Dub Filter vs KA mini Sheng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dub Filter
This audio plugin emulates a legendary vintage high-pass filter, offering eleven frequency steps and controls for resonance, magnetism, character, dynamics, and artifacts. It includes LFO and Envelope Follower modulation sources for creative sound design.
- Vintage high-pass filter emulation
- Eleven frequency steps
- Adjustable resonance
- Magnetism, Character, Dynamics, Artifacts controls
- LFO modulation
- Envelope Follower modulation
- Standalone and AUv3 formats
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Dub Filter is a filter plugin modeled after King Tubby’s iconic Big Knob, a passive high-pass filter with eleven frequency steps from 70Hz to 7.5KHz. This filter defined the sound of the entire "roots" era of Jamaican music. On top of the main stepped Frequency knob and the Impedance (resonance), the filter also offers control over its behavior including Magnetism, Character, Dynamics, and Artefacts controls. We have also included two modulation sources, LFO and Envelope Follower, to enhance the creative possibilities of the plugin, from rhythmic pulsations to organic filter movements. Available as Standalone and AUv3.
KA mini Sheng
This app offers a virtual Chinese Sheng instrument with a minimalist design. It provides a high-quality sound experience for electric wind instrument and MIDI keyboard users through simple controls. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese Sheng instrument
- Minimalist UI design
- High-quality sound experience
- Standalone app functionality
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini Sheng is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese Sheng. It gives electric wind instrument and midi keyboard user a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini Sheng can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KA mini Sheng at $1.99 against Dub Filter's $14.99. KA mini Sheng also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). Dub Filter's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On rating, 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
Dub Filter costs $14.99 and KA mini Sheng $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dub Filter against 5.0 for KA mini Sheng. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Dub Filter ships an update every 15 months, KA mini Sheng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dub Filter | KA mini Sheng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AudioThing Ltd. | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
Dub Filter
KA mini Sheng
In-app purchases
Dub Filter
No in-app purchases
KA mini Sheng
No in-app purchases
