Comparison

Alien Box vs wFX

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

wFX

Create custom audio effect chains with over 60 built-in effects and 220+ factory presets. Shape your sound with saturation, compression, EQ, reverbs, delays, and more. Save and load your unique FX chains.

Highlights
  • 220+ Factory preset chains
  • Over 60 built-in audio effects
  • Analog saturation and tape color
  • Classic compressors and limiters
  • EQ and analog-style filters
  • Multiple reverb and delay types
  • Save and load custom FX chains
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Includes 220+ Factory preset chains + more than 60 built-in FX: - Analog desk-style saturation, tape color - Classic comps and limiters - EQ, analog-style filters - Spring / plate / hall / creative reverbs - Delays that work w/ tap and tempo - Amp-style gain, drive - Parallel comp, ghosty side-chain - Maximizer, noise gate - Envelope filter, harmonic exciter - Rotary speaker - Phaser, flanger, chorus/vibrato, tremolo - Tape: cassette, reel-to-reel, analog tape - Bit crush, degradation machines Get creative w/ tape echo, tame your vocals, or slam drums w/ parallel compression. Build, save, and load chain presets all within wFX!

Screenshots

Alien Box2 screens
wFX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: wFX at 5.0 against Alien Box's 1.3. wFX also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 38 months). Alien Box's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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 wFX $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

wFX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Box ships an update every 38 months, wFX every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alien Box versus wFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien BoxwFX
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating1.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar MlazevWeston Fletcher

Customer experience

Alien Box

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

wFX

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alien Box

No in-app purchases

None

wFX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alien Box free?
Alien Box costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is wFX free?
wFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alien Box or wFX?
wFX is rated higher. Alien Box averages 1.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while wFX averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Alien Box or wFX have ads?
Neither Alien Box nor wFX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien Box or wFX?
Alien Box ships an update every 38 months, and wFX every 2 days. Most recently, Alien Box was updated on October 29, 2026 and wFX on October 24, 2026.

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