iPulsaret vs Degrader
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...
Degrader
This audio plugin emulates vintage digital gear, lo-fi sounds, and distortion. It offers extensive parameter control for creating unique audio transitions and effects. It functions as an AUv3 plugin within compatible music production apps.
- Resampling from 250 Hz to 96 kHz
- Low pass filter with adjustable characteristics
- Continuously adjustable bit depth (3-24 bits)
- Additional distortion algorithm
- Parameter linking for multi-control
- Input/output gain and dry/wet mix
- Factory presets simulating vintage gear
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Degrader is a combined resampler and bit crusher AUv3 plugin. It can be used to simulate the sound of vintage digital gear, as a lofi-effect or as a plain distortion unit. Since all parameters are fully automatable it’s a handy plugin for creating unique and interesting drops, sweeps and other transitions. It also comes with a handful of factory presets. Features: • Resamples between 250 Hz and 96 kHz. • Low pass filter with different characteristics both pre and post resampling. • Bit depth can continuously be altered between 3 and 24 bits. • Additional distortion algorithm. • Parameter linking (control several parameters with one knob) • Input and output gain control. • Dry / Wet mix. • Several factory presets simulating different vintage gear. Full documentation available inside the app or at https://klevgrand.se/download/degrader-docs/ NOTE! Degrader is a AUv3 plugin that only works in a AUv3 compliant host like Garageband, AUM, Cubasis, Beatmaker 3, Auria etc. Feedback or suggestions? Drop us a line at support(at)klevgrand.se or @klevgrand on Twitter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iPulsaret at every 3 weeks against Degrader's every 30 months. iPulsaret also leads on price ($9.99 vs $13.99) and ratings volume (31 vs 5). Degrader's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Degrader $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Degrader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPulsaret has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 100% of Degrader's.
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, Degrader every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPulsaret | Degrader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $13.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | Klevgrand Produkter AB |
Customer experience
iPulsaret
Degrader
In-app purchases
iPulsaret
No in-app purchases
Degrader
No in-app purchases
