Warm Distortion vs TaS
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.
TaS
This audio effect plugin offers stereo tremolo and slicer capabilities with customizable LFOs. Visualize modulation options, sync to your DAW's tempo, and create unique stereo tremolo effects.
- Stereo tremolo effect
- Slicer functionality
- Multi-wave LFOs
- Waveform visualization
- Tempo-synced LFOs
- Limit and smoothing parameters
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TAS-X is a simple cross-platform stereo tremolo and slicer plug-in with multiple waveforms and wave shaping. **** Visualize Modulation Options **** Visualize the LFO options with 4 waveforms and extra limit and smoothing parameters. **** Stereo Tremolo **** Create stereo tremolo effects by offsetting the left and right LFOs. **** Tempo-synced Tremolo **** Tempo sync the tremolo's LFOs with the DAW's tempo, fast or slow, from 1/2 to 1/64.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TaS at 100% against Warm Distortion's 0%. TaS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). Warm Distortion's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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
Warm Distortion costs $1.99 and TaS $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TaS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Warm Distortion's written reviews are positive against 100% of TaS's.
Warm Distortion ships an update every 6 months, TaS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warm Distortion | TaS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | Pedro Yamada |
Customer experience
Warm Distortion
TaS
In-app purchases
Warm Distortion
No in-app purchases
TaS
No in-app purchases
