Electrogene vs The Voltour Valve Enhancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electrogene
This audio effect app offers a low-fidelity sound experience with bit-crushing, modulation, saturation, and filtering. It includes a real-time waveform visualizer and allows for saving and randomizing parameters. Compatible with various audio extensions for expanded workflow.
- Bit-crusher with sample rate and bit resolution control
- Frequency modulation
- Selectable low, high, or band pass filter
- Adjustable pre-gain and dry/wet levels
- Save and randomize parameters
- Realtime waveform scope visualizer
- Audio Unit Extension, Audiobus, Inter-App Audio support
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Electrogene is a low fidelity audio effect combining bit-crusher, modulation, saturation and filter with scope visualizer. Refined algorithms can produce warm or harsh sound reminding of retro digital or analog audio system. Electrogene features: – Modify sample rate and bit resolution – Apply drift variance to the bit-crusher sample rate value – Add frequency modulation to input signal – Low pass, High pass or Band pass filter – Set pre-gain and dry/wet levels – Ability to save and randomize parameters – Audio Unit Extension, Audiobus, Inter-App Audio support – 40 built-in presets – Background audio – Realtime waveform scope visualizer
The Voltour Valve Enhancer
This audio plugin emulates a renowned hardware unit, offering three distinct valve modes for warming up sounds, adding aggression with odd harmonics, or creating unique tonal textures. It expands on the original hardware with features like parallel processing, continuous filtering, and phase blending.
- Three valve bias modes (Triode, Pentode 1, Pentode 2)
- Mix parameter for parallel processing
- Continuous filter control
- Phase parameter for dry/wet blending
- Auto wet output leveling
- Stereo imaging link parameter
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Nembrini Audio The Voltour 2 Channel All Valve Enhancer plugin is based on Thermionic Culture The Culture Vulture* unit. BIAS • T Triode valves and is good for just “warming up” a sound. • P1 Pentode mode to add odd harmonic which make the sound more aggressive, but retaining that valve character. • P2 Very unusual way of configuring a valve, even giving an extra octave at higher bias settings. Extended the possibilities of the original hardware: • Mix parameter used for parallel processing • Continuous Filter parameter • Phase parameter to blend the dry signal with the reversed phase wet signal • Auto wet output leveling • Link parameter allows for perfectly matched stereo imaging Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: The Culture Vulture is a registered trademark of Thermionic Culture Ltd. Nembrini Audio The Voltour was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its own modelling techniques. Thermionic Culture Ltd has not endorsed nor sponsored the Nembrini Audio The Voltour in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Electrogene at $4.99 against The Voltour Valve Enhancer's $14.99. Electrogene also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). The Voltour Valve Enhancer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On review sentiment, 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
Electrogene costs $4.99 and The Voltour Valve Enhancer $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Voltour Valve Enhancer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Electrogene ships an update every 12 months, The Voltour Valve Enhancer every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electrogene | The Voltour Valve Enhancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BACKPULLVER SOFTWARE LTD OOD | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
Electrogene
The Voltour Valve Enhancer
In-app purchases
Electrogene
No in-app purchases
The Voltour Valve Enhancer
No in-app purchases
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