Comparison

Echochops vs ChaosArp 2

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

Head to head
About

Echochops

This app creates a feedback delay effect on sounds from your device's microphone, mimicking an echo. It allows for creative musical patterns and ambient sound experiences through adjustable delay times and filters. Experiment with various audio effects for both musical and experimental purposes.

Highlights
  • Adjustable delay time up to 60 seconds
  • Feedback rate control
  • Four audio filter types
  • Parameter control via tilt and rotation
  • Glitch and Funny delay modes
  • Background audio playback
Features
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The extreme delay machine that you've never heard before. In short: This is a Karaoke echo machine. Words spoken in the iPhone's microphone will come back a few seconds later. It's like the echo effect you can hear at a mountain. You can get various kinds of effects by changing the delay time and the feedback rate. To make music: Tap on the table - it sounds like "tock"......"tock"....."tock"..... Clap your hands - you'll hear "tock", "clap", "tock", "clap", "tock", "clap"... You can produce simple musical patterns this way. Daily life use: Leave it as it is. It's fun to hear repeating sounds of ordinary life. You can use the stereo headset with the mic. Take a walk with the iPhone in your pocket and enjoy the repeating sounds around you. In detail: "Echochops" produces a feedback delay effect (an echo effect) on the sounds from the iPhone's microphone. The feedback delay is widely used to produce rich vocal and guitar sounds. It is also used as a special kind of musical performance. You can use "Echochops" not only as a "musical" application but also as a "noisy" experiment. Features: - Input and output level meter - Input and output level setting - Delay time setting, within 60 seconds. - Feedback rate setting, from 0% to 100% - Direct and Delay balance setting - Four types of audio filters (Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch) - Audio filter frequency setting - Audio filer Q setting - Parameter control by audio input/output levels - Parameter control by tilting - Parameter control by rotating (a compass-equipped device only) - Mode setting to change delay time, "Glitch" or "Funny". - Output route setting, headphone/receiver or speaker. - Tilt angle setting for controlling - Upside-down portrait mode for efficient use of microphone and speaker - Delayed sound can be erased - Works with iPod audio simultaneously - Background audio playback (iOS 4.0 and later) [[ ATTENTIONS ]] Due to a latency of an audio input and output, the actual delaying time will be slightly longer than the setting. A natural feedback through the air may happen because the microphone and speaker are placed closely on the iPhone. Distorted sounds or harsh grating noises will be produced depending of the setting of parameters. It would be better NOT to use this application if you cannot stand noisy sounds. [[ Address of Gratitude ]] Thanks to Mr. Kaoru Sato (EP-4)

About

ChaosArp 2

This music production tool generates complex and dynamic MIDI patterns by modulating pitch, rhythm, velocity, and duration. It offers a versatile arpeggiator and sequencer with chaotic modulation for evolving musical ideas.

Highlights
  • Chaotic MIDI arpeggiator
  • Variable step sequencer
  • Pitch and rhythm modulation
  • Randomizable velocity and duration
  • Pitch/scale quantization
  • XY performance pad
  • MIDI learn and export
Features
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ChaosArp 2 is a chaotic MIDI arpeggiator/stepper plugin, capable of transforming your musical ideas into intricate, dynamic patterns with a unique twist. Using the same chaotic tricks as LoAdKer, ChaosArp 2 can modulate parameters such as pitch, rhythm, velocity, and duration, thus creating evolving, complex but high musical patterns that breathe new life into your music. Elevate your music production today with ChaosArp 2! Features - Fully-featured MIDI arpeggiator with variable rate, multiple arpeggio patterns including chords, latch, and a span of up to 4 octaves - A variable 1 to 16-step sequencer with forward/backward/ping-pong play modes, pattern presets and more - Chaotic pitch and rhythm modulators - Advanced editing of the rhythm modulator slots so you can create your own chaotic patterns - Randomizable velocity and duration - Pitch/scale quantization so that you will never play the wrong note again - XY performance pad for real-time expressive control - MIDI learn - MIDI record and export

Screenshots

Echochops4 screens
ChaosArp 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChaosArp 2 at 5.0 against Echochops's 3.6. ChaosArp 2 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Echochops's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Echochops costs $0.99 and ChaosArp 2 $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChaosArp 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Echochops's written reviews are positive against 67% of ChaosArp 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echochops ships an update every 15 months, ChaosArp 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echochops versus ChaosArp 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchochopsChaosArp 2
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuAchillefs Sourlas

Customer experience

Echochops

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

ChaosArp 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Echochops

No in-app purchases

None

ChaosArp 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echochops free?
Echochops costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChaosArp 2 free?
ChaosArp 2 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echochops or ChaosArp 2?
ChaosArp 2 is rated higher. Echochops averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ChaosArp 2 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Echochops or ChaosArp 2 have ads?
Neither Echochops nor ChaosArp 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echochops or ChaosArp 2?
Echochops ships an update every 15 months, and ChaosArp 2 fortnightly. Most recently, Echochops was updated on October 11, 2026 and ChaosArp 2 on October 7, 2026.

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