Comparison

Moebius Lab vs Soup Granular

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

Head to head
About

Moebius Lab

This app is a versatile sound processor offering a synth, sample player, and a wide array of time and spectral effects. It allows for complex sound design through extensive parameter modulation and routing options, with over 200 presets to get you started.

Highlights
  • Multimorphic sound processor
  • Internal synth with oscillators and filters
  • Varispeed stereo sample player
  • 9 time domain effects
  • 6 spectral effects
  • Up to 7 IAA slots
  • Nearly 200 modulators (LFOs)
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Moebius Lab is a multimorphic sound processor which contains a synth, a varispeed stereo sample player, 9 time domain effects, 6 spectral effects, 7 slots for external audio application, and nearly 200 LFOs that can modulate each parameter. You can move the effects along two chains, and get endless combinations of incredible sounds. ALL the App parameters can be modulated with dedicates LFO (one independent LFO for each parameter!). To get you started, you have more than 200 ready-mades presets. Each effect has an in-line help with an explanation of the parameters. The screen is divided into 3 horizontal areas: the top one contains the sound source (Sample player/External Input/Internal Synth), the middle one contains the Time Domain Effects Chain with four slots for external apps, the bottom one contains the Spectral Effects Chain. The two effect chains are connected in a sort of Moebius Ring: you can route the signal from the Time Domain Chain to the Spectral Chain and vice versa. You can even add up to 7 IAA effects and/or instruments, the number of possibilities is huge! *** LIST OF EFFECTS (NODES) *** - EXCITER The Exciter Node distorts the signal below (Saturation) or above (Excitation) a given frequency. - RINGER A ring modulator with distortion and feedback. - KLAMPER Clamps the signal with some special features. - SWARMER A “superchorus”, excellent to create super fat synth sounds (and more). It is composed by a chain of modulated delay lines. - FILTER The Filter node has two configurations: Dub: dual low-pass high-pass state variable filter with resonance and overlap factor. Morph: a triple low-pass/band-pass/high-pass state variable filter with resonance and continuous morphing between the filter types. - SPLITDEL A dual band delay with feedback. - REDUKTOR This node can be used to decimate and do other “bad things” to your signal. - SHIFTER A dual band frequency shifter. - REVERSO Plays the signal in reverse at regular rate. - BRICKWALL A spectral brickwall filter. - GRIP This node samples and holds spectral components of the incoming signal, based on their amplitude. - BLUR A (noisy) “spectral reverb”. The duration of the spectral components is prolonged (blurred). - DEGRADER A spectral decimator. - FLUTTER Flutter is a sort of animated brickwall. Two spectral sinusoidal LFOs define the frequency boundaries. The spectral components which are inside or outside (depending on the Spectral Balance) these boundaries are suppressed. - PLATEVERB As the name suggests this is a classic Plate Reverb. - DYNAMICS PROCESSOR You can change the output sound using a compressor and expander effect. This is used to either reduce or expand the dynamic range of an audio signal. THE SYNTH The internal synth contains two band limited oscillators, a complex oscillator, a ladder filter, an envelope generator and a sub-bass oscillator. Other Features: - Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support (sender and FX) - Built-In​ Stereo Sampler with varispeed - Control Manager LFO for Parameters - Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers - File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy - Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad

About

Soup Granular

This app transforms recordings into a virtual magnetic fluid, allowing you to manipulate sound in unique ways. Use it as a delay effect or a granular synthesizer to create novel audio textures through tactile, multi-touch interactions.

Highlights
  • Virtual magnetic fluid sound manipulation
  • Granular synthesis capabilities
  • Unique delay effect
  • Multi-touch tactile interface
  • Record external sounds
  • Import WAV files
Features
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Retro Future Inspired by the oil can delays of the 60s and our previous granular explorations, Curtis™ and Spunk™, Soup brings you a virtual magnetic fluid that you can record onto, slosh around, and play back from. You can use it as a unique delay effect or more like a granular synthesizer, concocting your own wholly novel sounds. Quantum Sound Soup breaks up recordings into individual sound quanta with which you can interact as if they made up an audio fluid. They can be played linearly or randomly, forward, backward, or even sideways. They can, moreover, be stirred together, giving a whole new meaning to mixing sound. Sounds Touching Not only is this an extremely visual audio experience, it’s terrifically tactile as well. With support for multi-touch, Soup lets you get in there and mangle the fluid in a way that’s simply not possible with knobs and faders. Audio Palette Soup will let you paint with sound. You can record external sounds through the microphone or import WAV files, slathering sound over the virtual fluid. Then your fingers can become play heads, reading back the sounds from any position, or multiple positions at once.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moebius Lab at 96% against Soup Granular's 47%. Moebius Lab also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Soup Granular's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Soup Granular is free to download; Moebius Lab costs $9.99 up front. Soup Granular sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moebius Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moebius Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Moebius Lab's written reviews are positive against 47% of Soup Granular's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moebius Lab ships an update every 3 months, Soup Granular every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Moebius Lab versus Soup Granular: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoebius LabSoup Granular
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (50 ratings) — better3.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.012.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConTempoNet S.A.S. di Maurizio Refice & C.The Strange Agency LLC

Customer experience

Moebius Lab

All ratings50 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

Soup Granular

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Moebius Lab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Soup Granular

One-time1
  • Input Access$9.99

Questions

Is Moebius Lab free?
Moebius Lab costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soup Granular free?
Soup Granular is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moebius Lab or Soup Granular?
Moebius Lab is rated higher. Moebius Lab averages 4.9 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Soup Granular averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Moebius Lab or Soup Granular have ads?
Neither Moebius Lab nor Soup Granular shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moebius Lab or Soup Granular?
Moebius Lab ships an update every 3 months, and Soup Granular every 3 weeks. Most recently, Moebius Lab was updated on September 23, 2026 and Soup Granular on June 1, 2026.

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