Dead Kitty vs healingBowl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dead Kitty
This app provides high-gain British guitar tones with a modern edge, excelling in low tunings. It features two channels, a noise gate, and advanced tone shaping for clean riffs and heavy leads.
- High-gain British tones
- Low tuning support
- Clean and Lead channels
- Built-in noise gate
- Two high-quality IRs
- 4-knob tone stack with Air knob
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Get ready to rock with Dead Kitty! This app delivers high-gain classic British tones with a modern twist, handling low tunings effortlessly. Featuring two channels—clean and lead—Dead Kitty was developed in collaboration with Poland's premier guitar YouTube channel, FOG. Twist the Kitty Skull gain knob to dial in the perfect amount of purr or roar. With a built-in noise gate, two high-quality IRs, and a 4-knob tone stack including a unique Air knob for added clarity and brightness, Dead Kitty ensures ultimate control over your sound. Whether you're purring through clean riffs or shredding with ferocious leads, this app keeps your tone always on point. Download now and let your guitar roar!
healingBowl
Create calming music with Tibetan singing bowl sounds. This app offers polyphonic instruments with multiple articulations and built-in effects like delay and reverb. Customize your sound with filters, ADSR controls, and tuning for a serene musical experience.
- 4 polyphonic Tibetan singing bowl sounds
- Key-switch articulations
- Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects
- Real-time filters
- ADSR control
- Tuning options
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healingBowl: Embrace the Soothing Sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls Meet healingBowl, your new go-to for Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds. Four different healing bowls (Loop & Hit - 8 Total sounds) recorded with care, perfect for adding a touch of calm to your music. With polyphonic sounds and four key-switch articulations, including two unique bell hits and sustains, it brings a serene vibe to any project. Play around with built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects, or go au naturel. Sound design is a breeze with real-time filters, ADSR control, and tuning options. Dive into the soothing world of healingBowl – where tranquility meets creativity. Features -4X Polyphonic Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds (+1 Looped per bowl) -Four key-switch articulations: two bell hits and sustains (sharp keys) -Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects -Real-time high-pass and low-pass filters with link control -Full ADSR control and tuning
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dead Kitty at 4.8 against healingBowl's 3.5. Dead Kitty also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). 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
Dead Kitty costs $3.99 and healingBowl $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dead Kitty holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Dead Kitty ships an update every 5 days, healingBowl every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dead Kitty | healingBowl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 24 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aurora DSP | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
Dead Kitty
healingBowl
In-app purchases
Dead Kitty
No in-app purchases
healingBowl
No in-app purchases
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