Comparison

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin vs SploshBox

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

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About

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

This audio plugin is a dynamics and transient processor for fine-tuning drum sounds within DAWs. It allows users to shape and boost drum kits for better punch and clarity without clipping, offering features like saturation, EQ, and filtering.

Highlights
  • Dynamics and transient processing
  • Saturation control
  • 8-band graphic EQ
  • LP/HP filtering
  • Attack & Hold controls
  • Intensity control up to 200%
  • Limiter/clipper
Currently charting
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DrumSurgeon is an AUv3 plugin designed for use in your favourite DAW such as AUM, Logic, Loopy Pro, Cubasis or GarageBand etc. Drum surgeon is a dynamics / transient processor specifically designed for fine tuning your drums. So your drum sounds are lacking punch and lost in the mix? This is where Drum Doctor can really help by allowing you to literally shape and boost your kit to break through the mix safetly and without clipping. The attack or onset of a sound is known as its transient. By controlling the level, shape and duration of these sounds, you change the dynamics of a drum track to achieve that perfect tightness, while boosting them to give your kick the right punch and snare the right amount of bite. Use the saturation to overdrive your mix prior to shaping. This can drastically change the character of some drum sounds at the filtering stage. The single LP/HP filtering knob lets you quickly find the tone that suits combined with the 8 band EQ to define your sound. Finally the intensity knob allows you to control the level of dynamics applied to your mix. Automate this in real time when you want to relax or accentuate your drum track during your song. Features: ○ Supports factory and user presets. ○ Add bite using the Attack & Hold controls. ○ Use the Release to get extra dynamic range. ○ Both Attack and Release can be inverted to transform the dynamics. ○ LP/HP filtering. ○ Saturation control. ○ 8 Band Graphic EQ. ○ Real-time gain display. ○ Intensity control to amplify the effect up to 200%. ○ Limiter/clipper for driving your sound to the max. ○ Auto ranging option for graphing.

About

SploshBox

This audio effect plugin offers vintage-style digital reverb with a unique "freeze" function for infinite sustain. It allows for extensive customization of reverb decay, stereo width, and filtering, all while being CPU-efficient.

Highlights
  • Vintage-flavoured digital reverb
  • Infinite sustain "freeze" effect
  • Adjustable reverb decay time
  • Stereo width control
  • Low-pass filter for reverb tone
  • Mix dry and wet signals
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SploshBox Reverb / Sustainer (AUv3) SploshBox is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview SploshBox is vintage-flavoured digital reverb that also allows you to "freeze" the reverb tail for infinite sustain effects. The early generation of hardware digital reverbs had a slightly grainy and "unnatural" quality to them due to limited CPU and RAM. SploshBox has similar tonal characteristics, but while being kind to your CPU, it also features up to one minute of reverb decay time! Or, infinity when you engage freeze mode... Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. When SploshBox is turned Off, any reverb will continue to decay, similar to "trails mode" found in many effects pedals. Delay - Sets a pre-delay time before the incoming audio is passed on to the reverb DSP. This can be used creatively so that the initial attack / transients of a sound are preserved and not "smeared" by the reverb tail for example. Decay - Sets the overall decay time for the reverb tail. This is calculated as the time for a 0dB impulse to decay to -60dB. Typically, unless the incoming signal is 0dB, the actual decay time may appear a little shorter before it hits -60dB. Spread - Sets the stereo width of the generated reverb from totally mono, to very stereo-tastic! LPF - Sets the cutoff frequency of a lowpass filter on the generated reverb. Reduce this parameter to make the reverb effect warmer / softer. Mix - Adjusts the balance between the dry incoming audio, and the wet generated reverb, from completely dry to 100% wet. Freeze - Engages the reverb freeze effect so that whatever is in the reverb buffers will sustain continuously. By toggling Freeze in and out, very interesting creative and drone effects can be achieved, especially when assigning the parameter to a MIDI controller. Please note that when Freeze is On, reverb will not be applied to your dry input signal - it's as if the reverb is frozen in that moment. SploshBox does not store "frozen" audio between sessions, so if Freeze mode is On when restoring a session, you won't hear any reverb. If the name sounds familiar, SploshBox is a version of the SPLOSHBOX module developed for Voltage Modular by Waverley Instruments. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin4 screens
SploshBox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SploshBox at $1.99 against Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin's $9.99. SploshBox also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 29 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99 and SploshBox $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SploshBox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 29 months, SploshBox daily. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin versus SploshBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Surgeon AUv3 PluginSploshBox
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comRob Jackson

Customer experience

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SploshBox

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

SploshBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin free?
Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SploshBox free?
SploshBox costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin or SploshBox?
SploshBox is rated higher. Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SploshBox averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin or SploshBox have ads?
Neither Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin nor SploshBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin or SploshBox?
Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 29 months, and SploshBox daily. Most recently, Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin was updated on September 3, 2026 and SploshBox on September 18, 2026.

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