os vs Cab ML
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
os
Create unique sounds by dragging your finger across the screen. This application offers a simple yet engaging way to explore audio textures and generate music.
- Interactive sound generation
- Finger-based control
- Unique audio textures
- Simple interface
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os is a sound machine. Drag your finger across the screen to make dope sounds.
Cab ML
This app generates custom impulse responses using a neural network, allowing interactive sound shaping. It also includes a poweramp and microphone reverb generator for further audio manipulation.
- Neural network impulse response generation
- Interactive tag-based sound shaping
- Poweramp with multiple options
- Microphone reverb generator
- AUv3 plugin support
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Cab ML is both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin that provides a neural network for impulse response generation. By moving tags in a window you can change the impulse response in an interactive way. Underlying a neural network will generate an impulse response based on the position of the tags. Instead of trying out all your impulse response files through a classic impulse response loader, you can now find the right sound interactively by moving the marks until you like what you hear. Furthermore Cab ML also provides a poweramp with many options and a microphone reverb generator. The free version allows you to test Cab ML completely, but every minute the plugin will be silent for 3 seconds. To remove these limits there is a one time in-app purchase. You need an audio interface to connect your instrument to your Mac. Known audio interface brands for guitar or bass are for instance Focusrite or iRig. If you don't have an audio interface, you can use the AUv3 plugin in a DAW such as GarageBand or Logic Pro. Any (guitar/bass) sound you have recorded can be fed through the Cab ML audio unit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: os at none against Cab ML's 1. os also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). Cab ML's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Cab ML sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. os asks for nothing beyond the download.
os holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: os has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of os's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cab ML's.
| Parameter | os | Cab ML |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (27 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coda Labs Incorporated | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
os
Cab ML
In-app purchases
os
No in-app purchases
Cab ML
- Cab ML Activation$11.99
