Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier vs Filterstep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier
This app simulates a guitar amplifier, offering a wide range of tones from metal to blues. It includes a selectable built-in cabinet or the option to bypass it. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.
- Adjustable gain for tone range
- Selectable built-in cabinet
- Cabinet bypass option
- Standalone app functionality
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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Simply turn the Gain knob from 0 to 10, and as you do, you’ll discover a range of Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier tones, spanning from metal to fusion, rock to blues. In the Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier plugin, you have the option to select the built-in cabinet, a 4x12 loaded with Vintage 30 speakers, or bypass the cabinet section. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect
Filterstep
This app offers a creative motion filter plugin for real-time rhythmic movement. Explore intricate patterns and sonic possibilities with various filter effect settings and randomization. Shape any sound into a unique groove.
- Real-time rhythmic movement
- Intricate filter effect settings
- Filter randomization
- Three filter types
- Sequencer movement control
- Infinity mode
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Filterstep is a creative motion filter plugin which provides all kinds of intricate rhythmic movement to any input in real-time. It can give you incredibly complex and nuanced results based on various filter effect settings, and almost infinite possibilities for sonic exploration through filter randomization. You can choose between three filter types, range, frequency, quantization, sequencer movement and more. Craft interesting patterns, or let it run endlessly using the infinity mode. Add filter motion and shape any sound into a groove.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Filterstep at free against Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier's ad-supported. Filterstep also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15). Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier's written reviews are positive against 73% of Filterstep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier | Filterstep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (46 ratings) — better | 4.7 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | AUDIOMODERN |
Customer experience
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier
Filterstep
In-app purchases
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier
No in-app purchases
Filterstep
No in-app purchases
Questions
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