WoodScaper vs Surreal Machines Diffuse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WoodScaper
This app offers a versatile suite of four classic guitar effects: phaser, chorus/flanger, wah-wah, and tremolo. It provides extensive customization options for each effect, allowing for complex sound design and routing possibilities. It functions as both a standalone application and an AUv3 effect.
- Four classic guitar effects: phaser, chorus/flanger, wah-wah, tremolo
- Advanced LFO modulation with multiple waveforms and sync options
- Flexible routing: series, parallel, and custom combinations
- Stereo output from mono input
- AUv3 and standalone operation
- MIDI control for major parameters and preset switching
- iCloud Drive preset storage
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WoodScaper combines into one unit the 4 classic guitar effects : phaser, chorus/flanger, wah-wah and tremelo. Besides the familiar controls each effect has some extra not-so-commonly-found options. The 4 effects can be routed in series (pedalboard mode), parallel (DAW mode) or some combinations of those modes. Panning or the Stereo control can create stereo sounds from a mono input source. WoodScaper is both stand-alone and an AUv3 effect. - All LFO’s can be set to different waveforms : Sine, Square, Saw Up, Saw Down, Triangle. - All LFO frequencies can be set to a bar fraction (1/4, 1/8 , …) of the BPM or can be set free to a specific rate (independent from the BPM). - All LFO phases can be reset with a button. - All effects have an On/Off (parallel routing) or On/Bypass (serial routing) switch like on a pedalboard. The switches can be toggled by Midi CC’s. - Phaser has settings for number of poles, frequency range and modulation flavour. - Phaser has second LFO to modulate filter Q. - Chorus has feedback, HighPass, LowPass and Saturation. - Wah-wah control can be LFO, Envelope, Envelope + LFO, side chain, Midi note velocity or Midi CC 1 (mod wheel). - Wah Envelope has Attack, Release and Threshold or Sensitivity controls. - Wah can go up or down. - Wah filter type and Q can be set. - Tremolo has 3 types : Amplitude, Ring or Harmonic. - Harmonic Tremolo has cross-over frequency control. - Tremolo has a Threshold control to have more tremolo when the signal increases. - Tremolo has “Biased Tremolo” mode to get more tremolo when the signal decreases. - Has a global Input and Output Gain control. - Has 2 extra LFO’s to modulate most parameters (rates, depths, …) - Modulation LFO’s have their own slew rate control and a random mode. - Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices). - Presets can be switched with Midi Program Changes or a Midi CC (up or down) - Major controls can be set with Midi CC messages.
Surreal Machines Diffuse
This audio effect plugin blends analog-modeled delay with classic digital reverb, allowing users to morph between the two for unique soundscapes. It offers intuitive control over smearing, echoes, and damping, inspired by vintage hardware.
- Analog-modeled delay
- Classic digital reverb
- Morphing between delay and reverb
- Nonlinearities and tape-style delay
- Intuitive control over smearing, echoes, damping
- AUV3 plugin compatibility
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Diffuse is inspired by classic hardware delay and reverb effects from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It takes a Surreal Machines look at the frontier between delays and reverbs. It's an analog/digital hybrid - an analog modeled delay fused with a classic reverb design used in early digital units. In Diffuse you get more than the best of both worlds - you can morph between delays and reverbs, and find all kinds of fantastical sounds in between the two. You’ll also find plenty of nonlinearities and smooth tape-style delay changes. Diffuse gives you complete control over smearing, echoes and damping in the most intuitive ways possible. ****** Diffuse is an Audio Unit V3 plugin; it benefits from an AUV3 host like Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio Mobile, AUM, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surreal Machines Diffuse at $7.99 against WoodScaper's $9.99. WoodScaper's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 14). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
WoodScaper costs $9.99 and Surreal Machines Diffuse $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for WoodScaper against 5.0 for Surreal Machines Diffuse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | WoodScaper | Surreal Machines Diffuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio | Surreal Machines |
Customer experience
WoodScaper
Surreal Machines Diffuse
In-app purchases
WoodScaper
No in-app purchases
Surreal Machines Diffuse
No in-app purchases
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