ADverb2 vs Sparkverb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Sparkverb
This advanced audio plugin offers innovative algorithmic reverb with modern controls for enhanced usability and creative freedom. It delivers breathtaking sound quality and remarkable CPU efficiency for various music production needs.
- Cutting-edge algorithmic design
- Modern and innovative controls
- Breathtaking sound quality
- Remarkable CPU efficiency
- Versatile for ensembles and sound design
- Enhances usability and creative freedom
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Compatible with AUv3 host apps such as GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and n-Track Pro. Sparkverb, the algorithmic reverb, redefined With a cutting-edge algorithmic design, Sparkverb breaks the boundaries of contemporary reverbs giving users modern and innovative controls that enhance usability, speed and creative freedom while delivering breathtaking sound quality and remarkable CPU efficiency. Whether you’re working with small ensembles, massive orchestras, sound design or anything in-between, Sparkverb offers a unique experience and innovative feature set that helps you work faster, smarter and more creatively than ever before. "Gorgeous! Loving all the different flavors of reverb algorithms that are in there. Really versatile and detailed!" - Richard Devine, Electronic Musician, Producer & Sound Designer "An amazing source of inspiration when looking for creative reverb sounds and special effects." - Fab Dupont, Grammy-award winning Mixing Engineer & Producer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ADverb2 at $4.99 against Sparkverb's $29.99. ADverb2 also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4). Sparkverb's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 50 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
ADverb2 costs $4.99 and Sparkverb $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sparkverb holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively.
ADverb2 ships an update every 50 months, Sparkverb every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADverb2 | Sparkverb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Damage, Inc. | UVI |
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ADverb2
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In-app purchases
ADverb2
No in-app purchases
Sparkverb
No in-app purchases









