Overdrive AUv3 Plugin vs K7D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Overdrive AUv3 Plugin | K7D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4Pockets.com | Imaginando Lda |
Customer experience
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin
K7D
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
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin
No in-app purchases
K7D
No in-app purchases
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