Comparison

K7D vs Phonolyth Cascade

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

Head to head
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

About

Phonolyth Cascade

This app offers a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. It allows for the creation of expansive modulated spaces, stereo widening, and hybrid delay/reverb effects. Explore unique sonic territories with a wide range of controls and randomized modulation.

Highlights
  • Expansive modulated supernatural spaces
  • Stereo widening and transient smearing
  • Hybrid delay/reverb effects
  • Chorus, flanger, and resonator-like effects
  • Randomized modulation
  • Infinity and Freeze buttons
  • Mix Lock for preset switching
Features
Currently charting
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Cascade is a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. Designed first and foremost with expansive modulated supernatural spaces in mind, it features an extensive set of controls to explore other sonic territories such as stereo widening, transient smearing, hybrid delay/reverb and chorus/flanger/resonator-like effects. Features: - Wide range of diffusion textures spanning from subtle smearing and widening to otherworldly reverberation - Lush randomized modulation - Infinity and Freeze buttons for never-ending reverb bliss - Mix Lock for switching presets while keeping the dry/wet mix constant - Freely resizable UI with light and dark color schemes - Cross-platform preset format for sharing across plugin formats and OSes - 30 factory presets to get you started - Includes an AudioUnit v3 plugin for use in host apps such as GarageBand and AUM, and a standalone app

Screenshots

K7D2 screens
Phonolyth Cascade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phonolyth Cascade at 4.9 against K7D's 4.6. Phonolyth Cascade also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). K7D's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ratings volume, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonolyth Cascade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of K7D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Phonolyth Cascade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

K7D ships an update every 3 months, Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
K7D versus Phonolyth Cascade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterK7DPhonolyth Cascade
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.6 (79 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImaginando LdaYuri Turov

Customer experience

K7D

All ratings79 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative11.4%

Phonolyth Cascade

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

K7D

No in-app purchases

None

Phonolyth Cascade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is K7D free?
K7D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonolyth Cascade free?
Phonolyth Cascade costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, K7D or Phonolyth Cascade?
Phonolyth Cascade is rated higher. K7D averages 4.6 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Phonolyth Cascade averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do K7D or Phonolyth Cascade have ads?
Neither K7D nor Phonolyth Cascade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, K7D or Phonolyth Cascade?
K7D ships an update every 3 months, and Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. Most recently, K7D was updated on September 22, 2026 and Phonolyth Cascade on September 23, 2026.

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