Comparison

Tape Cassette vs DimChorus

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

Head to head
About

Tape Cassette

This audio plugin adds warmth, noise, and character to your music, creating a cozy, nostalgic listening experience. It can be used on the master track for an overall lo-fi texture or on individual channels to enhance individual sounds. Explore experimental territory with its wow and flutter parameters or use saturation for distorted effects.

Highlights
  • Adds warmth, noise, and character
  • Master or channel insert effect
  • Adjustable saturation
  • Low Pass Filter
  • Wow and flutter parameters
  • AUv3 plugin and standalone app
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Tape Cassette is an easy to use audio plugin that gives your music warmth, noise and character. Whether it’s an effect on the master for an overall lofi / indie texture, or as an insert to warm up individual channels, Tape Cassette gives you the tools to turn your music into a cosy, nostalgic listening experience. Take the plugin into experimental territory by using the wow & flutter parameters and spin your sounds into a frenzy, or use the saturation parameter to heat up the sounds into a distorted cacophony. Parameters: ⁃ Saturation (+/-24dB) ⁃ Low Pass Filter (8-22KHz) ⁃ Noise -80 to 0 dB ⁃ Wow 0 - 100% ⁃ Flutter 0 - 100% Tape Cassette is both a stand-alone application as well as an AUv3 plugin, meaning it works within iOS hosts such as GarageBand.

About

DimChorus

This audio effect plugin creates a stereo chorus "dimension" effect, inspired by classic 80s hardware. It offers three modes for varying intensity and an EQ to shape the chorused sound, enhancing dry or one-dimensional audio.

Highlights
  • Stereo chorus "dimension" effect
  • Inspired by vintage circuits
  • Three intensity modes
  • Adjustable EQ for chorused sound
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
  • Standalone operation
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Dimensional Chorus Plugin (AUv3) DimChorus is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview DimChorus is a stereo chorus "dimension" effect inspired by the simple button operated circuits found in a famous guitar pedal and a legendary analog synth from the 80's. While not intended to be an exact replica or emulation of either of these, DimChorus uses similar processing under the hood and embraces the vibe and simplicity of a bygone era! The chorus effect is achieved by modulating the time of a delayed version of the dry signal, and then mixing the two. Typically, these delay times are very short, between 5 and 20ms. The "dimension" effect is slightly different, in that it uses two stereo chorus effects in parallel, with different modulation rates and depths, which makes the periodic nature of the effect less obvious, and is often referred to as being three-dimensional! Simply add DimChorus to any sound that you feel is a little dry or one-dimensional, then set the Mode and EQ to taste. Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. Mode - Select one of the three modes, from subtle (I) to pronounced (III), or somewhere in between (II). EQ - Applies a high or low pass filter to the chorussed sound only, making the overall effect darker or brighter. In the Normal position, the EQ is "flat". If you are interested in other flavours of the chorus effect, please check out the OkChorale, LcrChorus and Wobulator plugins. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Tape Cassette and DimChorus both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tape Cassette's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's. Tape Cassette also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. 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 Tape Cassette against 5.0 for DimChorus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape Cassette has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tape Cassette's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tape Cassette versus DimChorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTape CassetteDimChorus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaelum Audio LtdRob Jackson

Customer experience

Tape Cassette

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DimChorus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tape Cassette

No in-app purchases

None

DimChorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tape Cassette free?
Tape Cassette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DimChorus free?
DimChorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tape Cassette or DimChorus?
DimChorus is rated higher. Tape Cassette averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while DimChorus averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tape Cassette or DimChorus have ads?
Neither Tape Cassette nor DimChorus shows ads.

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