Comparison

Surreal Machines Diffuse vs healingBowl

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 4 polyphonic Tibetan singing bowl sounds
  • Key-switch articulations
  • Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects
  • Real-time filters
  • ADSR control
  • Tuning options
Features
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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

Screenshots

Surreal Machines Diffuse1 screens
healingBowl3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Surreal Machines Diffuse versus healingBowl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurreal Machines DiffusehealingBowl
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings66
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSurreal MachinesOSC Audio

Customer experience

Surreal Machines Diffuse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

healingBowl

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Surreal Machines Diffuse

No in-app purchases

None

healingBowl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surreal Machines Diffuse free?
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is healingBowl free?
healingBowl costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surreal Machines Diffuse or healingBowl?
Surreal Machines Diffuse is rated higher. Surreal Machines Diffuse averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while healingBowl averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Surreal Machines Diffuse or healingBowl have ads?
Neither Surreal Machines Diffuse nor healingBowl shows ads.

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