Comparison

Voice Synth Modular vs Take Creative Vocal Recorder

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

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About

Voice Synth Modular

Transform your voice into a musical instrument with a suite of advanced audio effects. Create robotic voices, harmonies, and unique soundscapes using only your voice. Save and share your creations, or integrate them into your digital audio workstation.

Highlights
  • Live voice processing
  • Vocoders
  • Auto Pitch
  • Harmonizing Pitch Shift
  • Speed-Shift Sampling
  • Create organic soundscapes
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Voice Synth is a professional live voice processor and music synthesizer played by your voice. With the vast set of integrated tools including Vocoders, Auto Pitch, Harmonizing Pitch Shift and Speed-Shift Sampling, you can • Sing in Tune like P-Tain & vocoded like Duft-Pank • Speak with Hollywood-quality Robot voices like 1978 Cylons • Play by Voice, no fingers needed: scream to play rock guitar, hum a church organ • Make professional funny voices: animal, evil, weird & much more • Create unique organic and rhythmic soundscapes • Sing multiple voices in harmony within any musical scale • Sample, speed shift and dress up your beatboxing to create the strangest rhythms inspiring new compositions • Live-pause and stroboscope your voice • Save and share your creations as presets and audio files • Use all of the above in your DAW and audio setup via Audio Units & MIDI This "Modular" version of Voice Synth offers a free unlimited-time tryout of all effects on prerecorded samples, while all other functions are unlocked by a single In-App-Purchase. On Voice Synth you will find no conventional ADSR, LFOs or filters. Even the keyboard is optional. Instead, Voice Synth uses the most expressive all-in-one tool you were born with: your voice! It's unique so be ready for a jump in voice creativity, sound design and rhythmic inspiration. To give you an easy start in this adventure, we included over 250 factory presets! Speak, sing, hum and scream live into the mic, and start exploring the unconventional controls: 24-band vintage analog modeling vocoders, Auto Pitch Tracking, live-voice-pause, speed-shift sampler, multiple voice harmony arranger, spectrum stroboscope, pitch and formant shifter, 24-band equalizer, classic FX as distortion/delay/chorus/reverb, and an extensive vocoder designer with oscilloscope. We included a manual for in-depth use. Musicians, DJs, sound designers, voice artists: Voice Synth is a must-have in your audio toolbox! Qneo voicesynth.com TECHNICAL SPECS • Engine 2x32 bit 44.1 kHz poly x24 • All effects fully integrated, simultaneous, live, realtime, low-latency • Background audio (iOS) • Manual • Audio Unit V3, instrument & effect, parameter automation • Audio routing • Midi • Repeater, anti-audio-feedback • Noise gate manual/auto • Keyboard 1.5-2.5 oct (midi 10), hold/mono/poly • Tapes to record/export your performance • 250+ factory presets, unlimited user presets, import/export INTEGRATED EFFECTS • 4 vintage analog modeling vocoders 24 bands 5th order filters (Natural Robot Breath Designer) • Auto Pitch, track/fix/double/inverse pitch • Multiple Voice Harmonizer, any musical scale (choirs, rich 70's vocoder sounds) • Speed-Shift Sampler ±800%, pause/zoom/loop/hold • Live-pause & strobo voice • Pitch Shifter 8 octaves (e.g. lion/gender/child/baby/duck) • Formant Shifter adapt spectrum ±1 octave (child to giant) • Registers 4 octaves (add brilliance, chords) • Arpeggiator pattern/gate/speed/grouping • Equalizer 24 bands, 10 presets (loudness, low-pass, telecom, etc) • Autogain/Compressor, Clip/Distortion, Stereo Panning, Delay, Chorus, Reverb • Slew rate: special vocoder reverb (plucked strings, wind, thunder, storms) • Mic thru and Vocoder mix to add-in your unprocessed voice (e.g. for beat-boxing) • Sync rhythmic effect timing DESIGNER VOCODER • Realtime oscilloscope • Sine/square/triangle/sawtooth, adjustable frequency/harmonics/clip/width/skew/slope • Noise white/voiced, adjustable filter/clipping • Mix additive/maximum/multiplicative synthesis • Test mode, design/play without voice

About

Take Creative Vocal Recorder

Capture your musical ideas instantly with this creative vocal recorder. Easily record, overdub, and build songs with built-in loops, beats, and effects. Perfect for singers, rappers, and musicians on the go.

Highlights
  • Record vocals, beats, and instruments
  • Built-in loops and beats
  • Overdubbing and harmonies
  • Three-track song building
  • Built-in effects and mastering
  • Voice Tune for pitch correction
  • Share recordings easily
Features
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Sing. Hum. Rap. Strum. Capture your musical ideas—anytime, anywhere. Take is the creative vocal recorder. With a single tap you’ll be recording, beatboxing, overdubbing, riffing, writing and sketching out song ideas. App of the Day, Europe (Aug. 2018) “A versatile mobile song sketchpad.” – Electronic Musician “Tremendously easy to use.” – Engadget TOP FEATURES: • Kickstart your creativity with inspiring built-in loops and beats. • Sound like a superstar on your phone’s built-in mic. • Feel the groove. Stay on the beat. Keep in time. • Add new parts. Double them up. Create harmonies. • Build your tune and flesh out your ideas with three tracks. • Polish your tracks with built-in effects, mastering and more. • Subtly tune your voice to stay in key or go full-on robot voice with Voice Tune. • Open an audio file and add your own voice to become the star. • Share your recordings to social, email, AirDrop and other apps. Take combines drop-dead simplicity with features that are custom-tailored for vocalists. Record harmonies along with your voice, blend in effects to sweeten the sound and sing along to an array of beats and rhythms. Take is the ultimate voice memo sketchpad for capturing your musical ideas. Note: Take is optimized for the built-in microphone on your iOS device. To eliminate feedback and hollow-sounding tracks, wearing headphones is recommended while recording. Best results come from using headphones without an integrated microphone, and recording directly into your iPhone/iPod/iPad. ** Requirements: iOS 11 or higher.

Screenshots

Voice Synth Modular4 screens
Take Creative Vocal Recorder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Take Creative Vocal Recorder at none against Voice Synth Modular's 2. Take Creative Vocal Recorder also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Voice Synth Modular sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Take Creative Vocal Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Take Creative Vocal Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.1K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Voice Synth Modular's written reviews are positive against 43% of Take Creative Vocal Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Synth Modular ships an update monthly, Take Creative Vocal Recorder every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Voice Synth Modular versus Take Creative Vocal Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Synth ModularTake Creative Vocal Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.1K ratings)4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better1.7K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQneoReason Studios AB

Customer experience

Voice Synth Modular

All ratings3,044 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative52.9%

Take Creative Vocal Recorder

All ratings1,694 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative46.1%

User reviews

Voice Synth Modular

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔥 Powerful voice modulation
  • 🎨 Huge array of filters and sounds
  • 🎹 Ability to create beats from voice
  • 🎶 Excellent for vocal performances
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid features hidden behind paywall
  • 🔒 Confusing upgrade process
  • 🐛 Unreliable recording and playback
  • 🤔 Unintuitive workflow and lack of guidance
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent functionality across updates

Take Creative Vocal Recorder

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Best recording app
  • 🔥 Amazing app
  • 👍 Great app
  • 💯 Fantastic app
  • 🎉 Awesome app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes/freezes
  • 🔑 Login issues
  • 🔇 No sound/audio issues
  • ⚠️ App not working
  • 🚫 Doesn't work with Bluetooth/wireless headphones

Bugs and requests

Voice Synth Modular

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when using certain features
  • Microphone not detected or working properly
  • Imported audio files not playing back correctly
  • Presets and settings not saving or loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to record and process own voice
  • Deeper integration with music production apps
  • More customization and preset options
  • Better documentation and tutorials
  • System audio capture and processing

Take Creative Vocal Recorder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Screen goes black after login
  • Recordings get deleted/lost
  • Sharing/exporting not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • More vocal tracks
  • More effects/sound options
  • Mixer/editing features
  • Improved autotune
  • Better mastering options
Show 4 more
  • Ability to copy/paste vocals
  • Lyric writing/note-taking feature
  • Metronome improvements
  • Ability to import own beats/tracks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Voice Synth Modular

One-time2
  • Pro ToolsFree
  • Upgrade$8.99
None

Take Creative Vocal Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Synth Modular free?
Voice Synth Modular is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Take Creative Vocal Recorder free?
Take Creative Vocal Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voice Synth Modular or Take Creative Vocal Recorder?
Take Creative Vocal Recorder is rated higher. Voice Synth Modular averages 4.2 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Take Creative Vocal Recorder averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Voice Synth Modular or Take Creative Vocal Recorder have ads?
Neither Voice Synth Modular nor Take Creative Vocal Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Synth Modular or Take Creative Vocal Recorder?
Voice Synth Modular ships an update monthly, and Take Creative Vocal Recorder every 6 weeks. Most recently, Voice Synth Modular was updated on October 23, 2026 and Take Creative Vocal Recorder on October 23, 2026.

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