Warm Distortion vs WaveFolder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Warm Distortion
This app provides a real-time distortion audio effect designed for instruments like guitars and drums. It offers unique algorithms for a natural tube sound, clearing hiss and adding artificial feedback. It functions as an Audio Unit plugin or a standalone effect.
- Unique distortion algorithms
- Natural tube sound emulation
- Hiss clearing slider
- Master reverb
- Camera-controlled feedback
- Built-in noise gate
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Warm Distortion is real time distortion audio effect. It is a non linear distortion that works great with guitars, drums and other instruments. It clears the “hiss” sounds just like real tube amplifier. All algorithms are unique, created and designed for nice distortion effect. The app works as an Audio Unit plugin and can also be used as stand alone real time effect via the device microphone or using iRig or similar device. Features: - Unique distortion algorithms with natural tube sound - Gain - Level - Smoothie (hiss clearing magic slider) - Reverb (master reverb) + Camera controlled artificial feedback in standalone mode and built in noise gate. Just move your hand over the front camera to create feedback If you play acoustic instrument you can use headphones without a mic and put the phone close to your instrument so the app will work as realtime effect.
WaveFolder
This audio effect app adds harmonics to sound by folding waveforms. It's ideal for enhancing synth leads, transforming drum loops, and creating ambient drones. Customize folding thresholds and modulation for unique sound design.
- Wave folding distortion
- Harmonic addition
- Adjustable folding thresholds
- Modulation of folding amount and symmetry
- Tempo-based or free-running modulators
- Built-in wave shaper
- Color themes
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WaveFolder is a simple Wave Folding Audio Unit Extension. Wave Folding is an interesting distortion effect that adds harmonics to the original signal by folding the waveform back on itself when it exceeds a clipping threshold. WaveFolder is great for adding spice to monophonic synth leads and rhythmic, tempo based modulations can turn drum loops into totally new entities, while long, slow, free running modulations are perfect for dirty ambient drones. WaveFolder lets you set the folding thresholds and modulate the folding amount and symmetry with tempo based or free running modulators. WaveFolder also includes a wave shaper to add even more interest. There is also a short built-in manual and a selection of colour themes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WaveFolder at 75% against Warm Distortion's 0%. WaveFolder also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Warm Distortion's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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
Warm Distortion costs $1.99 and WaveFolder $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WaveFolder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaveFolder has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Warm Distortion's written reviews are positive against 75% of WaveFolder's.
Warm Distortion ships an update every 6 months, WaveFolder every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warm Distortion | WaveFolder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | Living Memory Software |
Customer experience
Warm Distortion
WaveFolder
In-app purchases
Warm Distortion
No in-app purchases
WaveFolder
No in-app purchases
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