Comparison

Copperhead vs Wristrax

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

Head to head
About

Copperhead

This digital synthesizer plugin offers a vintage 80's sound with modern features like multi-note polyphony, an arpeggiator, and integrated audio effects. Design custom waveforms, explore various modulation options, and utilize a powerful sequencer to craft unique sounds.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Multi-note polyphony
  • Integrated arpeggiator
  • Customizable waveforms
  • Integrated audio effects
  • 32-step sequencer
  • Preset Manager
Features
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Copperhead is an AUv3 digital subtractive synthesizer plugin which draws its influence from the vintage synthesizers of the early 80's. Only now we have multi-note polyphony, a build in arpeggiator, and a host of integrated audio effects. Copperhead features a custom String Machine, the ability to design your own custom waveforms, as well as supporting oscillator sync and various cross modulation effects. Cross modulation is a type of FM synthesis which can be used to morph simplistic waveforms into something far more aggressive and interesting. At the heart of Copperhead are its two oscillators, which support all your traditional waveforms (SINE,SQR,SAW,TRI), as well as SuperSaw, Trapezium, and other user definable types. The app features pulse width modulation and supersaw, as well as a customisable string engine and the ability to create your own oscillator types. The Voltage Controller Filter supports the usual LP, HP, BP and Notch filters in series or parallel configuration, as well as a couple of unusual ones like Formant which allows you to sweep your cutoff to create interesting vowel sounds. Copperhead also features twin LFO's with random and one shot functionality. It also supports Cross, Ring and FM modulators, in addition to low and high shelf filters. One of the great features is the integrated audio gate, which allows you to generate stuttering audio right out of the box. Combined with effects such as Chorus, Overdrive, Delay, Reverb and Auto Pan / Tremelo, and the ability to specify effect order, you have a lot of control over your sound. If that wasn't enough, we also include a 32 step sequencer, with various mono and poly modes with direct control control of various synth elements. We have a built in Preset Manager which groups presets into banks and groups, which supports drag and drop for easy import/export of presets. You can also access your favourites from a special popup menu, or via the built in quick search facility. Copperhead now ships with over 550 presets which cover just about every instrument category you would ever need. ○ AUv3 compatible. ○ Up to 16 note polyphony. ○ 7 Oscillator wave types. ○ Sub Oscillator. ○ PW/PWM on SQR and TRP waveforms. ○ Supports SuperSaw with MIX and DETUNE. ○ XMod / Ring and FM modulations. ○ Osc Sync. ○ 6 types of VCF filter. ○ Low and High shelf on output. ○ Built in compressor. ○ Chorus, Delay, Overdrive, Reverb and Auto Pan effects. ○ Built in Audio Gate. ○ Preset Manager with Bank/Group/Preset section. ○ Supports drag and drop to import/export presets, groups and banks. ○ Supports web transfer of presets. ○ 32 step arpeggiator. ○ More than 550 built-in presets. NOTE: This is an AUv3 plugin which was designed to be hosted in DAW's such as AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, Loopy Pro etc.

About

Wristrax

Access and play your personal music library from your Apple Watch. Browse artists, albums, and playlists, then download and transfer tracks for offline listening without needing your phone.

Highlights
  • Offline Plex music playback
  • Browse artists, albums, playlists
  • Download tracks to phone
  • Transfer music to Apple Watch
  • Play music with connected AirPods
  • Supports Play Now widget
Features
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** Requires a Plex Media Server and a Plex account. Wristrax displays music from your own Plex library; no content is provided by the app. ** Plex and Plexamp are great. But what if you want to have your music on your Apple Watch? At the gym or while running, carrying your phone just to listen to music is not great. Wristrax finally brings offline playback to your Plex library. Browse artists, albums and playlists, download tracks to your phone, and transfer them to your Apple Watch. Here, you can browse your tracks and play them, for example with connected AirPods. Supports the Play Now widget. Files can be transcoded server-side for saving pace, or transferred as is. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Copperhead4 screens
Wristrax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wristrax at Free against Copperhead's $14.99. Wristrax also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Copperhead's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wristrax is free to download; Copperhead costs $14.99 up front. Wristrax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Copperhead asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wristrax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copperhead has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copperhead ships an update every 3 weeks, Wristrax weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Copperhead versus Wristrax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopperheadWristrax
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comHolger Schueler

Customer experience

Copperhead

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%

Wristrax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Copperhead

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Wristrax

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Unlocked$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited$24.99

Questions

Is Copperhead free?
Copperhead costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wristrax free?
Wristrax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copperhead or Wristrax?
Wristrax is rated higher. Copperhead averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Wristrax averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Copperhead or Wristrax have ads?
Neither Copperhead nor Wristrax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copperhead or Wristrax?
Copperhead ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wristrax weekly. Most recently, Copperhead was updated on September 3, 2026 and Wristrax on September 13, 2026.

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