Comparison

WoodScaper vs Surreal Machines Diffuse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

WoodScaper2 screens
Surreal Machines Diffuse1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WoodScaper versus Surreal Machines Diffuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoodScaperSurreal Machines Diffuse
Price$9.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWoodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup StudioSurreal Machines

Customer experience

WoodScaper

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

Surreal Machines Diffuse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WoodScaper

No in-app purchases

None

Surreal Machines Diffuse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WoodScaper free?
WoodScaper costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surreal Machines Diffuse free?
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WoodScaper or Surreal Machines Diffuse?
Surreal Machines Diffuse is rated higher. WoodScaper averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Surreal Machines Diffuse averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do WoodScaper or Surreal Machines Diffuse have ads?
Neither WoodScaper nor Surreal Machines Diffuse shows ads.

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