Mantis vs TheStrip by DDMF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mantis
This audio plugin emulates a vintage 70s analog delay/echo unit, offering a warm, authentic sound. It features four echo taps, swell selectors, and a unique modulation section for chorus-like effects.
- Emulates rare 70s BBD delay/echo
- Warm analog sound
- Four echo taps
- Four swell selectors
- Rotafaze modulation section
- Mimics tape echo wow/flutter
- Chorus-delay effect
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Mantis is a plugin that emulates a rare BBD (bucket-brigade device) delay/echo unit of the 70s, faithfully recreating its warm and analog sound. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. As the original unit, Mantis features an echo section with four taps and four swell selectors. It also features the rotafaze section, a modulation that can mimic the wow/flutter of a tape echo or turn the unit into a unique chorus-delay.
TheStrip by DDMF
This audio plugin offers a high-class mixing console experience with its EQ, gate, and compressor. It's designed for efficient CPU usage, allowing you to enhance the spectral and dynamic properties of your entire mix on iOS devices.
- High-class EQ, gate, and compressor
- Low CPU usage
- AUv3 and Inter-App-Audio support
- Compatible with iOS DAWs
- Full spectral and dynamic control
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The Strip is the essential channel strip: the finest EQ, gate and compressor bundled in one beautifully designed plugin. Just slam this baby onto every channel in your project (which you easily can, because of its low CPU usage) and you’ll have the equivalent of a high-class mixing console on your hands. TheStrip puts you in complete control of the spectral and dynamic properties of your whole mix. TheStrip for iOS comes in AUv3 and Inter-App-Audio format for all your production needs on the iOS platform. It can be loaded in all the standard digital audio workstations available for iOS, like Garageband, Cubasis, AUM and the like. Its desktop counterpart has been an essential part of many a producer's daily audio work, and after a long waiting time, the port to iOS could finally be completed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TheStrip by DDMF at $11.99 against Mantis's $14.99. TheStrip by DDMF also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Mantis's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 20 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Mantis costs $14.99 and TheStrip by DDMF $11.99 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 Mantis against 5.0 for TheStrip by DDMF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively.
Mantis ships an update every 9 months, TheStrip by DDMF every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mantis | TheStrip by DDMF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $11.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AudioThing Ltd. | Christian Siedschlag |
Customer experience
Mantis
TheStrip by DDMF
In-app purchases
Mantis
No in-app purchases
TheStrip by DDMF
No in-app purchases
