Comparison

RatshackReverb3 vs Drift Audio

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

Head to head
About

RatshackReverb3

This app meticulously recreates the sound and characteristics of a classic analog delay unit. It offers authentic "bucket-brigade" style delay with pitch-shifting as time changes, and even models input distortion for creative sound design.

Highlights
  • Accurate bucket-brigade delay model
  • Pitch shifting with delay time changes
  • Mic and line input modeling
  • Input distortion simulation
  • Cross-platform preset manager
  • AUv3 and IAA support
Features
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Ratshack Reverb is a detailed model of that classic of classics, the Realistic Electronic Reverb. Now, you can have the sound of everyone's first analog delay unit, without ever having to change batteries! As anyone who has owned this unit (which is just about everyone...) knows, it was actually an analog delay, not a reverb at all, and we've done our best to exactly replicate the sound and quirks of the original. We've even modeled the distortion that occurs by running a line signal in to the mic inputs. Features » Accurate analog "bucket-brigade" style delay model. Change the delay time, and the signal pitches accordingly. » Both mic and line inputs modeled, for overdriving the delay section if desired. » XML-based cross-platform preset manager, with copy and paste. (You can even move presets between the iOS version and the desktop version with Handoff.) » Entirely vector-based resizable high-resolution user interface » Both IAA and AUv3 versions included.

About

Drift Audio

Record sounds and transform them into interactive landscapes. Play back your recordings by touching a dynamic terrain that responds to your gestures, creating unique sonic experiences. Explore multi-finger playback for layered sounds.

Highlights
  • Record up to 10 seconds of sound
  • Interactive touch-based playback
  • Multi-finger sound layering
  • Terrain visualization of recordings
  • Dynamic, breathing sound surface
  • Automatic sound naming
  • Built-in reverb and delay
Features
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Record any sound, then play it back by dragging across a living terrain. Your recording becomes the landscape — loud moments rise into ridges, quiet moments stay flat. Touch the surface and it transforms your sound into something new. HOW IT WORKS Record from the microphone — voice, instruments, ambient noise, anything up to 10 seconds. Drift listens and names your recording automatically. Each sample appears with a miniature terrain preview showing its unique shape. Tap a recording to enter the canvas: a reactive surface that deforms under your touch. Drag horizontally to move through your sample. Drag vertically to shift pitch — high at the top, slow and deep at the bottom. Press harder for a thick, layered wash. Press lighter for delicate, scattered fragments. The surface responds like a physical material. Your finger pushes into it, surrounding lines ripple outward and spring back. A trail follows your gesture and fades. When you're not playing, the terrain breathes — peaks sway, flat areas drift — so it always feels alive. Put down a second finger and a second voice appears. Hold a sustained tone with one hand while exploring with the other. Each finger has its own position, pitch, and intensity. FEATURES · Record up to 10 seconds from the microphone · Play back by touch — position, pitch, and intensity all respond to your finger · Two fingers, two independent voices · Terrain shaped by your recording — every sample looks different · The surface ripples, breathes, and springs back · Automatic naming using on-device sound recognition · Built-in reverb and delay · No account, no internet, everything stays on your device

Screenshots

RatshackReverb32 screens
Drift Audio2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drift Audio at Free against RatshackReverb3's $0.99. Drift Audio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). RatshackReverb3's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Drift Audio is free to download; RatshackReverb3 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift Audio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of RatshackReverb3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drift Audio's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
RatshackReverb3 versus Drift Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRatshackReverb3Drift Audio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better10
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudio Damage, Inc.Consumer Therapy

Customer experience

RatshackReverb3

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Drift Audio

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RatshackReverb3

No in-app purchases

None

Drift Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RatshackReverb3 free?
RatshackReverb3 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift Audio free?
Drift Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RatshackReverb3 or Drift Audio?
Drift Audio is rated higher. RatshackReverb3 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Drift Audio averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do RatshackReverb3 or Drift Audio have ads?
Neither RatshackReverb3 nor Drift Audio shows ads.

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