Comparison

ThereMin Plus vs Saucillator

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

Head to head
About

ThereMin Plus

Create music using your device's motion as a controller. Features include note snapping and waveform selection for live performance or practice.

Highlights
  • Motion-controlled music creation
  • Frequency-to-note snapping
  • Choice of three waveforms
  • Stage performance ready
  • Skill practice tool
Features
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Use your iPhone or iPad to intuitively make music using the rotation and position of your device like a theremin. With some handy features like frequency-to-note-snapping and a choice of three waveforms it can really be used on stage or to practice your skills with!

About

Saucillator

Create and play custom synthesizers and instruments on your mobile device. Manipulate oscillators and effects with touch, record live loops, and design unique sounds with a variety of timbres and customizable effects. Supports AUv3 for use in other music production apps.

Highlights
  • Custom synthesizer creation
  • Touchscreen oscillator manipulation
  • Live looping and recording
  • AUv3 instrument support
  • Multi-track looper and beat generator
  • Parametric EQ and filters
  • MIDI controller support
Features
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Musical inspiration at the touch of your fingertips - from doodle to zen in seconds. Inspired by the Korg Kaossilator and Moog synthesizers, Saucillator transforms mobile devices into a platform for creating, playing, and sharing digital synthesizers. Users use the touchscreen to manipulate oscillators and effects, and can also do live-looping and recording. Our goal is to be beginner friendly while at the same time offering all the deep, complex features traditional synth users love. Saucillator also now supports AUv3 so you can use many of its features in AUv3-supported host applications (tested with AUM, Loopy Pro, Garageband. Note that some host applications only support some output). A multi track looper and beat generator are available to create synth loops and synchronize a beat/click track alongside it. Loops can be modified, toggled, and added as you're playing. Users are able to play custom modular synthesizers using the x-y axes of the touchscreen. The x-axis corresponds to amplitude (volume) and the y-axis corresponds to frequency (pitch). Playback can also be looped, recorded, and EQed using a Parametric EQ. An Arpeggiator play mode also allows the touched notes to be arpeggiated, with customizable rate, pattern, gate, etc. On top of performing, users are able to create their own custom synthesizers, which consist of a custom timbre and user-defined effects. A variety of timbres are included: Sine, Square, Saw, Pulse, Noise, Theremin, "Singing Saw", "Electric Eel", and "Starslide" (among many more). These, as well as any user-created synths, can be mixed and matched at different harmonics, amplitudes, and phases to create custom sounds. Each synth has customizable fx parameters as well, including Envelope (ADSR - attack & release), Vibrato LFO (rate & depth), Tremolo, Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Distortion, Parametric EQ, and Note Lag (Portamento). We also include a Filter (low-pass, highpass, bandpass) that can be modulated using an Envelope or LFO. Custom synths can also be shared with the Saucillator community via an easy built-in sharing tool. Download other users' synths or upload your own, all from in app! Other abilities: -Choose scale: Pentatonic, Major, Minor, Blues, or Chromatic (among others). -Choose the base note for the pad. -Control the grid size. -Record to disk. -Live visualization of waveforms. -Play synths with external midi controllers -AUv3 instrument support Saucillator. I think it's the sauce, boss!

Screenshots

ThereMin Plus3 screens
Saucillator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Saucillator at 92% against ThereMin Plus's 0%. Saucillator also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). ThereMin Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Saucillator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saucillator has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ThereMin Plus's written reviews are positive against 92% of Saucillator's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ThereMin Plus versus Saucillator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThereMin PlusSaucillator
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings335 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLennart de MeijGreen Noise LLC

Customer experience

ThereMin Plus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Saucillator

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThereMin Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Saucillator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThereMin Plus free?
ThereMin Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saucillator free?
Saucillator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThereMin Plus or Saucillator?
Saucillator is rated higher. ThereMin Plus averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Saucillator averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do ThereMin Plus or Saucillator have ads?
Neither ThereMin Plus nor Saucillator shows ads.

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