Best Auv3 Synth Apps

4.9😊(2.5K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app offers a professional-quality virtual analog synthesizer inspired by classic hardware. It provides a vast library of presets, real-time effects control, and a user-friendly interface for both beginners and experienced musicians. It can be used as a standalone instrument or as an AUv3 plugin.

What We Love

🚀 Amazingly inspirational
👍 Awesome and free
👍 Ridiculously good UI
👍 Must have
👍 Great for AUv3
👍 Simply fantastic
👍 Analog dreams with clear UI
👍 Wow, a gift to music makers

AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer by AudioKit Pro

Feature-packed Pro Synthesizer

Strong Contender

4.9😊(27K ratings)

Free

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This is a free, open-source professional synthesizer app for iOS devices. It offers over 300 presets, MIDI support, a sequencer, and vintage-inspired filters. Learn music production basics and create your own sounds.

What We Love

😎 Easy to use
🔥 Clean patches
👍 Awesome synth
🎸 Works great with GarageBand
🤩 Absolutely stunning
💥 Incredible dynamic articulation
🎹 Powerful and intuitive
🎶 Vast set of features
🔊 Amazing quality
🤘 Spanking awesome
🤘 Love the concept
🎹 Immediate access to controls
🎨 Versatile sound creation
🎚️ Smooth and responsive
⭐ Packed with presets
🎧 Excellent sound quality
🎛️ Great interface and patches
🎛️ Powerful soft synth
🎛️ Stunning sounds
🎛️ Awesome all-around

Room to Improve

🤔 No AU support yet
🤔 Crashes with Audiobus 3
🤔 Poor palette of sounds
🤔 Mod wheel issues
🤔 Occasional crashes
🤔 High battery consumption
🤔 Keyboard issues on iPhone

Aureline by Hideki Konishi

Worth Considering

4.7(7 ratings)

Free

This app is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer that combines the feel of classic analog synths with the unique character of waveform memory sound sources. It offers a wide range of sound creation capabilities, from warm pads and powerful basses to digital game sounds and sound effects.

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Percussive Synth

The Jamming Machine

Virtual analog synth engineUnique sequencer with odd subdivisionsFour independent synth voices

Create rhythms and melodies with a versatile sequencer and virtual analog synth engine. Experiment with sound design, record your creations, and export them for use in DAWs. Supports Ableton Link and MIDI.

Polyphonic Sketchpad Synth

Authentic 5-voice polyphony3 oscillators per voice with 8 waveformsComponent-level circuit modeling

This app digitally recreates a classic polyphonic synthesizer, offering authentic sound design and songwriting inspiration. It features a 300-note sequencer, multiple oscillators per voice, and performance controls like a joystick and expression pedal inputs.

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Modular Music-Making

Modular instrument designPolyphonic synthesisAudio effect creation

Create complex synthesizers, audio effects, and MIDI processors with a modular music-making tool. Design instruments from simple patches to intricate custom setups, with a vast library of modules and extensive modulation capabilities.

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Testere Supersaw Synth AUv3

Massive trance sound

$7.99

This powerful synthesizer offers 7-oscillator supersaw voices with unique curve-based controls for detune, phase, and panning. Create everything from tight analog stacks to wide, animated textures with its flexible wavetable oscillators and built-in effects.

7-saw stacked oscillators per voiceCurve-based detune, phase, flavor, pan spreadSine sub oscillator

Oberheim OB-X based synth

$14.99

This app emulates the classic Oberheim OB-X synthesizer, offering its rich sound and behavior with added enhancements. It focuses on sonic quality and includes micro random detuning for authentic analog warmth. External effects are recommended to further shape its versatile soundscapes.

Oberheim OB-X emulationRecreates original sound and behaviorAdded enhancements to original design

This is a free wavetable synthesizer app that can be used standalone or as an AUv3 instrument. It offers 16 voice polyphony, multiple oscillators, a switchable filter, modulation, and effects. It also includes a MIDI processor for generating musical sequences.

Standalone or AUv3 instrument16 voice polyphonyMultiple oscillators per voice

Shape, play, understand sound

Dual oscillators with analog waveforms and wavetablesExtensive modulation matrix and effects suiteIntegrated Sound Anatomy for sound explanation

This music creation tool allows users to shape and understand sound with a powerful synthesizer and an integrated sound anatomy feature. It offers extensive sound design capabilities, MIDI support, and advanced tuning options for both standalone use and as an AUv3 instrument.

For wind & breath controllers

Physical modeling wind instrument synthesizerResponds to breath and MIDI controllersAUv3 plugin support

This app is a synthesizer that emulates wind instruments using physical modeling. It transforms breath or MIDI input into expressive musical vibrations. Unlock more instruments by connecting with the desktop version.

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Create Deep Music and Sound

Create earth-shattering bassStandalone app & AUv3 pluginSynthesize custom sounds

Create deep, earth-shattering bass lines and custom electronic drum sounds. This powerful synth offers a lightweight yet robust tool for musicians across various electronic genres. It functions as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin, allowing for seamless integration into your existing music production workflow.

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Analog Modeling Synthesizer

$8.00

This app offers an analog-style synthesizer with a unique resonator for experimental sound design. Explore a wide range of sonic possibilities with familiar analog tones and innovative resonator effects.

AUv3 compatibilityAnalog-style synthesisIntegrated resonator

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Polywave - Wavetable Synth

AUv3 & MIDI Polyphonic Synth

Wavetable sequencerCustom waveform drawingExpansive waveform library

Create unique, evolving sonic experiences with a novel wavetable sequencer inspired by vintage synths. Draw your own waveforms, explore a vast library, and connect to external keyboards or DAWs. Record your creations directly within the app.

free with in-app purchases

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Jynth – Physics Analog Synth

Vintage Modulation & AUv3

Analog-style signal chainPhysics-driven modulationPreset Per Note & Preset Ribbon

This music app recreates the warm, analog sound of a classic synth with a unique physics engine for organic soundscapes. Explore vintage tones, advanced modulation, and innovative performance features like assigning different presets to individual notes.

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OB-Xd 3 AUv3 Synth

Oberheim OB-X based synth

$19.99

This app recreates a classic vintage synthesizer, offering rich, full-bodied tones for electronic music, recordings, and film scores. It features MPE support, an on-screen MIDI keyboard, and high-quality rendering for enhanced music production.

Oberheim OB-X emulationMPE supportOn-screen MIDI keyboard

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VHS Synth | 80s Synthwave

Lo-Fi & Chill with this AUv3

VHS-recorded and resampled synthsOver 280+ presetsStandalone app and AUv3 plugin

This app creates unique synth sounds by recording classic synths to VHS tape and then resampling them. It offers a vast library of presets and effects to achieve lo-fi, retro vibes for various music genres. An AUv3 plugin and standalone app are included.

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Bell Synthesizer

$8.00

This app is an AUv3-compatible synthesizer designed to create bell-like metallic sounds. It combines FM synthesis, a noise generator, and a resonator for crafting clear tones and complex metallic textures.

AUv3-compatible synthesizerDual FM synthesis modulesNoise generator

AUv3 Synth & Sequencer

$0.99

$2.99 | 67% OFF

This music creation app offers a professional synthesizer engine with dual-layer sound design and rhythmic motion. It can be used as a standalone workstation or as an AUv3 instrument within compatible iOS hosts for recording and production.

AUv3 instrument supportStandalone synth workstationDual preset layering

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Kronecker - AUv3 Plug-in Synth

Clockwork Synthesizer

$8.00

This synthesizer uses a unique rhythm machine-like mechanism to trigger tones when a key is pressed, offering direct control over timing and sound without traditional sequencers. Explore its innovative approach to rhythmic music creation.

AUv3 compatible synthesizerRhythm machine-like triggeringKey-press driven sound generation

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