Artifacts Lofi Processor vs pocketOscilloscope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artifacts Lofi Processor
This audio effect plugin adds lofi vibes to any sound. It offers a variety of vintage and digital effects, including noise, drive, digital degradation, and tape emulation, with controls for subtle or extreme fluctuations.
- Noise section (vintage gear, electrical hum)
- Drive section (3 models, tone, gain)
- Digital section (bit depth, sample rate reduction, glitch)
- Tape section (wow, flutter, dropouts)
- Liveliness section for dynamic fluctuations
- Input/output sound shaping
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Artifacts is an audio effect designed to add lofi vibes to any audio signal. Multiple sections allow for a wide variety of lofi effects ranging from noisy vintage gear over crackling vinyl players and wobbly tape machines to crunchy digital sounds and everything in between. With dedicated sections for Noise, Drive, Digital and Tape, Artifacts offers a simple yet powerful way to mix and match various types of lofi effects. A separate Liveliness section makes the plugin come alive by applying sublte or extrem flucuations to any of the 4 sections. In addition, Input and output sections allow for further sound shaping before and after processing. - Noise section - Noise - Electrical (Hum / Whine) - Crackling - Color Control - Ducking - Drive Section - Tone - Gain - 3 Drive Models - Digital - Bit Depth Reduction - Sampling Rate Reduction - Glitch - Tape - Wow - Flutter - Dropouts (Tape Wear / Bias) - Stereo Control Supports: - Standalone - AUv3
pocketOscilloscope
Visualize audio waveforms on your Mac, PC, or iOS device. This tool offers detailed controls for RMS/Peak metering, voltage, gain, and visual elements like line thickness and rotation. Customize channel colors for a personalized audio analysis experience.
- Stereo capable oscilloscope
- RMS/Peak meter
- Controllable Vertical/Horizontal Offset
- Voltage and Gain controls
- Line Thickness and Rotation
- Custom color selection
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pocketOscilloscope is a Mac/PC and iOS compatible stereo capable oscilloscope tool for audio nerds. Complete with RMS/Peak meter and controllable Vertical and Horizontal Offset. As well as separate Voltage and Gain controls, coupled with visual controls like Line Thickness and Rotation for a complete experience. Custom color selection for audio channels 1 & 2. This tool is great for checking your custom built oscillators, plug-ins, or just visualizing your audio. VST3, AU, AUv3, & Stand-alone compatible. *Stand alone app works with external audio hardware devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artifacts Lofi Processor at 4.9 against pocketOscilloscope's 3.6. Artifacts Lofi Processor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). pocketOscilloscope's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Artifacts Lofi Processor costs $9.99 and pocketOscilloscope $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artifacts Lofi Processor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively.
Artifacts Lofi Processor ships an update weekly, pocketOscilloscope every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artifacts Lofi Processor | pocketOscilloscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Aras | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
Artifacts Lofi Processor
pocketOscilloscope
In-app purchases
Artifacts Lofi Processor
No in-app purchases
pocketOscilloscope
No in-app purchases
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