Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion vs TAG Updater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion
This app emulates the sound of a legendary vintage distortion pedal, offering a violin-like sustaining tone. It functions as a standalone application, an AudioUnit v3 effect, or an Inter-App Audio effect for versatile music production.
- Vintage distortion emulation
- Sustaining violin-like tone
- Standalone app functionality
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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Nembrini Audio Big Stuff is modeled on a Electro Harmonix Big Muff* The Big Stuff will give you a sweet violin-like sustaining sound. It's the same legendary created by Jimi Hendrix. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: *All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Nembrini Audio SRL. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Nembrini Audio’s sound design process.
TAG Updater
This application allows Yamaha TransAcoustic guitar owners to transfer demo loop phrases and expand looper functionality. It works in conjunction with the TAG Remote app and guitar firmware updates.
- Transfer 10 demo loop phrases
- Expand looper function
- Play back transferred phrases
- Overdub phrases via guitar operation
- Compatible with Yamaha TransAcoustic guitars TAG3 C/TAS3 C
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TAG Updater is a dedicated app for Yamaha's TransAcoustic guitars TAG3 C/TAS3 C. You can transfer 10 demo loop phrases to the target model and expand the looper function. The transferred demo loop phrases can be played back and overdubbed by the guitar operation. In order to expand the functionality, you need to update another app, TAG Remote, and the guitar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion at 100% against TAG Updater's 40%. Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). TAG Updater's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion's written reviews are positive against 40% of TAG Updater's.
| Parameter | Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion | TAG Updater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 2.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion
TAG Updater
In-app purchases
Big Stuff Harmonic Distortion
No in-app purchases
TAG Updater
No in-app purchases
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