Modulin is a customizable synthesizer. It allows for unique personal expression while providing a wide spectrum of visual feedback.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Grant Emerson |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (18), current: (18) |
| Released | 05/08/2018 |
| Updated | 06/15/2018 |
Wotja X is a new cross-platform interface for the 'Wotja Generative Music System'.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Intermorphic Limited |
| Type | Host, Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (204), current: (204) |
| Released | 02/20/2018 |
| Updated | 03/10/2026 |
Groovebox is a free music studio app packed with synths and drum machines.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Focusrite Audio Engineering |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (4683), current: (4683) |
| Released | 06/13/2017 |
| Updated | 04/30/2024 |
LoAdKer is a novel rhythm event generator that is based on fractal sequences.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Axart Labs OU |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (13), current: (13) |
| Released | 01/07/2014 |
| Updated | 10/23/2022 |
Beatonal is an accessible music making app, enabling you to easily create and share your musical ideas using the built-in synthesizers and drum machine.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Luuk van der Graaff |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (37), current: (37) |
| Released | 07/19/2017 |
| Updated | 07/25/2017 |
Featuring an FM tone generator, FM Essential is a synthesizer app that provides for real-time synth performances and also lets you edit voices.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Yamaha Corporation of America |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (69), current: (69) |
| Released | 07/21/2016 |
| Updated | 10/24/2024 |
Dedicated monophonic synth bass synthesizer.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | MIDIculous LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Bass |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (14), current: (14) |
| Released | 06/03/2016 |
| Updated | 07/08/2016 |
GarageBand is a DAW by Apple.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Apple |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (113896), current: (113896) |
| Released | 03/10/2011 |
| Updated | 11/03/2025 |
Cubasis LE is the compact version of Steinberg’s sequencer for the iPad, providing the same look and feel of its bigger brother Cubasis.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (41), current: (41) |
| Released | 11/02/2015 |
| Updated | 11/24/2021 |
A strange noise-making device.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | David Gamble |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (10), current: (10) |
| Released | 02/25/2014 |
| Updated | 10/31/2015 |
AutoArp turns your iPhone (or iPod Touch) into a musical instrument that is halfway between a traditional auto-harp zither and an arpeggiated analogue-style synth.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Drew Milloy |
| Type | Instrument, Tool |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (26), current: (26) |
| Released | 01/08/2011 |
| Updated | 03/29/2020 |
Make music in seconds. Share, remix and collaborate with music makers all over the world.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Reason Studios AB |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (1689), current: (1689) |
| Released | 04/04/2012 |
| Updated | 06/14/2021 |
SynthMaster Player for iPad is the MOBILE PLAYER VERSION of the award winning SynthMaster software synthesizer.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | KV331 Audio |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (55), current: (55) |
| Released | 05/27/2015 |
| Updated | 01/18/2024 |
Chiptunes Pro lets you make retro music the way it should be made - with chips. Build your circuit to lay down drum beats, basslines, and tunes. No knowledge of electronics needed.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Simon Booth |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (7), current: (7) |
| Released | 03/19/2014 |
| Updated | 08/18/2015 |
Nanologue boasts a wide scope of inspiring sounds and professional sound effects, sporting a straightforward multi-touch interface and a great-sounding monophonic synthesizer.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA) |
| Rating | total: (84), current: (84) |
| Released | 11/22/2013 |
| Updated | 11/18/2021 |
Explore unreal synthesis with the most unique performance control on iOS! TC-Performer presents a multi-touch performance environment unlike any other synthesizer.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Bit Shape |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (42), current: (42) |
| Released | 06/19/2015 |
| Updated | 03/21/2021 |
Jam Synth is a fully featured monophonic guitar synthesizer / multi FX for iOS.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Primitive Digital Software |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Guitar |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (29), current: (29) |
| Released | 11/02/2013 |
| Updated | 02/22/2023 |
PhaseRings is a musical instrument for performing expressive music with touch gestures. Anyone can create a beautiful piece of music with our sound schemes and generative composition engine.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles Martin |
| Type | Instrument, Controller |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (12), current: (12) |
| Released | 11/14/2014 |
| Updated | 06/18/2018 |
Dandy is a sampler/synthesizer for iPhone inspired by Dandy Desmonds composition “Magnetic Loops for 15 Tape Decks” from 1938, which is one of the earliest known works of electroacoustic music.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephan Hepper |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Other |
| Supports | Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (14), current: (14) |
| Released | 03/13/2013 |
| Updated | 02/09/2015 |
VOSIS is a synthesizer that uses scanned synthesis of greyscale image pixel data from photos or live video input. It is also a tool for image audification/sonification and visual music performance.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Life Orange LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Other |
| Supports | Audiobus |
| Rating | total: (10), current: (10) |
| Released | 01/10/2014 |
| Updated | 12/28/2025 |