Zero Reverb vs Alien Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zero Reverb
Enhance your music production with a modern, high-quality reverb effect. This Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) works within compatible host apps, offering a rich, hall-like sound with adjustable parameters for diverse textures. Easily tweak settings with its expandable controls.
- Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) plugin
- Modern hall-like reverb character
- Rich feedback and smooth decay
- Expandable controls for easy tweaking
- Wide variety of reverb textures
- Compatible with popular DAWs and hosts
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Tired of the stock reverb in your DAW? Looking for a more modern sound? Zero Reverb is an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) that works as a plug-in inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports Audio Units and add it as an effect. The controls expand when touched so they can be easily seen while tweaking. Zero Reverb will soon become your go-to reverb plug-in on iOS. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. Zero Reverb is a high quality Feedback Delay Network reverberator. The algorithm has rich feedback with smooth decay for a modern hall-like reverb character. Blamsoft brings their experience creating high quality plug-ins for the desktop to iOS. The same algorithm is found in the popular Zero Hybrid Synthesizer Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. The available parameters allow you to dial in a wide variety of reverb textures. Tap Developer Website for sound examples. Note: Second screenshot shows the effect of touching a control.
Alien Box
This audio effect plugin creates a unique sound with increased sustain and gentle, LFO-modulated vibes. It functions as an AUv3 effect for hosts like GarageBand or as a standalone app for real-time audio input processing.
- Unique sound enrichment
- LFO modulated vibes
- Complex resonator system
- AUv3 plugin for hosts
- Standalone app mode
- Gain, Vibe, Depth, Reverb controls
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Alien Box is a completely new kind of audio effect that you have never heard before. It makes the sound big and slightly increases the sustain while adding gentle vibes to it. The vibes are LFO modulated and the effect is using very complex resonator system inside. It is modulation effect and you can compare it to flanger, phaser or chorus but it is not like any of them… The app is an Audio Unit Effect AUV3 and can be used inside GarageBand or other AU host apps as an effect plug-in. Alien Box can also run as a stand alone app adding effect to the audio input so you can play your guitar, bass or synth directly three the app if you have the connector to do so. Alien Box controls: - Gain - you can use it increase the gain and sustain - Vibe - main tone and background vibes balance - Depth - controls the modulations depth - Reverb - adds reverb to the background vibes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zero Reverb at 3.4 against Alien Box's 1.3. Zero Reverb also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 38 months). Alien Box's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Zero Reverb costs $2.99 and Alien Box $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zero Reverb holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zero Reverb has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Zero Reverb's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alien Box's.
Zero Reverb ships an update every 6 months, Alien Box every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zero Reverb | Alien Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (46 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blamsoft, Inc. | Aleksandar Mlazev |
Customer experience
Zero Reverb
Alien Box
In-app purchases
Zero Reverb
No in-app purchases
Alien Box
No in-app purchases
