Comparison

Pemade vs JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)

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

Head to head
About

Pemade

Experience the authentic sounds of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar on your iPhone or iPad. This app replicates the playing experience of a 10-key metallophone, supporting melodies and interlocking parts with ultra-low latency audio.

Highlights
  • Authentic sampled sound bank
  • Realistic playing experience
  • Interlocking part support
  • Ultra-low latency audio
  • Zoomable instrument views
  • Customizable cipher notation
Features
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World's first iPhone/iPad implementation of the main instruments of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar! Pemade, similar to kantil, is a 10-key metallophone in the gangsa of the Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar. It supports the main melody and plays interlocking parts called kotekan. * Authentic sound bank sampled directly from real instruments * User interaction designed to replicate true playing experience * Playing sound can be stopped --- essential for Gamelan! * High-quality photos showcasing real instruments * Optimized for ultra-low latency audio playback * Zoomable views for detailed instrument exploration * Customizable display of cipher notations to suit your preferences * Completely ad-free for uninterrupted enjoyment

About

JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)

This app uses complex signal processing to create realistic reverberation effects by analyzing real-world environments. It allows users to apply these effects to audio material, making it sound as if it were played in a specific location. Advanced adjustments can refine the results for professional audio production.

Highlights
  • Realistic reverberation effects
  • Impulse response analysis
  • Audio material manipulation
  • FFT algorithm processing
  • Customizable adjustments
Features
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Remarks: This is an Audio Unit, but you have to open the distribution app ones at least to install the included IR file library. Convolution is a highly complex signal processing approach, that needs some certain computation power. The recorded impulse response of a real world environment is used to render a reverberation effect onto any audio material, so that it sounds like the source was played in that original room or at that location. Some further adjustments and manipulations can be applied to refine these results. Now this all may sound somewhat naive at first listen but the entire calculation is extremely complex math, so that the very first processors and computers were able to perform this in realtime rather around the end of the last millennium. Basically, the impulse responses and the audio stream are completely analyzed with FFT algorithms and then the entire analysis data will be cross-modulated into the realtime audio stream by performing a repeated highly performance intensive re-synthesis and accumulation processing for each analysis block of the impulse response. Therefore it is a crucial performance factor that you use JAX Convolutor with larger processing buffer sizes (1024) samples. Shorter buffers may raise the CPU hit exorbitantly for several reasons. The manual is embedded into the main app.

Screenshots

Pemade4 screens
JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) at 100% against Pemade's 33%. JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Pemade's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pemade costs $5.99 and JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pemade's written reviews are positive against 100% of JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pemade ships an update every 26 months, JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pemade versus JAX Convolutor PRO (AU): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPemadeJAX Convolutor PRO (AU)
Price$5.99 — better$9.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 25 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeremacsian Company LimitedJens Guell

Customer experience

Pemade

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pemade

No in-app purchases

None

JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pemade free?
Pemade costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) free?
JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pemade or JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)?
JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) is rated higher. Pemade averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Pemade or JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) have ads?
Neither Pemade nor JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pemade or JAX Convolutor PRO (AU)?
Pemade ships an update every 26 months, and JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) every 25 months. Most recently, Pemade was updated on October 22, 2026 and JAX Convolutor PRO (AU) on October 19, 2026.

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