-app purchases

None

Tonic FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SynthModule free?
SynthModule costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tonic FX free?
Tonic FX costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SynthModule or Tonic FX have ads?
Neither SynthModule nor Tonic FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SynthModule or Tonic FX?
SynthModule ships an update daily, and Tonic FX weekly. Most recently, SynthModule was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tonic FX on October 10, 2026.

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