Comparison

Turnado vs Moon Echo

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

Head to head
About

Turnado

This app offers real-time audio manipulation with a variety of dynamic effects. Control multiple parameters with intuitive one-knob actions, perfect for live performance and sound design. Create unique and extreme audio transformations with ease.

Highlights
  • Multi-effect audio manipulation
  • Real-time control
  • 4 XY-Pads for simultaneous effect control
  • Integrated player and recorder
  • Full MIDI support
  • Dictator mode for animating multiple effects
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Turnado is a revolutionary multi-effect tool, crafted especially for massive real-time audio manipulation. It combines unique and dynamic effects with the most intuitive and immediate control you can imagine. Just turn it on and crank it up. Take it to the stage and unleash Turnado’s true power. With instant access to eight effects and immediate control over key parameters, Turnado is guaranteed to cause devastation on the dance floor, shredding beats and crunking breaks to insane proportions. Features at a Glance: • Audio Unit v3 Plugin & Standalone App • 4 XY-Pads to control 2 Effects simultaneously (X,Y) • Integrated Player (Music Library, Factory Loops) • Integrated Recorder (options: Start/Stop/Sync/Length) • Live Modus (Inputs & Outputs selectable) • Auria Plug-In • AudioCopy / AudioShare import • AudioCopy / AudioShare / Soundcoud / Dropbox export • Full Midi Support (Virtual, Network, Extern) • Midi Clock Sync The idea is simple: Turn a knob and the effect is on. Turn the knob further to adjust effect parameters and apply modulations. Turn the knob down and the effect is off. With its instantaneous, one-knob, multi-parameter modulation features, Turnado will lay waste to the audio landscape. Giving you the power to crunch, chop, twist, mash and elevate your music to new levels, Turnado will have you creating wicked new sounds that will blow any crowd away. Unlocking the power of your MIDI controller each effect requires only one knob to control it. Underneath this simplicity lies a matrix of effect parameters and modulation engines, all controlled by the main knob. This control matrix provides serious depth to the plugin and gives you the ability to create original and truly unique effect programs. If the power of one-knob action still doesn’t rock your boat, the awesome "Dictator" mode will sink your battleship. It allows you to animate all the main knobs and run that animation with just one fader. That’s one fader, controlling up to 8 different effects, with potentially hundreds of parameter changes! Turnado’s primary focus is on beat manipulation, so you will find lots of loopers, slicers and grain tools in the rack. Alongside these beat-mashing effects are an arsenal of distortions and filters as well as first-class delays and reverbs. With extensive modulation possibilities each effect can produce millions of unbelievable variations that can be morphed and twisted into something new every time you tweak those knobs. Turnado will inspire you again and again, delivering completely new variations of your original sounds and grooves every time, so what are you waiting for…turn it on.

About

Moon Echo

This free music app simulates echoes using the moon as a radio wave reflector. It creates unique, lively, and lo-fi effects modulated by celestial movements, offering a playful tool for both musicians and space enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Moon-based echo simulation
  • Lo-fi musical effect
  • Celestial modulation
  • Space education tool
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
Features
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In our seventh collaboration with Berlin-based musician Hainbach we listen to the stars: Moon Echo is a free to download delay based on a communications technique that uses our closest cosmic neighbor, the moon, as a reflector for radio waves. This results in some rather crunchy and lively echoes, modulated by the movement of Earth and moon. The moon's surface is an imperfect mirror and creates artifacts, unlike any other echo technique. Moon Echo is both a musical lo-fi effect and a playful tool for teaching about space. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.

Screenshots

Moon Echo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon Echo at none against Turnado's 1. Moon Echo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Turnado's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 20). On price 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

Both are free to download. Turnado sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moon Echo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moon Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Turnado's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moon Echo's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Turnado versus Moon Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurnadoMoon Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (63 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSugar Bytes GmbHAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Turnado

All ratings63 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative14.4%

Moon Echo

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Turnado

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on startup with splash screen freeze
  • Presets disappear after app updates
  • Audio crackling and skipping during playback
  • Won't load as AUv3 in certain DAWs (AUM)
  • Incompatible with iPad 3 and older devices
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  • Audio import failures causing app crashes
  • Audiobus compatibility issues
  • Parameter jumping when using MIDI controllers in C2 range
  • Spectralizer effect causes excessive CPU usage and crackling
  • Inconsistent touch detection for dragging effects
  • State saving issues with Audiobus
  • App doesn't appear in GarageBand as AUv3
  • Startup noise on some devices

Requested features

13 requests
  • Modern UI redesign with larger interface elements
  • Landscape orientation mode
  • Gesture recording capability
  • Global module on/off toggle that persists across presets
  • Return-to-zero option for effect knobs
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  • Audio Units (AUv3) support for wider DAW compatibility
  • iPhone support
  • Soundcloud upload integration
  • Visual song progress bar with markers
  • Dropbox file sharing integration
  • Reverse X-axis and Y-axis control option
  • In-app manual and help documentation
  • Landscape mode for better screen utilization

Moon Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Turnado

One-time1
  • Turnado Full Version$24.99
None

Moon Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Turnado free?
Turnado is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moon Echo free?
Moon Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Turnado or Moon Echo?
Moon Echo is rated higher. Turnado averages 4.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Moon Echo averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Turnado or Moon Echo have ads?
Neither Turnado nor Moon Echo shows ads.

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