Comparison

GSDSP MagicFusion vs PolyrhythmLab

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

Head to head
About

GSDSP MagicFusion

This advanced audio effect plugin offers precise spectral fusion and multi-curve vocoding. It allows users to extract spectral characteristics from one audio source and apply them to another, enabling detailed transformations from subtle shading to extreme effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-curve spectral vocoding
  • Frequency-domain processing
  • Independent fusion amounts per frequency
  • Dynamic response control
  • Formant shifting
  • AUv3 audio effect plugin
Features
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The world’s first frequency-domain vocoder with multi-curve control and precision spectral fusion. Multi-Curve Spectral Vocoding MagicFusion is a multi-curve spectral vocoder workstation operating entirely in the frequency domain. Instead of relying on bandpass filters and envelope followers, it extracts the spectral characteristics of a modulator and applies them to a carrier, enabling precise, customizable vocoding across the entire spectrum. Apply independent fusion amounts per frequency or frequency range, then mix, modulate, and spread them to create anything from subtle vocal shading to extreme spectral transformations. Vocoder Signal Flow MagicFusion requires two audio inputs: the carrier (main input) and the modulator (sidechain). The plugin extracts the modulator’s spectral envelope and applies it to the carrier, creating a fused signal where both sources interact. This process provides clean, flexible control over the degree of spectral fusion and allows highly detailed shaping across the frequency spectrum. Dynamic Response & Formants Adjust the Smooth control to define how quickly the vocoder reacts, from fast, precise transitions to slower, more rounded movement. The Formant parameter shifts the spectral character of the modulator, while Detail adjusts the complexity of the filter response — from clean, intricate results to more organic, pumping behavior. MagicFusion is an AUv3 audio effect plugin compatible with Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand and many more. A Desktop version is also available for Windows and macOS (VST3 / AU / AAX). More information here: https://gs-dsp.com/products

About

PolyrhythmLab

Features
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PolyrhythmLab is a groovebox built around true polyrhythms: every sound layer gets its own step count, pulse count, and rotation, so layers of different lengths interlock and drift in and out of phase instead of locking to one shared grid. GROOVEBOX • Euclidean-style rhythm engine — set steps, pulses, and rotation per layer • Drums, glitch/textural one-shots, classic synth voices (piano, bell, pad, bass), and melodic synth patches • Per-layer filter, reverb, delay, pitch, and LFOs on every parameter • Randomize engine biased toward musical, playable combinations • Chord modes, scales, and modal note selection for melodic layers SONG MODE Arrange your saved patterns into sections and chain them into a full song. VJ MIX A live visual performance surface: blend two audio-reactive visualizations, layer on real-time color and shader effects — RGB split, kaleidoscope, pixelate, glow, trail — and a 3D camera with zoom, pan, orbit, and tilt, each with its own LFO. Randomize the whole look by hand, or hand it to an autonomous "robot" that keeps remixing itself. Record the performance in real time via ReplayKit, or export a styled video clip. CAST TO ANY SCREEN Send the VJ Mix visuals to a TV or projector over AirPlay or a wired adapter, while your device keeps the full set of live controls. PRESETS Save and reload both groovebox patterns and VJ Mix setups — visual styles, effects, camera moves, and their LFOs — as named presets. EXPORT Render your patterns and songs to audio, or export them as MIDI. No account, no ads, no analytics. Everything is stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

GSDSP MagicFusion3 screens
PolyrhythmLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PolyrhythmLab at $4.99 against GSDSP MagicFusion's $29.99. GSDSP MagicFusion's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

GSDSP MagicFusion costs $29.99 and PolyrhythmLab $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GSDSP MagicFusion versus PolyrhythmLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGSDSP MagicFusionPolyrhythmLab
Price$29.99$4.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustav ScholdaMartin Adler

In-app purchases

None

GSDSP MagicFusion

No in-app purchases

None

PolyrhythmLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GSDSP MagicFusion free?
GSDSP MagicFusion costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyrhythmLab free?
PolyrhythmLab costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GSDSP MagicFusion or PolyrhythmLab have ads?
Neither GSDSP MagicFusion nor PolyrhythmLab shows ads.

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