Comparison

Apogee Soft Limit vs VAPolyQuad

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

Head to head
About

Apogee Soft Limit

This app emulates analog tape warmth and rounds transients to add harmonic richness without clipping. It provides tools to achieve more headroom in your mixes, offering adjustable controls for threshold, drive, and output.

Highlights
  • Analog tape emulation
  • Rounds transients
  • Adds harmonic warmth
  • Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold
  • Auto Makeup
  • Drive and Output Trim
  • Oversampling
  • Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter
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Soft Limit has been an integral feature of Apogee converters since the AD-500, our first standalone A-D converter released in 1991. And now, for the very first time, this simple but highly effective analog tape emulation is available on iOS devices. Soft Limit was created to help round transients and add harmonic warmth, without clipping the signal and thus helping you achieve more headroom in your mixes. Features: • Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold • Auto Makeup • Drive • Output Trim • Oversampling • Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter

About

VAPolyQuad

Create rich, analog-style music with this powerful polyphonic synthesizer. Explore a vast array of sound-shaping tools, including multiple oscillators, filters, and effects. Program intricate melodies and rhythms with the built-in sequencer, and seamlessly share projects across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Virtual analog polyphonic synthesizer
  • Up to 8 voice polyphony
  • Four oscillators per voice
  • Multiple resonant filters
  • Built-in effects suite
  • 16-bar sequencer with piano roll
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) support
Features
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VAPolyQuad is a virtual analog polyphonic synthesizer for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It features 8 voice synthesizer, effects, sequencer and audio visualization tools. It operates as a stand alone or as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3). Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, MIDI and audio file export. Single voice of the synthesizer features four oscillators, two mixers, two resonant high pass filters, two resonant low pass filters, two amplifiers, four ADSR envelopes and four LFOs. The oscillators features continuously variable wave shape and wide variety of modulation. The filters are modeled on the Sallen-Key filter circuit and cascaded OTA filter circuit for classic analog sound. The Effects include delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq and compressor. The sequencer features piano roll and parameter automation editor to program 16 bar pattern per clip. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive, so that the project can be accessed from iPhone, iPad or Mac. - Main Features - Virtual analog polyphonic synthesizer. Maximum 8 voice polyphony. it depends on performance of the device it is running. Four oscillators per voice. Flexible audio signal and control signal routing. Keyboard Control Routing Two type of Lowpass filter, cascaded OTA model and Sallen-key model. Support MIDI 2.0 New User Interface built by SwiftUI for improved performance. Built-in Sequencer. 16 bar patterns per clip. Total 8 clips. Piano Roll and Parameter automation. Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Support iCloud Drive to share project files between the platforms. Audio Export. Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. 370 Factory Presets - System Requirements - A13 Fusion or above is recommended. AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. AudioUnit Extension is supported by Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension. Sound may be distorted if CPU of the device doesn't have enough power. If it happens reduce number of voices.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apogee Soft Limit at 100% against VAPolyQuad's 0%. Apogee Soft Limit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and price ($9.99 vs $14.99). VAPolyQuad's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support. On 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

Apogee Soft Limit costs $9.99 and VAPolyQuad $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apogee Soft Limit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VAPolyQuad has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Apogee Soft Limit's written reviews are positive against 0% of VAPolyQuad's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Apogee Soft Limit versus VAPolyQuad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApogee Soft LimitVAPolyQuad
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequency—Every 22 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApogee Electronics CorpRyo Togawa

Customer experience

Apogee Soft Limit

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VAPolyQuad

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Apogee Soft Limit

No in-app purchases

None

VAPolyQuad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apogee Soft Limit free?
Apogee Soft Limit costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VAPolyQuad free?
VAPolyQuad costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apogee Soft Limit or VAPolyQuad?
Apogee Soft Limit is rated higher. Apogee Soft Limit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VAPolyQuad averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.

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