Comparison

QVox vs Phonolyth Cascade

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

Phonolyth Cascade

This app offers a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. It allows for the creation of expansive modulated spaces, stereo widening, and hybrid delay/reverb effects. Explore unique sonic territories with a wide range of controls and randomized modulation.

Highlights
  • Expansive modulated supernatural spaces
  • Stereo widening and transient smearing
  • Hybrid delay/reverb effects
  • Chorus, flanger, and resonator-like effects
  • Randomized modulation
  • Infinity and Freeze buttons
  • Mix Lock for preset switching
Features
Currently charting
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Cascade is a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. Designed first and foremost with expansive modulated supernatural spaces in mind, it features an extensive set of controls to explore other sonic territories such as stereo widening, transient smearing, hybrid delay/reverb and chorus/flanger/resonator-like effects. Features: - Wide range of diffusion textures spanning from subtle smearing and widening to otherworldly reverberation - Lush randomized modulation - Infinity and Freeze buttons for never-ending reverb bliss - Mix Lock for switching presets while keeping the dry/wet mix constant - Freely resizable UI with light and dark color schemes - Cross-platform preset format for sharing across plugin formats and OSes - 30 factory presets to get you started - Includes an AudioUnit v3 plugin for use in host apps such as GarageBand and AUM, and a standalone app

Screenshots

QVox3 screens
Phonolyth Cascade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phonolyth Cascade at 4.9 against QVox's 4.3. Phonolyth Cascade also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and price ($7.99 vs $14.99). 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 Phonolyth Cascade $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonolyth Cascade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of QVox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Phonolyth Cascade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QVox ships an update every 5 months, Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
QVox versus Phonolyth Cascade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQVoxPhonolyth Cascade
Price$14.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.3 (17 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1730 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#179 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEventideYuri Turov

Customer experience

QVox

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

Phonolyth Cascade

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QVox

No in-app purchases

None

Phonolyth Cascade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QVox free?
QVox costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonolyth Cascade free?
Phonolyth Cascade costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QVox or Phonolyth Cascade?
Phonolyth Cascade is rated higher. QVox averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Phonolyth Cascade averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do QVox or Phonolyth Cascade have ads?
Neither QVox nor Phonolyth Cascade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QVox or Phonolyth Cascade?
QVox ships an update every 5 months, and Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. Most recently, QVox was updated on October 14, 2026 and Phonolyth Cascade on October 18, 2026.

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