Comparison

FAC Alteza vs Dagger synth

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

Head to head
About

FAC Alteza

This app provides an exospheric stereo reverb with ultra-low latency pitch shifting for lush, dreamy sound textures. It features a unique feedback processor, fine-tuning of all-pass delays, and advanced controls for stereo width and sidechain ducking. Designed for musicians seeking ethereal soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Exospheric stereo reverb
  • Ultra-low latency pitch shifting
  • Shimmer and harmonizer effects
  • Unique feedback processor
  • All-Pass delay fine-tuning
  • Sidechain input for ducking
  • Separate Dry/Wet and feedback outputs
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• Exospheric stereo reverb with ultra low latency pitch shifting • Amazingly lush, dreamy and beautiful • Shimmer kind effect, harmonizer • Unique feedback processor and fine tuning of the All-Pass delays • High-pass filter and stereo width input controls, separate Dry/Wet outputs • Sidechain input to duck the reverb • Multiple outputs, extra output bus to route the feedback signal to your own fxs • Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views • iOS Audio Unit V3 - Universal (iPad/iPhone) Designed for ethereal lush sound textures and dreamy space reflection, FAC Alteza is the perfect solution to bring your instruments to heaven in no time. Thanks to a powerful feedback section containing, inter alia, two pitch shifters, the unit is able to deliver the very typical "Shimmer" sound kind effect very much prized by musicians that are making ambient music, or any kind of music that needs to be carried by a fabulous angelic evolving choir section. FAC Alteza is definitely not "another shimmer reverb..." effect because it comes with additional parameters that make it very versatile. A particular attention to each part of the signal path was necessary to reach this level of high-end quality. Here some features that make FAC Alteza an outstanding unit: • the input signal is not monoized by default, a knob allows to control the width of the input stereo image before reaching the reverb • the topology of the effect, based upon a series of All-Pass delays, allows to control the intrasec characteristics of the reverberation • the number of All-Pass delays per stage and the echo density are alterable in the main section and in the feedback section • two ultra low latency pitch shifters deliver progressive pitch-shifting of the reverberation tail or the input signal • the feedback section contains a blend knob to control how much of the original signal is mixed with the feedback reverb • the wet signal can be ducked by an external signal provided by the host - AuV3 and Standalone App - To use the sidechain and/or to output the additional feedback signal, you need a host able to provide to the AuV3 an input bus and an additional output bus. The documentation is available at fredantoncorvest.com/FAC_Alteza.html

About

Dagger synth

This app offers a powerful analog modeling paraphonic synthesizer with a raw, big sound. It features advanced circuit modeling and an intuitive interface, providing extensive sound design possibilities for musicians.

Highlights
  • Monophonic and paraphonic modes
  • 2 rich oscillators with wave shape morphing
  • Spice mode for component simulation
  • Multiple low pass filter models
  • Multi-mode modulator
  • ADSR envelope generator
  • Randomize and preset options
Features
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Dagger is a compact and powerful analog modeling paraphonic synth with a big, raw analog sound. Thanks to advanced analog circuit modelling engine and meticulous attention to details, Dagger rivals the sound of the best desktop-class synthesizers. Dagger's user interface is simple, fast and intuitive, but it's possibilites will surprise you. You cannot get more for the money. Features • Monophonic and paraphonic mode (4 oscillator sections) • 2 rich oscillators with wave shape morphing and hard-sync • "Spice" mode to simulate faulty components • "Japanese style" naughty 12db high pass filter • 4 low pass filter models: Steiner parker, 2x transistor ladder and 1 diode ladder. (8x oversampled) • Amplifier with warm diode clipper • Multi-mode modulator (LFO, Decay envelope, VCO) • ADSR envelope generator • Modulation targets: oscillator waveform, pitch, phase, amplifier, filter cutoff Hit randomize button or use one of 60 built-in presets. User manual and audio demos available on www.beepstreet.com

Screenshots

FAC Alteza4 screens
Dagger synth2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dagger synth at none against FAC Alteza's 3. Dagger synth also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). 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

FAC Alteza costs $9.99 and Dagger synth $4.99 up front. FAC Alteza sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dagger synth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FAC Alteza against 4.9 for Dagger synth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 43 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of FAC Alteza's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dagger synth's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FAC Alteza versus Dagger synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAC AltezaDagger synth
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.9 (81 ratings)4.9 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic CorvestBeepStreet

Customer experience

FAC Alteza

All ratings81 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.0%

Dagger synth

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FAC Alteza

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Not working on 2021 iPad as host
  • Doesn't freeze properly in Cubasis

Requested features

4 requests
  • Presets toned down
  • Encoders rotate slower for fine adjustments
  • More presets
  • MIDI control by foot switches

Dagger synth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FAC Alteza

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$14.99
None

Dagger synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAC Alteza free?
FAC Alteza costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dagger synth free?
Dagger synth costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAC Alteza or Dagger synth?
FAC Alteza and Dagger synth are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 81 and 43 ratings respectively.
Do FAC Alteza or Dagger synth have ads?
Neither FAC Alteza nor Dagger synth shows ads.

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