# Things vs True Pan

The clearest difference is price: True Pan at $4.99 against Things's $6.99. On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Things costs $6.99 and True Pan $4.99 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 — 5.0 for Things against 5.0 for True Pan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Things ships an update every 32 months, True Pan every 17 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Things | True Pan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $6.99 | **$4.99** |
| Rating | [5.0 (15 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/things-texture/id1668230892/reviews) | [5.0 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/true-pan/id6444190718/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **15** | 8 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | **Every 17 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 12.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [AudioThing Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1659941236) | [quantovox](https://appshunter.io/developer/484686124) |

## What reviewers say

### Things

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/things-texture/id1668230892)

This app transforms sounds into ambient soundscapes or adds drone vibes to tracks using granular reverb, pitch shifting, and mid/side processing. It's inspired by sound design techniques from an award-winning indie game.

**Highlights:** Granular reverb, Pitch shifting, Mid/side mode, AUv3 plugin, Standalone app, Soundscape creation

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### True Pan

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/true-pan/id6444190718)

This audio plugin allows for lossless repositioning of stereo recordings, preserving the stereo field's geometry. It enables fully reversible panoramic rotations without compressing the stereo image and supports advanced transformations and modulation effects for creative sound design.

**Highlights:** Lossless stereo field repositioning, Fully reversible panoramic rotations, Advanced transformations and modulation, Preserves spatial information in ambience/reverb, Tempo-synced LFOs for rhythmic motion, Dynamic stereo spread controls

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Things free?

Things costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is True Pan free?

True Pan costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Things or True Pan?

Things and True Pan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 8 ratings respectively.

### Do Things or True Pan have ads?

Neither Things nor True Pan shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Things or True Pan?

Things ships an update every 32 months, and True Pan every 17 months. Most recently, Things was updated on November 3, 2026 and True Pan on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*