Best Synth Sequencer Apps

4.7😊(4.8K 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

Sequentia: MIDI Sequencer by Yahor Kamarou

Generate riffs, chords & drums

Strong Contender

4.7(10 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful MIDI sequencer for hardware synthesizers and drum machines. Generate complex musical patterns, control parameters, and integrate with your DAW. Save and export your creations for further editing.

Loopy Pro: Looper DAW Sampler by A Tasty Pixel

Live looping. Your way.

Worth Considering

4.8😊(991 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app is a customizable music creation environment that combines live looping, sampling, and MIDI sequencing. It offers a flexible canvas for building performance setups, designing instruments, and integrating external gear. Enjoy a free trial before a one-time purchase.

What We Love

🚀 Powerful and flexible
👍 Highly customizable interface
🎨 Endless creative possibilities
🔥 Game-changing capabilities
💻 Replaces hardware loopers
🤖 Intelligent and intuitive
🤝 Excellent developer support
🎶 Seamless live performance tool
🎛️ Comprehensive MIDI control
🎚️ Versatile audio routing

Room to Improve

🤯 Steep learning curve
🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
🔌 Requires external hardware for full functionality
💰 Relatively high price point

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Over 300+ PresetsMIDI SupportVintage-Style Sequencer

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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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Acid bass synthesizerResonant filter with cutoff, resonance, decay, accentBuilt-in step sequencer

Create acid basslines and lead sounds with a resonant filter and built-in step sequencer. This app functions as an AUv3 plugin or standalone, offering MIDI support and background audio. It's designed for live performance and integration with other music production tools.

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Rozeta Sequencer Suite

MIDI Sequencer Plugins

$9.99

This app provides a suite of 10 MIDI sequencers and controllers for mobile music production. Explore freeform sequencing, generative patterns, and precise control over MIDI instruments within compatible host applications.

AUv3 Synth & Sequencer

$2.99

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

Libre music sequencer

Open-source music sequencerAimed at hobbyist composersSupports game developers

A free and open-source music sequencer designed for hobbyist composers, game developers, and indie artists. Comprehensive documentation is available to help users get started with its features.

This app is a touch synthesizer that allows continuous pitch control for expressive playing. It offers various sound-shaping tools and effects, along with on-device recording capabilities for sharing and backup.

Chromatic touch interfaceReal-time responsive playMultiple oscillator and FM instruments

Hardware-Style MIDI Sequencer

$5.99

Polywave - Wavetable Synth

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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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Granula: Granular Synth

Ambient Drone & Soundscape Pad

Beat Maker, Piano & SoundFont

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SoundPad: Sampler & DAW

Beat Studio - Music Maker

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Drum Pad Machine & Sampler

multitrack midi step sequencer

$7.99

This app offers an interactive approach to music composition, focusing on detailed steps that can be arranged into looping sequences. It provides extensive control over note parameters and allows for real-time manipulation and experimentation.

Interactive step-focused compositionDetailed step notation (probability, ornamentation)Configurable sequence lengths and sub-sequences