Generator vs Comeback Kid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Generator
Generate professional-grade audio signals like sine waves, square waves, and various noise types. Offers precise frequency control and remote operation via WiFi. Ideal for audio testing and production.
- Sine, square, white noise, and pink noise generation
- Precise frequency control (20Hz-20kHz)
- Octave, 1/3 octave, and fine frequency resolution
- Remote control over WiFi via AudioTools app
- Warble-tone signal generation
- Stereo or mono output options
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A high-quality audio Signal Generator for the iPhone. Now you can have a professional grade signal generator for your iPhone. Create sine waves, square waves, white noise, and pink noise. Don't let the well-worn look of this classic audio must-have fool you, Generator is accurate, reliable, precise, and clean. ** NEW! Now supports remote control over WiFi from our AudioTools app. Connect an iOS device running Generator to your audio system, link to AudioTools on another device, and control Generator from AudioTools as you are free to move around. Requires that both devices be on the same LAN. In sine and square wave mode, you can select between 20Hz and 20kHz using a controller that has three resolutions: octave, 1/3 octave, and fine. Frequency selection is controlled by smooth-gliding interlocking control wheels. Just spin to change frequency, by octaves, 1/3 octaves, or select fine mode to sweep through any value. *** NEW: Tap the frequency screen to pop up a keyboard so that you can enter any exact frequency. *** NEW: Tap the Wobble button to create a warble-tone signal for acoustics work. Doubles as an emergency siren! When you are generating pink noise and white noise, you can select full band (20Hz-20kHz), or octave band limited noise for acoustical testing. All waveforms are laboratory accurate, and use ANSI / IEC spec filters where appropriate. The frequency sweeps smoothly, with no glitches. The mute is soft, to prevent loud impulses when mute or turning on a lower-frequency signal. This signal can be sent to both channels (stereo), just the right or left channel, or the right channel output phase can be inverted for pseudo-balanced mode. This mode can be used with our iPhone Balanced Cable Adapter to get a balanced signal from your iPhone. See our web site for more information. On an iPhone 3G, we have measured distortion at .006% THD at 1000Hz at full volume (+6.5dBu balanced). See our web site for more level details. Note that digital square waves suffer from aliasing problems, and sound very strange above about 1500Hz. Future versions will have options to select different skins. Check out out other great professional-grade audio and acoustics apps: SPL, the iPhone professional-grade sound level meter, SPL Graph, for recording SPL over time, RTA, a 1/3 octave real time analyzer, FFT, for detailed audio analysis, ETC, the iPhone energy-time curve and decay app, RT60, for automated octave-band decay measurement, and Speaker Pop, the speaker polarity tester. Email us within any questions, problems, or suggestions, we answer all emails promptly.
Comeback Kid
This vintage-inspired audio effect plugin offers warm, vibey delay repeats to enhance sterile mixes. With 14 flexible controls, it easily sculpts delay sounds for various musical styles, from subtle reflections to hypnotic echoes.
- Vintage-inspired delay effect
- Warm and vibey repeats
- 14 sculpting controls
- AUv3 support
- Pristine sound quality
- Versatile mix duties
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Make your delays come back stronger. Comeback Kid is a vintage-inspired delay effect with warm and vibey repeats to enrich sterile mixes. With 14 flexible controls to sculpt the sound of the delay signal, Comeback Kid is easy to work with and full of sonic color. Now on iOS with full AUv3 support, it just might become your new go-to delay! About Comeback Kid: Any dull sound can be transformed with two simple ingredients: A great idea and a great delay. Comeback Kid brings you the delay—and inspires you to come up with new ideas on repeat. The effect layout resembles the simplicity of the best hardware delays: There are no sub-menus or hidden features. Instead, you get 14 gratifying ‘shaping knobs’ for instantly sculpting your wet signal. Want a tape delay vibe for your lead synth? A modern slap on your vocals? A crunchy lofi echo on your guitars? Not a problem! The on-board parameters can cover an endless variety of styles when mixed and matched. Comeback Kid gives you pristine sound quality along with the versatility to cover a variety of mix duties, from subtle reflections to hypnotic echoes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Generator at $8.99 against Comeback Kid's $19.99. Comeback Kid's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Generator costs $8.99 and Comeback Kid $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Comeback Kid holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Generator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Comeback Kid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Generator | Comeback Kid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Smith | Baby Audio Inc. |
Customer experience
Generator
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In-app purchases
Generator
No in-app purchases
Comeback Kid
No in-app purchases
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