Comparison

Panstation 2 vs Arguments

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Four different panning laws
  • Ten panning waveforms
  • MIDI tempo sync and control
  • Audio trigger counting feature
  • Relative phase control
  • Preset sharing
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Vintage-style audio processing
  • Dual signal combination
  • Test tone generation
  • Complex distortion unit
  • Multimode filter
  • Encourages sonic exploration
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Panstation 22 screens
Arguments1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Panstation 2 costs $3.99 and Arguments $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Panstation 2 versus Arguments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanstation 2Arguments
Price$3.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better7
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudio Damage, Inc.AudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Panstation 2

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Arguments

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Panstation 2

No in-app purchases

None

Arguments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panstation 2 free?
Panstation 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arguments free?
Arguments costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Panstation 2 or Arguments?
Arguments is rated higher. Panstation 2 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Arguments averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Panstation 2 or Arguments have ads?
Neither Panstation 2 nor Arguments shows ads.

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