Comparison

IMPULSation vs Listento Player

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

Head to head
About

IMPULSation

This app is a powerful convolution reverb that lets you load custom impulse responses for endless sound possibilities. Recreate classic amp tones, spaces, and delays with optimized signal processing. It offers a user-friendly interface with essential controls for precise sound shaping.

Highlights
  • Load custom impulse responses (.wav, .aif)
  • AUv3 and AAX plugin support
  • 88 factory presets
  • MIDI Learn and Program Change
  • Pre-Delay, Wet/Dry, Decay controls
  • Stereo Widener
  • iCloud Backup and Sharing
Features
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IMPULSation is an impulse response/convolution reverb that allows you to load in your own impulses for an an unlimited amount of neverb and amp possibilities. To give you an idea of the power of this app: There are literally hundreds of thousands of impulses freely available online and our app will load them all, given that it’s properly formatted in either .wav or .aif format. Say for example you have an electric piano sound that you want to run through a classic Fender™ AMP. You do a web search for “Fender AMP Impulses” and pick from the thousands of possibilities. You will literally spend hours upon hours freely downloading all of the available spaces, amps, reverbs, and/or delays to use within your favorite AUv3 DAW. The technology of convolving and deconvolving is a method of putting in a signal through an amp, reverb unit, delay unit, or space and with sophisticated mathematical interpolations techniques, you can create a very close replica of the actual source. Our IMPULSation is specifically designed for AMPs, reverbs, delays, and spaces of which our code is optimized to detect which is being used. The detection allows us to optimize the signal for better CPU and for optimal sound. As with all of our other apps, our goal is always simplicity with power. We give you all the important features needed for a great sound, without being too complex. The features are as follows: NEW UPDATED FEATURES: ▪ BlueTooth MiDI Capable ▪ iCloud Backup and Sharing of Presets ▪ Enhanced AUv3 Preset Resizing ▪ Expansion Pack Banners and Branding ▪ Metal support, Faster UI, Faster loading, and major CPU Updates ▪ Two Mode MIDI Program Change General Features: - AUv3 - AAX - 88 Factory Presets - The ability to load in your own impulses using the iOS files app (Works With External Drives via iPadOS) - MIDI Learn parameter **SPECIAL NOTE: Importing works by selecting a folder with .aif or .wav files in it and all of the files will be imported from that folder. App Controls: - Pre-Delay - Wet Controls with Range control for precise scaling - Dry Controls - Decay Controls - Waveform View - Stereo Widener that enhances pre-stereo signals - Master Output Includes Over 200 Impulses from very popular vintage reverb units: - LEX200 - LEX480X - RLND RE201 - RLND DEP3 Echo - EMT 244 - NBA Lush - ASR-10/DP4 - Exotic Places - Special FX ------- ATTENTION iFX Rack Users: 1. The default reverbs are the ones from the FantasyVerb 2. We will be offering a paid IAP option to import impulses. ---------------- Terms and Privacy Notices: • EULA Terms of use - https://gospelmusicians.com/EULA.html • Privacy Policy - https://gospelmusicians.com/privacy-policy.html • Terms and Conditions - https://gospelmusicians.com/terms-conditions.html

About

Listento Player

This application allows users to listen to music. It provides a platform for experiencing audio content. The app is designed for music enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Music playback
  • Audio content experience
  • iOS compatibility
  • Free to use
Features
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Audiomovers LISTENTO iOS player

Screenshots

IMPULSation4 screens
Listento Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IMPULSation at 50% against Listento Player's 0%. IMPULSation also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Listento Player's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Listento Player is free to download; IMPULSation costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listento Player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of IMPULSation's written reviews are positive against 0% of Listento Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMPULSation ships an update every 4 months, Listento Player every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IMPULSation versus Listento Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMPULSationListento Player
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (14 ratings)4.3 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIDIculous LLCAudiomovers

Customer experience

IMPULSation

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Listento Player

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

IMPULSation

No in-app purchases

None

Listento Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IMPULSation free?
IMPULSation costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listento Player free?
Listento Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IMPULSation or Listento Player?
Listento Player is rated higher. IMPULSation averages 3.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Listento Player averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do IMPULSation or Listento Player have ads?
Neither IMPULSation nor Listento Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMPULSation or Listento Player?
IMPULSation ships an update every 4 months, and Listento Player every 5 months. Most recently, IMPULSation was updated on August 12, 2026 and Listento Player on June 1, 2026.

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