ChowKick vs Harmonus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChowKick
Create unique kick drum sounds with a powerful synthesizer. This app uses physical modeling to emulate classic drum machine circuits, offering detailed control over tone and frequency. It functions as a plugin for music production apps or as a standalone tool.
- Physical modeling synthesis
- Adjustable tone and frequency
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone application
- Emulates old drum machine circuits
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ChowKick is a kick drum synthesizer based on creative physical modelling of old drum machine circuits. The synth contains useful parameters for adjusting the tone and fundamental frequency of the synthesized kick drum. - Source code: https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick - User manual: https://chowdsp.com/manuals/ChowKickManual.pdf ChowKick installs as an AUv3 plugin that can be used in host applications like Garageband or AUM, or as a standalone application.
Harmonus
Experience the warm and unique sound of a harmonium, inspired by a vintage Magnus Model 300. This app meticulously captures stereo samples for a natural organ sound without fan noise.
- Harmonium and harmonica sound emulation
- Stereo sampled audio
- Denoised sound quality
- Vintage organ inspiration
- Warm and unique tone
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Originally this organ was inspired by a Magnus Model 300 Harmonium / organ (a brand of the "Magnus Harmonica Corporation") from our collection in perfect condition. It delivers a warm and unique sound between an accordion and a harmonica. The samples have been meticulously captured in stereo and denoised in order to render all the naturalness of the original organ without the noise of the mechanical fan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ChowKick at Free against Harmonus's $2.99. ChowKick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Harmonus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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
ChowKick is free to download; Harmonus costs $2.99 up front. ChowKick sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Harmonus asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChowKick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | ChowKick | Harmonus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jatin Chowdhury | Julien Faure |
Customer experience
ChowKick
Harmonus
In-app purchases
ChowKick
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Huge Tip$24.99
Harmonus
No in-app purchases
