Comparison

F vs CuSnP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

F

This audio effect plugin offers sixteen versatile filter modes with precise controls for frequency, resonance, and analog-style saturation. Visualize your frequency response in real-time for intuitive adjustments. It integrates seamlessly with popular AUv3 compatible music production apps.

Highlights
  • Sixteen filter modes
  • Frequency and resonance controls
  • Analog-style saturation
  • Wet/dry mix
  • Frequency response display
  • Zero Delay Feedback algorithm
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F-16 Filter is a flexible multi-mode filter with frequency response display. It features sixteen modes, frequency and resonance controls, saturation for analog-style soft clipping, and wet/dry mix. The 4 pole lowpass mode provides the frequency response of classic the Moog ladder filter. The other modes provide all of the choices available in the famous Oberheim Matrix 12 and Xpander synthesizers. At the heart of F-16 is a Zero Delay Feedback algorithm, the latest in DSP filtering technology. F-16 Filter gives you a wide variety of filtering options with pristine fidelity. F-16 Filter is an AUv3 that works inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports AUv3 and add it as an effect. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. Blamsoft brings their experience creating top notch plug-ins for the desktop to iOS. The same filter modes are found in the popular Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. You get a desktop quality plug-in at an iOS friendly price. In addition to controlling the filter through the knobs and sliders, you can use the frequency response display to control cutoff frequency and resonance simultaneously. The sixteen filter modes available are: 1, 2, 3, and 4 Pole Lowpass 1, 2, 3, and 4, Pole Highpass 2 and 4 Pole Bandpass 2 Pole Notch 3 Pole Phase 2 Pole Highpass + 1 Pole Lowpass 3 Pole Highpass + 1 Pole Lowpass 2 Pole Notch + 1 Pole Lowpass 3 Pole Phase + 1 Pole Lowpass Tap Developer Website for sound examples.

About

CuSnP

This app acts as a container for a sympathetic string simulation Audio Unit Extension. It requires another application to function, where it generates resonant sounds based on input audio. It's designed for musicians and audio producers.

Highlights
  • Sympathetic string simulation
  • Audio Unit Extension (AU)
  • Resonates with input audio
  • Container for AU functionality
  • Documentation included
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CuSnP is an Audio Unit Extension, or AU, for the iPhone and iPad. This application is simply a container for the AU and serves only as the documentation. CuSnP must be used in some sort of AU host or DAW application. CuSnP is a sympathetic string simulation. Input audio excites the strings and causes them to resonate much like the open strings on a piano will resonate when some other sound source excites them.

Screenshots

F1 screens
CuSnP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CuSnP at Free against F's $2.99. CuSnP also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). F's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CuSnP is free to download; F costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

F holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 36 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of F's written reviews are positive against 100% of CuSnP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

F ships an update every 8 months, CuSnP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
F versus CuSnP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFCuSnP
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better4.8 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1836 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlamsoft, Inc.Neon Silicon

Customer experience

F

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

CuSnP

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

None

CuSnP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is F free?
F costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CuSnP free?
CuSnP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, F or CuSnP?
F is rated higher. F averages 5.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while CuSnP averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do F or CuSnP have ads?
Neither F nor CuSnP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, F or CuSnP?
F ships an update every 8 months, and CuSnP every 2 months. Most recently, F was updated on October 9, 2026 and CuSnP on October 7, 2026.

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