GSDSP MagicDelay vs BrainBud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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%
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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
BrainBud
This app acts as a central controller for other music creation applications, allowing you to manage keys and scales simultaneously. It integrates with a variety of Bud apps via MIDI, enabling synchronized changes and broadcasting of musical parameters. Experiment with randomization and automate settings through its AUv3 plugin.
- Centralized key and scale control
- MIDI out to multiple Bud apps
- Budcast for parameter broadcasting
- Randomize musical parameters
- AUv3 plugin for automation
- Requires other Bud apps to function
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BrainBud controls the keys and scales of the Bud apps all at once. Connect BrainBud’s MIDI out to MIDI inputs of: - SnakeBud - PolyBud - MelodyBud - ShiftBud - ScaleBud 2 - In Theory - Textquencer - Binarhythmic - Auto Bass - BounceBud - MuseBud - Kebarp - FuncBud - Note to Be You can also broadcast the current key/scale to the newly connected apps with Budcast button. If you’d like to experiment, you can try the randomise button. With the AUv3 plugin, you can change the BrainBud's parameters or even automate them with AU parameters. For using the AUv3 plugin make sure you have an AUv3 host app such as AUM, Cubasis, Nanostudio, apeMatrix. BrainBud is a MIDI based app and requires other Bud apps present in order to work right. If you don't have any other Bud apps mentioned above, you can't make a use of BrainBud. BrainBud doesn't produce any kind of sound on its own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrainBud at 100% against GSDSP MagicDelay's 25%. BrainBud also leads on price ($2.99 vs $29.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GSDSP MagicDelay's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
GSDSP MagicDelay costs $29.99 and BrainBud $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrainBud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GSDSP MagicDelay has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of GSDSP MagicDelay's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrainBud's.
GSDSP MagicDelay ships an update every 5 weeks, BrainBud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GSDSP MagicDelay | BrainBud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gustav Scholda | Cem Olcay |
Customer experience
GSDSP MagicDelay
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In-app purchases
GSDSP MagicDelay
No in-app purchases
BrainBud
No in-app purchases
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