Comparison

Things vs GSDSP MagicFusion

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

Head to head
About

Things

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
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Texture is an easy to use granular reverb with pitch shifting and mid/side mode available as AUv3 and Standalone. Texture can transform any sound into an ambient soundscape, or add that drone vibe to your tracks. This plugin was inspired by the techniques used in the soundtrack and sound design of the award-winning indie game The Swapper.

About

GSDSP MagicFusion

This advanced audio effect plugin offers precise spectral fusion and multi-curve vocoding. It allows users to extract spectral characteristics from one audio source and apply them to another, enabling detailed transformations from subtle shading to extreme effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-curve spectral vocoding
  • Frequency-domain processing
  • Independent fusion amounts per frequency
  • Dynamic response control
  • Formant shifting
  • AUv3 audio effect plugin
Features
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The world’s first frequency-domain vocoder with multi-curve control and precision spectral fusion. Multi-Curve Spectral Vocoding MagicFusion is a multi-curve spectral vocoder workstation operating entirely in the frequency domain. Instead of relying on bandpass filters and envelope followers, it extracts the spectral characteristics of a modulator and applies them to a carrier, enabling precise, customizable vocoding across the entire spectrum. Apply independent fusion amounts per frequency or frequency range, then mix, modulate, and spread them to create anything from subtle vocal shading to extreme spectral transformations. Vocoder Signal Flow MagicFusion requires two audio inputs: the carrier (main input) and the modulator (sidechain). The plugin extracts the modulator’s spectral envelope and applies it to the carrier, creating a fused signal where both sources interact. This process provides clean, flexible control over the degree of spectral fusion and allows highly detailed shaping across the frequency spectrum. Dynamic Response & Formants Adjust the Smooth control to define how quickly the vocoder reacts, from fast, precise transitions to slower, more rounded movement. The Formant parameter shifts the spectral character of the modulator, while Detail adjusts the complexity of the filter response — from clean, intricate results to more organic, pumping behavior. MagicFusion 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

Screenshots

Things1 screens
GSDSP MagicFusion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Things at $6.99 against GSDSP MagicFusion's $29.99. Things also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 4). GSDSP MagicFusion's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 32 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Things costs $6.99 and GSDSP MagicFusion $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Things against 5.0 for GSDSP MagicFusion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things ships an update every 32 months, GSDSP MagicFusion every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Things versus GSDSP MagicFusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingsGSDSP MagicFusion
Price$6.99 — better$29.99
Rating5.0 (15 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudioThing Ltd.Gustav Scholda

Customer experience

Things

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GSDSP MagicFusion

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Things

No in-app purchases

None

GSDSP MagicFusion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things free?
Things costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GSDSP MagicFusion free?
GSDSP MagicFusion costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Things or GSDSP MagicFusion?
Things and GSDSP MagicFusion are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Things or GSDSP MagicFusion have ads?
Neither Things nor GSDSP MagicFusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things or GSDSP MagicFusion?
Things ships an update every 32 months, and GSDSP MagicFusion every 5 weeks. Most recently, Things was updated on October 1, 2026 and GSDSP MagicFusion on September 22, 2026.

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