Panstation 2 vs Arguments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panstation 2
This audio plug-in offers advanced panning capabilities for music production on iOS devices. It emulates vintage hardware and provides versatile control over stereo imaging and effects.
- Four different panning laws
- Ten panning waveforms
- MIDI tempo sync and control
- Audio trigger counting feature
- Relative phase control
- Preset sharing
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Finally available for iOS!. To create Panstation, we started with a loose model of the venerable Drawmer M500's panning engine, then added the counting features from the Audio & Design PanScan (probably the most famous vintage autopanner, and the "secret weapon" of many well-known producers.) The result is an autopanner plug-in that is second to none in both feature set and sound. Built for both iPhones and iPads, Panstation is available as an AudioUnit V3 (with sidechain input in hosts that have that capabilty) and Standalone with Inter-App Audio. The AUv3 requires a host such as AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, or BeatMaker Pro 3 (etc.) to be used. Features • Four different panning laws, including an exact 1:1 clone of the M500 pan law. • Ten panning waveforms, including all the waveforms present in the M500. • Free-run, MIDI tempo sync, MIDI note trigger, MIDI note number, and CC control of panning. • Audio trigger counting feature from the A&D PanScan. • Relative phase control of each side, for tremolo and stereo widening effects. • Vector-based reactive UI. • Share presets between the AUv3 and Standalone, or between the iOS versions and the desktop versions. • Manual available on the Audio Damage site.
Arguments
This vintage-style audio processing plugin generates unique sounds by combining two signals with complex math. It functions as a tone generator, distortion unit, or multimode filter, encouraging sonic exploration.
- Vintage-style audio processing
- Dual signal combination
- Test tone generation
- Complex distortion unit
- Multimode filter
- Encourages sonic exploration
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Arguments is a vintage-style test equipment plugin for tone generation and dual audio processing. It takes two signals and smashes them together using math derived from analog nuclear research processors. The results are dynamic, often unpredictable but always unique. Since each part of Arguments can run independently, it also works as a sonically rich test tone generator, as a complex distortion unit, or as a multimode filter. Arguments open nature rewards exploration, the presets are a mere suggestion for you to jump off from.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Panstation 2 at $3.99 against Arguments's $19.99. Panstation 2 also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). Arguments's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Panstation 2 costs $3.99 and Arguments $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arguments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Panstation 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arguments's.
| Parameter | Panstation 2 | Arguments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Damage, Inc. | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Panstation 2
Arguments
In-app purchases
Panstation 2
No in-app purchases
Arguments
No in-app purchases









