iBugler vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High-quality bugle recordings
- Variety of bugle calls
- Signals for daily events
- Convenient digital alternative
- Performed by professional musician
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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.
Things
This app provides a versatile audio effect plugin featuring a multimode filter and a bit crusher. It can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 plugin for further audio manipulation.
- Multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch)
- 2 or 4-pole filter options
- Crisp bit crusher
- Downsampling and bit reduction
- Harshness control
- Output gain control
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
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Crusher is an easy-to-use Filter and Bit Crusher effect available as an AUv3 plugin and standalone. This plugin is inspired by the effect section of our instrument plugin Noises. Crusher features a multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch) with 2 or 4-pole and an output gain, along with a crisp bit crusher (bits, downsample, mix) paired with a harshness control taken from our plugin Reels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Things at 100% against iBugler's 45%. Things also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 17 months vs every 35 months). iBugler's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $6.99). 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
iBugler costs $0.99 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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 Things's.
iBugler ships an update every 35 months, Things every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBugler | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abstract Tools | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
iBugler
Things
In-app purchases
iBugler
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
