Comparison

AD 480 basic vs Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

AD 480 basic

This app offers professional-quality studio reverb effects for music production. It features variable room sizes, multiple acoustic spaces, and extensive filter options. Integrate with other audio apps for enhanced creative workflows.

Highlights
  • Professional studio reverb effect
  • Variable room size
  • Multiple acoustic spaces
  • Extensive filter layout
  • Audiobus 2 integration
  • Inter-app Audio support
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Pro quality studio reverb effect. - Use it with Audiobus and Interapp Audio. The AD 480 basic is the small brother of the AD 480 pro, the ultimate reverb for your iDevice (more about the AD 480 pro below). Features: - one hour trial period of the pro features - professional reverb sound effect with variable room size - 4 beautiful acoustic spaces with the possibility to tweak all parameters - extensive filter layout for a wide spectrum of sound - supports internal and external (USB class compliant or MFi) audio interfaces - full Audiobus 2 integration (input, filter and output position) - Interapp Audio Support - Dynamic Upgrade (AD 480 basic is automatically upgraded to pro features when AD 480 pro is installed) - InApp Purchase for upgrading to AD 480 pro ____________________________________________ ABOUT THE AD 480 pro: Pro quality studio reverb. - Use it with Audiobus, Inter-app Audio, iTunes music library and multichannel audio interfaces. Enhance and enrich your recordings and live sound with the perfect sonic texture of your choice. Record, process and export directly for lightning fast creative work! The AD 480 delivers a realistic acoustic sound with a fine sonic character in best studio quality. From small boxes to the Grand Canyon – practically any size and shape is possible. The highly intuitive user interface is designed from the ground up for today’s touch screens. It gives you quick and responsive access to all parameters and on the iPad it offers a special graphics mode (stage mode) for low light environments. The MIDI functions let you fully remote control / automate the AD 480 and the audio routing matrix gives you greatest flexibility in a multi app / multi channel environment. Features: - professional reverb sound effect with variable room size - InterApp Audio Support - 108 beautiful presets - professional preset management for MIDI, audio routing and reverb settings - extensive filter layout for a wide spectrum of sound - supports internal and external (USB class compliant or MFi) audio interfaces - routing matrix, which supports up to 24 input and 24 output channels - full Audiobus 2 integration (input, filter and output position) with State Saving - supports full MIDI communication via network and USB-MIDI interfaces, as well as inter-app MIDI - supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz - 96 kHz - latencies down to 64 samples - special low-light mode for live use on stage ("stage mode", iPad only) - background audio for multitasking with other apps - Audio Recording, Playback, Offline Processing - Audio Import & Export via AudioCopy/AudioPaste/AudioShare - Dynamic Upgrade (AD 480 free & AD 480 basic are automatically upgraded to pro features when AD 480 pro is installed) - Itunes Library Access for preset sharing - Itunes Music playback ======= “I’ve just played with it and I have to say I’m impressed. I’m not a sound designer but your presets seem to do exactly what their names imply. AD 480 should be really useful for a lot of folks out there!” Sebastian Dittmann Audiobus Software ======= The AD 480 pro was rated "killer app" on Apps4iDevices.com. Read everything at http://apps4idevices.com/read/ad-480-pro.html ======= more info, audio demos, video demos and manual on: fiedler-audio.com

About

Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin

A stereo digital delay audio plugin for iOS DAWs that syncs to your project's tempo. Create complex, synchronized delay patterns with adjustable stereo separation and panning effects. Offers full parameter automation and preset management.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible audio plugin
  • Tempo and beat division sync
  • Adjustable stereo separation
  • Panning and reverse audio effects
  • Parameter automation
  • Preset management
  • Stereo signal level meters
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This is a AUv3 compatible digital delay which can be used as plugin with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Meteor, Auria or GarageBand. It supports a modern graphical interface and presets with stereo meters for monitoring signal levels. This stereo digital panning delay allows you to specify a compositions tempo and beat divisions in order to create some pretty crazy synced delay patterns. You can further specify how the stereo separation for the left and right channels, even apply panning and reverse audio effects to the mix. This plugin allows complete parameter automation and auto sync to master tempo. This is one of a suite of AUv3 compatible plugins which will also soon be available from 4Pockets.

Screenshots

AD 480 basic4 screens
Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin at 3.7 against AD 480 basic's 2.3. Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). AD 480 basic's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

AD 480 basic costs $3.99 and Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin $3.99 up front. AD 480 basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AD 480 basic's written reviews are positive against 50% of Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AD 480 basic versus Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAD 480 basicPanning Delay AUv3 Plugin
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Fiedler4Pockets.com

Customer experience

AD 480 basic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AD 480 basic

One-time1
  • AD 480 pro capabilites (upgrade)$10.99
None

Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AD 480 basic free?
AD 480 basic costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin free?
Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AD 480 basic or Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin?
Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. AD 480 basic averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do AD 480 basic or Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither AD 480 basic nor Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AD 480 basic or Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin?
AD 480 basic ships an update monthly, and Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin monthly. Most recently, AD 480 basic was updated on October 23, 2026 and Panning Delay AUv3 Plugin on October 20, 2026.

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