Comparison

Woodulator vs DJCJ Player

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

Head to head
About

Woodulator

This app offers advanced audio manipulation with analog-inspired delay and pitch shifting. It features versatile modulators, customizable filters, and extensive MIDI control for creative sound design. Presets can be saved and synced across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Analog bucket brigade delay emulation
  • Dual pitch shifters (up/down, harmonic, chorus)
  • Versatile internal/external sidechain modulators
  • Customizable delay line color and filters
  • BPM sync and MIDI control
  • Stereo width enhancement
  • iCloud preset storage
Features
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The Woodulator is a delay and pitch shifter inspired by analog bucket brigade delays. It also includes 2 versatile modulators. Pitch shifting is obtained by increasing or decreasing the clock in the delay line and not by FFT calculations. - Has 2 pitch shifters which can go up or down according to a harmonic scale or in chorus mode
 - Modulator source can be internal LFO or external side chain
 - Modulator destination can be pitch frequency, pitch amplitude, delay amplitude, panning, feedback amounts or Moog filter frequencies. - Modulation of pitch frequency can be up, down or both.
 - Delay line color can be set with LP/HP/BP/Moog filter and Saturation level.
 - Includes HP and LP filters on the input signal
 - Includes Moog filter on pitch out signals.
 - Pitch shifters have Reverse mode. - BPM can be set, tapped or synced by the DAW host.
 - LFO Square has slew-rate control. (control at 100% generates triangle waveform)
 - LFO’s have convenient beat/bar timing popup.
 - Delay and pitch signals can be panned L-R on a stereo bus/track.
 - Delay and pitch shifter timing can be synced to the bar or re-synced manually (playing live)

 - Stereo diff mode can create wide stereo from mono sources. - Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices).
 - Presets can be switched with Midi Program Changes.
 - Major controls can be set with Midi CC messages.

About

DJCJ Player

Features
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If you like to have an analog-style pitch control for your music, like the pitch control on a turntable, DJCJ Player is for you. You can set the low and high value of the pitch control slider from -50% to +50%. It allows pitch shift in as little as .01% increments. Pitch and speed increase together just like on an analog turntable. Optimum sound quality is maintained. Free. No Ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Just a gift from DJCJ to you. This app will only play music that is synced to your device. It does not play music from any subscription streaming service. It does not play DRMed music.

Screenshots

Woodulator1 screens
DJCJ Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DJCJ Player at Free against Woodulator's $10.99. DJCJ Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Woodulator's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.5). On 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

DJCJ Player is free to download; Woodulator costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Woodulator ships an update every 4 months, DJCJ Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Woodulator versus DJCJ Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoodulatorDJCJ Player
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWoodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup StudioCHRISTOPHER ALAN JOHNSON

In-app purchases

None

Woodulator

No in-app purchases

None

DJCJ Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Woodulator free?
Woodulator costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DJCJ Player free?
DJCJ Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Woodulator or DJCJ Player have ads?
Neither Woodulator nor DJCJ Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Woodulator or DJCJ Player?
Woodulator ships an update every 4 months, and DJCJ Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, Woodulator was updated on October 6, 2026 and DJCJ Player on October 12, 2026.

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