Cube Synth vs SoundPad Pro Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Synth
Explore additive synthesis with intuitive sound morphing and deep parameter control. Create complex soundscapes, vocal phrases, or rhythms with ease. Offers a unique randomizer for instant patch generation.
- Additive synthesis engine
- Intelligent sound morphing
- Over 400 sound presets
- Programmable arpeggiator
- Multiple built-in effects
- Audiobus and Inter-app audio support
- Random sound patch generator
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Cube Synth is a groundbreaking new software instrument giving you the power and flexibility of additive synthesis together with easy editing and morphing capabilities. Macro parameters allow you to control this beast with unequalled ease. Intelligent sound morphing capabilities enables you to easily create complex evolving sound scapes, vocal phrases or stunning rhythms simply by choosing up to four sound sources from a predefined set. Then add one of the predefined envelopes and a unique, complex sound preset containing thousands of parameters is created! If you want to dive deeper into the inner secrets of this synthesis monster you can manipulate each parameter individually to get precise control over the sound. A number of high level parameters such as Brightness and Harmonic spread control hundreds of synthesis parameters in a way modeled after the inner workings of natural instruments. Cube Synth gives you also a new method of getting randomly generated sound patches in a way you never experienced before: roll the dice! Every single try gives you a new unique sound patch, really every try, promised… Synthesis • over 400 sound presets • four morphable sound sources • up to 512 partials per voice • harmonic/inharmonic spectra • arbitrary noise spectra • morphable filter banks • 3 Envelopes with tempo sync • 64 time/level segments per envelope Arpeggiator • Uses programmable sequences with up to 32 steps. • Can trigger single notes and chords. • Unique randomizer generates Arpeggios with 100% usability. • 32 Arpeggios included, unlimited useer arpeggios possible. • For each step you can program tie, accent, transposition and note order Effects • Chorus • Phaser • Overdrive • Ensemble • Echo/Delay • Reverb Global • Audiobus 2 compatible (Input slot) with state saving • Support for Ableton Link. • Inter-app audio compatible (Instrument/Generator) • CoreMIDI / Virtual MIDI • Audio recorder with Metronome. • Upload to SoundCloud and File Export. • Audio pasteboard.
SoundPad Pro Max
This app allows users to assign up to 150 sound sources to 10 pads for easy playback. It offers advanced playback functions like fade-in, cross-fade, and looping, with a special feature to prevent sound cutouts on wireless speakers.
- Assign 150 sounds to 10 pads
- Fade-in, fade-out, cross-fade
- One-shot, multi-trigger, loop playback
- Sequential and simultaneous playback
- Wireless speaker connection stability
- Import from iCloud Drive/Dropbox
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SoundPad Pro Max is a sound player application that allows you to assign up to 150 sound sources to 10 pads and easily play sound source data in iCloudDrive or Dropbox with simple operations. It is a higher version of SoundPad Pro with various playback functions such as fade-in, fade-out, cross-fade, one-shot playback, multi-trigger, loop playback, sequential playback and simultaneous playback for each pad. Also equipped with the "WirelessSpeaker Connection KeepAlive" function that prevents "sound cutout" when playing wireless speakers! Each of the 10 pads can be played individually, so it is possible to play sound effects while playing background music or loop sound sources*1. About loop playback For gapless loop playback, please use wav format sound sources, not compressed sound sources (e.g. mp). Since the music in the device is used, you can use free sound sources available on the Internet by importing them into the library. You can also download sound sources from iCloud Drive or Dropbox and assign them. A Wi-Fi environment is recommended because a high-speed network connection is required for downloading. If you are using a mobile connection, please be sure to subscribe to a subscription before using the service. Also, when downloading a large number of uncompressed audio files, please be careful of the available space on your device. When using the service at events, we recommend that you turn off Wi-Fi or set the device to Airplane mode to prevent unexpected ring tones. Please note that music downloaded from AppleMusic, etc. may not be available due to copyright protection DRM. Various functions operate in various ways depending on the combination of each setting. Even when multiple functions are enabled at the same time, all functions may not operate at the same time due to exclusion control or function conflicts. Recommended devices iPad Pro (4th generation) or later iPad Air (4th generation) or later iPad (8th generation) or later
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cube Synth at $1.99 against SoundPad Pro Max's $15.99. Cube Synth also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 50%). On update cadence, 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
Cube Synth costs $1.99 and SoundPad Pro Max $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cube Synth ships an update every 4 months, SoundPad Pro Max every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Synth | SoundPad Pro Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $15.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | RENAVE INC. |
Customer experience
Cube Synth
SoundPad Pro Max
In-app purchases
Cube Synth
No in-app purchases
SoundPad Pro Max
No in-app purchases
Questions
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