Comparison

DerVoco vs BLEASS Dragonfly

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

Head to head
About

DerVoco

This vintage vocoder emulation plugin brings analog-modeled warmth to your synths and drums. It offers flexible input modes, adjustable filters, and built-in effects for a unique vocal sound. Requires a compatible host app to function.

Highlights
  • Vintage vocoder emulation
  • Analog-modeled components
  • AUv3 Audio Effect
  • MIDI controllable VCO
  • Stereo input mode
  • 11 or 15 band equalizer
  • Controllable filter resonance
Features
Currently charting
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*** Note: DerVoco is an Audio Unit effect extension and requires an AUv3 compatible host app, like AUM, BM3, Cubasis or GarageBand. It does not run as a standalone app *** Make your synths or drums speak and sing! DerVoco is a vintage vocoder emulation. DerVoco uses analog modelled components including filters, envelope followers and companders to create a warm vintage sound instead of digital techniques like FFT. Features: • AUv3 Audio Effect and Audio Music Effect, works in all AUv3 compatible hosts. • Internal polyphonic VCO may be used as a carrier and can be controlled via MIDI, when plugin is loaded as AU MFx. • A special "input mode” where the carrier and modulator signals are encoded as the left and right channels of a stereo input signal. In this mode any synth plugin (e.g. BeepStreet Zeeon) may be used as a carrier signal. • 11 or 15 bands with on-screen equalizer. • Controllable filter resonance continuously blends from smooth to sharp and ringing sound signature. • Built in compressor and noise gate • Optimised to the limits: 60 filters take 4% CPU on latest iPads.

About

BLEASS Dragonfly

This audio effect plugin offers a unique approach to tremolo, allowing music producers to add dynamic modulation to synths, vocals, and melodies. It syncs tremolo effects with input frequencies, MIDI notes, or sidechained signals for creative sonic textures.

Highlights
  • Pitch tracking for self or sidechain modes
  • MIDI input for precise triggering
  • Manual rate and amplitude control
  • Adjustable smoothing, stereo, attack, and release
  • Wild mode for saturation and waveshaping
  • Animated visualization of effect rate
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BLEASS Dragonfly is a completely new approach to tremolo effect which brings new sonic possibilities to all music producers. Make your synths, voices or any melody “vibrate” in correspondence with its own frequencies, or with external basses and leads! Just like in Billie Eilish’s song “Xanny”, Dragonfly helps you achieve the same effect as when the voice gets modulated by a heavy bass. BLEASS Dragonfly automatically syncs the tremolo effect applied on a track using various triggers: First, you can use the pitch tracking module on either the input audio track (“self mode”) or a sidechained audio track (“sidechain mode”). You also can use the midi input to trigger Dragonfly with accuracy: the tremolo will automatically sync with the notes’ frequencies. Finally, a manual mode allows you to set a fixed frequency. Then you can finetune your settings by adjusting the fine, factor, smoothness, stereo, attack & release. The “Wild” mode applies a waveshaper to the signal to produce a subtle saturation. The final tremolo effect rate is mirrored by the flapping wings of the Dragonfly. BLEASS Dragonfly is also available for Mac & Windows (AU / VST3) https://www.bleass.com/dragonfly/ ________________________________________________ Technical description: SOURCE stage: - MANUAL: Tremolo rate is set by the Rate knob. Tremolo amplitude is set by the Amplitude knob. - MIDI: Tremolo rate corresponds to the rate of the lowest MIDI note received by the plugin. Tremolo amplitude corresponds to the velocity value of this note. - SELF: Pitch tracking on the input signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the input signal’s amplitude. - SIDECHAIN: Pitch tracking on the sidechain signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the sidechain signal’s amplitude. - SOURCE CHANNEL: Sets the channel to be analysed for SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. - AMPLITUDE: Sets tremolo amplitude in MANUAL mode. - GAIN: Sets the input gain in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. DRAGONFLY stage: - RATE: Sets tremolo rate in MANUAL mode. - FINE: Offsets the detected pitch value by +/- 0.5 semitone in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN mode. - FACTOR: Detected or set rate is multiplied by this factor to give the final tremolo rate. - SMOOTH: Sets the smoothing duration of rate variations. - STEREO: Sets phase difference between left and right channels. - ATTACK: Attack duration of the effect. - RELEASE: Release duration of the effect. - MODE: SIMPLE is a basic tremolo. WILD uses complex waveshaping for warm and saturated effect. - WILDNESS: Sets waveshaping strength in WILD mode. - VISUALISATION: Dragonfly wings are animated to match the rate and amplitude of the effect. Green label on the left indicates the input MIDI note and rate. Blue label on the right indicates the applied MIDI note and Rate. MIX stage: - GAIN: Output gain of the effect. - DRY/WET: Dry/wet balance. NOTE: This is an AUv3 effect which needs a compatible host that ideally offers audio sidechain or MIDI FX routing (such as AUM, Cubasis 3 or Logic)

Screenshots

DerVoco1 screens
BLEASS Dragonfly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLEASS Dragonfly at 100% against DerVoco's 43%. BLEASS Dragonfly also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7). DerVoco's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and chart position (#154 vs unranked). 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

DerVoco costs $2.99 and BLEASS Dragonfly $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLEASS Dragonfly holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of DerVoco's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLEASS Dragonfly's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
DerVoco versus BLEASS Dragonfly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDerVocoBLEASS Dragonfly
Price$2.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.7 (23 ratings)4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better17
Update frequency—Every 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#154 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeepStreetBLEASS

Customer experience

DerVoco

All ratings23 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral17.4%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative39.1%

BLEASS Dragonfly

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DerVoco

No in-app purchases

None

BLEASS Dragonfly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DerVoco free?
DerVoco costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLEASS Dragonfly free?
BLEASS Dragonfly costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DerVoco or BLEASS Dragonfly?
BLEASS Dragonfly is rated higher. DerVoco averages 3.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while BLEASS Dragonfly averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do DerVoco or BLEASS Dragonfly have ads?
Neither DerVoco nor BLEASS Dragonfly shows ads.

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