# Muckraker — user reviews

> 17 indexed App Store user reviews of Muckraker by Matthew Caldwell, rated 5.00/5 from 20 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/muckraker/id1018267293/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/muckraker/id1018267293.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Newest reviews (6 of 17)

### 5/5 — Amazing.

*2016-02-01*

One of the coolest distortion apps ever. So much control and its really crunchy and amazing sounding. Brilliant

### 5/5 — Great EFX app

*2015-12-17*

It works great, has a cool name, and is free!

### 5/5 — Lovely app!

*2015-12-16*

Works great!
Thank you Sir!

### 5/5 — simple

*2015-12-09, version 1.1.1*

and does its job well

### 5/5 — Thank You

*2015-10-14, version 1.1*

Thanks for your work making this app and continuing its development with split screen.

Some free apps are not worth iPad space, but this app is as good, if not better than many paid for apps.

Again a big thank you.

### 5/5 — YES!

*2015-09-06*

He does it again!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 4/5 — Great distortion

*2016-01-19, version 1.1.2*

I really enjoy using this effect (as well as nebuliser and frobulator). Simple, effective and this one is as mucky as hell. Thanks Mathew

### 5/5 — Best by far.

*2025-12-12*

You should make this into an analog pedal. Or at least explain to us how we can do it. Or what’s the programming. I don’t have the money to buy pedals or to experiment and find out how to create the sound This application makes. That being said, I buy them anyway and try to re-create the effects of this application. this thing takes metal music to the depths!

### 5/5 — Still works as IAA on AUM 12-24-22

*2022-12-25*

Crunchay! Any chance of AUv3?

### 5/5 — Still sounds glorious, but one thing...

*2018-10-10*

This thing is unique and sounds great, been playing with it for years. 
Only thing? The dev needs to update this to AUv3 and charge for it.
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY PLEASE.

### 5/5 — Dude

*2018-09-21*

Just.   

Dude.   Like.  Dude.   You are so cool to do these plugins. They’re USEABLE. Not ordinary, extremely well made, and sound awesme!!I hope the goodwill starts turning into some Benjamin’s real soon. Thank you!

### 5/5 — Muck Luv

*2017-12-01*

I don’t know why I write a review about Muckraker because you probably already have it. But if you don’t, let me tell you you can get many great distortion guitar tones that greatly rival or even surpass all those expensive amp sim apps, all for the price of nada. Plus it loads more reliably through IAA than those before mentioned others.

### 5/5 — Whaddya mean you haven't DL'd it yet?!

*2017-09-08*

To the Dev: you may not know it but you're making a lot of musicians' lives better - noticeably - every time they fire up their host DAW and one of your free plugs is there to make their tracks better - noticeably.

### 5/5 — Very goooooo

*2017-09-07*

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### 5/5 — Get it

*2017-09-03*

AB3 update = good! 

I'm not sure why no one else has come up with effects quite like these, but the fact that they are unique AND free is pretty nice.

It's FREE, what are you waiting for?

### 5/5 — Filth

*2017-03-09, version 1.1.2*

...that is all.

## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — An instant classic, grab it!

*2016-07-03*

Juicy, gnarly, highly tweakable distortion effect, and it's free, so no excuse not to grab and use it on everything from guitars to drums. Instant decimation.

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