Comparison

iPulsaret vs AddStation

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time granular synthesis
  • Live input manipulation
  • Grain control and shaping
  • Post FX chain (Echo, Reverb, Filters)
  • Snapshot presets morphing pad
  • AUv3 support
Features
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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...

About

AddStation

Explore new sonic territories with this advanced additive synthesis tool. Create complex timbres by combining thousands of sine waves and unique morph sequencing. Integrate seamlessly with iOS production environments and enjoy a suite of built-in effects.

Highlights
  • Fractal additive synthesis
  • Sound morphing
  • Over 170 sound presets
  • AUv3 AudioUnit integration
  • Built-in effects suite
  • Audiobus 3 and Ableton Link support
Features
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The next generation of additive synthesis Additive synthesis is a sound synthesis technique that creates timbre by adding sine waves together. The timbre of musical instruments can be considered to consist of multiple harmonic or inharmonic partials or overtones. VirSyn already has a remarkable track record of products ( CUBE, POSEIDON ) trying to make this virtually unlimited synthesis method manageable for creative sound designers and musicians. AddStation is the next step forward giving you a tool to explore completely new sonic territory. The massive amount of sine waves in AddStation - thousands per voice - together with unique morph sequencing blocks blur the frontiers between analog and digital sonic realms. And all this integrated in all relevant iOS production environments especially the emerging AUv3 AudioUnit standard. Synthesis • Fractal additive synthesis • over 170 sound presets • Four parts with 8 Additive Sequence Blocks • Sound morphing • up to 512 partials per voice with independent AD envelopes • harmonic/inharmonic spectra • Ringmodulation • arbitrary filter function and noise spectra • four independent analog style Arpeggiators Effects • Chorus • Phaser • Flanger • Overdrive • Parametric EQ • Echo/Delay • Reverb Global • AUv3 for Host integration • Audiobus 3 compatible (Input slot) with state saving • Support for Ableton Link. • Inter-app audio compatible (Instrument/Generator) • CoreMIDI / Virtual MIDI • Audio recorder.

Screenshots

iPulsaret4 screens
AddStation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iPulsaret at 4.8 against AddStation's 4.5. AddStation's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and price ($8.99 vs $9.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iPulsaret costs $9.99 and AddStation $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPulsaret holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 82% of AddStation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, AddStation weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iPulsaret versus AddStation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPulsaretAddStation
Price$9.99$8.99 — better
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better4.5 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftHarry Gohs

Customer experience

iPulsaret

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%

AddStation

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

iPulsaret

No in-app purchases

None

AddStation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPulsaret free?
iPulsaret costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AddStation free?
AddStation costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPulsaret or AddStation?
iPulsaret is rated higher. iPulsaret averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while AddStation averages 4.5 from 43 ratings.
Do iPulsaret or AddStation have ads?
Neither iPulsaret nor AddStation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPulsaret or AddStation?
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, and AddStation weekly. Most recently, iPulsaret was updated on September 21, 2026 and AddStation on September 8, 2026.

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