Comparison

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin vs K7D

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

Head to head
About

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

This AUv3 compatible plugin offers versatile overdrive and distortion effects for music production. It features multiple emulation modes, filtering, tone controls, and an optional compressor for detailed sound shaping. Create everything from subtle crunch to intense distortion.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Multiple distortion emulation modes
  • Built-in compressor
  • Low and high pass filtering
  • Parametric equalizer
  • Preset management
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This is a AUv3 compatible overdrive/distortion which can be used as plugin with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Meteor, Auria or GarageBand. It supports a modern graphical interface and presets with stereo meters for monitoring signal levels. The effect offers the user an incredible variety of control over the sound due to the number of different types of emulation modes and a range of optional filtering and tone controls. We provide an optional a built in compressor to enable you to limit the sound prior to wave shaping. We provide 9 different sounding distortion emulation algorithms, each with unique characteristics and sound. The signal can then be passed through low and high pass filtering to remove harsh or unwanted frequencies such as DC offset or mains hum. We also provide a choice of either pure tone controls or a 3 band +/- 12dB parametric equaliser to have the ultimate control over mid-tones. This effect was designed to give those nice slightly overdriven or crunch sounds but there are some pure all out distortion models too. This is one of a suite of AUv3 compatible plugins which will also soon be available from 4Pockets.

About

K7D

This app offers a vintage tape delay effect with analog emulation and modern controls. It recreates classic hardware echo machines for a warm, characterful sound. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in iOS DAWs.

Highlights
  • Analog modeled dual playhead delay
  • Modeled microphone input with saturation
  • Normal and Ping Pong modes
  • High pass and Low pass feedback filters
  • Powerful LFO time modulation
  • BPM syncable delay time
  • MIDI delay time modulation
Features
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K7D is a powerful and affordable, vintage tape delay effect plugin for iOS. K7D recreates the hardware echo machines of the past using Imaginando’s signature style of obsessive analog emulation, but with an enhanced level of control from a sleek, modern interface. Using this approach allows a whole new world of creative possibilities, while still retaining a warm, full-bodied analog sound, bursting with character and personality. To give K7D it’s distinctive analog flavour, we studied and analysed the tiny details of what makes classic hardware delays great, and painstakingly recreated every subtle nuance for a fantastically authentic sound. Available as a standalone app and audio unit plugin, you can use it digital audio stations for iOS such as Garage Band, AUM, Cubasis, Auria, Audiobus, etc. Features - 1ms to 1 sec. dual playhead analog modeled delay with noise, tape distortion and mechanical vibration models - Modeled microphone input with pre-amp saturation - Normal and Ping Pong modes - Optimized gain staging and saturation algorithms for very musical results - Delay time spread between heads and stereo width control - High pass and Low pass filter on feedback path - Powerful LFO bipolar time modulation with multiple waveforms (sine, triangular, saw, square, sample and hold and filtered sample and hold) and possibility of inverted LFO phase on second play head (for added stereo imaging) - Delay time syncable with BPM - Possibility of delay time modulation via incoming midi notes - Oscilloscope visualisation of audio waveform and LFO waveform - Built-in patch manager - Audiounit compatible

Screenshots

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin3 screens
K7D2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overdrive AUv3 Plugin at 5.0 against K7D's 4.6. Overdrive AUv3 Plugin also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). K7D's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 2) and price ($3.99 vs $7.99). On update cadence, 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

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin costs $7.99 and K7D $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: K7D has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Overdrive AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 80% of K7D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 2 months, K7D every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin versus K7D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverdrive AUv3 PluginK7D
Price$7.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings279 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comImaginando Lda

Customer experience

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

K7D

All ratings79 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

K7D

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashing with many instruments
  • Project crashes and data loss
  • App not opening after crashes
  • App deleting progress
  • Randomiser not working
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  • App will not load
  • Digital pops and clicks with Audiobus 3
  • Dry signal only in one ear with stereo input

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix background audio standalone
  • Fix randomiser feature
  • Improve CPU efficiency
  • Make iPad and iPhone versions compatible
  • Add reverse playback option
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  • Allow MIDI assignment for knobs/functions
  • Improve input selection for interfaces
  • Update for Audiobus 3 compatibility
  • Make UI elements larger and more visible

In-app purchases

None

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

K7D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Overdrive AUv3 Plugin free?
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is K7D free?
K7D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Overdrive AUv3 Plugin or K7D?
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. Overdrive AUv3 Plugin averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while K7D averages 4.6 from 79 ratings.
Do Overdrive AUv3 Plugin or K7D have ads?
Neither Overdrive AUv3 Plugin nor K7D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overdrive AUv3 Plugin or K7D?
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 2 months, and K7D every 3 months. Most recently, Overdrive AUv3 Plugin was updated on November 2, 2026 and K7D on November 3, 2026.

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