Electric Vintage vs Hand Clapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electric Vintage
This app is a virtual instrument that recreates the sound of a 1976 electric piano. It offers a wide range of dynamics, release noise, and pedal resonance, along with built-in effects and extensive MIDI control.
- Vintage electric piano sound reproduction
- Full dynamics and resonance simulation
- Built-in effects suite (Tremolo, EQ, Delay, Reverb, etc.)
- Audiounit (AUv3) support
- Inter-App Audio and Audiobus compatibility
- Extensive MIDI mapping and control
- Preset interpolation and recording to WAV
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Electric Vintage is a virtual instrument based on a reproduction of a famous vintage electric piano (1976) with a full range of dynamics (from soft to distorted sounds), release noise and pedal resonance. The sound has been captured with amazing technical tools. Electric Vintage is the iOS version of VINTAGE ELECTRIC by Paolo Principi. www.psound.it Features: ° Full Audiounit (AUv3) support ° iOS Universal ° Audiobus and Inter-App Audio ° Audiobus 3 MIDI support and state save ° Share Presets and Samples between App and AUv3 ° Sustain Resonance simulation ° Release noise dampers simulation ° Built-In effects: Tremolo, Equalizer, Slicer, Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Wah-Wah, Stereo Delay, Classical/Vintage Reverberation, Distortion and Pseudo-Stereo ° Keyboard Ribbon Style ° Keyboard scales quantize ° Full Parameters MIDI/LFO/Accelerometer mapping ° Presets Interpolation Pad ° MIDI Clock and Ableton Link ° Record to .wav file ° AudioCopy/Audioshare/Open In... ° Etc...
Hand Clapper
This app is a drum synthesizer plugin focused on creating clap sounds. It offers three internal noise sources to replicate vintage analog drum machine sounds and allows users to load their own samples. It's available as an AUv3 plugin and standalone application.
- Dedicated clap sound synthesizer
- Three internal noise sources
- Recreates vintage analog drum machine sounds
- Load custom samples
- AUv3 plugin and standalone modes
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Hand Clapper is a drum synthesizer plugin dedicated to claps sounds. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. The design is inspired by a famous Japanese percussion synthesiser from the ’80. There are three internal noise sources that are used to recreate the classic sound of vintage analog drum machines (such as 808, 909, HC2, and more). You are not limited to just the on-board sounds though, you can also load in any sample you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hand Clapper at $6.99 against Electric Vintage's $12.99. Electric Vintage's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 33 months). 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
Electric Vintage costs $12.99 and Hand Clapper $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Electric Vintage holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Electric Vintage's written reviews are positive against 83% of Hand Clapper's.
Electric Vintage ships an update every 7 months, Hand Clapper every 33 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Electric Vintage | Hand Clapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (30 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Electric Vintage
Hand Clapper
In-app purchases
Electric Vintage
No in-app purchases
Hand Clapper
No in-app purchases
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