Best Synthesizer 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

AudioKit Synth One J6 + AUv3 by AudioKit Pro

Pro Analog Synthesizer Fun!

Strong Contender

4.9😊(2.4K 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

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Worth Considering

King of FM 2: DX Synth/E Piano

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

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High-quality piano and keyboard soundsCustomizable sound sets with over 30 librariesAUv3 support

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Make music

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Create earth-shattering bassStandalone app & AUv3 pluginSynthesize custom sounds

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Simplified FM synthesisPocket-sized designSound shaping

This mobile application offers a simplified approach to FM synthesis, allowing users to create a variety of sounds, from crystalline textures to sharp basslines, directly on their device. It's designed for on-the-go sound design and musical exploration.

Create and shape sounds with a professional-grade modular synthesizer environment. Explore a vast library of modules for synthesis and sound design, with the option to expand your toolkit with premium instruments and effects. Available across Apple devices for seamless workflow.

Modular synthesizer environmentSound design toolsReal-time audio shaping

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AUv3, Synth, Arpeggio & MIDI

Waveform drawing editor3 Oscillators2 dynamic Filters

Create unique sounds by drawing waveforms, adjusting filters, and controlling parameters with LFOs. Explore a vast sound palette with factory presets or build your own. Supports MIDI, AudioUnit, and live recording for track creation.

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The Ultimate Synth, Keyboard

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Hoverophone: Theremin Synth

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Air-based theremin playing with front camera hand trackingPolyphonic synthesizer with multiple voice optionsMicrotonal keyboard with 12-TET or 24-TET quarter tones

This app reimagines the theremin for your iPhone, allowing you to play music by waving your hands in the air without touching the screen. It offers a polyphonic synthesizer with various sound options and microtonal capabilities for unique musical exploration.