Comparison

Dadachron vs Surreal Machines Diffuse

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

Head to head
About

Dadachron

This app functions as a 12-track MIDI step sequencer designed to control a specific hardware controller. It allows users to trigger notes and control various parameters with flexible step counts, clock dividers, and custom time signatures. The app supports Ableton Link and chaining patterns for expanded creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • 12-track MIDI step sequencer
  • 1-32 steps with flexible clock divider
  • Custom time signatures
  • Up to 8 chain-able patterns
  • Parameter lock velocity, trigger probability, ratcheting
  • Individual track length for polyrhythms
  • Ableton Link support
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Dadachron is a standalone 12 track MIDI Step Sequencer to control all 12 outputs of your dada machines automat controller. Simply plug in your iPad to the automat via USB MIDI and start triggering notes, it works plug and play. FEATURES • 1-32 steps with flexible clock divider and custom time signatures • 12 mutable tracks with flexible length • Up to 8 chain-able patterns • Swing with flexible swing grid • Save and restore your presets • Parameter lock velocity, trigger probability, ratcheting • Individual track length allows polyrhythms • Ableton Link support *newest automat software needed for velocity to fully work.* Download now and get creative! Dadachron works for the dadamachines automat only. If you want to control other midi devices or use the sequencer as AUv3, check out the Octachron MIDI Drum Sequencer. The app dadachron does not create any sound by itself. dadachron requires iOS 11. ABOUT THE AUTOMAT The automat is a plug & play MIDI-controller and accessories kit (automat toolkit) that allows anyone to build awesome music machines using the real world as their instrument. The center of each toolkit is the automat controller. Plug in your favorite software or hardware MIDI input directly into the controller. For output, automat controller has 12 universal DC outputs to connect motors, solenoids, LEDs – whatever you want to start playing. No coding or soldering required! ABOUT DADAMACHINES dadamachines is a design studio dedicated to developing high-quality music technology products. dadamachines products attempt to make music creation more accessible to everyone. They are designed and engineered in Berlin with attention to all details, have a minimalist – honest aesthetic and are built to last. Running our own little utopia and dreaming of a better world we take responsibility for our actions and manufacture locally whenever possible. Visit our website for more info: www.dadamachines.com ABOUT THE APP Dadachron was developed by Markus Teufel, a indie iOS developer from Munich. For a more feature rich version of it check out octachron!

About

Surreal Machines Diffuse

This audio effect plugin blends analog-modeled delay with classic digital reverb, allowing users to morph between the two for unique soundscapes. It offers intuitive control over smearing, echoes, and damping, inspired by vintage hardware.

Highlights
  • Analog-modeled delay
  • Classic digital reverb
  • Morphing between delay and reverb
  • Nonlinearities and tape-style delay
  • Intuitive control over smearing, echoes, damping
  • AUV3 plugin compatibility
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Diffuse is inspired by classic hardware delay and reverb effects from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It takes a Surreal Machines look at the frontier between delays and reverbs. It's an analog/digital hybrid - an analog modeled delay fused with a classic reverb design used in early digital units. In Diffuse you get more than the best of both worlds - you can morph between delays and reverbs, and find all kinds of fantastical sounds in between the two. You’ll also find plenty of nonlinearities and smooth tape-style delay changes. Diffuse gives you complete control over smearing, echoes and damping in the most intuitive ways possible. ****** Diffuse is an Audio Unit V3 plugin; it benefits from an AUV3 host like Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio Mobile, AUM, etc.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dadachron at Free against Surreal Machines Diffuse's $7.99. Dadachron also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14). Surreal Machines Diffuse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On 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

Dadachron is free to download; Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $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 — 5.0 for Dadachron against 5.0 for Surreal Machines Diffuse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dadachron versus Surreal Machines Diffuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDadachronSurreal Machines Diffuse
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus TeufelSurreal Machines

Customer experience

Dadachron

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Surreal Machines Diffuse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dadachron

No in-app purchases

None

Surreal Machines Diffuse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dadachron free?
Dadachron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surreal Machines Diffuse free?
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dadachron or Surreal Machines Diffuse?
Dadachron and Surreal Machines Diffuse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Dadachron or Surreal Machines Diffuse have ads?
Neither Dadachron nor Surreal Machines Diffuse shows ads.

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