Alien Box vs Tihai Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Box
This audio effect plugin creates a unique sound with increased sustain and gentle, LFO-modulated vibes. It functions as an AUv3 effect for hosts like GarageBand or as a standalone app for real-time audio input processing.
- Unique sound enrichment
- LFO modulated vibes
- Complex resonator system
- AUv3 plugin for hosts
- Standalone app mode
- Gain, Vibe, Depth, Reverb controls
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Alien Box is a completely new kind of audio effect that you have never heard before. It makes the sound big and slightly increases the sustain while adding gentle vibes to it. The vibes are LFO modulated and the effect is using very complex resonator system inside. It is modulation effect and you can compare it to flanger, phaser or chorus but it is not like any of them… The app is an Audio Unit Effect AUV3 and can be used inside GarageBand or other AU host apps as an effect plug-in. Alien Box can also run as a stand alone app adding effect to the audio input so you can play your guitar, bass or synth directly three the app if you have the connector to do so. Alien Box controls: - Gain - you can use it increase the gain and sustain - Vibe - main tone and background vibes balance - Depth - controls the modulations depth - Reverb - adds reverb to the background vibes
Tihai Pro
Explore and visualize Indian classical music rhythmic patterns (Tihais) across various Taals and beats. Hear and see over 290,000 combinations, including Anagat and Atit types. Resolve Tihais to specific points within the Taal.
- Visualize Tihais in any Taal
- Explore over 290,000 combinations
- Supports Anagat and Atit Tihais
- Resolve Tihais to any beat
- Intuitive interface
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The complete Tihai tool for students, performers, and composers of Indian Music Intuitive interface allows you to seamlessly and visually explore all Tihais in every Taal, from any beat, of any length! * See and hear over 290,000 Tihai combinations * Supports Anagat and Atit Tihais * Resolve your Tihai to any point in the Taal - Beginning of a Gat Mukra, for raga musicians
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tihai Pro at 50% against Alien Box's 0%. Tihai Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 38 months). Alien Box's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On ads, 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
Alien Box costs $2.99 and Tihai Pro $0.99 up front. Tihai Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alien Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tihai Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Alien Box's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tihai Pro's.
Alien Box ships an update every 38 months, Tihai Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Box | Tihai Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | William Rossel |
Customer experience
Alien Box
Tihai Pro
In-app purchases
Alien Box
No in-app purchases
Tihai Pro
- Pro$1.99
