Comparison

KQ Sampei Legacy vs GSDSP Quantum Filter

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

Head to head
About

KQ Sampei Legacy

This sampler synthesizer allows users to customize sound sets using various formats like Sound Font and DLS. It supports MIDI messages, includes a MIDI file player, and can be used as a plugin with other music apps. Micro-tuning and external storage are also supported.

Highlights
  • Customizable sound sets (Sound Font, DLS)
  • Multi-timbral synthesis
  • MIDI message support (GM, GS, XG, MPE)
  • MIDI File Player
  • Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio plugin support
  • Micro-tuning support
  • External MIDI device compatibility
Features
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### THIS IS A DEPRECATED PRODUCT. Get KQ Sampei 26 instead. ### If you bought this app recently, you can request a refund. A sampler synthesizer which sound sets can be changed. It is multi-timbral. Available Sound Set Formats: Sound Font(sf2), Compressed Sound Font(sf3), Downloadable Sound(DLS) Supports a part of common MIDI messages (GM, GS, XG, MPE). Includes a MIDI File Player. It supports Standard MIDI Files and RIFF MIDI Files. It also supports multiple ports and loops. Supports external storages. DO NOT USE ON-DEMAND LOADING WITH SLOW STORAGES SUCH AS HDD, USB STICKS, SD CARDS. You can customize sound sets with "Modifiers". In default, a modifier which adds soft pedal function, and GS Custom Controller mod are being applied. You can select "Original" and disable GS Custom Controller if you want. Supports Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio. You can use this synth as a plugin for another app such as GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, etc... To maximize compatibility with other SoundFont players such as FluidSynth, select the engine V3, turn off "Custom GS Controllers", "Slow LPF", "Smooth Volume Level". Supports Micro-tuning. Place AnaMark TUN files into Tuning folder. You can use sound sets as long as the device memory allows. The actual memory limit seems to be around the half of the hardware RAM. Not that the limit of Audio Unit is much smaller. You may be able to load sounds over the memory size if you turn on "Load On Demand" (Streaming load). In the developer's environment, 4.2 GB of SoundFont could be loaded on an iPhone with 1 GB of memory. You can play this app with external MIDI devices and Virtual MIDI apps. URL Scheme: kqsampei:// Includes a sound set, "GeneralUser GS v1.471" by S. Christian Collins. I prepared modifiers for this set. This app developer does not collect any user information other than what is collected by iOS/iPadOS. This app and the description contain machine translated text.

About

GSDSP Quantum Filter

This audio effect plugin offers analog-modeled filters with flexible routing and dynamic modulation for creative sound design. It provides extensive control over tone shaping and complex filtering with various filter types and configurations.

Highlights
  • Analog-modelled filters
  • 11 filter modes
  • Series and parallel routing
  • Dynamic modulation support
  • Stereo and dual mono modes
  • MIDI control integration
Features
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Analog warmth meets flexible routing and dynamic modulation in a filter workstation built for creative sound design. Analog-Modelled Filters Quantum Filter uses resonant, analog-modelled filter designs that behave smoothly and musically across the entire spectrum. With no cramping, stepping, or digital artefacts, the filters remain stable even under rapid modulation. At high resonance settings they can reach self-oscillation, similar to classic hardware circuits. Filter Types & Routing Choose from 11 filter modes, including Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch, Shelving options, Bell, and Ladder Lowpass in 1–4 pole configurations. Combine filters in series (up to three stages) or parallel (up to two), resulting in over 2,000 possible routing combinations for detailed tone shaping and complex layered filtering. Built for Modulation Designed to handle fast, artefact-free modulation, Quantum Filter responds cleanly even under rapid parameter changes. Its stability makes it suitable for dynamic environments, rhythmic modulation, or complex movement across multiple filter stages. Stereo and Dual Mono Switch between stereo and dual mono modes to shape the stereo image. In dual mono mode, left and right channels can move independently, enabling asymmetric movement, wider imaging, or separate modulation paths for each side. MIDI Control Quantum Filter integrates ADSR & AR modulators that respond directly to MIDI, allowing envelope-driven filter motion that behaves like a synthesizer’s filter section. This integration adds expressive control for rhythmic gating, animated sweeps, and dynamic shaping based on your playing or sequencing. Quantum Filter is an AUv3 audio effect plugin compatible with Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand and many more. A Desktop version is also available for Windows and macOS (VST3 / AU / AAX). More information here: https://gs-dsp.com/products

Screenshots

KQ Sampei Legacy4 screens
GSDSP Quantum Filter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KQ Sampei Legacy at every 2 weeks against GSDSP Quantum Filter's every 6 weeks. KQ Sampei Legacy also leads on price ($11.99 vs $14.99) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, 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

KQ Sampei Legacy costs $11.99 and GSDSP Quantum Filter $14.99 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 — 4.9 for KQ Sampei Legacy against 5.0 for GSDSP Quantum Filter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KQ Sampei Legacy has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of KQ Sampei Legacy's written reviews are positive against 100% of GSDSP Quantum Filter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KQ Sampei Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, GSDSP Quantum Filter every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KQ Sampei Legacy versus GSDSP Quantum Filter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKQ Sampei LegacyGSDSP Quantum Filter
Price$11.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyouta KiraGustav Scholda

Customer experience

KQ Sampei Legacy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

GSDSP Quantum Filter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KQ Sampei Legacy

No in-app purchases

None

GSDSP Quantum Filter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KQ Sampei Legacy free?
KQ Sampei Legacy costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GSDSP Quantum Filter free?
GSDSP Quantum Filter costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KQ Sampei Legacy or GSDSP Quantum Filter?
GSDSP Quantum Filter is rated higher. KQ Sampei Legacy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while GSDSP Quantum Filter averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do KQ Sampei Legacy or GSDSP Quantum Filter have ads?
Neither KQ Sampei Legacy nor GSDSP Quantum Filter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KQ Sampei Legacy or GSDSP Quantum Filter?
KQ Sampei Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, and GSDSP Quantum Filter every 6 weeks. Most recently, KQ Sampei Legacy was updated on October 24, 2026 and GSDSP Quantum Filter on October 24, 2026.

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