Tera Synth vs DM2 The Drum Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tera Synth
Create unique sounds beyond traditional synthesizers with a modular analog and digital synthesis workstation. Combine physical modeling, wireless patching, and built-in effects for a fat, individual sound. Features a programmable arpeggiator and live playing options.
- Modular analog and digital synthesis
- Physical modeling modules
- Wireless patching and modulation routing
- Built-in distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, and reverb effects
- Programmable arpeggiator
- Live playing with onscreen keyboard and MIDI support
- Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio integration
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Tera Synth - Modular Analog Synthesizer Explore new sound spaces with Tera Synth that go beyond the emulation of synthesizer legends. Use the power of analog and digital synthesis combined with new modules for physical modelling. Wireless patching of modules combined with an intelligible modulation routing simplifies the development of new synthesizer designs from scratch. Distortion effect, Delay/Chorus/Phaser and Reverb effects give your sounds the final polishing. Tera Synth gives your music an individual character with its unique fat sound. The well-designed algorithms and the economical modular structure provides you with a comparatively high voice yield. Precise timing with the unique built-in Arpeggiator let you feel the rhythm. Tera Synth supports Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio for integration with other Music Apps. Modular Analog Synthesis • Modular synthesizer with free connections between modules. • 25 Sound Modules • 4 Low frequency oscillators • 4 Standard ADSR Envelope generators. • 4 Multi Segment Envelopes with tempo sync. • 64 time/level segments per envelope • Monophonic or polyphonic with up to 32 voices. • More than 920 factory presets, unlimited user presets can be shared. FX • Chorus with four delay lines. • 8 pole Analog Phaser. • Distortion effect with Tube/Tape emulation • Stereo Echo/Delay effect. • Hi end reverberation unit. Live • Play melodies live with the onscreen keyboard. Drag fingers for slides and vibrato. • Optionally use CoreMIDI* compatible hardware keyboard. • Dozens of scales selectable • Variable Keyboard layout for scale optimized playing Full featured programmable 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 Global • Audiobus 3 compatible (Input slot) with Preset saving. • Inter App Audio • AudioUnit AUv3 with parameter automation • Ableton Link compatible • Audio pasteboard. Copy audio recordings to Clipboard for use with other Apps • Exchange user presets with File Sharing in iTunes. • Support for MIDI input/output connections. • MIDI learn functionality.
DM2 The Drum Machine
Create and manipulate electronic beats with a synthesis-based drum machine. Features a graphic editor for sound design, a step sequencer with customizable patterns, and finger-drumming capabilities. Includes a mixer, effects processor, and song arrangement tools for exporting and sharing your music.
- Synthesis-based sound creation
- Graphic sound editor
- 16/32 step sequencer with polymetric options
- Finger-drumming with recording and quantization
- Professional mixer and FX section
- Song arrangement and export capabilities
- MIDI mappable with over 130 parameters
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DM2 is a synthesis-based drum machine with a dedicated graphic editor, for the creation and manipulation of sound . Yeah, blah blah blah… let’s start again. Your lucky stars have all aligned. There are blue skies and smooth sailing ahead. So throw your worries away, and get ready for DM2 to bring endless fun and blissful joy to your face. Your colleagues and friends will be amazed at the new you, wondering how your fingers produce such ravishing beats. Strangers may come up to you in cafés and ask you, “That rhythm sounds like heaven. How do you do that?”. Life can be good, so tap your feet, shake your head and let’s start making some groovy electronic beats with DM2. DM2 has been made by the core team that brought you DM1, one of the consistent best selling drum machines for iPad, awarded with an Apple Design Award in 2012. If DM1 was cool, DM2 is ice cold. Now let’s talk business. DM2 contains 6 pages. Each page does 1 thing. Or perhaps 2. A BIG, BIG STEP SEQUENCER. 16 or 32 step patterns. Or why not 7 or 25 steps? Or even polymetric tracks (poly what? no worries, just a fancy word for complex rhythms, yet super easy to make). And while we are at it, steps can also be singles, duplets, triplets or quadruplets for even sophisticated rhythms. Again it is all about drawing funny objects to make funky beats. THE DRUMS PAGE. Where the sonic magic happens. Six touchable graphs to create sounds. Oscillators, LFOs, filters, noise generators, all the usual suspects in a drawable interface. This may look a tiny bit daunting at first, but the beauty is that whatever you touch, you’re not going to break anything. So give everything a whirl, and get experimental. And if you need some inspiration, DM2 contains plenty of ready-made sounds too. THE PADS PAGE. Maybe you prefer finger-drumming? Sure, go ahead. Press REC and record your rhythms. Of course, there is an automatic quantize function, so that you’ll never miss a beat again. THE MIXER PAGE. Big and beautiful, it will transform your iPad into a professional mixing desk for the price of a magazine. THE FX SECTION. A powerful Effect processor. Just switch everything on and see where it takes you. THE SONG PAGE. Last but not least, put all your hard work in the previous pages together in a shiny song. DM2 is fully MIDI-mappable with more than 130 assignable parameters that can be controlled by an external MIDI controller. Finally, because music makes the people come together and mixes both the bourgeoisie and the rebel, you can export your creations to share with the world. DM2 is packed full of save/import/export abilities. Ahh, the wonder of modern technology! For anyone interested in immersing themselves in some tech specs, please see below. Otherwise, feel free to stop reading now, grab your copy of DM2, and get jamming. What are you waiting for? ———————————————————————————————— Website : www.audionomy.fr Youtube : www.audionomy.fr/youtube.htm Facebook : www.facebook.com/audionomydev Twitter : www.twitter.com/ audionomyapps ———————————————————————————————— • Graphic design by Jonas Eriksson, world class graphic master • Drum kits can be saved, exported and imported (iTunes, iCloud, Dropbox, etc) • 16 or 32 Steps Polymetric Sequencer • Single, duplet, triplet or quadruplet step • Audio Synthesis with graphic editor • 1 oscillator + 1 noise generator • 2 self-oscillating filters • 2 volume envelopes • Pitch modulation • Distortion per track • Stereo panning • Copy, paste and swap sounds • Pads to record patterns, with Beat Repeat effect • Full Mixing Desk • 4 Effect Pads : Compressor | Overdrive | Phaser | Chorus | Delay | Reverb • Mode song • Songs export and import • Export audio • Full Midi implementation • Audiobus + IAA + Ableton Link compatible ————————————————————————————————
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tera Synth at 4.8 against DM2 The Drum Machine's 4.3. Tera Synth also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). DM2 The Drum Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, 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
Tera Synth costs $1.99 and DM2 The Drum Machine $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tera Synth holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Tera Synth's written reviews are positive against 67% of DM2 The Drum Machine's.
Tera Synth ships an update every 4 months, DM2 The Drum Machine every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tera Synth | DM2 The Drum Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (27 ratings) — better | 4.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | 36 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | Pascal Douillard |
Customer experience
Tera Synth
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In-app purchases
Tera Synth
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









