Pulze Editor vs REACTOR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulze Editor
Manage your Hotone Pulze Bluetooth Modeling Amplifier with this intuitive app. Access full effects chains, download and upload custom tones from a growing community, and back up your settings. Easily tweak parameters for a seamless audio experience.
- Full effects chain access
- Download/upload tones
- Intuitive user interface
- Tone library access
- Import/export global settings
- Data backup
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This app is designed to manage the Hotone Pulze Bluetooth Modeling Amplifier. With the app you can get access to full effects chain/parameters, download/upload tones via Hotone Community, etc. ● Intuitive UI The Pulze Editor features a straight forward, intuitive user interface which makes tweaking parameters a breeze. ● The growing community Sigh in with a Hotone account so you can launch Hotone Community to view Pulze's growing tone library, download the tones made by worldwide players/artists or just share your stellar tones. ● Import/export and backup You can use the app not only to import/export tones you downloaded, but also global settings. Don't forget to backup your data if needed! For more Pulze information: www.hotone.com *Bluetooth® is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. This trademark was used merely to identify a functional characteristic of the product.
REACTOR
This app generates guitar tones by analyzing audio, images, or text descriptions. It offers deep control over amp models and effects, allowing users to create, save, and share custom sounds with a community. Requires a compatible amplifier for full functionality.
- AI-powered tone generation from audio, image, or text
- 24 amp models with deep parameter control
- 8 simultaneous effect slots
- Drag-and-drop signal path editing
- Custom amp creation and sharing
- Preset library and onboard amp slots
- Built-in tuner
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Your imagination deserves an amplifier. REACTOR is the companion app for the REACTOR intelligent guitar combo amp — powered by Amp Intelligence™, a sound engine trained on over 1 million tones and the circuit-level DNA of 200+ legendary amp designs. Type an idea. Snap a photo. Drop in a recording. REACTOR builds the full signal chain in seconds. CREATOR HUB — THREE WAYS TO BUILD TONE • Audio to Tone. Upload a track or record a clip. Amp Intelligence analyzes the sound and rebuilds it as a playable guitar tone. • Image to Tone. See an amp, a pedalboard, or a setup that inspires you. Snap it. The app turns the photo into a matching tone. • Text to Tone. Describe an amp, an artist, or a feel in your own words. Amp Intelligence figures out the signal chain and makes it playable. • Build your own amps. Combine characteristics, shape deep parameters, and create original amp voices that don't exist anywhere else. Name them, save them, share them. DEEP CONTROL, INSTANT CHANGES • 24 amp models to start — full parameter access to gain structure, EQ, bias, and voicing • 8 simultaneous effect slots across Gate, Compressor, Drive, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, Wah, and EQ • Drag-and-drop signal path — reorder effects anywhere, insert the FX loop at any point • Unlimited preset library, organized by song, session, or genre • Assign presets to 8 onboard amp slots for instant recall on stage • Built-in tuner TONE MEMORY REACTOR remembers your prompts, inputs, and adjustments. Every time you create, it starts closer to the sound in your head. TONECLOUD Browse and download tones and custom amps from other players. Share your own. Discover patches built by artists and the global REACTOR community. CONNECTS TO YOUR AMP Pair over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Push presets and custom amps to your REACTOR combo amp. Pull them back to the app to edit, refine, or share. Now tone answers to you. — Requires a REACTOR 50 or REACTOR 100 amp for full functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pulze Editor at 100% against REACTOR's 47%. Pulze Editor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). REACTOR's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pulze Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: REACTOR has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pulze Editor's written reviews are positive against 47% of REACTOR's.
Pulze Editor ships an update every 4 months, REACTOR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulze Editor | REACTOR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 651 MB | 713 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hotone | Positive Grid Inc |
Customer experience
Pulze Editor
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In-app purchases
Pulze Editor
No in-app purchases
REACTOR
No in-app purchases









