Nature vs SKIIID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nature
This app translates visual information from your camera into sound using spectral synthesis. Control the sound's amplitude, type, and speed by interacting with the screen and camera feed. Record any generated sound with a simple button press.
- Camera-to-sound translation
- Spectral synthesis
- Adjustable scanning curve
- Amplitude control
- Speed control
- Sound recording
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The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. "Nature - Oscillator" is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound. And you can easily control the scanning curve: its amplitude, type and speed. [ How to use ] Start the app and you will hear the sound immediately. Try to move the camera and you will hear the sound change. If there is no sound for some reason - try to reduce the Quality parameter in the app menu. How to change the scanning curve: * amplitude: touch the screen and slide up or down; * speed: touch the screen and slide left or right; * type: use the slider at the top of the screen. Any sound can be recorded by pressing the REC button on the right side of the screen.
SKIIID
This app is a percussion synthesizer designed for live performance. It features four morphing pads where finger position controls sound parameters and velocity. Explore deep sound design with a step sequencer, auto-mutation, and chaos engine for instant sound generation.
- Four morphing percussion pads
- Real-time parameter control via touch
- 16-step sequencer per pad
- Auto-mutate sound evolution
- Chaos engine for instant sound generation
- AUv3 plugin support
- MIDI input and Ableton Link sync
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SKIIID is a percussion synthesizer built for real-time performance. Four pads. Each one is a sound sculpted by where your finger lands. Move left or right to morph between synth parameters. Move up or down to control velocity. Simple to play, deep to explore. — PADS — Four independent drum voices. Each pad morphs between parameter extremes based on X-axis position. Velocity is Y-axis. — STEP SEQUENCER — 16-step sequencer per pad. Variable step length for polyrhythms. Reverse playback, shuffle, pin and random step modes. Sync to Ableton Link or run free. — AUTO-MUTATE — Evolves your sound automatically. Individual interval and intensity per pad, synced to tempo. — CHAOS ENGINE — RANDOM, CHAOS, and MUTATE modes generate new sounds instantly. — AUv3 PLUGIN — Run SKIIID inside AUM, ApeMatrix, Audiobus, or any AUv3 host. Multiple instances work independently — different patches, different sequencers, no shared state. — MIDI — MIDI In for pad triggering. MIDI Learn for external controller mapping. Ableton Link for tempo sync. — WORKS ON — iPhone and iPad, all modern screen sizes. Landscape mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SKIIID at every 4 days against Nature's every 36 months. Nature's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 74%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Nature costs $1.99 and SKIIID $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Nature against 4.4 for SKIIID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Nature's written reviews are positive against 74% of SKIIID's.
Nature ships an update every 36 months, SKIIID every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nature | SKIIID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | 4.4 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better | 73.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Zolotov | Stephan Bolch |
Customer experience
Nature
SKIIID
In-app purchases
Nature
No in-app purchases
SKIIID
No in-app purchases








