Comparison

nils vs skippodisk

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

Head to head
About

nils

This real-time audio effect machine offers bitcrush, delay, and gain for distortion. It functions as a sampler and looper, allowing for lo-fi sound manipulation for both beginners and professionals. Supports Audiobus and various audio inputs.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio effects
  • Bitcrush, delay, gain
  • Sampler functionality
  • Minimalistic looper
  • Audiobus support
  • Export audio
Features
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..:: || NEW || AudioBus Support || ::.. Real time bitcrush, sampler and looper. Nils is a real time sound effect machine with a minimalistic looper. It comes with bitcrush, delay and gain for distortion. As input you can use the internal microphone, your earpods or accessories like iRig. Can also be used as a sampler, by holding the delay buffer and changing its phase. Lo-fi looping for both beginners and professionals. +++ Audiobus (input/effects/output). +++ Real time. +++ Bitchrush. +++ Sample rate (1 Hz - 44100 Hz). +++ Delay. +++ Hold delay buffer. +++ Play delay buffer. +++ Gain (goes up to 11). +++ Limiter. +++ Tape looper. +++ Export (email, soundcloud, MAPI audio copy).

About

skippodisk

This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.

Highlights
  • Simulates CD skipping and glitching
  • 2D slider for delay time and feedback
  • Automatic CD skipping
  • Silence dropout effect
  • Comb filtering effect
  • Bypass and volume controls
Features
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: 
[ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. 
[ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.

Screenshots

nils4 screens
skippodisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: skippodisk at Free against nils's $1.99. skippodisk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). nils's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

skippodisk is free to download; nils costs $1.99 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 nils against 4.9 for skippodisk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of nils's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nils ships an update every 5 weeks, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
nils versus skippodisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternilsskippodisk
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (13 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik SigthAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

nils

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

skippodisk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

nils

No in-app purchases

None

skippodisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nils free?
nils costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is skippodisk free?
skippodisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, nils or skippodisk?
skippodisk is rated higher. nils averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while skippodisk averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do nils or skippodisk have ads?
Neither nils nor skippodisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nils or skippodisk?
nils ships an update every 5 weeks, and skippodisk every 2 weeks. Most recently, nils was updated on September 25, 2026 and skippodisk on September 9, 2026.

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