Comparison

GSDSP MagicDelay vs keyboaredo

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

Head to head
About

GSDSP MagicDelay

This app offers a unique spectral delay effect with advanced control over thousands of parallel delays using a single curve. It allows for real-time modulation, tempo-syncing, and precise feedback management for expansive sonic exploration.

Highlights
  • Spectral delay with single curve control
  • Tempo-synced grids and free-flowing motion
  • Real-time curve modulation and morphing
  • dB/s feedback decay system
  • Built-in highpass and lowpass filters
  • Crossfeed for stereo image expansion
  • Feedback Over for values beyond 100%
Features
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Do we need yet another Delay? Of course! We need thousands of delays working in parallel with full spectral control. One Curve. Infinite Delays. MagicDelay lets you control thousands of spectral delays with a single, elegant curve. Apply BPM-type grids to lock your shapes perfectly to the tempo, or let them flow freely for more experimental motion. With the powerful Curve Modifier, you can modulate, morph, and reshape your delay patterns in real time — turning one curve into endless rhythmic and spectral variations. Thoughtful Feedback control Control your delay tails using either traditional feedback in percent or our unique dB-per-second decay system — created specifically to manage the feedback of many varying delay times at once. Using dB/s ensures predictable, consistent tail lengths across the entire spectrum, even in the most complex settings. Sculpt the Spectrum Refine your delays with built-in highpass and lowpass filters, adding warmth, clarity, or sparkle exactly where needed. Activate Crossfeed to expand your stereo image and create immersive, wide-angle motion. And when things get wild, use Kill to instantly mute and clear the delay line — total control at any moment. Beyond 100% Need more? Push into new sonic territory with Feedback Over, allowing feedback values beyond the traditional 100% limit. From endless atmospheric swells to self-oscillating spectral chaos, MagicDelay gives you room to explore — and break — the rules. A New Dimension of Delay Whether you’re a musician, sound designer, or producer, MagicDelay is a spectral playground built for discovery. Its multi-curve design, deep modulation system, and flexible feedback architecture make it a truly expressive tool for shaping delays far beyond the ordinary. MagicDelay 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

About

keyboaredo

This app functions as a microtonal MIDI keyboard, supporting various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. It is a MIDI effect that requires a separate synth for sound production, ideally one that handles pitch-bend per MIDI channel.

Highlights
  • Microtonal MIDI keyboard
  • Supports EDO settings
  • AUv3 MIDI effect
  • Pitch-bend handling support
  • Requires external synth for sound
Features
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"keyboaredo" is a microtonal MIDI keyboard application and AUv3 MIDI effect that supports various Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) settings. Please note that this is a MIDI keyboard and it doesn't produce any sound on its own. You would require the synth that supports separate pitch-bend handling for each MIDI channel to be used with this application.

Screenshots

GSDSP MagicDelay3 screens
keyboaredo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: keyboaredo at $2.99 against GSDSP MagicDelay's $29.99. keyboaredo also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). GSDSP MagicDelay's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GSDSP MagicDelay costs $29.99 and keyboaredo $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GSDSP MagicDelay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of GSDSP MagicDelay's written reviews are positive against 0% of keyboaredo's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GSDSP MagicDelay versus keyboaredo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGSDSP MagicDelaykeyboaredo
Price$29.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustav ScholdaAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

GSDSP MagicDelay

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

keyboaredo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GSDSP MagicDelay

No in-app purchases

None

keyboaredo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GSDSP MagicDelay free?
GSDSP MagicDelay costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is keyboaredo free?
keyboaredo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GSDSP MagicDelay or keyboaredo?
GSDSP MagicDelay is rated higher. GSDSP MagicDelay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while keyboaredo averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do GSDSP MagicDelay or keyboaredo have ads?
Neither GSDSP MagicDelay nor keyboaredo shows ads.

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