SimplyPhaser vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplyPhaser
Apply a classic phaser audio effect to your music with this straightforward tool. It uses all-pass filters to create out-of-phase signal copies for a retro sound. Use it within compatible music hosts or directly within the app.
- Classic phaser audio effect
- All-pass filter implementation
- AUv3 app extension support
- Standalone app experimentation
- Retro sound generation
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A simple but straightforward phaser audio effect to give you that nice retro feel. Unlike the SimplyFlange effect that is also available, this filter does not involve any delay buffer. Rather, it uses a string of all-pass filters to generate out-of-phase copies of the input signal. These are mixed together to produce the classic phasing effect. The filter lives in an AUv3 app extension so it is available for use in any host app that supports AudioUnit components such as AUM or Cubasis or GarageBand. You can also experiment with the audio effect directly in this app.
Things
This audio effect plugin allows users to creatively combine and manipulate two audio signals. It can be used for subtle sound morphing, rhythmic gating, adding vibrato, or extreme modulation effects.
- Side-chaining signal combination
- Volume and spatial position modulation
- Vibrato effect
- Extreme modulation speeds
- Sound morphing
- Rhythmic gating
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Motor is a plugin effect that uses side-chaining to combine signals in new and interesting ways: put in any two signals and they will dance around each other like courting birds drunk on fermented cherries. Use it to gently morph between sounds or rhythmically cut them up, affecting both volume and spatial position. Add life to the plainest signals with vibrato, or destroy them in interesting ways with extreme modulation speeds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Things at 100% against SimplyPhaser's 0%. Things also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). SimplyPhaser's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months) and price ($0.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
SimplyPhaser costs $0.99 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SimplyPhaser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
SimplyPhaser ships an update every 3 weeks, Things every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplyPhaser | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Howes | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
SimplyPhaser
Things
In-app purchases
SimplyPhaser
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
