VC vs Mantis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VC
This app offers a versatile, vintage-voiced multi-stage chorus effect for music production. It provides multiple chorus models, configurable stages, and advanced stereo processing for unique and extreme sound design.
- Multi-stage chorus effect
- Vintage and digital chorus models
- Serial and parallel configurations
- True stereo processing
- MIDI control
- Audio Unit Extension support
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VC-1 - Multi Stage Chorus VC-1 is a flexible, vintage voiced chorus effect capable of delivering many classic chorus sounds but it doesn't stop there. Featuring several true stereo algortihms with up to 3 chorus stages per channel, parallel & serial configurations, a 3 band split input section and much more VC-1 offers almost endless posibilites for new, extreme or unconventional effects. Overview: * 3 unique chorus models (Analog, Digital, Vintage Digital) * Up to 3 chorus stages in either serial or parallel configuration * Modulation via sine LFO or lowpass noise * Fixed 3 band split input section and +/-6db shelving filters at the output * Advanced Dimension D style stereo coupling * Stereo Animator & true stereo processing throughout Programs: 1. Analog Warm sounding analog voiced chorus utilizing a BBD (bucket brigade delay) emulation and Dimension-D style cross-coupling. 2. Digital Bright & modern sounding digital chorus (full bandwith). 3. Vintage Digital Dark & noisy vintage voiced digital chorus (10khz bandwidth / 12bit processing). Connectivity: - Audio Unit Extension - Inter-App Audio Effect - Audiobus 3 (Filter) - Ableton Link - USB Audio - MIDI Control (Network, USB, Bluetooth)
Mantis
This audio plugin emulates a vintage 70s analog delay/echo unit, offering a warm, authentic sound. It features four echo taps, swell selectors, and a unique modulation section for chorus-like effects.
- Emulates rare 70s BBD delay/echo
- Warm analog sound
- Four echo taps
- Four swell selectors
- Rotafaze modulation section
- Mimics tape echo wow/flutter
- Chorus-delay effect
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Mantis is a plugin that emulates a rare BBD (bucket-brigade device) delay/echo unit of the 70s, faithfully recreating its warm and analog sound. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. As the original unit, Mantis features an echo section with four taps and four swell selectors. It also features the rotafaze section, a modulation that can mimic the wow/flutter of a tape echo or turn the unit into a unique chorus-delay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VC at $5.99 against Mantis's $14.99. VC also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Mantis's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
VC costs $5.99 and Mantis $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mantis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively.
VC ships an update every 15 months, Mantis every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VC | Mantis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Aras | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
VC
Mantis
In-app purchases
VC
No in-app purchases
Mantis
No in-app purchases









