Comparison

FAC Chorus vs MIDI Layers

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

Head to head
About

FAC Chorus

This app delivers an authentic, lush, and organic chorus effect with analog-style circuitry. It offers versatile modulation, from subtle doubling to rich swirling sounds, and can function as a chorus, flanger, or vibrato. Expanded controls and feedback options provide deep sonic shaping for professional music production.

Highlights
  • Authentic analog-style bucket brigade circuitry
  • Subtle doubling to rich swirling modulation
  • Chorus, Flanger, or Vibrato modes
  • Expanded controls with multiple characters
  • Feedback control for flanger-like textures
  • AUv3 plugin for iOS, macOS, and Vision Pro
Features
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• Authentic, lush, and organic chorus effect • True analog-style bucket brigade circuitry • A modern reissue of the most iconic hardware units • Ranges from subtle doubling to rich, swirling modulation • Versatile usage: Chorus, Flanger, or Vibrato • Expanded controls with multiple characters and waveforms • Feedback control for rich, flanger-like textures • A favorite chorus in the iOS music community • Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views • Universal Purchase: AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS and Vision Pro FAC Chorus brings depth and movement to your sounds with an authentic, lush, and organic character. Built with true analog-style bucket brigade circuitry, this plugin is a modern reissue of some of the most iconic hardware units, faithfully capturing their distinctive tone. The effect ranges from subtle doubling to rich, swirling modulation, covering different uses as a Chorus, Flanger, or Vibrato. The expanded modulation controls, multiple characters, and LFO waveforms allow precise shaping of your sound, giving you complete creative flexibility. In addition, the feedback control adds rich, flanger-like textures for dynamic sonic effects. Under the hood, the plugin uses two individual delay line paths. Each path’s behavior is determined by the character parameter: Thick and BBD provide warm, classic BBD-style tones, while Clean delivers a more transparent tone with greater modulation. This chorus has become a favorite in the iOS music community, combining vintage inspiration with modern control to deliver professional-quality sound in any production. This is an AUv3 Effect and requires a compatible host to work The in-app purchases are for tipping only, the app is fully functional without them The documentation is available at fredantoncorvest.com/FAC_Chorus.html

About

MIDI Layers

This app allows musicians to intelligently route MIDI data, enabling complex keyboard splits, layered instruments, and seamless scene switching for live performances. Create up to 12 scenes with numerous layers, each with customizable MIDI output and note remapping.

Highlights
  • Up to 127 layers per scene
  • 12 scenes per preset
  • 16 output ports and channels
  • Remote scene switching
  • Layer mutes and mute groups
  • Scales per scene
  • Per-layer velocity curves
Features
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MIDI Layers is an AUv3 MIDI plugin designed to allow sophisticated routing of MIDI data in hosts such as AUM or Cubasis. Have you ever wanted to play multiple instruments from a single master keyboard during a live performance? Would you like to be able to set up keyboard splits, crossfade layers or create an ensemble of layered instruments? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then MIDI Layers may be your solution. Layers allows you to create up to 12 scenes, each with up to 127 layers, spanning your entire master keyboard. These scenes allow you to seamlessly switch between various layer mappings at any time during a performance. Each layer controls the MIDI output, which can be routed to one of MIDI Layers 16 output ports and 16 channels. So if you have 5 layers in your scene, each layer is able to divert MIDI key input to 5 destinations, allowing you to control 5 instruments from one master keyboard. Layers can overlap, meaning you can create an ensemble of two or more instruments. Layers can also have cross fades so that you can fade from one instrument to another across a specified range. You can also control the velocity curves of a layer if you need to emphasize note velocity at a certain set of octaves. Each layer can also be remapped so that you can target a different key range on the destination instrument. This allows you to have several single note layers that can target specific drum machine samples for instance. You can assign a song per scene, or have several scenes containing parts of the same song. Switching scenes is simple, using the on screen scene buttons, via AU parameters, or you can even add a special control layer to a scene which can then be triggered via your master keyboard. It is also possible to assign a Program Changes to a layer. When you switch scenes, each layer can fire off its own program change to your destination instruments. Each scene can be assigned its own scale, which enables you to play using only the white notes so say goodbye to wrong notes. Finally, layers can be assigned to mute groups, allowing you to quickly turn on/off groups of layers with a single key or button press. Features: ○ Up to 127 layers per scene. ○ 12 scenes per preset. ○ Supports 16 output ports and 16 channels. ○ Remote switching of scenes using MIDI or AU. ○ Supports layer mutes and mute groups. ○ Named scenes with large scene selection mode. ○ Supports scales per scene which can be played using white notes only. ○ Each layer can define a Program Change that is sent when scenes are switched. ○ Supports per layer velocity curve. ○ Supports per layer remapping of notes on output. ○ Each layer can have a cross fade settings assigned. ○ Definable Master Keyboard size (6, 7, 8 or 10 octave). ○ Scene and mute control layers. ○ Provides default custom layouts. Please Note: This product will not work with GarageBand since it cannot load AUv3 MIDI plugins.

Screenshots

FAC Chorus2 screens
MIDI Layers4 screens

Verdict

The call

FAC Chorus and MIDI Layers both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of FAC Chorus's written reviews are positive against 57% of MIDI Layers's. FAC Chorus also leads on price ($6.99 vs $12.99) and ratings volume (61 vs 13). MIDI Layers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On rating, ads 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

FAC Chorus costs $6.99 and MIDI Layers $12.99 up front. FAC Chorus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MIDI Layers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FAC Chorus against 4.7 for MIDI Layers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of FAC Chorus's written reviews are positive against 57% of MIDI Layers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FAC Chorus ships an update every 5 months, MIDI Layers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FAC Chorus versus MIDI Layers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAC ChorusMIDI Layers
Price$6.99 — better$12.99
Rating4.8 (61 ratings) — better4.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.413 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic Corvest4Pockets.com

Customer experience

FAC Chorus

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

MIDI Layers

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FAC Chorus

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$14.99
None

MIDI Layers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAC Chorus free?
FAC Chorus costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Layers free?
MIDI Layers costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAC Chorus or MIDI Layers?
FAC Chorus is rated higher. FAC Chorus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while MIDI Layers averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do FAC Chorus or MIDI Layers have ads?
Neither FAC Chorus nor MIDI Layers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FAC Chorus or MIDI Layers?
FAC Chorus ships an update every 5 months, and MIDI Layers fortnightly. Most recently, FAC Chorus was updated on September 22, 2026 and MIDI Layers on September 21, 2026.

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