Comparison

Alien Box vs Woodulator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique sound enrichment
  • LFO modulated vibes
  • Complex resonator system
  • AUv3 plugin for hosts
  • Standalone app mode
  • Gain, Vibe, Depth, Reverb controls
Features
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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

About

Woodulator

This app offers advanced audio manipulation with analog-inspired delay and pitch shifting. It features versatile modulators, customizable filters, and extensive MIDI control for creative sound design. Presets can be saved and synced across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Analog bucket brigade delay emulation
  • Dual pitch shifters (up/down, harmonic, chorus)
  • Versatile internal/external sidechain modulators
  • Customizable delay line color and filters
  • BPM sync and MIDI control
  • Stereo width enhancement
  • iCloud preset storage
Features
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The Woodulator is a delay and pitch shifter inspired by analog bucket brigade delays. It also includes 2 versatile modulators. Pitch shifting is obtained by increasing or decreasing the clock in the delay line and not by FFT calculations. - Has 2 pitch shifters which can go up or down according to a harmonic scale or in chorus mode
 - Modulator source can be internal LFO or external side chain
 - Modulator destination can be pitch frequency, pitch amplitude, delay amplitude, panning, feedback amounts or Moog filter frequencies. - Modulation of pitch frequency can be up, down or both.
 - Delay line color can be set with LP/HP/BP/Moog filter and Saturation level.
 - Includes HP and LP filters on the input signal
 - Includes Moog filter on pitch out signals.
 - Pitch shifters have Reverse mode. - BPM can be set, tapped or synced by the DAW host.
 - LFO Square has slew-rate control. (control at 100% generates triangle waveform)
 - LFO’s have convenient beat/bar timing popup.
 - Delay and pitch signals can be panned L-R on a stereo bus/track.
 - Delay and pitch shifter timing can be synced to the bar or re-synced manually (playing live)

 - Stereo diff mode can create wide stereo from mono sources. - Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices).
 - Presets can be switched with Midi Program Changes.
 - Major controls can be set with Midi CC messages.

Screenshots

Alien Box2 screens
Woodulator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Woodulator at 100% against Alien Box's 0%. Woodulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 38 months). Alien Box's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $10.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alien Box costs $2.99 and Woodulator $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Woodulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Alien Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of Woodulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Box ships an update every 38 months, Woodulator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alien Box versus Woodulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien BoxWoodulator
Price$2.99 — better$10.99
Rating1.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar MlazevWoodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio

Customer experience

Alien Box

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Woodulator

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alien Box

No in-app purchases

None

Woodulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alien Box free?
Alien Box costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Woodulator free?
Woodulator costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alien Box or Woodulator?
Woodulator is rated higher. Alien Box averages 1.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Woodulator averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Alien Box or Woodulator have ads?
Neither Alien Box nor Woodulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien Box or Woodulator?
Alien Box ships an update every 38 months, and Woodulator every 4 months. Most recently, Alien Box was updated on October 7, 2026 and Woodulator on October 6, 2026.

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