DAW Cassette vs ADverb2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DAW Cassette
This audio effect plugin emulates the sound of classic tape decks, offering three tape types and adjustable noise levels. It provides intuitive controls for adding warmth and character to music tracks or entire mixes, functioning as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Emulates classic tape deck sound
- Three tape types (normal, chrome, metal)
- Adjustable noise level
- Tape, head, and motor quality controls
- Input/output gain and dry/wet mix
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
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DAW Cassette is an Audio Unit effect that emulates the sound of a classic tape deck. The intuitive and easy-to-use controls make it a versatile tool for adding warmth and character to a specific track or your entire mix. Features: • Choose between three different tape types (normal, chrome, metal) • Control the noise level (High, Low, Off) • Tape-, head- and motor* quality knobs for dialling in the perfect sound • Additional input gain, output gain and dry/wet mix parameters for convenience * Motor quality only emulates wobbling in this plugin (no slow down effect). DAW Cassette works both as a standalone app, and as an AUv3 plugin. Check out the product web page for more info, sound examples and a user manual. https://klevgrand.se/products/dawcassette Feedback or suggestions? Drop us a mail: support(at)klevgrand.se or @klevgrand on Twitter.
ADverb2
This app emulates a vintage digital plate reverb unit from the 80s, offering a range of reverb effects from short and rich to long and ambient. It functions as a standalone effect, with Inter-App Audio, or as an AUv3 plugin for music production hosts.
- Vintage digital plate reverb emulation
- Adjustable pre-delay, time, and size
- Extensive filtering for reverb tail shaping
- Logical vintage-style user interface
- Cross-platform preset manager
- Low CPU load optimized algorithm
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ADverb2 is our love letter to the golden age of studio reverb: a small handful of controls, a big friendly panel, and a sound that flatters everything you run through it. Version 2.3 grows it from one algorithm into three. PLATE is the original ADverb algorithm, a classic digital plate with the fast build-up and silky decay that made these boxes famous. It remains untouched, and your old presets load exactly as before. AMBIENCE is a modern, airy space. It adds air and dimension around a source without an obvious tail at short settings, and blooms into a long, weightless wash when you push the time out. Time-varying early energy keeps it from ever sounding static. HALL is a large concert space, exceptionally smooth and very wide, with slow internal motion that keeps long decays lush instead of metallic. All three algorithms share the same simple control set: Pre-Delay, Reverb Time, Size, low and high Contour switches, Rolloff, and Diffusion, plus input level and output mix. The Input Mute and Reverb Stop kill switches let you perform with the reverb, choking the send or the tail on the beat. Mix Lock keeps your wet/dry setting pinned while you audition presets, ideal when ADverb2 sits on a send. Version 2.3 also brings our system-wide preset browser with folders and favorites, a hundred factory presets covering everything from drum plates to nine-second ambient washes, preset stepping right from the main panel, and presets that show up in your host's own preset menu. ADverb2 is an AUv3 Audio Unit and runs in any AUv3 host, including GarageBand and Logic Pro. The interface is fully resizable and scales to fit your device. No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ADverb2 at $4.99 against DAW Cassette's $13.99. ADverb2 also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 57%). DAW Cassette's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 50 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
DAW Cassette costs $13.99 and ADverb2 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DAW Cassette against 4.6 for ADverb2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of DAW Cassette's written reviews are positive against 80% of ADverb2's.
DAW Cassette ships an update every 3 months, ADverb2 every 50 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DAW Cassette | ADverb2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Klevgrand Produkter AB | Audio Damage, Inc. |
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DAW Cassette
ADverb2
In-app purchases
DAW Cassette
No in-app purchases
ADverb2
No in-app purchases









