Comparison

BLEASS Filter vs Continua

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

Head to head
About

BLEASS Filter

This app offers a stereo dynamic filter effect inspired by vintage analog synthesizers. It features an envelope follower and LFO for dynamic musical movement, providing a tactile user experience with detailed visual feedback.

Highlights
  • Stereo dynamic filter effect
  • Vintage analog synth inspiration
  • Envelope follower
  • LFO with sync to beat
  • Intuitive tactile interface
  • Detailed visual feedback
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Inspired by the vintage analogue filters found on the world’s most renowned classic synths, and wrapped in our trademark super-modern interface design, BLEASS Filter delivers a great sound along with an intuitive and tactile user experience. The plugin also provides detailed visual feedback that can be read and understood at a glance. A static filter can be as dull as no filter at all, which is why we have included both an envelope follower and an LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) in BLEASS Filter. The envelope follower can be tuned to perfectly match your audio, adding dynamic interest to your music, whilst the LFO creates repeating sweeps and movement that can run freely or sync to the beat. With superb versatility, ultra-efficient processing, and a great price, BLEASS Filter is guaranteed to bring new character and interest to your audio, and a smile to your face! BLEASS Filter is also available for Desktop visit www.bleass.com/filter for more information

About

Continua

This professional synthesizer for iPad offers a unique morphing sound design experience. Explore a vast sonic palette with versatile oscillators and continuously shifting filters. Deep modulation capabilities and an innovative patch evolution system allow for highly expressive and evolving musical textures.

Highlights
  • Morphing filters
  • Versatile oscillators
  • Deep modulation routing
  • Interactive patch evolution
  • Full MPE support
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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Continua is a professional synthesizer for iPad, built around a single idea: everything should move. Three oscillators with five modes each — Virtual Analog, Additive, Supersaw, Supersquare, and IXA — give you a palette that runs from warm analog warmth to aggressive digital textures to sounds that have no easy name. Stack 64 sine waves. Detune five sawtooths simultaneously. Explore phase modulation borrowed from a synthesizer most people have never heard of. The oscillators are just the beginning. Continua's filters don't switch between types — they morph between them. Low pass becomes band pass becomes high pass in a continuous sweep, with resonance and two- or four-pole slope selectable at any point. Two filters running in series or parallel, each one a moving target. Modulation is where Continua earns its name. Nearly every parameter is a destination. Every knob can receive up to five simultaneous modulation sources — envelope generators, flexible multi-point envelopes, four shapeable LFOs, sample and hold, and a random source that gives each voice its own personality. Right-click any knob to connect a source. The routing is as deep as you want it to be. New in version 1.2: the Genetics panel lets you evolve your patches through an interactive mutation tree. Start with any sound, explore branches of subtle variations, and drill down into whatever catches your ear. The arpeggiator adds eighteen patterns — from standard ascending runs to Brownian motion and probabilistic rests — all synced to your DAW tempo. Four new oscillator modes expand the raw material available from the ground up. Full MPE support means Continua responds to every dimension of expression from a Linnstrument, Osmose, Roli Seaboard, or any MPE controller. Or play it with a standard keyboard and automate everything else. Works as an AUv3 plugin in Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo, Garage Band, and any AUv3-compatible host. iPad only.

Screenshots

BLEASS Filter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Continua at every 4 weeks against BLEASS Filter's every 18 months. BLEASS Filter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). 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

BLEASS Filter costs $3.99 and Continua $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLEASS Filter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of BLEASS Filter's written reviews are positive against 55% of Continua's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLEASS Filter ships an update every 18 months, Continua every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BLEASS Filter versus Continua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLEASS FilterContinua
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (22 ratings) — better4.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better55.1% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLEASSAudio Damage, Inc.

Customer experience

BLEASS Filter

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Continua

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral26.5%
Negative18.4%

In-app purchases

None

BLEASS Filter

No in-app purchases

None

Continua

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLEASS Filter free?
BLEASS Filter costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Continua free?
Continua costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLEASS Filter or Continua?
BLEASS Filter is rated higher. BLEASS Filter averages 5.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Continua averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do BLEASS Filter or Continua have ads?
Neither BLEASS Filter nor Continua shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLEASS Filter or Continua?
BLEASS Filter ships an update every 18 months, and Continua every 4 weeks. Most recently, BLEASS Filter was updated on October 7, 2026 and Continua on October 8, 2026.

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