Best Music Creator Synth Apps

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

GarageBand by Apple

Make great music anywhere

Strong Contender

4.1😊(117K ratings)

Free

Transform your device into a portable recording studio. Create music with virtual instruments, record vocals and guitars, and mix multi-track songs. Explore a vast library of sounds and effects to produce professional-sounding tracks anywhere.

What We Love

🎹 Powerful music creation tools
👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
🎨 Wide variety of instruments and sounds
💰 Free to use with no ads
🎶 Helps inspire and develop musical skills

Room to Improve

🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes and data loss
⏱️ Long download and optimization times
🔇 Issues with audio recording and playback
🔒 Requires latest iOS version to function
💾 Takes up a lot of storage space

King of FM 2: DX Synth/E Piano by AudioKit Pro

#1 DX7 Sounds & Electric Piano

Worth Considering

4.9😊(1.8K ratings)

Free

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Experience classic 80s FM synthesizer and electric piano sounds with over 300 unique presets. This app offers professional-grade audio, extensive layering for expressiveness, and a full suite of effects. It functions as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin for music production hosts.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent sound quality
👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
🎹 Authentic DX7 sounds
💰 Free app with great value
🎨 Versatile sound design capabilities
🎶 Inspiring and fun to play

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional compatibility issues with DAWs
🔇 Limited bass and low-end sounds
🔍 Lack of advanced editing features

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Create songs from text promptsGenerate beats, melodies, and vocalsExplore different moods and genres

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Waveform drawing editor3 Oscillators2 dynamic Filters

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