J_NO Chorus vs ChowKick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
J_NO Chorus
This app recreates the warm sound of an 80s bucket brigade chorus effect. It functions as an audio unit that can be integrated into any digital audio workstation (DAW) on your devices.
- Recreates 80s bucket brigade chorus sound
- Audio unit plugin
- Compatible with DAWs
- Adds warmth to audio
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J_NO Chorus pays homage to a very famous effect from the 80s by re-creating the warmth a bucket brigade chorus gives. Use it with any of your audio apps that support audio unit hosting. Note: The app itself doesn't do anything, but it exposes an audio unit effect you can use in any DAW of your choosing.
ChowKick
Create unique kick drum sounds with a powerful synthesizer. This app uses physical modeling to emulate classic drum machine circuits, offering detailed control over tone and frequency. It functions as a plugin for music production apps or as a standalone tool.
- Physical modeling synthesis
- Adjustable tone and frequency
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone application
- Emulates old drum machine circuits
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ChowKick is a kick drum synthesizer based on creative physical modelling of old drum machine circuits. The synth contains useful parameters for adjusting the tone and fundamental frequency of the synthesized kick drum. - Source code: https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick - User manual: https://chowdsp.com/manuals/ChowKickManual.pdf ChowKick installs as an AUv3 plugin that can be used in host applications like Garageband or AUM, or as a standalone application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: J_NO Chorus at none against ChowKick's 4. J_NO Chorus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). ChowKick's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. ChowKick sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. J_NO Chorus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for J_NO Chorus against 5.0 for ChowKick. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of J_NO Chorus's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChowKick's.
J_NO Chorus ships an update fortnightly, ChowKick every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | J_NO Chorus | ChowKick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Bell | Jatin Chowdhury |
Customer experience
J_NO Chorus
ChowKick
In-app purchases
J_NO Chorus
No in-app purchases
ChowKick
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Huge Tip$24.99
