Dahlia Delay vs Warm Distortion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dahlia Delay
This audio effect app provides a tape-style echo with adjustable feedback and warble. It's designed to be lightweight and integrate with other music production apps via Inter-App Audio and Audiobus.
- Tape style delay effect
- Filtered feedback control
- Warble amount control
- Lightweight audio processing
- Inter-App Audio support
- Audiobus support
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Dahlia Delay is a tape style delay effect with filtered feedback and warble amount controls. Built upon the tenet of simplicity, the flora project presents great sounding, lightweight audio effects using Inter-App Audio and Audiobus technologies to allow you to get the sound you want, without sacrificing processing power. More information about the flora project can be found at http://timothy-j.com/flora NB: Dahlia Delay requires either Audiobus or Inter-App Audio capable applications in order to operate. See http://audiob.us for more information.
Warm Distortion
This app provides a real-time distortion audio effect designed for instruments like guitars and drums. It offers unique algorithms for a natural tube sound, clearing hiss and adding artificial feedback. It functions as an Audio Unit plugin or a standalone effect.
- Unique distortion algorithms
- Natural tube sound emulation
- Hiss clearing slider
- Master reverb
- Camera-controlled feedback
- Built-in noise gate
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Warm Distortion is real time distortion audio effect. It is a non linear distortion that works great with guitars, drums and other instruments. It clears the “hiss” sounds just like real tube amplifier. All algorithms are unique, created and designed for nice distortion effect. The app works as an Audio Unit plugin and can also be used as stand alone real time effect via the device microphone or using iRig or similar device. Features: - Unique distortion algorithms with natural tube sound - Gain - Level - Smoothie (hiss clearing magic slider) - Reverb (master reverb) + Camera controlled artificial feedback in standalone mode and built in noise gate. Just move your hand over the front camera to create feedback If you play acoustic instrument you can use headphones without a mic and put the phone close to your instrument so the app will work as realtime effect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dahlia Delay at 88% against Warm Distortion's 0%. Dahlia Delay also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Dahlia Delay costs $1.99 and Warm Distortion $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dahlia Delay holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dahlia Delay has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Dahlia Delay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Warm Distortion's.
Dahlia Delay ships an update every 5 months, Warm Distortion every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dahlia Delay | Warm Distortion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flora Creative Ltd. | Aleksandar Mlazev |
Customer experience
Dahlia Delay
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In-app purchases
Dahlia Delay
No in-app purchases
Warm Distortion
No in-app purchases
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