IMPULSation vs TheStrip by DDMF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TheStrip by DDMF
This audio plugin offers a high-class mixing console experience with its EQ, gate, and compressor. It's designed for efficient CPU usage, allowing you to enhance the spectral and dynamic properties of your entire mix on iOS devices.
- High-class EQ, gate, and compressor
- Low CPU usage
- AUv3 and Inter-App-Audio support
- Compatible with iOS DAWs
- Full spectral and dynamic control
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The Strip is the essential channel strip: the finest EQ, gate and compressor bundled in one beautifully designed plugin. Just slam this baby onto every channel in your project (which you easily can, because of its low CPU usage) and you’ll have the equivalent of a high-class mixing console on your hands. TheStrip puts you in complete control of the spectral and dynamic properties of your whole mix. TheStrip for iOS comes in AUv3 and Inter-App-Audio format for all your production needs on the iOS platform. It can be loaded in all the standard digital audio workstations available for iOS, like Garageband, Cubasis, AUM and the like. Its desktop counterpart has been an essential part of many a producer's daily audio work, and after a long waiting time, the port to iOS could finally be completed.
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The clearest difference is review sentiment: TheStrip by DDMF at 100% against IMPULSation's 50%. TheStrip by DDMF also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). IMPULSation's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months) and price ($9.99 vs $11.99). 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
IMPULSation costs $9.99 and TheStrip by DDMF $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TheStrip by DDMF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of IMPULSation's written reviews are positive against 100% of TheStrip by DDMF's.
IMPULSation ships an update every 4 months, TheStrip by DDMF every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMPULSation | TheStrip by DDMF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $11.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIDIculous LLC | Christian Siedschlag |
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IMPULSation
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In-app purchases
IMPULSation
No in-app purchases
TheStrip by DDMF
No in-app purchases









