Comparison

yaleD vs BLEASS Dragonfly

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

Head to head
About

yaleD

This audio effect plugin creates a unique reverse delay sound. It offers detailed control over feedback, filtering, and timing, with options for synced beats or milliseconds. Ideal for musicians and producers seeking creative audio manipulation.

Highlights
  • Reverse delay audio effect
  • AUv3 plugin extension
  • Beat-synced or millisecond delay times
  • Feedback with cross-pan and filtering
  • Optional tape effect
  • One-Shot mode for triggered records
  • MIDI control and automation support
Features
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yaleD is a dedicated reverse delay audio effect, with full support as an Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin extension. Please note that while it works as a standalone app, it is designed to be used from other host audio apps such as GarageBand, AUM, Audiobus 3, Cubasis, etc! A reverse delay effect continuously listens then plays back reversed chunks of the audio input depending on the delay time, feedback and filtering settings. Can be used for both obvious or subtle effects depending on the setup. Since a reverse delay is sensitive to positional sync as well as delay time, the reversals are appropriately synced to the host transport timeline when playing back and using the beat-based delay time. Or the Hold Time button can be used to both sync and set the delay time manually by pressing and releasing it at the appropriate time. - Complete control over input gain, and independent wet and dry output levels. - Feedback with cross-pan and both low-pass and high-pass filtering. - Two available repeat behaviors when using feedback: one keeps all repeats reversed, while the other alternates each repeat reversed then forwards. - Delay time specified either in milliseconds, or as beats (with 1/16th note resolution) synced to host tempo. You can also specify the maximum delay time (up to 20 seconds!) in the settings to control the per-instance memory usage. - Can apply a delay time scaling offset to the second channel for interesting stereo effects. - Optional Tape effect when changing delay time. - One-Shot mode for doing triggered records and single reverse playback. Great for playing a solo in and reversing just what you want to hear. The hold/record and replay buttons can be controlled with MIDI bindings. - All parameters are exposed to the AU host so that you can apply automation or MIDI bindings from the host - Easy to use resizable plugin interface optimized for host apps on both iPhones and iPads. Made for fingers!

About

BLEASS Dragonfly

This audio effect plugin offers a unique approach to tremolo, allowing music producers to add dynamic modulation to synths, vocals, and melodies. It syncs tremolo effects with input frequencies, MIDI notes, or sidechained signals for creative sonic textures.

Highlights
  • Pitch tracking for self or sidechain modes
  • MIDI input for precise triggering
  • Manual rate and amplitude control
  • Adjustable smoothing, stereo, attack, and release
  • Wild mode for saturation and waveshaping
  • Animated visualization of effect rate
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BLEASS Dragonfly is a completely new approach to tremolo effect which brings new sonic possibilities to all music producers. Make your synths, voices or any melody “vibrate” in correspondence with its own frequencies, or with external basses and leads! Just like in Billie Eilish’s song “Xanny”, Dragonfly helps you achieve the same effect as when the voice gets modulated by a heavy bass. BLEASS Dragonfly automatically syncs the tremolo effect applied on a track using various triggers: First, you can use the pitch tracking module on either the input audio track (“self mode”) or a sidechained audio track (“sidechain mode”). You also can use the midi input to trigger Dragonfly with accuracy: the tremolo will automatically sync with the notes’ frequencies. Finally, a manual mode allows you to set a fixed frequency. Then you can finetune your settings by adjusting the fine, factor, smoothness, stereo, attack & release. The “Wild” mode applies a waveshaper to the signal to produce a subtle saturation. The final tremolo effect rate is mirrored by the flapping wings of the Dragonfly. BLEASS Dragonfly is also available for Mac & Windows (AU / VST3) https://www.bleass.com/dragonfly/ ________________________________________________ Technical description: SOURCE stage: - MANUAL: Tremolo rate is set by the Rate knob. Tremolo amplitude is set by the Amplitude knob. - MIDI: Tremolo rate corresponds to the rate of the lowest MIDI note received by the plugin. Tremolo amplitude corresponds to the velocity value of this note. - SELF: Pitch tracking on the input signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the input signal’s amplitude. - SIDECHAIN: Pitch tracking on the sidechain signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the sidechain signal’s amplitude. - SOURCE CHANNEL: Sets the channel to be analysed for SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. - AMPLITUDE: Sets tremolo amplitude in MANUAL mode. - GAIN: Sets the input gain in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. DRAGONFLY stage: - RATE: Sets tremolo rate in MANUAL mode. - FINE: Offsets the detected pitch value by +/- 0.5 semitone in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN mode. - FACTOR: Detected or set rate is multiplied by this factor to give the final tremolo rate. - SMOOTH: Sets the smoothing duration of rate variations. - STEREO: Sets phase difference between left and right channels. - ATTACK: Attack duration of the effect. - RELEASE: Release duration of the effect. - MODE: SIMPLE is a basic tremolo. WILD uses complex waveshaping for warm and saturated effect. - WILDNESS: Sets waveshaping strength in WILD mode. - VISUALISATION: Dragonfly wings are animated to match the rate and amplitude of the effect. Green label on the left indicates the input MIDI note and rate. Blue label on the right indicates the applied MIDI note and Rate. MIX stage: - GAIN: Output gain of the effect. - DRY/WET: Dry/wet balance. NOTE: This is an AUv3 effect which needs a compatible host that ideally offers audio sidechain or MIDI FX routing (such as AUM, Cubasis 3 or Logic)

Screenshots

yaleD2 screens
BLEASS Dragonfly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: yaleD at daily against BLEASS Dragonfly's every 24 months. yaleD also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

yaleD costs $1.99 and BLEASS Dragonfly $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for yaleD against 4.8 for BLEASS Dragonfly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

yaleD ships an update daily, BLEASS Dragonfly every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
yaleD versus BLEASS Dragonfly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteryaleDBLEASS Dragonfly
Price$1.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.8 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better17
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonosaurus LLCBLEASS

Customer experience

yaleD

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BLEASS Dragonfly

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

yaleD

No in-app purchases

None

BLEASS Dragonfly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is yaleD free?
yaleD costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLEASS Dragonfly free?
BLEASS Dragonfly costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, yaleD or BLEASS Dragonfly?
yaleD is rated higher. yaleD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while BLEASS Dragonfly averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do yaleD or BLEASS Dragonfly have ads?
Neither yaleD nor BLEASS Dragonfly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, yaleD or BLEASS Dragonfly?
yaleD ships an update daily, and BLEASS Dragonfly every 24 months. Most recently, yaleD was updated on September 29, 2026 and BLEASS Dragonfly on October 2, 2026.

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