iPulsaret vs Harmony Eight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPulsaret
This app offers a real-time granular synthesis playground for iPad, generating diverse audio effects. It provides extensive control over grain parameters and includes a post-effects chain. Users can shape sounds, manipulate live input, and save presets.
- Real-time granular synthesis
- Live input manipulation
- Grain control and shaping
- Post FX chain (Echo, Reverb, Filters)
- Snapshot presets morphing pad
- AUv3 support
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iPulsaret is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iPulsaret is a new real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis. A genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: Grainlet, Trainlet, FM, time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, Live Input manipulation and many more. Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with iPulsaret for iPad. - Full AUv3 support - 32 Polyphony Voices - Granulation Sources: Wave, Trainlet, Sample, Live and Harmonic - Grain Envelope Deformation - Grain Glisson Sweep - Grainlet Linkage - ADSR Note Envelope - Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad - Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... - Post FX chain: Echo, Ring Modulation, Lowpass Ladder and High Shelf filters, Reverb FDN and Dynamic Compressor/Expander - Capture Master Audio Output - Keyboard Musical Scales, up to 35 + User Defined Scale - etc...
Harmony Eight
Create up to eight distinct pitch-shifted voices from your audio input. Position each voice in stereo space, alter their character from male to female, and apply individual feedback delays for intricate rhythms. Offers advanced audio processing including EQ, compression, and reverb.
- 8-voice pitch shifting with formant correction
- Independent delay lines with sync
- Spatial voice positioning
- Vocal character modification
- Parametric EQ, Compressor, Limiter, Noise Gate
- Ensemble and Reverb effects
- AUv3, Inter-app audio, Audiobus support
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Up to eight pitch shifted voices are created from vocal input or instruments. Separate algorithms for optimal shifting of vocals/monophonic instruments and for any other kind of audio. Position each voice in space ( left and right / front and back ) Modify the voice character from male to female and vice versa. Pitch shift each voice in the range of +/- one octave with preserving of formants for natural sound. Applying separate feedback delays on each voice creates complex rhythmical patterns. Features: • 8 Voice Pitch Shifter with formant correction • Optional shifting algorithm for polyphonic sounds • 8 Independent delay lines with optional sync • Spatial voice positioning • Parametric Equalizer • Integrated Compressor/Limiter/Noise Gate • Ensemble effect • Reverb effect • AudioUnit for AUv3 compatible hosts. • Inter-app audio compatible effect. • Audiobus 2 compatible with state saving. • Support for Ableton Link • Low latency live usage with mic and headphones. • Audio recorder
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPulsaret at 4.8 against Harmony Eight's 4.3. Harmony Eight's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On review sentiment, 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
iPulsaret costs $9.99 and Harmony Eight $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iPulsaret holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 75% of Harmony Eight's.
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, Harmony Eight weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPulsaret | Harmony Eight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | Harry Gohs |
Customer experience
iPulsaret
Harmony Eight
In-app purchases
iPulsaret
No in-app purchases
Harmony Eight
No in-app purchases
