Best Music Synthesizer Apps

4.7😊(4.7K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Create electronic music with this mobile studio app. Features inspiring synths, drum machines, and world-class instruments. Easily build beats, melodies, and arrange tracks for production.

What We Love

🚀 Refreshing simplicity
🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
🚀 Excellent sound quality
🚀 Flexible and powerful
🚀 Inspiring and creative
🚀 Seamless integration with Novation hardware

Room to Improve

🐛 Buggy and crashes occasionally
🔒 No iCloud sync or cloud backup
🔒 Limited export options
🔒 Lack of MIDI support
🔒 Clunky piano roll and note editing
🔒 Missing key features like song mode and panning

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

Animoog Z Synthesizer by Moog Music Inc.

Multisensory Music Production

Worth Considering

DJ Mixer Studio:Remix Music

4.8😊(1.2K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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.

What We Love

🚀 Powerful synth engine
🎨 Visually appealing interface
🎹 Expressive and versatile controls
💰 Good value for money
🔊 Excellent sound quality
🌟 Innovative features like 3D orbits
🔍 Comprehensive preset library
🔗 Seamless integration with DAWs

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
🔍 Preset navigation could be improved
📱 Cramped interface on smaller devices
🔇 Missing built-in recording/looping
🔒 Difficulty restoring previous purchases
🔧 Compatibility issues with some apps

More Music Synthesizer apps to explore

DJ App to mix your songs, mp3

Advanced music player12 loop pads with sound effects2 virtual turntables

Create your own remixes with this professional DJ mixer app. Access your music library to mix tracks, apply effects, and control tempo and pitch in real-time. Record and share your creations easily.

Piano Pro & Drum Music Studio

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AUv3 Keyboard & Synth Sampler

High-quality sound and rhythm packsAUv3 & Ableton Link supportAdvanced MIDI integration

Create music with a vast library of professional sounds and rhythms. This app offers advanced MIDI and AUv3 integration, allowing you to customize sounds, import your own files, and sync with other music software. Unlock the full experience with a premium subscription.

Cycle - Time Lag Accumulator

Meditative Synthesizer

Time lag accumulation for sonic texturesMeditative and ambient music creationRecord and export to WAV/MIDI

This app creates evolving musical textures by repeating notes that gradually fade. It offers a meditative experience and is ideal for ambient music creation. Users can record and export their creations in various formats.

ORPHEUS: Music Synthesizer

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paid

Grid Instrument Play By Touch

Smart sound generator

Granular sound libraryPre-made tracksAdjustable sound parameters

Create unique sounds by manipulating audio granules. This app offers a library of granules, pre-made tracks, and adjustable sound parameters. You can also import your own music and share your creations.

🔧 Utilities

free with in-app purchases

Tresse Polyphonic Synthesizer

39-engine AUv3 & Sequencer

39 diverse sound enginesDual-layer synthesisMorphing SEM-style filter

This app is a powerful polyphonic synthesizer for iPhone and iPad, featuring 39 diverse sound engines and a generative step sequencer. It offers extensive sound-shaping capabilities with dual layers, morphing filters, and flexible LFOs and envelopes. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin.

free with in-app purchases

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SquareAcid - Acid Synthesizer

Grimey Acid Music

$6.99

This app is a unique acid synthesizer inspired by classic hardware. It offers a distinct sound with growls and barks, functioning as a standalone application with Audiobus and Ableton Link support, as well as an AUv3 plugin.

Hardware-inspired acid synthesisStandalone applicationAudiobus support

FM Synth with wave form morph

$4.99

Explore vast sonic landscapes with an advanced FM synthesizer. This app features morphing waves technology, extensive sound effects, and MIDI keyboard support for professional music creation.

Morphing waves technologyAUV3 (Audio Unit) supportMIDI keyboard support

DOH1: Synthesizer 303 Bassline

paid

Beats, Synths & Live Loops

$5.99

Analog Poly Synth Keyboard

SJ-SQUARE - Synthesizer

Create music on the go with a portable synthesizer. Explore six distinct sounds and eleven scales to craft melodies and chords. Enjoy versatile sound options from 8-bit solos to deep bass tones.

Six synthesizer soundsEleven built-in scalesFast melody creation

Physical modeling instrument

$7.99

This app is a physical modeling instrument that simulates how sound is produced in the real world. It offers intuitive controls for shaping sound through energy, object resonance, and room acoustics. It supports MPE controllers and offers a unique microtonal playing experience.

Physical modeling sound engineIntuitive ENERGY, OBJECT, ROOM controlsModal resonator for object shaping

Synth Box: Music Synthesizer

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paid

MIDI Keyboard, Sounds & FX

Slide-to-play keyboard with pitch/mod wheelsDual morphing wavetable oscillatorsMoog-style low-pass filter

Transform your device into a versatile synthesizer with a touch-sensitive keyboard, morphing oscillators, and a resonant low-pass filter. Explore 100 presets, add real-time effects, and record your performances. Connect MIDI controllers for expanded creative possibilities.

Total Synth Explosion

$14.99

This app offers a powerful yet user-friendly synthesizer experience, delivering thick basses, leads, and pads with analog warmth and surprising tonal variety. Explore unique parameter interactions, advanced modulation options, and creative tools like an arpeggiator and effects processor for an all-out sonic assault.

Thick basses, leads, and padsInteractive oscillator volumesAudible LFO for sound and modulation

free with in-app purchases

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KG-SQUARE-Virtual Analog Synth

Analog Modeling Synthesizer