76477 Complex Sound Synth vs Playset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
76477 Complex Sound Synth
Create complex sound effects and music with a powerful synthesizer inspired by vintage hardware. Offers extensive modulation, noise generation, and customizable envelopes. Easily share your creations and control it with MIDI devices.
- Three oscillators with multiple wave types
- Modulation capabilities for oscillators
- Adjustable noise generator with filter
- Configurable ADSR envelope
- Unlimited sound effect generator boards
- MIDI input support
- Export/import sound effect boards
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Synth 76477 is a powerful sound effects generator and synthesizer app, inspired by the famous SN76477 integrated circuit from the 1970s, but containing many enhancements. Features: • Three oscillators, each of which can produce a sine, triangle, sawtooth, or square wave • The outputs of two of the oscillators can be used to modulate the main oscillator • Frequency modulation can be linear or octave based • The duty cycle of the main oscillator can be adjusted in square wave mode • Noise generator, either analog or digital, with an adjustable low pass filter • Oscillator outputs can be mixed to the audio output • Fully configurable ADSR (Attack / Decay / Sustain / Release) envelope, linear or exponential • One shot mode available • Unlimited number of sound effect generator boards • User configurable array of sound effect generator buttons on each board, up to 50 on the iPhone and 150 on the iPad • Boards as well as individual generators can be exported and imported, and transferred to and from your computer via iTunes file sharing, making it easy to share with others Synth 76477 comes with a full set of sample sound generators, making it easy to understand how to use and configure them, and tap the full power of the app. Synth 76477 works with MIDI input devices (keyboards and controllers) in several interesting ways: If you plug a MIDI device into an iPad (via the USB Camera Connection Kit), Synth 76477 will automatically use it. You can plug several MIDI controllers in via a powered HUB, and Synth 76477 will use all of them. You can also use MIDI controllers over WiFi. Midi controllers can be used to trigger chip playback, or set the VCO frequency and volume. They can also be used in the chip editor to adjust the various settings. The app also supports Bluetooth audio devices. Visit the support page for step by step instructions on how to use the app: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/complex_sound_synthesizer_FAQ.html Buy your copy right now, and start generating your own sound effects in minutes.
Playset
Create music instantly with this intuitive groovebox sequencer. Build songs layer by layer with drums, bass, and synths, then mix and arrange them in a timeline. Share your projects and explore demo songs.
- Multi-touch drum & synth sequencer
- 50 original sample kits
- Mixer with FX
- Patterns & Timeline module
- MIDI & Audio Unit AUv3 support
- AudioBus & Ableton Link support
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Playset is Fingerlab's intuitive groovebox sequencer for iPad — designed for instant fun and live music making. Start with the drums, add a sneaky bass line, dress it with a fat lead and you've got your song. Adjust the mix, add some FX, arrange your patterns in the timeline and you're done. From the team behind DM1, Apple Design Award winner 2012. Playset is a premium app — no in-app purchases, no ads. Buy it once, it's entirely yours. Features: • Multi-touch drum & synth sequencer • 50 original sample kits (drum kits, bass & leads) • Mixer with mute, level, pitch, pan & custom kit per track • 2 FX per instrument (Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Compressor and more) • Patterns & Timeline module • Fast bounce — master or separated tracks, mono or stereo • Share & import projects • Gallery with demo songs • Full MIDI & MIDI Mapping support • AudioBus & Ableton Link support • Audio Unit AUv3 support • Audio background mode Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: contact@fingerlab.net Have fun! The Fingerlab Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playset at 92% against 76477 Complex Sound Synth's 50%. Playset also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.9). 76477 Complex Sound Synth's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
76477 Complex Sound Synth costs $2.99 and Playset $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Playset holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 76477 Complex Sound Synth's written reviews are positive against 92% of Playset's.
76477 Complex Sound Synth ships an update every 3 months, Playset every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 76477 Complex Sound Synth | Playset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Cat Systems | Fingerlab |
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In-app purchases
76477 Complex Sound Synth
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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