nils vs Dedalus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time audio effects
- Bitcrush, delay, gain
- Sampler functionality
- Minimalistic looper
- Audiobus support
- Export audio
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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).
Dedalus
This app manipulates audio in real-time using a network of delay lines. It offers a wide range of effects, from ambient echoes to rhythmic pulsations and noise, with extensive processing options.
- Real-time audio mangling
- Granulated and modulated delay lines
- Filters, dynamic processors, and saturation
- Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
- Built-in stereo sampler
- LFO for parameter control
- MIDI and network control
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Dedalus Delay is a real time audio mangler. A network of delay lines is continually granulated and modulated, producing a labyrinth of echoes, which are further processed by filters, dynamic processors and saturation modules. Dedalus can produce a wide variety of effects, from reverb-like ambiences to evolving resonation, from rhythmic pulsation to chaotic layering, from subtle chorusing to pure noise. Main Features: - Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support (sender and FX) - Multiple delay lines with feedback and granulation - Signal saturation - Built In Stereo Sampler with varispeed - Control Manager LFO for Parameters - Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers - File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy - Snapshot Presets Morphing Pad - Post Fx Chain: Low-shelf Filter, High-shelf and Compressor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: nils at $1.99 against Dedalus's $5.99. nils also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Dedalus's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 72%) and ratings volume (41 vs 13). 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
nils costs $1.99 and Dedalus $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
nils holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of nils's written reviews are positive against 85% of Dedalus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
nils ships an update every 5 weeks, Dedalus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nils | Dedalus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 4.6 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Sigth | Amazing Noises |
Customer experience
nils
Dedalus
In-app purchases
nils
No in-app purchases
Dedalus
No in-app purchases









