Audio Unit (AU) compatible iOS instrument app list
bs-16i is a 16 multi-timbral playback sampler. It supports SoundFont and DLS (Downloadable Sounds, and can be used for keyboard instrument, MIDI sound module, and MIDI player.
| Price | $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | bismark LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (118), current: (118) |
| Released | 09/01/2010 |
| Updated | 06/17/2026 |
Slammer is a multi-sampled AUv3 drum plug-in that contains 30 different instruments made from a huge load of professionally recorded and edited samples.
| Price | $9.99 $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Klevgränd produkter AB |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (18), current: (18) |
| Released | 04/12/2021 |
| Updated | 09/16/2022 |
This is a very simple yet powerful iOS app that performs as a polyphonic audio synthesizer.
| Price | $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brad Howes |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (137), current: (137) |
| Released | 02/19/2019 |
| Updated | 06/16/2026 |
GeoShred is an expressive musical instrument with a multi-touch performance surface, coupled with an advanced physical model of a guitar.
| Price | $24.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Wizdom Music LLC |
| Type | Instrument, Controller |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Guitar |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (1384), current: (1384) |
| Released | 12/15/2015 |
| Updated | 06/15/2026 |
Castamatic is the app to listen to podcasts on any iOS device.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Gunp Media Productions |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (85), current: (85) |
| Released | 07/20/2015 |
| Updated | 06/15/2026 |
FM TiNES is an electric piano library dedicated to the most beautiful FM electric pianos ever made.
| Price | $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | MIDIculous LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (14), current: (14) |
| Released | 08/10/2019 |
| Updated | 06/11/2026 |
DigiStix 2 is an AUv3 compatible drum machine and sampler plugin for your favourite DAW.
| Price | $8.99 $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | 4Pockets.com |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument sounds | Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (50), current: (50) |
| Released | 07/01/2021 |
| Updated | 03/19/2026 |
At the heart of SynthMaster 2’s powerful sound engine lies its oscillators, modulators, and filters.
| Price | $14.99 $0.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | KV331 Audio |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (452), current: (452) |
| Released | 06/22/2021 |
| Updated | 06/03/2026 |
This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio featuring virtual instruments, editing with unlimited undo/redo, mixing, real-time effects, automation and much more!
| Price | $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Davy Wentzler |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (165), current: (165) |
| Released | 01/07/2017 |
| Updated | 06/10/2026 |
WebSDR is an Audio Unit Plugin that plays audio from Software Defined Radio (SDR) streams. It allows you to incorporate the sound of live radio into a live music performance.
| Price | $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (27), current: (27) |
| Released | 05/01/2021 |
| Updated | 06/08/2026 |
iPhilicorda is an emulation of a vintage organ from the sixties, the Philicorda, created by the Dutch company Philips.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Fingerlab |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Piano |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (16), current: (16) |
| Released | 12/03/2020 |
| Updated | 06/08/2026 |
The Decent Samples plugin is a sample player that allows you to use your favorite Decent Samples sample libraries on the go. Many of the most popular Decent Samples releases are available through the app with more being added every week.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Decidedly, LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (52), current: (52) |
| Released | 09/16/2020 |
| Updated | 06/08/2026 |
Playset is an intuitive drum and synth sequencer, designed for instant fun and live music.
| Price | $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Fingerlab |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (12), current: (12) |
| Released | 12/26/2019 |
| Updated | 06/09/2026 |
The Minimoog Model D App is a mobile transmutation of the world’s first portable synthesizer, the Minimoog Model D®.
| Price | $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Moog Music Inc. |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (3029), current: (3029) |
| Released | 03/26/2018 |
| Updated | 06/08/2026 |
Flynth is a synthesizer by Fingerlab, designed for musicality and easy use.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Fingerlab |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (53), current: (53) |
| Released | 07/22/2020 |
| Updated | 06/07/2026 |
EG Pulse is the Drum Machine for iOS. EG Pulse contains drumkits and presets created by some of the best iOS Beat Makers and Producers like SoundOfIzrael, Soundtrack Loops, the Beat Community and more.
| Price | $9.99 $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Elliott Garage |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (147), current: (147) |
| Released | 09/20/2019 |
| Updated | 11/24/2024 |
PlaySections is an audio/video player that allows you to freely set marks and play back specific sections of your audio/video files.
| Price | $1.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Hiroshi Kajihata |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | Other |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (14), current: (14) |
| Released | 10/30/2015 |
| Updated | 06/01/2026 |
Zeeon is a virtual analog synthesizer, powered by an advanced analog circuit modeling engine.
| Price | $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | BeepStreet |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (209), current: (209) |
| Released | 08/30/2017 |
| Updated | 06/01/2026 |
Fractal Bits is a drum synth with over four billion unique sounds created by fractal algorithms.
| Price | $1.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Zolotov |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Drums, Percussion |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (80), current: (80) |
| Released | 10/13/2019 |
| Updated | 10/03/2025 |
Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic musical instrument created by Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958.
| Price | $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Zolotov |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards |
| Supports | Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (57), current: (57) |
| Released | 06/03/2019 |
| Updated | 10/03/2025 |
Audio Units (AU) is an audio plug-in technology built in Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Initially developed for desktop operating systems along with VST (Virtual Studio Technology by Steinberg GmbH), it available now for iOS too. AU apps (plug-ins) can modify sound pitch, sample rate and stream over network, produce signal.
