WoodnGate vs RealPhase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WoodnGate
This audio processing tool functions as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin for music production. It offers advanced gating features with separate open and close modes, dual side-chaining, and MIDI control for precise audio manipulation.
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
- Separate Open and Close modes
- Dual side-chain channels
- MIDI triggering and control
- ADSR mode
- iCloud Drive preset storage
- Dual analysis filters
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The Wood'nGate is an audio gate which is both a standalone app supporting IAA (Inter-App Audio) and an AUv3 audio unit plugin. It has the familiar controls like “Threshold”, “Attack”, “Sustain”, and “Release” but also has some extra features not found commonly on other gates: - Has separate Open and Close modes (e.g. Open with side chain, Close with track audio; Open with Midi, Close with side chain audio) - Has 2 side chain channels (e.g. Open with Kick, Close with Snare) : insert a WoodnGate in Send mode on the side track. - Open and Close can be triggered by Midi commands (Note On, …) - Midi Note On Velocity can be used to set the Open Gate Level. - Has an ADSR mode (Close is only determined by the ADSR timing) - Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices) - Includes 2 separate filters : 1 for the Open analysis signal and 1 for the Close analysis signal - Presets can be switched with Midi Program Changes. - When the Gate is Opened or Closed a Midi command (Note On, CC, ...) can be sent (to other plugins, devices, computers). This allows for example an analog drum track on which WoodnGate is inserted to play notes/sounds on another synth plugin for each drum beat triggering the Gate. - All major Gate controls can now be set by received Midi CC commands.
RealPhase
This app faithfully reproduces the sound of a legendary analog phaser pedal. It offers advanced modulation options, including barberpole effects and MIDI sync, for creating complex and rhythmic phasing sounds. Visualize real-time frequency response and enjoy exceptional multirate performance.
- Faithful reproduction of legendary phaser pedal
- Composite LFOs and parallel phaser structures
- Barberpole/Shepard phasing
- Rhythmic pattern creation with LFO ratios
- Mid-Side modes for stereo phasing
- Real-time notch filter frequency visualization
- MIDI note event reception for sync
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Do you remember the single most iconic phaser you've ever heard? For the first time, there's a good chance of finding that exact sound captured in a plugin. FEATURES: • Faithful reproduction of a legendary 4-stage phaser pedal from the late 70's - early 80's • Complex effects can be built using composite LFO's, parallel phaser structures, as well as an independent modulation system for the sweep range • Barberpole or "Shepard" phaser included: infinitely rising / falling modulation that can optionally be combined with sweep range modulation • Strong, rhythmic / syncopated patterns can be created by configuring different LFO frequency ratios within the various modulation sources • Mid-Side modes allow adding special phasing effects to stereo sounds • Exact visualization of the notch filters' real-time frequency response, with different stereo options • Exceptional multirate performance: results are less sampling rate-dependent than what's currently available with most digital phasers (even from major manufacturers) • Designed to be an anthology app extensible with additional hardware-based or synthetic analog models in future MIDI NOTE EVENT RECEPTION: RealPhase can accept MIDI note messages, syncing an envelope-based modulation source to note on and off events. This makes it easy to use RealPhase as a powerful analog modeling OTA-based resonant notch filter with any synth or sampler. PLEASE NOTE: • An Audio Unit v3 compatible host app is required to use this plugin • Supported sampling rates: 44.1, 48, 96 kHz
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Verdict
WoodnGate and RealPhase both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RealPhase's written reviews are positive against 0% of WoodnGate's. WoodnGate's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $14.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). 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
WoodnGate costs $7.99 and RealPhase $14.99 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 — 5.0 for WoodnGate against 5.0 for RealPhase. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of WoodnGate's written reviews are positive against 100% of RealPhase's.
WoodnGate ships an update every 4 months, RealPhase every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WoodnGate | RealPhase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio | quantovox |
Customer experience
WoodnGate
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In-app purchases
WoodnGate
No in-app purchases
RealPhase
No in-app purchases









