Comparison

Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine vs CrispAudio

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

Head to head
About

Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine

Create expansive soundscapes with this app that blends reverb, pitch shifting, and feedback. It's ideal for guitars, keys, synths, and vocals, offering real-time control and optimized performance for ambient electronic music production.

Highlights
  • Reverb, pitch shifting, and feedback effects
  • Auto-swell for dynamic volume changes
  • Real-time parameter control
  • Optimized CPU usage
  • Standalone, AUv3, and IAA support
Features
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Based on creative techniques developed by studio engineers and producers in the early 1980s, Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine combines reverb, pitch shifting, and feedback to create out-of- this-world soundscapes and spaces. Great for guitars, keys, synths, samples, and vocals, Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine promotes getting lost in creative production and electronic music facets of the ambient spectrum. Swell crescendo means to start at a low volume and then swell to a much louder level, which is similar the sound of a violin being bowed. Now you get those sweeping swells from your guitar using the auto swell section of the Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine. The Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine user interface is designed with an emphasis on user control and playability. Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine has been designed to be tweaked in real time. All of the sliders have a smoothed response, to avoid clicks when changing settings or automating the controls. At the same time, the algorithm has been highly optimized, so you get a huge delay sound without straining your CPU. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

About

CrispAudio

Features
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CrispAudio is a cross-platform audio workstation that brings sound-effect synthesis, voice processing, and a timeline waveform editor into one app. - SFX Synthesizer: design retro game sounds from 16 preset generators, shape ADSR envelopes, FM, arpeggios, and a full effects rack. - Voice Processor: record or import audio and transform it with 9 voice presets, pitch/formant shifting, and a deep effects chain. - Timeline Editor: arrange clips on multiple tracks with fades, crossfades, and per-segment effects, then export to WAV. Everything runs on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

Screenshots

Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine1 screens
CrispAudio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CrispAudio at Free against Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine's $8.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CrispAudio is free to download; Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine versus CrispAudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShimmer Delay Ambient MachineCrispAudio
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioChristian Strobele

In-app purchases

None

Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine

No in-app purchases

None

CrispAudio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine free?
Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrispAudio free?
CrispAudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine or CrispAudio have ads?
Neither Shimmer Delay Ambient Machine nor CrispAudio shows ads.

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