Comparison

Sonic Logic vs Warm Distortion

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Logic

Create and edit custom MIDI controllers on your iPad. Connect to DAWs and other music apps via WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, or MIDI cable. Offers a user-friendly interface for assigning controls and manipulating MIDI notes live.

Highlights
  • Modular MIDI controller creation
  • Edit and control MIDI setups
  • Connect via WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, MIDI cable
  • Control DAWs and other iOS apps
  • Create and edit on iPad with touch gestures
  • Add buttons, knobs, sliders, XY pads
  • Multi-screen setups (up to 8 screens)
Features
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Sonic Logic is a modular MIDI controller that allows you to edit and control MIDI setups from your iPad. Connect over WiFi, Bluetooth(*), USB (*), MIDI cable or use Virtual MIDI and Audiobus to control other iOS apps internally. Control DAWs like: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Protools, Traktor, and other many more. Create and edit on your iPad! Super easy and fun interface to create, edit, control, manipulate, assign MIDI controllers and notes live, using touch gestures. (No external editor needed). Add Buttons, knobs, toggle buttons, XY pads, sliders and text objects. * Create your MIDI controller easily from your iPad. * Import and export your setups and layouts. * Multi screen - Each setup can have up to 8 different, easily switchable screens. * Intelligent MIDI assignments makes component creation fast and easy. * Edit component's color, size, MIDI channel, range and controller number. * Time advancing gestures for buttons, create a time based MIDI transition with just a press of a button. * Control everything with multi touch. * Snap to middle feature on sliders and knobs. * Built in, editable templates. * Low latency. * to Mac clients ** Windows users - 3rd party software exists for Windows to connect Sonic Logic to it over Wi-Fi Visit us at www.soniclogicapps.com for more information, videos, DAW presets and more… Email us for feature requests and ideas! Spread the love - If you like Sonic Logic, let us and others know by posting a review here :)

About

Warm Distortion

This app provides a real-time distortion audio effect designed for instruments like guitars and drums. It offers unique algorithms for a natural tube sound, clearing hiss and adding artificial feedback. It functions as an Audio Unit plugin or a standalone effect.

Highlights
  • Unique distortion algorithms
  • Natural tube sound emulation
  • Hiss clearing slider
  • Master reverb
  • Camera-controlled feedback
  • Built-in noise gate
Features
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Warm Distortion is real time distortion audio effect. It is a non linear distortion that works great with guitars, drums and other instruments. It clears the “hiss” sounds just like real tube amplifier. All algorithms are unique, created and designed for nice distortion effect. The app works as an Audio Unit plugin and can also be used as stand alone real time effect via the device microphone or using iRig or similar device. Features: - Unique distortion algorithms with natural tube sound - Gain - Level - Smoothie (hiss clearing magic slider) - Reverb (master reverb) + Camera controlled artificial feedback in standalone mode and built in noise gate. Just move your hand over the front camera to create feedback If you play acoustic instrument you can use headphones without a mic and put the phone close to your instrument so the app will work as realtime effect.

Screenshots

Warm Distortion2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sonic Logic at 73% against Warm Distortion's 0%. Sonic Logic also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months). Warm Distortion's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sonic Logic costs $9.99 and Warm Distortion $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonic Logic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Logic has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Sonic Logic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Warm Distortion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, Warm Distortion every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sonic Logic versus Warm Distortion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic LogicWarm Distortion
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri NachmiasAleksandar Mlazev

Customer experience

Sonic Logic

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Warm Distortion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Logic

No in-app purchases

None

Warm Distortion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Logic free?
Sonic Logic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warm Distortion free?
Warm Distortion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Logic or Warm Distortion?
Sonic Logic is rated higher. Sonic Logic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Warm Distortion averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sonic Logic or Warm Distortion have ads?
Neither Sonic Logic nor Warm Distortion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Logic or Warm Distortion?
Sonic Logic ships an update every 4 weeks, and Warm Distortion every 6 months. Most recently, Sonic Logic was updated on October 1, 2026 and Warm Distortion on September 29, 2026.

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