Comparison

ShakeGuitar vs Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

ShakeGuitar

Experience simulated guitar playing on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Adjust melody difficulty in real-time by shaking your device, or fine-tune levels via the control panel. Ideal for musical novices seeking an interactive music experience.

Highlights
  • Simulated guitar playing experience
  • Motion-based difficulty adjustment
  • Real-time melody morphing
  • Interactive control panel
  • Suitable for musical novices
Features
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The ShakeGuitar is an interactive music system for use with iPhone/iTouch that enables users to enjoy the simulated experience of guitar playing, even if they are musical novices. Shaking the iPhone/iTouch with varying degrees of strength influences the level of guitar-melody difficulty, which smoothly changes in real-time from soft backing to heavy soloing. You can set each level thoughout the music by touching or draging on the level control panel.  
 The ShakeGuitar is based on a melody morphing method developed by Masatoshi Hamanaka. Further information can be found at http://gttm.jp/hamanaka/en/shakeguitar/

About

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

This AUv3 compatible plugin offers versatile overdrive and distortion effects for music production. It features multiple emulation modes, filtering, tone controls, and an optional compressor for detailed sound shaping. Create everything from subtle crunch to intense distortion.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Multiple distortion emulation modes
  • Built-in compressor
  • Low and high pass filtering
  • Parametric equalizer
  • Preset management
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This is a AUv3 compatible overdrive/distortion which can be used as plugin with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Meteor, Auria or GarageBand. It supports a modern graphical interface and presets with stereo meters for monitoring signal levels. The effect offers the user an incredible variety of control over the sound due to the number of different types of emulation modes and a range of optional filtering and tone controls. We provide an optional a built in compressor to enable you to limit the sound prior to wave shaping. We provide 9 different sounding distortion emulation algorithms, each with unique characteristics and sound. The signal can then be passed through low and high pass filtering to remove harsh or unwanted frequencies such as DC offset or mains hum. We also provide a choice of either pure tone controls or a 3 band +/- 12dB parametric equaliser to have the ultimate control over mid-tones. This effect was designed to give those nice slightly overdriven or crunch sounds but there are some pure all out distortion models too. This is one of a suite of AUv3 compatible plugins which will also soon be available from 4Pockets.

Screenshots

ShakeGuitar3 screens
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Overdrive AUv3 Plugin at 100% against ShakeGuitar's 55%. Overdrive AUv3 Plugin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 62 months). ShakeGuitar's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and ratings volume (169 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

ShakeGuitar is free to download; Overdrive AUv3 Plugin costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShakeGuitar has 169 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ShakeGuitar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overdrive AUv3 Plugin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShakeGuitar ships an update every 62 months, Overdrive AUv3 Plugin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ShakeGuitar versus Overdrive AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShakeGuitarOverdrive AUv3 Plugin
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating2.1 (169 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings169 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 62 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernewforestar co,.ltd4Pockets.com

Customer experience

ShakeGuitar

All ratings169 ratings
Positive21.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative68.6%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative31.8%

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShakeGuitar

No in-app purchases

None

Overdrive AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShakeGuitar free?
ShakeGuitar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overdrive AUv3 Plugin free?
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShakeGuitar or Overdrive AUv3 Plugin?
Overdrive AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. ShakeGuitar averages 2.1 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Overdrive AUv3 Plugin averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ShakeGuitar or Overdrive AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither ShakeGuitar nor Overdrive AUv3 Plugin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShakeGuitar or Overdrive AUv3 Plugin?
ShakeGuitar ships an update every 62 months, and Overdrive AUv3 Plugin every 2 months. Most recently, ShakeGuitar was updated on August 23, 2026 and Overdrive AUv3 Plugin on September 19, 2026.

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