Comparison

AUFX vs Phonolyth Cascade

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

Head to head
About

AUFX

This app offers a high-quality, real-time reverb audio effect with a 32-bit DSP engine. It allows for extensive parameter tweaking to create a vast range of sounds, from small rooms to infinite spaces. The app supports hardware input/output and can process audio from other apps via Inter-App Audio or Audiobus.

Highlights
  • High quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Extensive parameter tweaking
  • Built-in resonant filters
  • Process hardware input/output
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support
  • Save, load, and share presets
  • MIDI controllable
Features
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High quality real time reverb audio effect, for everything between small rooms, resonators, and infinitely large spaces. This app is the first in the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • A multitude of parameters to tweak to get a wide range of sounds. • Built-in resonant filters. • Process hardware input/output. • Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported). • Save, load and share user presets. • Supports Audiobus2 state saving. • Comes with several bundled presets. • Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI. • Background Audio. • Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping. • Record the result directly in app. • Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app. • Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.

About

Phonolyth Cascade

This app offers a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. It allows for the creation of expansive modulated spaces, stereo widening, and hybrid delay/reverb effects. Explore unique sonic territories with a wide range of controls and randomized modulation.

Highlights
  • Expansive modulated supernatural spaces
  • Stereo widening and transient smearing
  • Hybrid delay/reverb effects
  • Chorus, flanger, and resonator-like effects
  • Randomized modulation
  • Infinity and Freeze buttons
  • Mix Lock for preset switching
Features
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Cascade is a versatile reverb and diffusion processor with an experimental edge. Designed first and foremost with expansive modulated supernatural spaces in mind, it features an extensive set of controls to explore other sonic territories such as stereo widening, transient smearing, hybrid delay/reverb and chorus/flanger/resonator-like effects. Features: - Wide range of diffusion textures spanning from subtle smearing and widening to otherworldly reverberation - Lush randomized modulation - Infinity and Freeze buttons for never-ending reverb bliss - Mix Lock for switching presets while keeping the dry/wet mix constant - Freely resizable UI with light and dark color schemes - Cross-platform preset format for sharing across plugin formats and OSes - 30 factory presets to get you started - Includes an AudioUnit v3 plugin for use in host apps such as GarageBand and AUM, and a standalone app

Screenshots

AUFX4 screens
Phonolyth Cascade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AUFX at every 2 months against Phonolyth Cascade's every 7 months. AUFX also leads on price ($4.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Phonolyth Cascade's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On rating, 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

AUFX costs $4.99 and Phonolyth Cascade $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for AUFX against 4.9 for Phonolyth Cascade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Phonolyth Cascade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUFX ships an update every 2 months, Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AUFX versus Phonolyth Cascade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUFXPhonolyth Cascade
Price$4.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2830 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABYuri Turov

Customer experience

AUFX

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

Phonolyth Cascade

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AUFX

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App does not work on iPhone 7
  • New version crashes when loading presets

Requested features

3 requests
  • AUv3 support
  • More tutorial content
  • Improved bundle pricing

Phonolyth Cascade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AUFX

No in-app purchases

None

Phonolyth Cascade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUFX free?
AUFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonolyth Cascade free?
Phonolyth Cascade costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUFX or Phonolyth Cascade?
Phonolyth Cascade is rated higher. AUFX averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Phonolyth Cascade averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do AUFX or Phonolyth Cascade have ads?
Neither AUFX nor Phonolyth Cascade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUFX or Phonolyth Cascade?
AUFX ships an update every 2 months, and Phonolyth Cascade every 7 months. Most recently, AUFX was updated on October 13, 2026 and Phonolyth Cascade on October 14, 2026.

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