Comparison

QVox vs ChStrip

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

Head to head
About

QVox

This app transforms audio into four independent voices with pitch shifting and delay. Create harmonies, widen instruments, and design rhythmic sequences by controlling key, scale, and voice parameters in real-time.

Highlights
  • Four independent voices with pitch shifting and delay
  • Selectable key and scale for harmonies
  • Adjustable delay intervals and tempo sync
  • Real-time parameter control with Ribbon controller
  • Factory and user presets
  • Mixlock for consistent auditioning
  • AUv3 plugin and Standalone app
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QVox is a creative audio effect that transforms vocals, guitars, drums, and synths into four independent voices. Create beautiful harmonies, widen instruments and design groovy rhythmic sequences with diatonic pitch shifting and delay. You can choose the key, scale, and each voice’s pitch and delay interval, with the ability to alter any parameters in real-time using the Ribbon controller. Features: - Four independent voices (labeled as A, B, C, D) with diatonic pitch shifting and delay. - Select Key and Scale to create harmonies that coincide with your compositions or use the Learn button to set the key by the incoming note you play. - Group the four delays so that they are evenly spaced or spread out. - Sync the delays to tempo, or a value of your own choosing. - The Ribbon controller allows for dynamic modification of several knobs at once to easily morph between settings. - Factory presets help get you started or create your own User presets. - Mixlock helps when auditioning different presets by enabling a global Mix value that will remain constant for every subsequently loaded preset. - Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in and Standalone App.

About

ChStrip

This audio plugin offers a three-band equalizer and a dynamic range compressor for music production. It incorporates analog circuit modeling techniques for a natural sound. Ideal for tracking and mixing, it enhances audio quality with precise control.

Highlights
  • 3-band equalizer
  • Low shelving filter
  • Mid peak/notch filter
  • High shelving filter
  • Stereo dynamic range compressor
  • Feedback topology
  • Side chain high pass filter
Features
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ChStrip is an AudioUnit Extension channel strip plugin which contains an equalizer and a compressor for tracking and mixing. The equalizer is a three band EQ consists of low shelving filter, mid peak / notch filter and high shelving filter. The compressor is a dynamic range compression module uses feed-back topology for natural and musical sound. Both of the equalizer and compressor are not emulation of the particular hardware, but they are build by incorporating the techniques used for the analog circuit modeling. Features ChStrip (AUv3) Equalizer - 3-band EQ, Low Shelving filter, Mid Peak / Notch filter and High Shelving filter. - This Mid filter is different from the mid filter of the channel equalizer plugin. Bandwidth is wider (1 octave) and gain is reduced (+/- 14 dB) Compressor - Stereo dynamic range compression - Feedback topology (Implemented by delay free feedback loop) - Side chain high pass filter - Soft clip, Peak Limiter - Auto fade in and auto fade out Host Application Host application uses system audio input as an audio source and processed audio signal is routed to the system audio output.

Screenshots

QVox3 screens
ChStrip3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChStrip at $1.99 against QVox's $14.99. ChStrip also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). QVox's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.5). 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

QVox costs $14.99 and ChStrip $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChStrip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of QVox's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChStrip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QVox ships an update every 5 months, ChStrip every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QVox versus ChStrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQVoxChStrip
Price$14.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (17 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEventideRyo Togawa

Customer experience

QVox

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

ChStrip

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QVox

No in-app purchases

None

ChStrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QVox free?
QVox costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChStrip free?
ChStrip costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QVox or ChStrip?
ChStrip is rated higher. QVox averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while ChStrip averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do QVox or ChStrip have ads?
Neither QVox nor ChStrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QVox or ChStrip?
QVox ships an update every 5 months, and ChStrip every 3 months. Most recently, QVox was updated on October 24, 2026 and ChStrip on October 29, 2026.

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