Comparison

YMGuide vs EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin

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

Head to head
About

YMGuide

Organize, play, and customize your YouTube viewing experience. Trim videos, skip intros/outros, and control playback remotely on other devices. Record karaoke sessions and manage playlists with custom categories.

Highlights
  • Trim video streams
  • Skip intros and outros
  • Remote playback control
  • Edit video chapters
  • Karaoke recording
  • Playlist organization
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
Features
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YMGuide app for iOS, play, organize, and enjoy YouTube videos. You can trim the YouTube video stream to your liking as it streams to your device.. Remote control video playback(Remote Play) on iPad/Mac/Vision Pro with your iPhone, the YMGuide app controls the other YMGuide app on another Apple device. Edit chapters* and allows you to play directly to the chapters in the order you want and skip the chapters you don't want to watch. Have you ever wanted to automatically skip intros and outros of YouTube videos? Edit the start and end times of each video* you watch and save it so that you only watch the parts that you want, using our T button. Record your karaoke singing sessions.* Listen to the original song, so you can learn how to sing it, then switch to the karaoke version of the video instantaneously at the press of a microphone button. Switch from one video to a similarly linked video that you customize. Located at the top of our Player Page: ● Y button opens video in YouTube page ● M button for connecting to Remote Player(iPhone YMGuide app connects to web player)** ● G button to generate access code for our web player(password less) ● Network button(Peer 2 Peer) - allows using iPhone(YMGuide app) as remote control of an iPad(running YMGuide app)* Remote Play** feature allows you to use your phone as a remote control for YouTube videos playing on your TV, Tesla screen, or Apple Vision Pro. Steps to connect YMGuide app to external device(web enabled TV/Laptop, on Chromecast use TV Bro browser app, on FireTV use Silk browser) Step 1. Visit our page at https://www.ymguide.org/player (if using iPad/Mac/Vision Pro/Tesla) Step 2. Login using your login or by access code. Get access code by pressing G button at the top of Player page in our mobile app. Step 3. On mobile device, press M button(located next to G button), after adding some videos, to connect app to web player. Visit our X page (formerly Twitter) for "how to" use our app: https://www.twitter.com/YMGuideApp Picture-in-Picture is available on iPhone, minimize our mobile app to allow background audio to play in the lock screen. Elite subscribers can use remote control mode on iPad/MacBook to have PiP capability, users have to open browser to https://www.ymguide.org/player where our mobile app sends the playlist to the iPad browser which can go into PiP. New with My Home, organize your favorite videos into playlists and place them in custom categories and subcategories so that you can quickly go back to them. We provide YMGuide Home, our own example playlists that update daily that we curated for users and place them in our created categories and sub categories. New widgets, allows you to select recently played, country, playlist, playlist grouping, and category to open to. *Requires Premium subscription **Requires Elite subscription -- 7 day free trial from first login. Additional Subscription information ● Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. ● Account will be charged for renewal in accordance with your plan, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. ● Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. ● Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Legal: Terms of Use: https://www.ymguide.org/term_of_use Privacy Policy: https://www.ymguide.org/privacy_policy All the content is provided by YouTube services, please follow these: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/ https://www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/ Support: Twitter/X: @YMGuideApp

About

EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin

Create multi-layered evolving soundscapes and automatic musical accompaniment. This tool features a sophisticated synthesizer and sequencing engine with four independent lanes, allowing for complex sound design and real-time performance control. It supports MIDI input, audio samples, and harmonic sound generation.

Highlights
  • 4 independent sequencer lanes
  • Up to 64 steps per sequence
  • MIDI keyboard input
  • Audio sample layering
  • Harmonic sound generation
  • Real-time performance controls
  • ARP function
Features
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Evolver is a performance tool for creating multi-layered evolving sequences of sound. At its most basic think of evolver as a 4 lane sequencer which creates automatic accompaniment from notes and chords as you play on your MIDI keyboard, but it can also be used to create elastic evolving soundscapes where audio samples seamlessly merge into one another to create highly complex and original sounds. At the heart of evolver is a sophisticated wave synthesizer and sequencing engine which can create dramatic hard hitting transitions of sounds or merge sounds to create seamless transitions that evolve in time to the beat. It has 4 sequencer lanes which can run independently and mixed together using the real-time controls or over MIDI. When you play a chord on your MIDI keyboard for instance, each of the 4 sequencer lanes will take those MIDI notes and translate them into a musical sequence of sounds which are combined together and synced to create a form of automatic accompaniment. Evolver can load its own multi-layer patches or import them directly from Chameleon. These patches can be layered using the 4 sequencer lanes or split over a virtual keyboard. You can assign key zones, transpose them, assigned MIDI channels and velocity levels, set latch options etc. You can also load in your own one shot samples and lay them end on end to create evolving atmospheres or backing soundscapes. These samples can be looped or be free running with definable start/end and loop points using our non destructive editor. We also included a third sound source which lets you build sounds on the fly by overlaying harmonics to create anything from traditional sine, square, triangle, saw waves to complex detuned oscilators. These can be used in conjunction with multi-samples or one-shot-samples within the same sequencer lane. You can even randomize a complete sequence of harmonic sounds which when pieced together create some very unique and dynamic voices. Each sequencer lane can be up to 64 steps in length, each step has independent timing, pitch, volume, gate, probability, sample source etc. so the scope of what is achievable is vast. Each sequencer lane has its own ADSR, VCF and LFO which operates on all sounds within its lane, as well as being able to change the underlying settings for each sound source. Evolver also includes an ARP function which can be run in one of the default modes or you can define your own fingering patterns to be used to enhance your playing style. Create your own sequences, lay down your MIDI notes in your DAW and have Evolver automatically play along to your chord sequences, automatically locking to the host tempo. Sequencer events can be fixed or transposed allowing you to create percussive and drum backing using a single lane. Key Features: • 4 sequencer lanes • Up to 64 notes per sequence. • Each note can be fixed or transposed. • Timing and note probability. • 3 different sound source types (multi-sample, one-shot samples and harmonic) . • Add your own loops to a sequence. • Built in ARP function. • Import your own samples and mutli-sample patches. • Chameleon Support. • 5 different effect types (reverb, delay, phaser, flanger and chorus). • 8 band EQ. • .Latch Feature to hold chords/notes. • Create independent key zones with transposition and MIDI channels. • Paramter Automation from your DAW. • Control mixing and sequencer enable buttons using MIDI. • Built in Sampler. • Multiple Import options (including an experimental SFZ format). • iTunes and Files App importing of samples into the audio pool. • Files App Drag & Drop Support • Comprehensive Help pages included. Please Note: Not all features are currently compatible with Auria.

Screenshots

YMGuide4 screens
EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: YMGuide at Free against EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin's $14.99. YMGuide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

YMGuide is free to download; EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin costs $14.99 up front. YMGuide sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YMGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YMGuide ships an update every 2 weeks, EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 12, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
YMGuide versus EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYMGuideEvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews—72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB861 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSothear Ly4Pockets.com

Customer experience

YMGuide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral13.9%
Negative13.9%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

YMGuide

Subscriptions8
  • YMGuide one month .$0.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • YMGuide Elite Monthly(1 Month)$4.991 Month
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  • YMGuide annual subscription .$9.991 Year
  • Elite Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • YMGuide Elite Yearly(1 Year)$29.991 Year
  • Elite Yearly$69.991 Year
None

EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YMGuide free?
YMGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin free?
EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YMGuide or EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin?
YMGuide is rated higher. YMGuide averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do YMGuide or EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin have ads?
YMGuide shows ads; EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin does not.
Which is updated more often, YMGuide or EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin?
YMGuide ships an update every 2 weeks, and EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin every 3 weeks. Most recently, YMGuide was updated on June 12, 2026 and EvolverFX AUv3 Audio Plugin on September 7, 2026.

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