RealPhase vs pocketOSC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealPhase
This app faithfully reproduces the sound of a legendary analog phaser pedal. It offers advanced modulation options, including barberpole effects and MIDI sync, for creating complex and rhythmic phasing sounds. Visualize real-time frequency response and enjoy exceptional multirate performance.
- Faithful reproduction of legendary phaser pedal
- Composite LFOs and parallel phaser structures
- Barberpole/Shepard phasing
- Rhythmic pattern creation with LFO ratios
- Mid-Side modes for stereo phasing
- Real-time notch filter frequency visualization
- MIDI note event reception for sync
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Do you remember the single most iconic phaser you've ever heard? For the first time, there's a good chance of finding that exact sound captured in a plugin. FEATURES: • Faithful reproduction of a legendary 4-stage phaser pedal from the late 70's - early 80's • Complex effects can be built using composite LFO's, parallel phaser structures, as well as an independent modulation system for the sweep range • Barberpole or "Shepard" phaser included: infinitely rising / falling modulation that can optionally be combined with sweep range modulation • Strong, rhythmic / syncopated patterns can be created by configuring different LFO frequency ratios within the various modulation sources • Mid-Side modes allow adding special phasing effects to stereo sounds • Exact visualization of the notch filters' real-time frequency response, with different stereo options • Exceptional multirate performance: results are less sampling rate-dependent than what's currently available with most digital phasers (even from major manufacturers) • Designed to be an anthology app extensible with additional hardware-based or synthetic analog models in future MIDI NOTE EVENT RECEPTION: RealPhase can accept MIDI note messages, syncing an envelope-based modulation source to note on and off events. This makes it easy to use RealPhase as a powerful analog modeling OTA-based resonant notch filter with any synth or sampler. PLEASE NOTE: • An Audio Unit v3 compatible host app is required to use this plugin • Supported sampling rates: 44.1, 48, 96 kHz
pocketOSC
This versatile audio tool generates various waveforms like Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise. It includes an oscilloscope and controls for wave, frequency, and volume, functioning as a plug-in or standalone application.
- Stereo capable oscillator
- Oscilloscope display
- Waveform generation (Sine, Square, Saw, Noise)
- Frequency and Volume control
- VST3, AU, AUv3 support
- Standalone operation
- Resizable and automatable GUI
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pocketOSC is a macOS, Windows, and now iOS compatible stereo capable oscillator. Designed for VST3, AU, AUv3, and stand-alone use. Complete with oscilloscope and controllable Wave, Frequency, & Volume. Test all your gear with Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise, oscillators. Plug-in GUI resizable and automatable parameters designed to recall with your various sessions. *Stand-alone allows for external audio device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: pocketOSC at $0.99 against RealPhase's $14.99. On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
RealPhase costs $14.99 and pocketOSC $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RealPhase against 5.0 for pocketOSC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
RealPhase ships an update every 14 months, pocketOSC every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealPhase | pocketOSC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | quantovox | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
RealPhase
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In-app purchases
RealPhase
No in-app purchases
pocketOSC
No in-app purchases









