Emo Chorus vs Ascent Reverb
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.
Ascent Reverb
This audio plugin offers a dual-reverb engine, blending a spacious hall with a granular pitch-shifting particle effect. Create subtle ambient spaces or dramatic otherworldly atmospheres with intuitive controls and built-in ducking for mix clarity.
- Dual reverb engine
- Granular pitch-shifting particle reverb
- Spacious hall reverb
- Pitch transposition up to one octave
- Dynamic ducking compressor
- Cross-platform preset manager
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Ascent is a dual reverb for iPhone and iPad. It pairs a deep, natural hall reverb with a granular pitch-shifting particle engine: two reverbs, one interface, built to work together. The result is a sound that moves, from grounded, room-filling depth to shimmering, pitch-shifted atmospheres that evolve over time. The hall is the foundation; it always runs. The particle engine sits on top, and BLOOM sets how much of it you hear. Pull Bloom to zero for a pure hall, push it up for shimmer over the space, and dial in the built-in ducking compressor to keep your dry signal present. Subtle space to full cinematic wash, without ever touching a second effect. FEATURES • Dual reverb engine: hall reverb and particle reverb run simultaneously, with Bloom controlling the amount of shimmer. • Granular particle engine: pitch transposition from -12 to +12 semitones. Dual overlapping grains eliminate the metallic artifacts common in lesser shimmer reverbs, and an octave down gives darker, sub-octave shimmer just as easily as pitching up. • Expanse control: three tuned room modes (Small, Medium, Large) shape the delay network and spatial character of the hall, not just the decay time. • Particulate: adds a touch of randomness to grain pitches for thicker, more organic texture. • Built-in dynamic ducking: reverb tails pull back on transients automatically, keeping your dry signal present without constant fader riding. • Full preset manager with factory presets and favorites. • Runs as an AUv3 plugin in your favorite host, plus a standalone app. Ascent is part of Audio Damage's Motion Effects family, alongside Descent and Traverse. No accounts, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. Buy it once and it is yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ascent Reverb at 100% against Emo Chorus's 50%. Ascent Reverb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). Emo Chorus's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (20 vs 6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Ascent Reverb $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ascent Reverb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Emo Chorus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ascent Reverb's.
Emo Chorus ships an update every 20 months, Ascent Reverb every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emo Chorus | Ascent Reverb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Gohs | Audio Damage, Inc. |
Customer experience
Emo Chorus
Ascent Reverb
In-app purchases
Emo Chorus
No in-app purchases
Ascent Reverb
No in-app purchases









