Comparison

RP vs Surreal Machines Diffuse

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

Head to head
About

RP

This app offers dual stereo delay lines for a vast array of audio effects, from simple echoes to complex soundscapes. It features individual bypass, modulation routing, and tempo synchronization options.

Highlights
  • Dual stereo delay lines
  • High- and Lowpass filters
  • Stereo spread and Looping
  • Separate modulation delay
  • Tempo sync via AudioUnit Host or Ableton Link
  • Delay times from 10ms to 2000ms
Features
Currently charting
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RP-1 - Dual Digital Delay FX Two separate (stereo) delay lines allow for a wide range of effects ranging from basic slapback and ping-ping type echos to complex modulations and soundscapes. * Overview - Digital Stereo Delay with High- and Lowpass filters, Stereo spread and Looping - Separate modulation Delay for Chorus, Vibrato, Flanger, Panning, Phaser & Tremolo effects - Both sections can be bypassed individually - Mod section can be routed pre or post delay - Delay Times from 10ms to 2000ms (or 1/32 to 2bars) - Tempo Sync via AudioUnit Host or Ableton Link - Tap Temp and Manual Tempo - Normal, Dotted and Triplet - Stereo Spread - Simple 1-Button Looping * Connections - AudioUnitV3 Effect - Inter-App Audio Effect - Audiobus (Filter) - Ableton Link - USB Audio Interface - Microphone

About

Surreal Machines Diffuse

This audio effect plugin blends analog-modeled delay with classic digital reverb, allowing users to morph between the two for unique soundscapes. It offers intuitive control over smearing, echoes, and damping, inspired by vintage hardware.

Highlights
  • Analog-modeled delay
  • Classic digital reverb
  • Morphing between delay and reverb
  • Nonlinearities and tape-style delay
  • Intuitive control over smearing, echoes, damping
  • AUV3 plugin compatibility
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Diffuse is inspired by classic hardware delay and reverb effects from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It takes a Surreal Machines look at the frontier between delays and reverbs. It's an analog/digital hybrid - an analog modeled delay fused with a classic reverb design used in early digital units. In Diffuse you get more than the best of both worlds - you can morph between delays and reverbs, and find all kinds of fantastical sounds in between the two. You’ll also find plenty of nonlinearities and smooth tape-style delay changes. Diffuse gives you complete control over smearing, echoes and damping in the most intuitive ways possible. ****** Diffuse is an Audio Unit V3 plugin; it benefits from an AUV3 host like Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio Mobile, AUM, etc.

Screenshots

RP3 screens
Surreal Machines Diffuse1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surreal Machines Diffuse at 5.0 against RP's 3.9. Surreal Machines Diffuse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). RP's advantage is chart position (#200 vs unranked) and price ($5.99 vs $7.99). 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

RP costs $5.99 and Surreal Machines Diffuse $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surreal Machines Diffuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of RP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Surreal Machines Diffuse's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
RP versus Surreal Machines Diffuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPSurreal Machines Diffuse
Price$5.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai ArasSurreal Machines

Customer experience

RP

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Surreal Machines Diffuse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RP

No in-app purchases

None

Surreal Machines Diffuse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RP free?
RP costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surreal Machines Diffuse free?
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RP or Surreal Machines Diffuse?
Surreal Machines Diffuse is rated higher. RP averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Surreal Machines Diffuse averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do RP or Surreal Machines Diffuse have ads?
Neither RP nor Surreal Machines Diffuse shows ads.

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