Santoor HD vs DeHiss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santoor HD
Experience the traditional Santoor instrument with realistic sound and touch controls. Play individual notes, create vibrate effects by sliding, and even play semitones. Record and playback your musical creations with loop and fast-forward options.
- Realistic Santoor instrument simulation
- Individual string touch for notes
- Vibrate effect with horizontal sliding
- Semitone playback option
- Record and playback functionality
- Loop and fast-forward playback
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Played the Harp? Try the Santoor - A Traditional Musical Instrument. Supports touching individual strings to play notes as well as sliding horizontally across a string for VIBRATE effect. Fade out your vibrate effect by sliding your finger to the edge of the Santoor. Now also includes the option to play semitones! ***** Ranked in the top 7 and top 25 in the India APP STORE in the Music category for iPad and iPhone respectively. *****Ranked in the top 31 in the Greece APP STORE in the Music category for iPad. ***** Ranked in the top 45 in the US APP STORE in the Music category for iPad. FEATURES * Hi Quality Retina Display Optimized Graphics * Studio Quality Sounds. Realistic Vibrate Effect with tuned strings across two octets. New option to also play Semitones * Fast, Fluid Touches and Sounds. Recognizes multiple touches with both hands * Features sliding across a string for VIBRATE effect. * Slide along a string to the edges for a unique fade out effect. * Switch to play Semitones to truly play out all of your melodies! (Pro Version) * Record And Playback your own creations * Options to Loop playback of recordings and also to play them at Fast Forward Speeds Questions/suggestions/bugs? Email us at: thesoftwarekitchen@gmail.com To fun times with "Santoor HD"!!
DeHiss
This audio effect tool is designed to eliminate unwanted hiss noise from analog electronic instruments. It offers a simple slider to reduce environmental noise, making your recordings cleaner.
- Hiss noise removal
- AUv3 plugin support
- Environmental noise reduction
- Instrumental audio enhancement
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Concept: “DeHiss” is an AUv3 EQ tool mainly for removing inevitable hiss noise of analog electronic instruments (unwanted guitar noise for example). Usage: "De-Noise" slider will remove environmental hiss noise. System Requirements: AUv3 host
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DeHiss at 5.0 against Santoor HD's 4.3. DeHiss also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Santoor HD's advantage is ratings volume (157 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Santoor HD costs $2.99 and DeHiss $1.99 up front. Santoor HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DeHiss asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeHiss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santoor HD has 157 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Santoor HD's written reviews are positive against 100% of DeHiss's.
| Parameter | Santoor HD | DeHiss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (157 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Software-Kitchen | Satoshi Kajii |
Customer experience
Santoor HD
DeHiss
Bugs and requests
Santoor HD
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Freezes on startup screen with stuck audio
- Black screen with continuous sound on launch
- Incompatible with iOS 10.2 and later versions
- Popup keyboard fails to appear when saving recordings
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- App becomes unresponsive and requires force close
- Strange noise and visual glitches during startup
- Recording feature doesn't function properly
Requested features
10 requests- iOS 11+ compatibility and regular updates
- Note labels on strings for non-harp players
- Ability to layer and edit recorded tracks
- Audio input/output functionality
- Better pitch control options
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- Improved rhythm buttons with customization
- Remove or reduce aggressive monetization
- Better note selection precision
- Export recorded songs functionality
- Semitone access without paywall
DeHiss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Santoor HD
- Santoor HD - No Ads$3.99
DeHiss
No in-app purchases
