Surreal Machines Diffuse vs healingBowl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surreal Machines Diffuse
This audio effect plugin blends analog-modeled delay with classic digital reverb, allowing users to morph between the two for unique soundscapes. It offers intuitive control over smearing, echoes, and damping, inspired by vintage hardware.
- Analog-modeled delay
- Classic digital reverb
- Morphing between delay and reverb
- Nonlinearities and tape-style delay
- Intuitive control over smearing, echoes, damping
- AUV3 plugin compatibility
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Diffuse is inspired by classic hardware delay and reverb effects from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It takes a Surreal Machines look at the frontier between delays and reverbs. It's an analog/digital hybrid - an analog modeled delay fused with a classic reverb design used in early digital units. In Diffuse you get more than the best of both worlds - you can morph between delays and reverbs, and find all kinds of fantastical sounds in between the two. You’ll also find plenty of nonlinearities and smooth tape-style delay changes. Diffuse gives you complete control over smearing, echoes and damping in the most intuitive ways possible. ****** Diffuse is an Audio Unit V3 plugin; it benefits from an AUV3 host like Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio Mobile, AUM, etc.
healingBowl
Create calming music with Tibetan singing bowl sounds. This app offers polyphonic instruments with multiple articulations and built-in effects like delay and reverb. Customize your sound with filters, ADSR controls, and tuning for a serene musical experience.
- 4 polyphonic Tibetan singing bowl sounds
- Key-switch articulations
- Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects
- Real-time filters
- ADSR control
- Tuning options
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healingBowl: Embrace the Soothing Sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls Meet healingBowl, your new go-to for Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds. Four different healing bowls (Loop & Hit - 8 Total sounds) recorded with care, perfect for adding a touch of calm to your music. With polyphonic sounds and four key-switch articulations, including two unique bell hits and sustains, it brings a serene vibe to any project. Play around with built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects, or go au naturel. Sound design is a breeze with real-time filters, ADSR control, and tuning options. Dive into the soothing world of healingBowl – where tranquility meets creativity. Features -4X Polyphonic Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds (+1 Looped per bowl) -Four key-switch articulations: two bell hits and sustains (sharp keys) -Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects -Real-time high-pass and low-pass filters with link control -Full ADSR control and tuning
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surreal Machines Diffuse at 100% against healingBowl's 50%. Surreal Machines Diffuse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). healingBowl's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). On ratings volume, 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
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99 and healingBowl $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Surreal Machines Diffuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Surreal Machines Diffuse's written reviews are positive against 50% of healingBowl's.
| Parameter | Surreal Machines Diffuse | healingBowl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Surreal Machines | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
Surreal Machines Diffuse
healingBowl
In-app purchases
Surreal Machines Diffuse
No in-app purchases
healingBowl
No in-app purchases
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