Comparison

Syn vs Cutune

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

Head to head
About

Syn

Record, edit, and mix audio with a multi-track timeline and real-time visualizers. Enhance vocals, organize projects, and export in various formats. Ideal for musicians, podcasters, and content creators on the go.

Highlights
  • Multi-track audio editing
  • Simple recording and editing
  • Track volume and mute/solo controls
  • Real-time audio visualizers
  • Voice enhancement tools
  • Flexible audio export options
  • Project organization and notes
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Syn-Waves is a simple yet powerful mobile audio editor built for recording, arranging, mixing, and visualizing sound. Create songs, podcasts, voiceovers, interviews, sound designs, and everyday recordings in one focused workspace. Record into a multi-track timeline, import existing audio, shape every clip, and watch your sound come alive through beautiful real-time visualizers. Whether you’re a musician, podcaster, voice artist, filmmaker, or simply capturing an idea before it disappears, Syn-Waves helps you move from first take to finished mix wherever inspiration strikes. FEATURES Multi-Track Audio Editing Build detailed arrangements with a flexible waveform timeline. • Record or import audio on multiple tracks • Trim, split, move, copy, paste, and delete clips • Edit with simplicity and ease Recording Made Simple • Start a project directly from a recording • Record onto an existing or new track • Replace a clip or overwrite part of an arrangement • Follow the live waveform and input meter Mixing & Track Controls • Adjust track volume easily • Mute or solo individual tracks • Loop individual tracks or the full arrangement • Close timeline gaps quickly • Preview the complete mix in real time Beautiful Audio Visualizers See your sound move through several responsive visual experiences, including Spectrogram, Aurora, Constellation, Chroma Keys, and more. Switch visualizers while listening or open fullscreen for an immersive playback experience. Voice Enhance Give speech and vocals clarity, presence, and control. • Shape tone with Voice EQ • Remove low-frequency rumble • Balance loud and quiet moments with compression • Catch sudden peaks with a limiter • Choose voice presets or fine-tune the sound • Compare enhanced and original audio before applying Flexible Audio Export • Export as M4A, WAV, or AIFF • Choose 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, or 96 kHz • Export in mono or stereo • Export active tracks, a selected track, or every track • Quickly reuse your latest export settings Project Organization • Organize projects into folders • Rename, move, and duplicate projects • Import and export complete Syn-Waves projects • Add notes that stay with each project • Create a project from an audio file Private & Ready Anywhere Your projects and audio are stored locally on your device. Edit offline and keep creating wherever you are. Built-In Guide Learn recording, timeline editing, track controls, visualizers, shortcuts, saving, and export directly inside the app. Syn-Waves is made for musicians, songwriters, podcasters, interviewers, voice artists, filmmakers, content creators, sound designers, and anyone who wants a focused mobile audio editor. Sound has shape. Make it yours with Syn-Waves. --- SYN-WAVES PRO — AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION Subscribe to Syn-Waves Pro to unlock unlimited audio projects, export mixes with enhanced voice processing, and receive ongoing improvements. • Subscription options are available monthly or annually • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation • Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period if auto-renew is enabled • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://www.syn-fx.com/waves-terms Privacy Policy: https://www.syn-fx.com/waves-privacy Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ --- Thank you for supporting Syn-Waves. Questions, feedback, bug reports, or feature suggestions: support@syn-fx.com

About

Cutune

Features
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A good recording sometimes needs just a small edit. Cutune is an audio editor for iPhone that helps you trim a file, join selected sections and get it ready to share. Pull out the best part of a conversation. Cut the extra seconds before the music starts. Slow down a rehearsal to hear a tricky passage. Choose your file, edit on the waveform and listen before you save. CUT TO THE PART YOU WANT Drag the start and end points to choose your clip. Select freely or use a duration preset for a shorter cut. Follow the playback line across the waveform as you listen. MAKE ONE RECORDING FLOW Use Collage to select sections from a single file and join them in their original order. Or remove the parts you don’t need and keep the rest. Soften the transitions between sections with a crossfade. GIVE IT A SMOOTHER START AND FINISH Add a fade-in, a fade-out or both. Adjust the fade duration to suit your recording. GET THE VOLUME RIGHT Raise or lower the level of the whole file or just the regions you select. A clipping warning helps you spot when a boost may push the sound too far. CHANGE SPEED AND PITCH INDEPENDENTLY Slow down or speed up a recording while keeping its pitch. Shift the pitch without changing the duration. Choose speeds from 0.5× to 2× and move the pitch up or down by as much as an octave. LISTEN, SAVE, SHARE Preview your edit, then export as WAV or MP3. Choose 128, 192 or 320 kbps for MP3. Save to Files or send the result through the share menu. KEEP YOUR RECORDINGS CLOSE Add files and folders to your library and mark your favorites. Editing drafts stay on your device, and your original audio file stays unchanged. Audio processing happens on your device. Cutune does not upload your audio to a server for editing. Choose a light or dark appearance, with an interface available in English, Turkish, Japanese, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. All editing tools are free to use. Cutune includes ads, with a single in-app purchase to remove them permanently. No subscription. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Syn4 screens
Cutune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Syn at none against Cutune's shown. Syn also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 18.6). On price 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. Syn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cutune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Syn versus Cutune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynCutune
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSYN-FX LPMUSTAFA CAN ERDEM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Syn

Subscriptions2
  • Syn-Waves Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Syn-Waves Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Cutune

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Syn free?
Syn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cutune free?
Cutune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Syn or Cutune have ads?
Cutune shows ads; Syn does not.

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