Magic Switch vs Panflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Switch
This audio effect plugin provides a lush, one-button chorus inspired by analog synthesizers. It adds dimension and depth to music tracks with a dark, detuned character. A mix slider allows for blending the effect to your preference.
- One-button lush chorus effect
- Juno-60 analog chorus inspiration
- Dark and detuned character
- Adds dimension and depth
- Mix slider for blending
- Based on Super VHS plugin's 'Magic' button
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Since its original release, Baby Audio's Magic Switch has been one of the most popular free plugins on the desktop market. Now it's finally available as an AUv3 plugin. Features: * Lush one-button chorus effect loosely inspired by the Juno-60 analog chorus * Dark and detuned character, perfect for adding dimension and depth to your tracks * Mix slider lets you blend the effect to taste * Based on the "Magic" button in Baby Audio's award-winning Super VHS plugin Note: This is an Audio Unit Effect Plugin (AUv3), which requires a host such as AUM or Audiobus – or a DAW such as GarageBand or Cubasis.
Panflow
This app generates complex, evolving panning patterns and adds rhythmic stereo movement to audio tracks in real-time. Its intuitive interface and powerful pattern editor allow for precise stereo editing, bringing dynamic life to static sounds. It can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 plugin within iOS DAWs.
- Evolving panning patterns
- Rhythmic stereo movement
- Real-time audio modulation
- Precise stereo editing
- Powerful pattern editor
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
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Panflow is a Creative Panning Modulator & Stereo rhythm generator plugin designed to Shape complex, evolving panning patterns and add random, rhythmical movement to any audio track in real-time. You can Create Instant fluid motion with precise stereo editing, with an easy-to-use interface and powerful pattern editor and give your audio a more lively, dynamic feel, or add dynamism to any static sound. Use as Standalone or as an Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin in your favorite iOS Host or DAW Panflow is endlessly variable & endlessly interesting.
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Verdict
Magic Switch and Panflow both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Panflow's written reviews are positive against 80% of Magic Switch's. Panflow also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Magic Switch against 4.7 for Panflow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Magic Switch's written reviews are positive against 89% of Panflow's.
| Parameter | Magic Switch | Panflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33 ratings) — better | 4.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baby Audio Inc. | AUDIOMODERN |
Customer experience
Magic Switch
Panflow
In-app purchases
Magic Switch
No in-app purchases
Panflow
No in-app purchases
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