Comparison

Surreal Machines Diffuse vs WoodVerberator

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

WoodVerberator

This app offers advanced convolution reverb with adjustable parameters like damping, distribution, and stereo creation. It includes filters, modulation, gating, ducking, and delay effects, all controllable for the reverb tail. Users can load their own impulse response files and monitor audio levels.

Highlights
  • Adjustable reverb time (0-10s)
  • Damping and distribution controls
  • Stereo creation options
  • Tail-only filters (HPF, LPF, Saturator)
  • Tail-only modulation (Amplitude, Phase)
  • Gating and Ducking with sidechain
  • User IR file loading
Features
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WoodVerberator is a convolution based reverb with some extra features : - Reverb time can be set from 0 to 10s or to the IR file native length. - Has controls to adjust the reverb (damping, distribution). - Stereo can be created by either using a stereo IR file or by de-correlating a mono file or both. - Has an HPF, LPF and saturator which work on the reverb late part (Tail) only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Had Amplitude and Phase modulation which work on the reverb late part only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Has Gating which can also be driven by the side chain. - Has Ducking which can also be driven by the side chain. - Has an extra Delay which works on the reverb late part only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Has general HPF, LPF and De-Essing filters. - Has a quality control to balance the CPU load. - Has the standard Mix and Pre-Delay controls. - User IR files can be tried and added to the WoodVerberator IR folder so they appear in the IR dropdown. - Has Input and Output level meters. - Has a graph displaying the IR.

Screenshots

Surreal Machines Diffuse1 screens
WoodVerberator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Surreal Machines Diffuse at $7.99 against WoodVerberator's $12.99. Surreal Machines Diffuse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). WoodVerberator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 WoodVerberator $12.99 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Surreal Machines Diffuse versus WoodVerberator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurreal Machines DiffuseWoodVerberator
Price$7.99 — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSurreal MachinesWoodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio

Customer experience

Surreal Machines Diffuse

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

WoodVerberator

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Surreal Machines Diffuse

No in-app purchases

None

WoodVerberator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surreal Machines Diffuse free?
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WoodVerberator free?
WoodVerberator costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surreal Machines Diffuse or WoodVerberator?
Surreal Machines Diffuse is rated higher. Surreal Machines Diffuse averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while WoodVerberator averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Surreal Machines Diffuse or WoodVerberator have ads?
Neither Surreal Machines Diffuse nor WoodVerberator shows ads.

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