Comparison

strng vs FW Radar

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

Head to head
About

strng

This app generates plucked string sounds using a physical modeling synthesis engine. It offers polyphonic voices, a built-in keyboard, and MIDI control. Shape your sound with delay and resonant filters, and integrate with other music apps.

Highlights
  • Physical modeling string synthesis
  • 16 voice polyphony
  • Built-in 25-key keyboard with aftertouch
  • MIDI controller support (USB/Wi-Fi)
  • Stereo ping-pong delay
  • Two-channel resonant filter with LFOs
  • Audiobus, IAA, and AUv3 support
Features
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Strng is a string synthesiser inspired by the karplus-strong algorithm. The physical modelling starts with a short burst of noise that then guided by a tuned delay buffer and string tension filter, generates plucked string like sounds. No samples are used. Strng is 16 voice polyphonic and can be controlled with an in app 25 key chromatic keyboard or connect prefered midi controller through USB or Wifi. To further shape the sound two post effects are available, a ping-pong stereo delay and two channel resonant filter controlled by two LFOs. Connect to other apps through AudioBus, inter app audio or load in DAWs as AUv3. +++ String synthesis engine +++ 16 voice polyphonic +++ Audiobus, IAA and AUv3 +++ Core MIDI, bluetooth midi and limited MPE +++ 25 multitouch keyboard with aftertouch control +++ Factory presets, save and load your own settings, drag'n drop from files app +++ Aftertouch modulation for attack, sustain, bit crush, resonant filter and detune lfo +++ Stereo ping-pong delay +++ Two channel resonant low pass filter LFOs

About

FW Radar

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Never miss a firmware update for your studio gear again. FW Radar tracks firmware releases for 1,600+ hardware products — synths, drum machines, eurorack modules, audio interfaces, effects — and tells you the moment something in YOUR rig gets an update. BUILD YOUR RIG Add your gear and see everything at a glance: current firmware, your installed version, full version history with changelogs, manuals, and used market prices. GET NOTIFIED Enable notifications and get a push the moment a new firmware is detected for one of your devices — tap it and you're on the product page. Telegram and email alerts are available too. EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY Browse public rigs from other electronic musicians, discover new setups, and share your own — photos included. ALWAYS UP TO DATE 1,600+ products from 270+ brands, monitored around the clock. Community-powered: if something's missing, request it from the app and it gets added. Free. No subscription. Sign in with Apple or Google. FW Radar does not host firmware files — all downloads link to the manufacturer's official pages. This application uses the Reverb API but is not endorsed, created by or certified by Reverb.com, LLC.

Screenshots

strng4 screens
FW Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FW Radar at Free against strng's $4.99. strng's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

FW Radar is free to download; strng costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
strng versus FW Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterstrngFW Radar
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik SigthVincenzo Risi

In-app purchases

None

strng

No in-app purchases

None

FW Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is strng free?
strng costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FW Radar free?
FW Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do strng or FW Radar have ads?
Neither strng nor FW Radar shows ads.

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