Comparison

Web Audio Player vs luapsel

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

Head to head
About

Web Audio Player

This audio unit plugin enables routing audio from various web sources into an audio unit host. It supports platforms like SoundCloud, Mixcloud, web radio, and audio from streaming videos. Limitations include some secure login sites and less common video formats.

Highlights
  • Route web audio streams
  • Supports SoundCloud and Mixcloud
  • Plays audio from web radio
  • Extracts audio from streaming videos
  • Works with most audio file websites
Features
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Web Audio Player is an audio unit plugin that allows you to route audio streams from a wide variety of web-based sources into an audio unit host. USES - SoundCloud - Mixcloud - Web radio streams - Free audio sample websites - Most websites that play audio files - Listen to audio from streaming videos LIMITATIONS - Currently doesn't support some websites that require secure login - Doesn't support some of the less popular streaming video formats - Doesn't support software defined radio - Doesn't support most web based synthesizers

About

luapsel

Create calming electric guitar ambience with reversed samples and built-in effects. Offers polyphonic playback, multiple articulations, and real-time sound shaping tools for unique musical textures.

Highlights
  • Polyphonic reversed guitar sounds
  • Round Robin sampling
  • Multiple articulations
  • Built-in delay, reverb, chorus
  • Real-time low-pass filter
  • ADSR Release control
  • Standalone samples available
Features
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luapsel: Unique Evolving Electric Guitar Ambience luapsel is a collection of Electric Guitar samples, meticulously multi-sampled in Round Robin and reversed in the most transparent way possible to offer your projects an easy-to-use calming vibe. Play around with built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects, or go au naturel. Sound design is a breeze with real-time filters, release control, and tuning options. Get luapsel for free inside Decent Sampler or just enjoy the raw samples, or grab the new improved app for just $1. Features -Polyphonic reversed guitar sounds -Round Robin sampling for nuanced playback -Four articulations: Original, Looped, Fast, & Slow -Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects -Real-time low-pass filter (Tone) -ADSR Release control and real-time sampling tuning -Available for Decent Sampler or as standalone samples

Screenshots

Web Audio Player3 screens
luapsel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: luapsel at 4.5 against Web Audio Player's 3.5. luapsel also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99). Web Audio Player's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 4). On update cadence, 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

Web Audio Player costs $5.99 and luapsel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

luapsel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web Audio Player ships an update every 3 days, luapsel every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Web Audio Player versus luapsel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb Audio Playerluapsel
Price$5.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB101 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBlue Mangoo Consulting Company LimitedOSC Audio

Customer experience

Web Audio Player

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.6%

luapsel

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Web Audio Player

No in-app purchases

None

luapsel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web Audio Player free?
Web Audio Player costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is luapsel free?
luapsel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Web Audio Player or luapsel?
luapsel is rated higher. Web Audio Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while luapsel averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Web Audio Player or luapsel have ads?
Neither Web Audio Player nor luapsel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Audio Player or luapsel?
Web Audio Player ships an update every 3 days, and luapsel every 6 days. Most recently, Web Audio Player was updated on November 3, 2026 and luapsel on November 4, 2026.

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