Comparison

iBugler vs TfxMod

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

Head to head
About

iBugler

Experience the rich tradition of bugle calls with high-quality recordings. This app provides essential signals for various occasions, from waking up to signaling the end of the day. It's a convenient way to access these historical sounds when a live bugler isn't available.

Highlights
  • High-quality bugle recordings
  • Variety of bugle calls
  • Signals for daily events
  • Convenient digital alternative
  • Performed by professional musician
Features
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The bugle has been used for centuries to signal the day's events. Now you can add bugle signals to your own day, from Reveille to Taps. iBugler plays high-quality recordings performed by Walter White, a Yamaha Performing Artist who serves as lead trumpeter for Dave Matthew’s Manhattan Jazz Orchestra. (You can hear Walter play "Charge" at our web site.) Calls include Reveille, Taps, Charge, Mail Call, Retreat, Tattoo and more. Open a meeting with Assembly. Call your family to dinner with Mess Call. When you don't have a live bugler on hand, it's iBugler to the rescue.

About

TfxMod

This app provides a chorus and flanger audio effect plugin for mobile devices. It emulates the sound of vintage bucket brigade devices with adjustable parameters for delay, feedback, and modulation. It can be used with host applications to process audio input.

Highlights
  • Chorus and flanger effects
  • BBD-inspired delay lines
  • Adjustable delay time, feedback, and modulation
  • Variable LFO rate and waveform
  • Low-pass and high-pass filters
  • Stereo width control
Features
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TfxMod is a chorus / flanger effect AudioUnit Extension plugin. It uses delay lines which are inspired by BBD (bucket brigade device). The delay line is identical to the delay line of the TfxEcho except its buffer length. The delay line uses fixed length buffer and an artificial clock to sample input signal in variable sampling rate. When the delay time is changed, the delay line can produce pitch change effect which is similar to the behavior of the BBD based chorus / flanger unit. Features AudioUnit Extension Chorus Effect - Delay Time: From 1 ms to 40 ms - Feedback: 0% - Modulation width: From 0 ms to +/- 1 ms Flanger Effect - Modulation Mode: mode1, mode2, and mode3 - Delay Time: From 1 ms to 20 ms (mode1&2), From 1 ms to 13 ms (mode3) - Feedback: From 0 % to 100 % - Modulation width: From 0 ms to 39 ms (mode1), From 0 ms to 19 ms (mode2), From 0 ms to 12 ms (mode3) Common - Adjustable lowpass filter and high-pass filter. - Modulation rate: From 0.01 Hz to 10 Hz - LFO Frequency can be synced to the tempo provided by the host application. - LFO Waveform: Continuously variable from sine wave to triangle wave. - Stereo Width: LFO Phase offset from 0 degree to 180 degree. Host Application - Host application uses system audio input as an audio source and processed audio signal is routed to the system audio output.

Screenshots

iBugler3 screens
TfxMod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TfxMod at 100% against iBugler's 45%. TfxMod also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). iBugler's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

iBugler costs $0.99 and TfxMod $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TfxMod holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of iBugler's written reviews are positive against 100% of TfxMod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBugler ships an update every 35 months, TfxMod every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iBugler versus TfxMod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuglerTfxMod
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.9 (14 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbstract ToolsRyo Togawa

Customer experience

iBugler

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

TfxMod

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iBugler

No in-app purchases

None

TfxMod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBugler free?
iBugler costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TfxMod free?
TfxMod costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBugler or TfxMod?
TfxMod is rated higher. iBugler averages 2.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while TfxMod averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do iBugler or TfxMod have ads?
Neither iBugler nor TfxMod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBugler or TfxMod?
iBugler ships an update every 35 months, and TfxMod every 3 months. Most recently, iBugler was updated on November 1, 2026 and TfxMod on October 27, 2026.

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