Sampletoy vs Spiral Chorus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sampletoy
Capture and manipulate sounds using a unique musical instrument and plaything. This app allows you to record audio, then loop, pitch, and distort it live with multitouch controls. Explore creative sound design with filters, delays, and envelopes, and export your performances as high-quality audio files.
- Capture sounds via microphone
- Live playback, looping, pitching, and distortion
- Multitouch control for up to 5 notes
- Resonant filters, delays, and envelopes
- Stepped and free playback modes
- Record and email performances as WAV files
- Import audio from various sources
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Sampletoy is a radical new musical instrument/plaything; part sampler, part granular synthesiser. Use it to capture sounds through the microphone, then play, loop, pitch and distort them live on the screen. There are plenty of features under the hood, such as resonant filters, delays and envelope. You can enable "stepped" mode to play your sounds like a traditional keyboard, or keep it in "free" mode for some microtonal madness. Once you've recorded a sound, use the main area of the screen to play it back at different pitches (up to 5 fingers at a time). You can crop the sound by dragging a selection over the waveform. The crop area is also multitouch and you can adjust the crop while playing the sound too. The y-axis is pitch of the sound, and the x-axis is configurable to control filters or envelope. You can record your performances on Sampletoy and send them via email within the app as a CD-quality wav file (mono or stereo) FEATURES ------- * Create your own instruments out of any sound. * Email your performances as audio files straight from the app. * Built-in resonant filters, delay and envelope. * Auto-saves current recording and state and recalls it again on next launch. * Stepped mode allows chromatic, major, minor, pentatonic and whole-tone scales to be played. * Totally multitouch - play up to 5 notes at once. * 44kHz/16bit - professional quality sound. * AudioBus3 output * Import any audio file to Sampletoy from Files, Voice memos, DropBox etc * Open non-audio files and hear what they sound like * Bluetooth / Airplay support * Built-in comprehensive manual.
Spiral Chorus
This music effect plugin offers an analog-modeled LCR chorus with touch-friendly controls and immersive 3D visuals. It seamlessly integrates into DAWs for iOS, adding depth and texture to various music productions.
- Analog Modeled LCR Chorus
- Touch-Friendly Controls
- Immersive 3D Visuals
- Versatile Music Application
- Optimized for iOS
- Seamless DAW Integration
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FX Forms #001 - Spiral Chorus from Wild Surmise Music, number one in the series of AUv3 FX plugins. Key Features: - Analog Modeled LCR Chorus: Delve into the rich, warm textures of an analog-modeled LCR (Left-Center-Right) chorus effect, bringing a new dimension to your tracks. - Touch-Friendly Controls: With an interface tailored for iOS, Spiral Chorus offers intuitive, touch-friendly controls. Effortlessly sculpt your sound with responsive sliders and xy pads, ensuring a seamless workflow. - Immersive 3D Visuals: Enhance your audio manipulation experience with captivating 3D visuals in the background. - Versatile Application: Whether you're working on dreamy soundscapes, dynamic beats, or cutting-edge experimental sounds, Spiral Chorus adds a layer of depth and texture to your music. - Optimized for iOS: Crafted specifically for the iOS environment, Spiral Chorus ensures a stable, high-performance experience on your favorite devices. 3D Visuals leverage SceneKit and Metal Shaders providing good visual performance on iOS devices. - Seamless Integration: Use Spiral Chorus seamlessly within your favorite DAW as an AUv3 plugin, fitting perfectly into your existing workflow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spiral Chorus at 5.0 against Sampletoy's 4.2. Sampletoy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 15 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Spiral Chorus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sampletoy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spiral Chorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sampletoy has 104 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 90% and 89% positive.
Sampletoy ships an update every 7 months, Spiral Chorus every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sampletoy | Spiral Chorus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mazbox Limited | Tom Power |
Customer experience
Sampletoy
Spiral Chorus
In-app purchases
Sampletoy
No in-app purchases
Spiral Chorus
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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