KNOCK Clipper vs Violibration
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- User adjustable hard clipper
- User adjustable soft clipper
- Premium quality audio effect
- Inspired by signature drum kit sounds
- Shapes modern music sonics
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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.
Violibration
Explore a variety of responsive haptic surfaces by dragging your finger across the screen. Adjust intensity and sensitivity to customize your tactile experience. Unlock additional surface families or the full library with a single purchase.
- Responsive haptic surfaces
- Five surface families
- Adjustable intensity and sensitivity
- Visual mode for non-haptic devices
- Unlockable surface library
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Violibration turns touch into tactile exploration. Drag across the screen to feel responsive haptic surfaces such as velvet, sand, water, vinyl and static. Browse five surface families: Soft, Granular, Fluid, Mechanical and Magnetic. Tune intensity and sensitivity while each texture reacts to speed, curves and reversals. Try locked surfaces with quick previews, unlock a favourite family, or unlock the full tactile library with one purchase. Designed for iPhone haptics, with a visual mode for devices where live haptics are unavailable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Violibration at 5.0 against KNOCK Clipper's 4.2. Violibration also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months). KNOCK Clipper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Violibration sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. KNOCK Clipper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Violibration holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KNOCK Clipper has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KNOCK Clipper ships an update every 34 months, Violibration monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KNOCK Clipper | Violibration |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plugins That Knock | Thomas Richardson |
Customer experience
KNOCK Clipper
Violibration
In-app purchases
KNOCK Clipper
No in-app purchases
Violibration
- Soft Surfaces$0.99
- Magnetic Surfaces$0.99
- Fluid Surfaces$0.99
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- Granular Surfaces$0.99
- Mechanical Surfaces$0.99
- Unlock All Surfaces$3.99
