Comparison

RealPhase vs Philicorda

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Faithful emulation of 1960s Philicorda organ
  • Transistor-based sound replication
  • Vibrato circuit
  • Spring reverb
  • Overdrive effect
  • Envelope generator
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RealPhase2 screens
Philicorda1 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

RealPhase costs $14.99 and Philicorda $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RealPhase versus Philicorda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealPhasePhilicorda
Price$14.99$9.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperquantovoxAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

RealPhase

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Philicorda

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RealPhase

No in-app purchases

None

Philicorda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RealPhase free?
RealPhase costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Philicorda free?
Philicorda costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RealPhase or Philicorda?
RealPhase and Philicorda are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RealPhase or Philicorda have ads?
Neither RealPhase nor Philicorda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealPhase or Philicorda?
RealPhase ships an update every 14 months, and Philicorda every 10 months. Most recently, RealPhase was updated on September 15, 2026 and Philicorda on September 20, 2026.

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