Comparison

Sinusoid vs ADverb2

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

Head to head
About

Sinusoid

Create music with a retro 8-bit inspired sound machine. Features 4 channels for tones and drums, with extensive sound sculpting options like filters, modulation, and effects. Export your creations and integrate with other music apps.

Highlights
  • 4 sound channels (3 tones, 1 drum/noise)
  • Extensive audio parameters (envelope, vibrato, glide, filter)
  • Ring modulation and FM synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, delay, and bit crusher effects
  • MIDI input and output support
  • Audiobus, IAA, and AUv3 integration
  • AIFF export and in-app music player
Features
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Sinusoid is a tracker/sequencer sound machine inspired by retro 8 bit game consoles. It has 4 sound channels where 3 play tones and 1 plays drums and noise. It has audio parameters like pan, amplitude envelope, vibrato, pitch glide, a resonant filter and second oscillator for ring modulation and fm. Further sculpt the sound with an arpeggiator, delay and bit crusher. Export songs to AIFF and listen to them in the in app music player or share them with other apps. MIDI can be used to control parameters, play and input notes. MIDI out makes it possible to play other synths with sinusoid using Core MIDI, Bluetooth, IAA MIDI or AUv3 MIDI. Connect to other sound apps using Audiobus, Inter App Audio or AUv3. +++ 3 tone channels: sinusoid, square, triangle, saw, pulse (75%, 50%, 25% or 12.5%) +++ 1 drum/noise channel +++ Stereo pan +++ Amplitude envelope (attack, length and release) +++ 2nd oscillator for fm and ring modulation +++ Vibrato +++ Pitch glide +++ Resonant filter +++ Arpeggio/stutter +++ Tape delay +++ Bit/samplerate crush +++ Per note ability to override all channel audio parameters +++ Copy/paste between devices on the same network +++ Save and share projects using “open with” and files app drag’n drop +++ Export to songs to AIFF +++ Core MIDI, Bluetooth, IAA MIDI, AUv3 MIDI +++ Audiobus, IAA and AUv3

About

ADverb2

This app emulates a vintage digital plate reverb unit from the 80s, offering a range of reverb effects from short and rich to long and ambient. It functions as a standalone effect, with Inter-App Audio, or as an AUv3 plugin for music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Vintage digital plate reverb emulation
  • Adjustable pre-delay, time, and size
  • Extensive filtering for reverb tail shaping
  • Logical vintage-style user interface
  • Cross-platform preset manager
  • Low CPU load optimized algorithm
Features
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ADverb2 is our love letter to the golden age of studio reverb: a small handful of controls, a big friendly panel, and a sound that flatters everything you run through it. Version 2.3 grows it from one algorithm into three. PLATE is the original ADverb algorithm, a classic digital plate with the fast build-up and silky decay that made these boxes famous. It remains untouched, and your old presets load exactly as before. AMBIENCE is a modern, airy space. It adds air and dimension around a source without an obvious tail at short settings, and blooms into a long, weightless wash when you push the time out. Time-varying early energy keeps it from ever sounding static. HALL is a large concert space, exceptionally smooth and very wide, with slow internal motion that keeps long decays lush instead of metallic. All three algorithms share the same simple control set: Pre-Delay, Reverb Time, Size, low and high Contour switches, Rolloff, and Diffusion, plus input level and output mix. The Input Mute and Reverb Stop kill switches let you perform with the reverb, choking the send or the tail on the beat. Mix Lock keeps your wet/dry setting pinned while you audition presets, ideal when ADverb2 sits on a send. Version 2.3 also brings our system-wide preset browser with folders and favorites, a hundred factory presets covering everything from drum plates to nine-second ambient washes, preset stepping right from the main panel, and presets that show up in your host's own preset menu. ADverb2 is an AUv3 Audio Unit and runs in any AUv3 host, including GarageBand and Logic Pro. The interface is fully resizable and scales to fit your device. No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Sinusoid4 screens
ADverb21 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sinusoid at every 3 months against ADverb2's every 50 months. Sinusoid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). ADverb2's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 69%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Sinusoid costs $4.99 and ADverb2 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sinusoid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Sinusoid's written reviews are positive against 80% of ADverb2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sinusoid ships an update every 3 months, ADverb2 every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sinusoid versus ADverb2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSinusoidADverb2
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better4.6 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 50 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik SigthAudio Damage, Inc.

Customer experience

Sinusoid

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative12.5%

ADverb2

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sinusoid

No in-app purchases

None

ADverb2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sinusoid free?
Sinusoid costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADverb2 free?
ADverb2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sinusoid or ADverb2?
Sinusoid is rated higher. Sinusoid averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while ADverb2 averages 4.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Sinusoid or ADverb2 have ads?
Neither Sinusoid nor ADverb2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sinusoid or ADverb2?
Sinusoid ships an update every 3 months, and ADverb2 every 50 months. Most recently, Sinusoid was updated on September 25, 2026 and ADverb2 on September 9, 2026.

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