# Stark Amp Simulator > Multi-module amplifier and cabinet simulator with effects pedalboard. (iPhone/iPad app by Klevgränd produkter AB.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stark-amp-simulator/id1453673283 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Klevgränd produkter AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118902192) - Category: Music, Music - Price: $26.99 - Rating: 3.70/5 from 20 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 23 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2019-04-02 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stark-amp-simulator/id1453673283/reviews.md ## What is Stark Amp Simulator? STARK is a fully fledged amplifier simulator consisting of four modules: Amplifier, Cabinet, Room and effects slots. These modules are processing audio separately, which makes it possible to combine different amplifiers with different cabinets and rooms. The amp module offers 12 different amplifier profiles. It has both a clean mode and a overdrive mode, an equalizer functionality (including presence), and a booster controlling the end stage amplification saturation. Cabinet simulation consists of 10 different cabinets of various sizes and sound. This module also offers a stereo width knob that simulates the distance between two microphones put in front of the cone. Room simulation offers 6 different kinds of rooms, where each room size can be changed between Small, Medium and Large. There’s also a decay parameter controlling reflectivity of the walls and a dry/wet mix. The pedal board contains 4 slots where any of the 14 effects can be inserted. The order of the pedals can easily be changed using drag and drop. Available amps • American Guitar 1 - An edgy amp that rounds of nicely at the top • American Guitar 2 - Similar to American Guitar 1, but with some more presence • British Guitar A 1 - Gives a full sound with crisp • British Guitar A 2 - Similar to British Guitar A 1, but with more body • British Guitar B 1 - A slightly saturated amp with nice character in the high mids • British Guitar B 2 - Is just like British Guitar B 1 a bit saturated, but with a more linear frequency response • Vintage Guitar - Gives that perfect thickness when playing jazz and soul • General Tube Amp - Low saturation with a fairly linear frequency response • Garage Sale Amp - Limited frequency response and saturates. The obvious LoFi choice • American Bass - A versatile pro bass amp • British Bass - Works fine for more edgy bass playing • Vintage Bass - Perfect for soul/jazz/RnB Available cabinets • Wide Small - Small speakers, lots of resonances • Tight Small - Small single speakers, few resonances • Wide Combo - Medium speakers, lots of resonances • Tight Combo - Medium speakers, few resonances • Wide Normal - Medium speakers, moderate resonances • Tight Large - Full range speakers, few resonances • Wide Large - Full range speakers, lots of resonances • Radiola - Small (broken) speakers, moderate resonances • Bass - Low end speaker/Medium speakers, few resonances • Passthrough - Full range speakers, no resonances Available ambiences • Normal - A good sounding recording room • Dark - A room that gives attenuated high frequencies • Bright - More significant reflections at higher frequencies • Cold - A room with attenuated low frequencies • Warm - Gives a livingroom:ish sound • Boomy - Loud and lots of resonances Available FX pedals • Delay - Digital stereo delay • Chorus - Classic chorus • Flanger - Flanger with feedback, tone, speed, mix and amount • Phaser - Classic phaser with the option to decide how many stages to be used • Reverb - Digital reverb • Vibrato - A stereo vibrato with reshapeable curve • Tremolo - A stereo tremolo with reshapeable curve • Equalizer - 6 band peak filter with fixed frequencies • Compressor - Simple one-knob compressor • Booster - Signal booster (gain, bass and treble) • Distortion - Simple distortion pedal with tone control • Distortion+ - Complex distortion pedal with optional distortion algorithms • Gate - Simple gate • Multiband Gate - Four band spectral gate There are also about 100 predefined factory presets covering most scenarios. Full documentation available inside the app or at https://klevgrand.se/downloads/stark-docs/ Audio examples and more info at https://klevgrand.se/products/stark Note: STARK consumes a lot of CPU and RAM, so if you’re having trouble using multiple instances at the same time, try to freeze some tracks and/or increase the buffer size. ## Key features - Four processing modules: Amplifier, Cabinet, Room, Effects - 12 distinct amplifier profiles - 10 cabinet simulations with stereo width control - 6 room simulations with adjustable size and decay - Pedal board with 4 slots for 14 effects - Drag-and-drop effects reordering ## Recent user reviews (10 of 23) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stark-amp-simulator/id1453673283/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Great App in my opinion *2026-01-09, version 1.2.3* There have been mixed reviews with this app but I personally loved this app for my style of sound. I found the app very flexible to put on my synths and drums. I dont play guitar to I cant speak from that perspective but for my synths and drums I love it! ### 5/5 — I mean come on, *2024-11-06, version 1.1.2* How long have you been playing guitars 3 months! Wonderwall? Then you would not be able to truly understand the sonic quality and the amazing sonic experience this App provides. Listen to to Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Sound Garden, after that come to criticise Stark! Ignorance is truly a bliss!!! P.s. These Guys Made One Shot, Luxe, Korvpressor, And others, and now one comes criticising stark! It’s most Stable Giitar app too, never will fail you! Regards! ### 5/5 — My go-to amp sim *2024-01-17, version 1.1.2* Realising this is one of my most used plugins, definitely worth buying for me. Sounds good out of the box and has a really useable interface for my iPad Mini 5’s size. There are many other amp AUv3s but a lot of them have wayyyy too much on the screen and their preset navigation is exhausting. This one I can get a decent preset up really quickly in jam sessions where people are swapping around and it’s light enough that I can get away with running a few instances of it alongside all my other plugins without lag. I really love the wideness of the stereo cab simulation, it makes my jam session recordings sound really polished without any effort. I would love if Klevgrand updated this to include some DI acoustic guitar-focused models and stomp and presets category, that would make this a complete all-rounder for me! ### 2/5 — There are a lot of good amp sims out there… *2022-01-11, version 1.0.3* … But this is not one of them. It’s completely useless for guitar in my opinion. It’s brittle, it’s sterile, it’s lifeless. This developer has done a lot of good apps for the App Store but this just isn’t one of them. I have to congratulate them that they’ve gone so long without a strikeout but this one is a bomb. Not to be mistaken with "da bomb". I’ve been playing guitar for more than 40 years and I know for a fact I can use a preamp pedal into an IR loader into my interface and get a better tone. I was thinking maybe this is supposed to be for keyboard players who want to add distortion to a tone. It might work for that because it kind of has a harsh bit crush kind of thing happening. Other than that it just doesn’t work well. ### 2/5 — It just doesn’t sound great *2021-04-12, version 1.0.3* Huge fan of all of Klevgrand’s other products. This one just...isn’t good. Sorry. ### 3/5 — Hey Klevgr *2020-11-25, version 1.0.2* I jux wanna say that I need update ### 1/5 — Great design, terrible sound *2019-09-26, version 1.0.0* Simply put, this app is beautiful, but you can’t get a useable sound out of it no matter what you do. Save your money. ### 2/5 — I REALLY wanted to like this *2019-07-04, version 1.0.0* Two stars for putting out an amp sim AUV3 but after many hours of trying, I can say I won’t be using this for anything. I desperately wanted to find some useful sounds here and figured I’d at least be able to dial in some really weird stuff that sounded cool. Not so. The presets are pretty much as good as it gets and that’s not a good thing. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why it’s so bad. Thin, brittle, cold, lifeless, or just weird and off putting. It’s almost like a DI guitar signal with weird processed signal somehow layered separately on top of it, if that makes any sense. Additionally, the bass, mid, and treble knobs are only remotely useful through about 10 percent of their range. I suspect the biggest problem is with the cabinet simulation because when bypassed and used with another cab sim app, it sounds somewhat better. But then you’re out of AUV3 land. I’ll hold out hopes for a massive update/overhaul someday. ### 5/5 — All things to all men (and women) *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* This is one of those “oh my stars I wish I’d found this before all those other GUIs with their extortionate IAPs” apps. Really, this pretty much does all the amp sim I need, and with the addition of one or two top-drawer FX apps my world is complete. One small issue is just that- the size of the text, especially in the menus, is hard going for a chap of my age, but I’m not taking a star off just because I’m not as young as I once was. ### 3/5 — Almost *2019-06-20, version 1.0.0* A unique modeling engine but hard to tame and dial in a sound. The signal path is ambiguous and the gain structure remains a mystery. Stacking boosters in series doesn’t behave the way most pedal boards or sims seem to work. Tremendous potential though as the character of the sim does seem to have more headroom and broader harmonic capabilities. ## Frequently asked questions about Stark Amp Simulator ### What does the Stark Amp Simulator app do? Stark Amp Simulator is a comprehensive tool that emulates guitar and bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and room acoustics. It allows users to combine different amp and cabinet profiles, adjust room characteristics, and add effects to craft unique sounds. ### What are the key features of this app? The app features four distinct processing modules: Amplifier, Cabinet, Room, and Effects. It offers 12 amplifier profiles, 10 cabinet simulations with stereo width control, 6 room simulations with adjustable parameters, and a pedal board with 14 effects that can be reordered. ### Is this app free to use? Yes, based on the provided information, the Stark Amp Simulator app is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription models. ### What kind of sounds can I create with this app? You can create a vast array of sounds by combining the 12 different amplifier profiles (including clean, overdrive, and bass amps) with 10 cabinet simulations and 6 room ambiences. The addition of 14 effects further expands the sonic possibilities for various genres. ### Can I use this app on different devices? The provided data does not specify compatibility with different operating systems or devices. However, it is designed as a mobile application, suggesting it is intended for use on smartphones and tablets. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.3 — 2025-06-26 Brusfri just joined the band! Now featuring integrated noise reduction, even more pedals and 30 new presets to shape the sound of your dreams. ### 1.1.2 — 2024-01-15 - Now functions as both standalone app and AUv3 plugin. - STARK lets you plug your guitar or microphone straight into your iPad (via a suitable interface) and just rock out. No DAW needed! ### 1.0.3 — 2021-02-08 • Preset manager now supports user presets • Updated development framework ### 1.0.2 — 2020-02-22 Fixed an issue that caused a crash when used with Garageband under some circumstances. ### 1.0.1 — 2020-02-13 Fixed an issue with room size selection UI component. ## More apps by Klevgränd produkter AB - [SquashIt multiband distortion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/squashit-multiband-distortion/id796836524) - [R0Verb multi delay-line space machine](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/r0verb-multi-delay-line-space-machine/id937195891) - [Svep - phaser, flanger, chorus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/svep-phaser-flanger-chorus/id940079014) - [Enkl - monophonic synthesizer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enkl-monophonic-synthesizer/id968693910) - [Korvpressor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/korvpressor/id995163144) - [Esspresso](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esspresso/id1037999669) All apps by Klevgränd produkter AB: https://appshunter.io/developer/1118902192 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*