Roast Beef vs Spiral Chorus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roast Beef
This audio effect app adds a "beefy" distortion to your music. It features three controls for sub-bass enhancement, noise texture, and drive for aggressive sound shaping. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin for hosts like GarageBand.
- Sub-bass enhancement
- Noise texture control
- Drive distortion
- Standalone application
- AUv3 plugin support
- Works with GarageBand
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What’s better in the Christmas Season than a piping hot serving of Roast Beef? If Beef was the Ghost of Christmas Present, then Tiny-Roast-Beef-Tim is here to beef up your drums, roast your basses and cook your tracks into oblivion. With three straight-to-the-point controls, invigorate the low end with the ‘Sub’ control, add texture and presence with the ‘Noise’ control and lastly boost and distort your music into beefy goodness with the ‘Drive’ Control. Roast Beef is both a stand-alone application as well as an AUv3 plugin, meaning it works within iOS and iPadOS hosts such as GarageBand.
Spiral Chorus
This music effect plugin offers an analog-modeled LCR chorus with touch-friendly controls and immersive 3D visuals. It seamlessly integrates into DAWs for iOS, adding depth and texture to various music productions.
- Analog Modeled LCR Chorus
- Touch-Friendly Controls
- Immersive 3D Visuals
- Versatile Music Application
- Optimized for iOS
- Seamless DAW Integration
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FX Forms #001 - Spiral Chorus from Wild Surmise Music, number one in the series of AUv3 FX plugins. Key Features: - Analog Modeled LCR Chorus: Delve into the rich, warm textures of an analog-modeled LCR (Left-Center-Right) chorus effect, bringing a new dimension to your tracks. - Touch-Friendly Controls: With an interface tailored for iOS, Spiral Chorus offers intuitive, touch-friendly controls. Effortlessly sculpt your sound with responsive sliders and xy pads, ensuring a seamless workflow. - Immersive 3D Visuals: Enhance your audio manipulation experience with captivating 3D visuals in the background. - Versatile Application: Whether you're working on dreamy soundscapes, dynamic beats, or cutting-edge experimental sounds, Spiral Chorus adds a layer of depth and texture to your music. - Optimized for iOS: Crafted specifically for the iOS environment, Spiral Chorus ensures a stable, high-performance experience on your favorite devices. 3D Visuals leverage SceneKit and Metal Shaders providing good visual performance on iOS devices. - Seamless Integration: Use Spiral Chorus seamlessly within your favorite DAW as an AUv3 plugin, fitting perfectly into your existing workflow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spiral Chorus at Free against Roast Beef's $0.99. Spiral Chorus also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 50%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Roast Beef's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, 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
Spiral Chorus is free to download; Roast Beef costs $0.99 up front. Spiral Chorus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Roast Beef asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spiral Chorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Roast Beef's written reviews are positive against 89% of Spiral Chorus's.
| Parameter | Roast Beef | Spiral Chorus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 15 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caelum Audio | Tom Power |
Customer experience
Roast Beef
Spiral Chorus
In-app purchases
Roast Beef
No in-app purchases
Spiral Chorus
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99







