Comparison

iPulsaret vs SoundScaper

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

SoundScaper

Create unique soundscapes, atmospheric textures, and experimental electronic music. This app offers circuit-bending inspired sound generation with multiple oscillators, filters, and real-time morphing capabilities. Perfect for sound designers and musicians seeking unusual sonic palettes.

Highlights
  • Circuit bending inspired sound generation
  • Multiple sample-based oscillators
  • Low/High/Band-pass filters
  • Spatial mixer with reverb
  • Low frequency oscillators for automation
  • Scene morphing for real-time changes
  • MIDI control
Features
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SoundScaper is an experimental sound mini lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones, glitches and noises based on circuit bending principles. With this application you can easily experiment with creating new and unusual sounds from ordinary samples. For sound designers and those interested in creating ambient or experimental electronic music, with filtering and mixing of up to three oscillators, you can create excellent soundscapes, textures and drones for your music or for movie soundtrack or entertainment apps and games. With complete MIDI control this application is very comfortable and powerful instrument to use for real-time sound creation and live improvisation. The oscillators, based on simulating schematics of actual 8 bit lofi sound playback chips, have circuit bending like controls that are ideal for making glitches, noises, crackles and granular sounds. Combined with the filtering and spatial mixing options, you can expand these sounds to deep and atmospheric textures. Finally you can add motion and continuous changes to your sounds via low frequency oscillators which can control the filter and mixer parameters. The "Morphing scene" option gives you ability of smooth switching between scenes, applying multifunctional filters and changing oscillators parameters during morphing process. Using these features you can add a new dimension to the existing scenes varying them in the real time. What's inside: - Three sample-based oscillators with control based on circuit bending principles. - Three Low / High / Band - pass filters and two range delay for each oscillator. - Spatial mixer / reverb with side and distance for each sound source. - Three low frequency oscillators for automation mixer and filters. - Possibility of generating parameters for each oscillator automatically. - Scenes for storing all parameters of oscillators, filters and mixer. - Morphing with smooth switching between scenes and additional effects in real-time. - Built-in library of natural samples grouped by categories. - Set of ready-to-use presets for oscillators. Additional features: - Advanced control panel for all faders and rotary knobs with large controls. - Individual equalizer and reverb options for each sound source in the spatial mixer. - Complete MIDI control for all faders, knobs and most other elements. - Uploading samples through Dropbox, Web access, clipboard and from other apps. - Different color schemes available for the user interface. - Detailed application description (also in signle PDF on application site). - Supports Audiobus 3 with "State Saving" and MIDI features. - Inter-App audio compatible. Video demo: http://youtu.be/6rxHhtF2eSU http://youtu.be/O29XyzeVMYs https://youtu.be/HRXdiH-zbqU Requirements: Fourth generation of iPad and higher is recommended (especially with Inter-app audio and Audiobus). You can find more details about SoundScaper on application site: http://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com

Screenshots

iPulsaret4 screens

Verdict

The call

iPulsaret and SoundScaper both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of SoundScaper's written reviews are positive against 80% of iPulsaret's. SoundScaper also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 SoundScaper $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iPulsaret against 4.9 for SoundScaper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 90% of SoundScaper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, SoundScaper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iPulsaret versus SoundScaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPulsaretSoundScaper
Price$9.99$9.99
Rating4.8 (31 ratings)4.9 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews89.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftIgor Vasiliev

Customer experience

iPulsaret

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative16.3%

SoundScaper

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative3.8%

Bugs and requests

iPulsaret

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SoundScaper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when essential buttons are pressed (older review)
  • Update glitchy, causing stuttering and crackling (older review)
  • Cannot load sounds from the web (older review)
  • Broken on iPad Air with iOS 8, essential buttons crash app (older review)

Requested features

12 requests
  • AUv3 support
  • Easier sample import
  • Custom theme color panel
  • Clearer button labels
  • Internal sampling utility
Show 7 more
  • Video finger movements on reverb section
  • Recorded automation playback in automation loops
  • Sync tempo divisions for transport sync
  • MIDI sync
  • Use as an effect under Audiobus for real-time processing
  • Ability to use Apple Files app for sample organization
  • Universal iOS support (mentioned once)

In-app purchases

None

iPulsaret

No in-app purchases

None

SoundScaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPulsaret free?
iPulsaret costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundScaper free?
SoundScaper costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPulsaret or SoundScaper?
SoundScaper is rated higher. iPulsaret averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while SoundScaper averages 4.9 from 39 ratings.
Do iPulsaret or SoundScaper have ads?
Neither iPulsaret nor SoundScaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPulsaret or SoundScaper?
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, and SoundScaper monthly. Most recently, iPulsaret was updated on October 14, 2026 and SoundScaper on October 13, 2026.

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