Artifacts Lofi Processor vs Lines
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
Lines
This audio effect plugin transforms any signal into a wide spectrum of sounds, from lo-fi to distortion and feedback. It can also function as an experimental synthesizer, creating rhythms and soundscapes even without input.
- Creative signal mangling
- Experimental synthesizer
- Feedback-based sound design
- Wide range of audio effects
- Rhythm and soundscape generation
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Lines is an effect plugin that crosses borders: it can be used as a creative mangler of all kinds of signals, ranging from lo-fi telephone sounds, lush phasing, warm distortions, crushing feedback, ring modulation and unique frequency shifting. But even without any input, it can be an experimental synthesizer based on feedback, allowing for a wide range of inspiring rhythms, pulses, and organic soundscapes. If you combine input and internal engines an unheard spectrum of sounds appears.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Artifacts Lofi Processor at $9.99 against Lines's $19.99. Artifacts Lofi Processor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Artifacts Lofi Processor costs $9.99 and Lines $19.99 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 — 4.9 for Artifacts Lofi Processor against 5.0 for Lines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively.
Artifacts Lofi Processor ships an update weekly, Lines every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artifacts Lofi Processor | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Aras | AudioThing Ltd. |
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Artifacts Lofi Processor
Lines
In-app purchases
Artifacts Lofi Processor
No in-app purchases
Lines
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