PhaseThree vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhaseThree
This app meticulously recreates the sound and quirks of a vintage dual phaser unit. It offers both original six-stage and modern twelve-stage phasing options, with advanced control over modulation sources and cross-platform preset management.
- Vintage dual phaser emulation
- Six-stage and twelve-stage phasing options
- Vactrol response modeling
- Expression pedal parameter control
- Cross-platform preset manager
- Vector-based resizable UI
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PhaseThree is a detailed model of the MuTron Bi-Phase, with all the lovely sound of that unit (along with its foibles and quirks.) It is worth noting that, due to aging factors, no two Bi-Phase hardware units sound alike; we found the best and most tuneful one we could lay our hands on, bought it for a faintly ridiculous price, and took it apart to see what made it tick. Like you do. The result is a painstaking digital copy of the original unit, down to the unique sweep of its LFOs. With the latest version, we have departed from the original and added 12-stage phasors in addition to the six-stage versions found in the hardware units. (We feel that 12-stage phasors have a more modern sound that people expect in a current phasor, and that the six-stage versions in the original were somewhat lacking to the modern palette.) Features » Standalone (with Inter-App Audio) and AudioUnit V3 versions included. » Perfect model of the original Bi-Phase, down to the response of the vactrols. » The unobtanium Bi-Phase expression pedal is modeled as a separate parameter, for control by your favorite modulation source. » 12-stage phasor option for each channel, in addition to the original 6-stage phasors. » 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.
Things
This app offers an experimental filter bank delay effect for creative sound design. It features up to 10 band pass filters with adjustable resonance and individual delay controls. Users can manipulate various parameters across bands to generate unique echoes, reverbs, and sequences.
- Up to 10 band pass filters
- Controllable resonance per band
- Dedicated delay with feedback per band
- Parameter spread across bands
- AUv3 and Standalone support
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Bubbles is an unusual filter bank effect plugin (AUv3 and Standalone) aimed at experimental sound design. You can use up to 10 band pass filters, represented by bubbles in the UI, with controllable resonance. Each band can have a dedicated delay with feedback. You can spread the cutoff, resonance, delay time, and delay feedback across each band to get very creative effects, from odd-sounding echoes/reverbs to impossible sequences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things at 5.0 against PhaseThree's 4.6. PhaseThree's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, 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
PhaseThree costs $4.99 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | PhaseThree | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Damage, Inc. | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
PhaseThree
Things
In-app purchases
PhaseThree
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases








