Best Gradient Synth Apps

4.4(63 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Transform colors into unique sounds with this intuitive music creation app. Designed for beginners and children, it offers a user-friendly interface and powerful features to explore and customize a wide range of audio experiences.

Micah Synth by Micah Arvey

Polyphonic Musical Synthesizer

Strong Contender

5.0(19 ratings)

Free

Explore and create unique sounds with this polyphonic soft-synthesizer. Discover sonic ideas through built-in presets and then craft your own custom audio.

AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer by AudioKit Pro

Feature-packed Pro Synthesizer

Worth Considering

Blendy Layers: Gradient Maker

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

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Animoog Z Synthesizer

16-voice polyphonic synthesizerAnisotropic Synth Engine (ASE)Multidimensional sound design

Explore multidimensional sound design and performance with this polyphonic synthesizer. Create unique evolving soundscapes by navigating sonic universes and sculpting fluid sounds. Features a built-in keyboard, MPE support, and a diverse library of timbres.

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Granula Synth

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Granular sound manipulationPreset libraryCustom sound import

Explore new soundscapes by manipulating granular audio. This app offers a library of presets, custom sound import, and extensive parameter adjustments for unique music creation. Save your settings and share your sonic experiments.

Create music with a monophonic synthesizer featuring dual oscillators, adjustable filters, and envelope shaping. Explore various wave patterns and octaves to craft unique sounds for live performance or composition.

Dual overlapping oscillatorsFour wave patternsAdjustable low pass filter

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Gradient Background: Spectrum

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Interactive mesh gradient editorMultiple gradient types (Mesh, Linear, Radial, Conic)Adjustable mesh complexity

Create stunning abstract wallpapers and backgrounds with a powerful mesh gradient editor. Design beautiful gradients with precise control over color, mesh complexity, and aspect ratios. Save and export your creations in high resolution.

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Jam Synth

by Derek Mesecar

Monophonic guitar synthesizerPitch and amplitude trackingMultiple oscillator wave shapes

Transform your guitar into a synthesizer with this app. It accurately tracks pitch and amplitude to control digital oscillators, offering unique synth leads and effects. Go beyond MIDI with expressive, organic sounds and advanced modulation options.

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Synth by Wärn

by Johannes Warn

Two unique synthesizersExperimental sound generationCreative audio tool

Explore unique soundscapes with two distinct synthesizers. This app offers a creative tool for generating experimental audio and musical textures.

Advanced hardware control app

Preset management and transferFull control over synth engineSound shaping with envelopes and LFOs

This app provides advanced control for a specific analog synthesizer, allowing users to manage presets, shape sounds, and configure global and MIDI settings. It offers access to all synth engine elements and includes artist-created presets for inspiration.

by Green Oak Software

$4.99

Create lush, evolving soundscapes with a powerful semi-modular synthesizer for mobile devices. Explore subtractive and FM synthesis, extensive modulation, and built-in effects. Share sounds with the desktop version and connect MIDI keyboards for a full hardware synth experience.

Semi-modular synthesis engineSubtractive and FM synthesisExtensive modulation control (>90 parameters)

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.

Virtual analog synth engineUnique sequencer with odd subdivisionsFour independent synth voices

This app emulates a classic monophonic analog synthesizer with advanced DSP technology. It features three variable wave oscillators, dual ladder filters, an LFO, and two modulation busses for versatile sound design. An intuitive interface and extensive preset library make it ideal for creating thick bass and rich lead sounds.

Three continuously variable wave oscillatorsDual ladder filters (Lowpass/Highpass)Multi-wave LFO

Mini Synthesizer for iPhone

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paid

by Electro-Harmonix

$2.99

This app digitally recreates a classic analog synthesizer, offering vintage sound effects and modern updates. It features intuitive controls for pitch, filters, and delay, allowing for extensive sound customization. Ideal for musicians and enthusiasts seeking authentic analog tones.

Faithful digital re-creation of a cult-classic analog synthesizerVintage synth sounds with modern updatesIntuitive controls with 12 sliders and 9 switches

Create a wide range of analog and vintage sounds with this versatile synthesizer app. It features dual oscillators, multiple synthesis types, and extensive modulation options. Seamlessly integrate with other music apps and hardware via MIDI and audio sharing protocols.

Dual oscillators with selectable waveformsFM, addictive, and subtractive synthesisArpeggiator and step sequencer

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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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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by orbosphere

Customizable color gradientsAdjustable blur effectsImport photos for customization

Create stunning color gradients and blur effects for photos and wallpapers. Customize colors with an advanced picker and import images to apply unique effects. Save creations in wallpaper or full image sizes.

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Generate Gradient Image