Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier vs BYOD
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
BYOD
Create unique guitar distortion and tone-shaping effects with this audio plugin. It offers emulations of classic circuits and a variety of other useful audio effects for musicians.
- Custom guitar distortion creation
- Emulations of distortion circuits
- Tone-shaping capabilities
- Variety of other audio effects
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Build-Your-Own-Distortion (BYOD) is an audio plugin that allows the user to create custom guitar effects, with a focus on guitar distortion. The plugin contains emulations of guitar distortion and tone-shaping circuits from various, along with a handful of other useful effects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier at none against BYOD's 5. BYOD's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15). 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. BYOD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier against 4.9 for BYOD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier's written reviews are positive against 95% of BYOD's.
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier ships an update every 6 months, BYOD every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier | BYOD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (46 ratings) | 4.9 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Jatin Chowdhury |
Customer experience
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier
BYOD
In-app purchases
Crunck V2 Guitar Amplifier
No in-app purchases
BYOD
- BYOD Boutique Pack$11.99
- BYOD Canuck Pack$11.99
- BYOD Kiwi Pack$11.99
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- BYOD Filters Pack$11.99
- BYOD Opto Pack$11.99
