Comparison

Filterstep vs Clon Minotaur Overdrive

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Clon Minotaur Overdrive

This app models a renowned guitar overdrive pedal, offering a clean boost or distorted tones. It can be used as a standalone application or integrated with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Transparent overdrive emulation
  • Clean boost functionality
  • Distorted signal with germanium diodes
  • Gain, treble, and volume controls
  • Standalone app
  • AudioUnit v3 effect
  • Inter-App Audio effect
Features
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Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive is modeled on The Klon Centaur* a guitar overdrive pedal developed between 1990 and 1994. The Clon Minotaur is characterized as a "transparent" overdrive, meaning it adds gain to the signal without significantly altering the tone of the guitar. Depending on the settings of the control knobs, the Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive can act mostly as a clean boost, adding mostly volume and minimal coloring to the sound. This can be used to drive the input valve stage of the virtual amplifier to use the characteristic distortion sound of an overdriven guitar amp. Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive controls can be set to distort the sound signal in the plugin, where two modeled germanium diodes can perform waveform clipping. The gain parameter controls the balance between the modeled diode clipping stage and the clean stage. The two signals are summed together before they interact with the other two controls, treble and volume. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: * Please note that all marks and models are all trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Nembrini Audio. These marks and names are used solely for the purpose of describing certain tones produced using Nembrini Audio’s modeling technology.

Screenshots

Filterstep2 screens
Clon Minotaur Overdrive1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Filterstep at free against Clon Minotaur Overdrive's free with in-app purchases. Filterstep also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15). Clon Minotaur Overdrive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clon Minotaur Overdrive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Filterstep's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clon Minotaur Overdrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filterstep ships an update every 6 months, Clon Minotaur Overdrive every 33 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Filterstep versus Clon Minotaur Overdrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilterstepClon Minotaur Overdrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings)5.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAUDIOMODERNNembrini Audio

Customer experience

Filterstep

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Clon Minotaur Overdrive

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Filterstep

No in-app purchases

None

Clon Minotaur Overdrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filterstep free?
Filterstep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clon Minotaur Overdrive free?
Clon Minotaur Overdrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Filterstep or Clon Minotaur Overdrive?
Clon Minotaur Overdrive is rated higher. Filterstep averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Clon Minotaur Overdrive averages 5.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Filterstep or Clon Minotaur Overdrive have ads?
Neither Filterstep nor Clon Minotaur Overdrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filterstep or Clon Minotaur Overdrive?
Filterstep ships an update every 6 months, and Clon Minotaur Overdrive every 33 months. Most recently, Filterstep was updated on October 24, 2026 and Clon Minotaur Overdrive on October 24, 2026.

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