RealPhase vs Philicorda
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
Philicorda
This app faithfully emulates a classic 1960s transistor organ, replicating its warm and clear tones. It includes vintage features like vibrato and spring reverb, plus modern additions such as overdrive and an envelope generator.
- Faithful emulation of 1960s Philicorda organ
- Transistor-based sound replication
- Vibrato circuit
- Spring reverb
- Overdrive effect
- Envelope generator
- AUv3 and Standalone support
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Philicorda is a faithful emulation of the legendary 1960s Philicorda organ. This plugin replicates the transistor-based sound of the later GM751 models, delivering the distinctively warm yet clear tones that made the Philicorda a classic. Like the original hardware, Philicorda features a vibrato circuit, a spring reverb, and two speakers. We have also added some extra features: overdrive, envelope generator, leakage, bias, and key click. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Philicorda at $9.99 against RealPhase's $14.99. RealPhase's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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RealPhase costs $14.99 and Philicorda $9.99 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 Philicorda. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealPhase has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RealPhase ships an update every 14 months, Philicorda every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealPhase | Philicorda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $9.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 10 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | quantovox | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
RealPhase
Philicorda
In-app purchases
RealPhase
No in-app purchases
Philicorda
No in-app purchases







