Comparison

SAAMM vs Waveguide Flute AUv3

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

Head to head
About

SAAMM

This minimalist tool offers artists tactile control over AUM sessions with six faders for volume adjustments and quick reset functionality. It supports standard or full MIDI mapping and Bluetooth connectivity for wireless mixing.

Highlights
  • Six precise faders for volume control
  • Quick fader reset to unity gain
  • Standard and full MIDI range options
  • Maintain volume control when switching apps
  • Bluetooth wireless connectivity
  • Minimalist black and white interface
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Introducing SAAMM, your Super Adequate AUM MIDI Mixer — the ultimate minimalist tool for artists who require seamless, tactile control over their AUM sessions. SAAMM's interface is the epitome of sleek efficiency, providing the essentials for live mixing without overcomplication. Key features of SAAMM: Six precise faders for on-the-fly volume adjustments, ensuring fluid control during live performances. Quick fader reset to unity gain with a swift double-tap, keeping your mix balanced at all times. Option to select between standard AUM MIDI mapping and full 100% MIDI range, tailoring to your session needs. SAAMM's design allows you to switch focus between AUM and other apps, maintaining volume control through your device, perfect for live multitasking. Bluetooth connectivity offers wireless control, adding to the flexibility and portability of your mixing setup. The minimalist black and white aesthetic of SAAMM reduces on-screen clutter, allowing for a focused and streamlined mixing environment. Dive into a mixing experience where simplicity amplifies functionality. With SAAMM, the Super Adequate AUM MIDI Mixer, every touch is a precise command, every performance a reflection of your mastery.

About

Waveguide Flute AUv3

Transform your device into a physically modeled wind instrument. Play melodies using an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller, with deep sound shaping and expression controls for authentic performance.

Highlights
  • Physically modeled wind instrument
  • AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, Logic, AUM
  • On-screen piano roll and MIDI controller support
  • Deep sound shaping controls
  • Expression controls for performance
  • Built-in reverb
  • Full MIDI support
Features
Currently charting
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This is the AUv3 version — everything in the free Waveguide Flute app, plus the Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in you can load in GarageBand, AUM, Logic, or any AUv3 host to play the same physical model inside your own projects. Waveguide Flute turns your iPad or iPhone into a physically modeled wind instrument — a Cook/STK-style waveguide flute you play from an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller (EWI). FEATURES • Authentic waveguide physical modeling — not a sample library • Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in for GarageBand, AUM, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts • Deep Sound page: shape jet ratio, reflection, loop damping, noise, and more • Expression controls for live performance: blow intensity, breathiness, pitch bend, auto-vibrato • Built-in reverb with 7 factory spaces • On-screen piano roll with velocity and breath control • Full MIDI support — notes, breath (CC#2), pitch bend • Compatible with Akai EWI and other MIDI wind controllers that send breath and pitch bend • Remembers your last settings, with one-tap reset to defaults • Bluetooth MIDI support, plus a configurable Breath Control input (Mod Wheel or custom CC) for keyboard players without a wind controller Play it like a real wind instrument: breathe into the sound, bend pitch, add vibrato — all rendered by a genuine physical model, not recordings.

Screenshots

SAAMM1 screens
Waveguide Flute AUv32 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SAAMM at 5.0 against Waveguide Flute AUv3's 1.0. SAAMM also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Waveguide Flute AUv3's advantage is chart position (#191 vs unranked). 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

SAAMM costs $0.99 and Waveguide Flute AUv3 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAAMM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SAAMM versus Waveguide Flute AUv3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAAMMWaveguide Flute AUv3
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarabato SonoroTomonori Yamasaki

Customer experience

SAAMM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waveguide Flute AUv3

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

In-app purchases

None

SAAMM

No in-app purchases

None

Waveguide Flute AUv3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAAMM free?
SAAMM costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waveguide Flute AUv3 free?
Waveguide Flute AUv3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SAAMM or Waveguide Flute AUv3?
SAAMM is rated higher. SAAMM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Waveguide Flute AUv3 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SAAMM or Waveguide Flute AUv3 have ads?
Neither SAAMM nor Waveguide Flute AUv3 shows ads.

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