Comparison

AudioEffX vs BeatCutter

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

Head to head
About

AudioEffX

This app offers seven studio-quality audio effect modules for live use and enhancing music libraries. Effects can be chained in any order to create rich, modulated, or distorted sounds. It simulates room acoustics with adjustable reverb parameters for a customized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Seven studio-quality effect modules
  • Live usage and music library enrichment
  • Chained effect modules in any order
  • Chorus, Delay, Drive, ParaEQ, Flanger, Phaser, Reverb effects
  • Adjustable reverb parameters (tail, time, room size, diffusion, absorption, stereo)
  • Sync mode for delay effects
Features
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Multieffect Audioprocessor Seven studio quality effect modules for live usage and to enrich your iTunes music library. All effect modules can be used together chained in any order you like. The Chorus effect is a modulation effect used used to create a richer, thicker sound and add subtle movement. The effect roughly simulates the slight variations in pitch and timing that occur when multiple performers sing or play the same part. The Delay effect provides you with two different types of delay effects using two delay lines. With Sync mode the delay times can be set by note lengths and are then relative to the currently set tempo. The delayed signal can be feed back to the input for echo effects. You can select between a stereo delay and a ping-pong delay where the echoes bounces across the stereo field. The Drive effect provides you with different types of distortion from hard clipping to soft distortion simulating analog tube amplifiers and tape machines. The sound balance can be adjusted using a combined High/Lowpass filter. The distortion algorithm uses oversampling to reduce aliasing artefacts. The ParaEQ effect is a parametric equalizer with optional graphic editing of Lowpass/Highpass and Bandpass equalizer stage. The Flanger is composed of two independent delay lines with feedback for the left and the right channel respectively. The delay time of both delays is modulated by one LFO with adjustable frequency. For typical flanging effects the delay time should be below 5 milliseconds. The Phaser is built from an 8-pole allpass filter, which gives you a very short and frequency dependent delay time. This delay time is modulated by an LFO. The Reverb effect is used to simulate the sound reflections off walls in different kind of rooms. This reflections disperse the sound, enriching it by overlapping the sound with its reflection. This reverb parameter are accessible by the user: • Tail delay - Sets the amount of time that elapses between the direct sound and the reverberation tail. This time correlates with the perceived size of the simulated room. The adjustable range is from 0 ms to 300 ms. • Reverb time - The time the reverb takes to die away by 60dB after the end of the initial sound. This parameter correlates with the perceived size of the simulated room. The adjustable range is from 50 ms to 100 seconds. • Room size - The room size parameter sets the average distance between the reflecting walls. • Diffusion - The Diffusion parameter controls the echo density of the resulting reverberant sound. A higher value corresponds to a higher echo density which is in most cases more natural sounding. • Absorption - The Absorption parameter simulates the surface and air absorption of high frequencies. Due to absorption the reverberation time is shorter for high frequencies than for low frequencies. With higher absorption high frequencies will decay much faster. • Tail stereo - Adjusts the stereo image width of the reverberation tail. • Tail cutoff / tone - Lowpass and Highpass filter for the reverb tail. Summary of features: • Seven studio quality audio effects • AudioUnit for AUv3 compatible hosts. • AudioUnit full parameter automation. • Inter-app audio compatible effect. • Audiobus 3 compatible with state saving. • Apply multi effect to any song in your iTunes library. • Low latency live usage with mic and headphones. • Audio recorder • Ableton Link compatible.

About

BeatCutter

This app is a creative playground for experimenting with sound. It allows users to slice, reshape, and recombine audio based on rhythm to build unique musical structures and evolving textures. It's designed for artists and sound designers looking to explore new sonic territories.

Highlights
  • Multi-channel audio slicing
  • Rhythm-based recombination
  • Flexible sample cell matrix
  • Fluid audio routing
  • Experimental feedback mode
  • Template editor for presets
  • MIDI learn support
Features
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BeatCutter is a playground for anyone who loves experimenting with sound. It’s an innovative multi-channel tool that slices, reshapes, and recombines audio based on rhythm, letting you build evolving textures, chaotic patterns, and completely unexpected musical structures. At the heart of the app is a flexible matrix of sample cells with fluid routing for recording, playback, and control. Whether you’re working with long audio files, live instruments, or sound from other apps, BeatCutter turns any source into raw material for creative exploration. Craft immersive sound worlds With BeatCutter, you can sculpt everything from cyberpunk atmospheres and industrial drones to alien jungles and meditative soundscapes. The type of source audio doesn’t matter - the magic comes from how you transform it. Your settings and your imagination define the final result, which can range from futuristic IDM to abstract ambient textures. Designed for experimentation BeatCutter doesn’t rely on fixed presets. Instead, it gives you a powerful set of parameters that encourage hands‑on discovery. To help you get started, the app includes a template editor where each number represents a group of settings. Tweak the numbers, listen, randomize, refine, and save your favorite states as presets. Explore evolving sonic feedback One of BeatCutter’s most unique features is its experimental feedback mode. This isn’t traditional analog feedback - it behaves more like a living fractal, constantly reshaping itself. The result is a self-evolving sound structure capable of generating rich, abstract audio without any external input. It’s a perfect tool for deep experimentation and unexpected inspiration. BeatCutter is for artists, sound designers, and curious creators who want to push beyond the ordinary and discover new sonic territories. BeatCutter is a universal application for iOS and macOS. It can work on iPhone and iPad as well as Mac / MacBook with M1 chip (and later). BeatCutter works on iPhone and iPad standalone, as an Audio Unit or Inter-App Audio module, and supports Audiobus and Ableton Link. On MacOS, BeatCutter can works both as a standalone application and as an Audio unit (AUv3) with DAWs and other hosts that support AUv3 plugins. All application features are available on iOS and macOS, including MIDI support (with a MIDI learn option) and audio unit parameters. BeatCutter has a built-in detailed description of all parameters also available as PDF file on the application site. Quick start demo: https://youtu.be/nhwOK4tXFvQ https://youtu.be/_OekZzgAmCw https://youtu.be/Kt5rb8KtNs4 https://youtu.be/89H4l-0Es70 You can find more information on BeatCutter and other creative audio apps at: https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com

Screenshots

AudioEffX2 screens
BeatCutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AudioEffX at $4.99 against BeatCutter's $15.99. AudioEffX also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). BeatCutter's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

AudioEffX costs $4.99 and BeatCutter $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioEffX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of AudioEffX's written reviews are positive against 69% of BeatCutter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioEffX ships an update every 5 days, BeatCutter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AudioEffX versus BeatCutter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioEffXBeatCutter
Price$4.99 — better$15.99
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings831 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry GohsIgor Vasiliev

Customer experience

AudioEffX

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

BeatCutter

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

AudioEffX

No in-app purchases

None

BeatCutter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioEffX free?
AudioEffX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeatCutter free?
BeatCutter costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AudioEffX or BeatCutter?
AudioEffX is rated higher. AudioEffX averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BeatCutter averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do AudioEffX or BeatCutter have ads?
Neither AudioEffX nor BeatCutter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioEffX or BeatCutter?
AudioEffX ships an update every 5 days, and BeatCutter every 2 months. Most recently, AudioEffX was updated on November 2, 2026 and BeatCutter on November 3, 2026.

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