Koshiba vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Koshiba
This audio effect transforms sustained sounds into rhythmic phrases with a 16-step sequencer. Adjust volume, pan, and filter at each step to craft intricate sound designs.
- 16-step gate sequencer
- Adjustable volume per step
- Adjustable pan per step
- Adjustable filter per step
- Transforms sustained sounds
- Creates rhythmic phrases
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Koshiba is a 16-step gate sequencer effect that transforms sustained sounds into rhythmic phrases. Each step features numerous adjustment options for volume, pan, and filter, making it a tool for engineers to create complex sound designs. For more detailed information about the product, please visit the website. The website offers detailed product descriptions, manuals and videos, as well as important notices. https://icegear.net/
Things
This app offers an experimental filter bank delay effect for creative sound design. It features up to 10 band pass filters with adjustable resonance and individual delay controls. Users can manipulate various parameters across bands to generate unique echoes, reverbs, and sequences.
- Up to 10 band pass filters
- Controllable resonance per band
- Dedicated delay with feedback per band
- Parameter spread across bands
- AUv3 and Standalone support
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Bubbles is an unusual filter bank effect plugin (AUv3 and Standalone) aimed at experimental sound design. You can use up to 10 band pass filters, represented by bubbles in the UI, with controllable resonance. Each band can have a dedicated delay with feedback. You can spread the cutoff, resonance, delay time, and delay feedback across each band to get very creative effects, from odd-sounding echoes/reverbs to impossible sequences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Koshiba at every 6 weeks against Things's every 32 months. Koshiba also leads on price ($4.00 vs $6.99). Things's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Koshiba costs $4.00 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Koshiba's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
Koshiba ships an update every 6 weeks, Things every 32 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Koshiba | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.00 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iceWorks, Inc. | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Koshiba
Things
In-app purchases
Koshiba
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
