Best Vintage 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

Synth Pro: Analog Synthesizer by TAQS.IM

Play & Make Your Own Music

Strong Contender

4.6😐(550 ratings)

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Explore authentic analog synth sounds and craft unique music with a powerful editing suite. This app offers studio-quality effects, layering capabilities, and MIDI/AUv3 support for both beginners and professionals. Save, share, and record your creations.

What We Love

🎶 Great for making music
🎵 Inspiring and authentic sounds
💡 Unique sonic textures
👍 Good for FNF songs
🌟 Free sounds are valuable
🚀 Works well in GarageBand (sometimes)
✨ Beautiful aesthetics

Room to Improve

🔋 Drains phone battery significantly
🐛 Audio lags and glitches in GarageBand
💥 Crashes in GarageBand
🚫 Not recognized in GarageBand sometimes
🔊 No sound output
⚙️ VST presets unusable

Super J8 Synth + AUv3 by AudioKit Pro

Analog Vintage Synthesizer

Worth Considering

AUv3 + Multi-Sampler Synth

4.9(88 ratings)

$8.99

#39in Music

This app offers a powerful analog synthesizer emulation, inspired by a legendary vintage instrument. It provides a vast array of sounds, from lush pads to deep basses, with advanced DSP and numerous modulation options. Explore over 700 presets and use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin.

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Overdrive Synth

Vintage synths re-amped through guitar pedalsMultiple keyboard layoutsAUv3 and MIDI support

Explore unique synth sounds processed through classic guitar overdrive pedals. This app offers professionally recorded samples with multiple keyboard layouts and AUv3/MIDI support. Unlock over 100 additional instruments to expand your sonic palette.

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Jynth – Physics Analog Synth

Vintage Modulation & AUv3

Analog-style signal chainPhysics-driven modulationPreset Per Note & Preset Ribbon

This music app recreates the warm, analog sound of a classic synth with a unique physics engine for organic soundscapes. Explore vintage tones, advanced modulation, and innovative performance features like assigning different presets to individual notes.

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Live voice processingVocodersAuto Pitch

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Faithful emulation of iconic 1980s polyphonic analog synthDetailed circuit modelingWarm DCO sound

JULY - Analog Synth

Vintage Polyphonic Synth

$19.99

This app faithfully emulates a classic 1980s polyphonic analog synthesizer. It meticulously models the original's circuits, offering its warm sound and signature chorus effect in a software format. It functions as both an AUv3 plugin and a standalone application.

MIDI Expressive Synthesizer

$19.99

This app is a virtual analog synthesizer designed for expressive sound creation. It supports multidimensional polyphonic expression (MPE) and offers a variety of synth voice features, built-in effects, and keyboard layouts. It's compatible with MPE hardware and software, as well as standard MIDI controllers.

Virtual analog synthesizerMultidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE)Expressive synth engine

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Retro Synth - Syntophone

Authentic vintage sound recreationTone control for sound shapingVibrato effect for musical expression

Create authentic retro music with this vintage-inspired synthesizer app. Explore sound design with tone controls and vibrato, or upgrade for premium waveforms and studio effects. Designed for instant musical creativity, it offers a portable music-making experience.

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Poison-202 Vintage Synthesizer

Synthesizer & Audio Unit

$9.99

This professional virtual synthesizer emulates classic hardware from the 80s and 90s, offering a vast array of sound creation tools. It includes a large preset library inspired by iconic electronic music artists and can be used as a standalone app or a plugin.

Vintage MIDI SynthesizerAUv3, Audiobus, Inter-App Audio supportStandalone app or plugin

This app transforms your device into a musical instrument with an intuitive touch interface and a friendly robot performer. Create and edit unique sounds with a powerful synth engine and apply effects. It's designed for both beginners and experienced musicians, offering features like scale locking for error-free playing and expressive gesture controls.

Easy-to-use touch control systemPowerful synth engine for sound creation and editingRobot performer animates your music

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Classic late-'70s analog synth

JenDie - Analog Synth

$4.99

This app faithfully emulates a classic 1970s Italian monophonic analog synthesizer for iPhone and iPad. It offers authentic vintage sound with modern touch controls, allowing for expressive leads, basses, and evolving textures. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible hosts.

Faithful Jen SX-1000 emulationAuthentic & Clean sound modesContinuous waveform morphing

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A pocket synth in your hand

PocketTone - Retro Synth

Five retro voices (Piano, Flute, Violin, Fantasy, Guitar)Program custom synth voicesTen built-in rhythms

This app recreates the experience of a hand-drawn, retro pocket synthesizer. It features a vintage LCD display, slide switches, and chunky buttons, allowing users to play various retro voices, program custom sounds, and jam along to built-in rhythms. Users can also record and share their musical creations.

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Model610 - Synth Controller

Sequential Circuits Six-Trak

$19.99

Control your Sequential Circuits Six-Trak synthesizer with an intuitive interface. Explore new sound possibilities with dedicated modes and manage your patches with cloud backup. Requires a Six-Trak synthesizer and an iOS-compatible MIDI interface.

Hands-on synthesis parameter controlMONO and STACK modesBuilt-in patch librarian

Live Auto Pitch Vocoder

$8.99

Transform your voice live with a professional audio processor and music synthesizer. Create robotic voices, harmonies, and unique soundscapes using only your voice as an instrument. Save and share your creations, or integrate them into your existing audio setup.

Live voice processingAuto Pitch and HarmonizingVocoder effects

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Lo-Fi & Chill with this AUv3

VHS-recorded and resampled synthsOver 280+ presetsStandalone app and AUv3 plugin

This app creates unique synth sounds by recording classic synths to VHS tape and then resampling them. It offers a vast library of presets and effects to achieve lo-fi, retro vibes for various music genres. An AUv3 plugin and standalone app are included.

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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.

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

Viking Synth

AUv3

$3.99

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.

Make Any Sound An Instrument

Three-oscillator synth engine16-slot sampler with loop pointsAudio recording and import

Transform any sound into a playable instrument with this powerful synth and sampler. Create custom instruments, layer sounds, and perform with your unique audio creations. Supports SoundFonts and offers advanced synthesis features.

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Fully modeled vintage synth enginesPatchable semi-modular synthesizerCircuit-bendable sampling keyboard

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Vintage Synth Playground

$4.99

Explore vintage synthesizers with fully modeled engines and familiar interfaces. Patch, save, and share your creations across devices. Features real-time effects processing and models based on iconic hardware.

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