Comparison

KNOCK Clipper vs Midnight Plaza

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

Head to head
About

KNOCK Clipper

This app offers a premium, adjustable hard and soft clipper effect for music production. It's inspired by the signature sound of a popular drum kit series, designed to shape the sonics of modern music.

Highlights
  • User adjustable hard clipper
  • User adjustable soft clipper
  • Premium quality audio effect
  • Inspired by signature drum kit sounds
  • Shapes modern music sonics
Features
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KNOCK Clipper is a premium quality, user adjustable hard & soft clipper designed by DECAP. It is the CLIP module from his acclaimed plugin, KNOCK. It is inspired by the signature sound of his popular drum kit series DRUMS THAT KNOCK, which has helped shaped the sonics of modern music.

About

Midnight Plaza

Transform your audio into a nostalgic, degraded soundscape with this AUv3 effect. Designed for genres like vaporwave and lo-fi, it adds a unique tape-style slowdown, age, and dreamy reverb to your sounds.

Highlights
  • AUv3 audio effect plugin
  • Vaporwave, mallsoft, lo-fi sound design
  • Tape-style slowdown
  • Degraded character effect
  • Dreamy reverb
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Midnight Plaza is an AUv3 audio effect that turns clean sound into faded memory, slow neon reflections, and worn-out late-night atmosphere. Built for vaporwave, mallsoft, ambient, lo-fi, and nostalgic sound design, Midnight Plaza gives you three simple controls: Time - Slows playback (tape style) Memory - Adds age, wear, and degraded character Place - Surrounds your sound with a dreamy reverb Use it on drums, synths, samples, keys, vocals, or full mixes to create blurred, emotional spaces that feel like memories. Features: - AUv3 effect plugin - Designed for vaporwave, mallsoft, lo-fi, ambient, and degraded textures - Simple three-dial workflow - Great for sound design and resampling - Works with compatible AUv3 hosts on iPhone and iPad Important: Midnight Plaza does not make sound on its own. It is an audio effect, not a standalone instrument or standalone app. A compatible AUv3 host app is required, such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, or another app that supports Audio Unit v3 plugins.

Screenshots

KNOCK Clipper3 screens
Midnight Plaza1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Midnight Plaza at 5.0 against KNOCK Clipper's 4.3. Midnight Plaza also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 34 months). KNOCK Clipper's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Midnight Plaza holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KNOCK Clipper ships an update every 34 months, Midnight Plaza every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KNOCK Clipper versus Midnight Plaza: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNOCK ClipperMidnight Plaza
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlugins That KnockLEWIS GARETH K LE VAL

Customer experience

KNOCK Clipper

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Midnight Plaza

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KNOCK Clipper

No in-app purchases

None

Midnight Plaza

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNOCK Clipper free?
KNOCK Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Midnight Plaza free?
Midnight Plaza is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KNOCK Clipper or Midnight Plaza?
Midnight Plaza is rated higher. KNOCK Clipper averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Midnight Plaza averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do KNOCK Clipper or Midnight Plaza have ads?
Neither KNOCK Clipper nor Midnight Plaza shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNOCK Clipper or Midnight Plaza?
KNOCK Clipper ships an update every 34 months, and Midnight Plaza every 10 days. Most recently, KNOCK Clipper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Midnight Plaza on November 5, 2026.

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