Emo Chorus vs Esspresso
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emo Chorus
Create rich, thick audio with subtle movement using a choir simulator. This app offers up to 128 voices for realistic ensemble sounds, processing live input or audio from your library.
- 128 voices chorus engine
- 20 factory presets
- Unlimited user presets
- MIDI controllable parameters
- Audiobus 3 compatible
- AudioUnit AUv3 support
- Integrated iTunes player
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Realistic Choir simulator ranging from simple Chorus emulation to full ensemble Choir with 128 members. Emo Chorus is a modulation effect used used to create a richer, thicker sound and add subtle movement. The effect roughly simulates the slight variations in pitch and timing that occur when multiple performers sing or play the same part.In contrast to most traditional chorus effect units Emo Chorus allows for astonishingly realistic big choirs with up to 128 voices ! Use live input from any source - Microphone, Guitar, Audiobus and Inter App Audio - or take a song from your iTunes library for processing. Features: • 128 voices chorus engine • 20 factory chorus and flanger presets • Unlimited user presets. • Delay time up to 180ms. • MIDI controllable parameter. • Audiobus 3 compatible with state saving • IAA compatible ( Auria, Cubasis, Garageband ). • AudioUnit AUv3 with parameter automation. • Integrated iTunes player.
Esspresso
This advanced audio effect offers professional de-essing with an intuitive interface. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin, allowing independent control over detection and suppression frequencies for precise sibilance management.
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
- Independent detection and suppression frequencies
- Visual frequency response view
- Detector sensitivity gain
- Visual reduction and detector RMS
- Load/save presets
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This audio effect is an advanced de-esser with an intuitive user interface, and works both as an AUv3 audio plugin, and as a standalone app. The uniqueness of Esspresso is that the detection frequency range isn’t coupled with the suppressors frequency range. That means you can listen to a specific frequency and compress another one, which is often what you’ll want from a professional de-esser. With a fast and accurate frequency response view, you will easily get full control over annoying S-sounds that ruin the mix. Noteworthy features: • Works both as a standalone app and as an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) with compliant hosts • Detector sensitivity gain • Visual reduction RMS • Visual detector RMS • Suppressor can work as allpass, bandpass and highpass • Load / Save presets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Emo Chorus at $0.99 against Esspresso's $9.99. Emo Chorus also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and device support (3 vs 1). Esspresso's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 20 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Emo Chorus costs $0.99 and Esspresso $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Emo Chorus against 3.5 for Esspresso. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Emo Chorus's written reviews are positive against 40% of Esspresso's.
Emo Chorus ships an update every 20 months, Esspresso every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emo Chorus | Esspresso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (20 ratings) | 3.5 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | Klevgrand Produkter AB |
Customer experience
Emo Chorus
Esspresso
In-app purchases
Emo Chorus
No in-app purchases
Esspresso
No in-app purchases









