Comparison

Laney vs PhaseII

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

Head to head
About

Laney

This app offers a comprehensive bass amplifier and effects suite, emulating vintage FET and tube sounds with extensive customization. It includes a stomp section with four pedals, a versatile cab section with mic options, and a powerful FX rack for shaping your bass tone.

Highlights
  • FET/Tube preamp channels
  • Stomp section with 4 pedals
  • Cab section with 3 Laney cabs and mic options
  • FX rack with EQ, maximizer, and limiters
  • Parallel processing with adjustable order
  • Built-in recorder and tuner
Features
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Laney Digbeth A widely-known, acclaimed FET/Tube bass amp for modern players looking for vintage sound. What’s inside - Stomp section with 4 pedals with adjustable processing order. - Cab section with 3 Laney cabs and an array of mic options. - Output section with full 10-band graphic EQ and a limiter. - Full parallel processing with adjustable section order. - FX section (EQ, maximizer, and 2 limiters). - FET / TUBE preamp channels (mixable). - Bass dynamics section with sidechain. - 3-band EQ with 4 mid-band modes. - Mammoth processing section. Stomp Section Three pedals from Black Country Customs: - The 85 Bass-interval a bass octave pedal with two parallel octaver modes. - The Custard Factory bass compressor pedal with three modes. - Blackheath distortion pedal with 2 distortion modes and an overdrive. Fourth pedal is addition from Aurora DSP: - Gamma Burst Bass-tortion three channels of drive with various characters. The Amp Digital recreation of the legendary 500 watt Digbeth bass head, with all its features: - FET / TUBE preamp channels with option to mix both of them. - 3-band EQ with 4 mid-band modes for different characteristics. - TILT "EQ Seesaw" knob for an all-around tonal adjustment. Cab section - Four mics to choose from, for diverse tonal characters. - Tone mixer for sound shaping and balancing. - External IR loader. - Three powerful and dynamic Laney cab models: 
-DBV212-4 
-DBV410-4 
-DBV810-4 FX rack Signal chain designed specifically for bass guitars, combining top-tier analog modeling and digital processing to deliver a powerful, punchy, and refined bass sound. This rack is built with the following iconic modules: - 10-band EQ A classic graphic EQ, with 10 bands of +/- 12dB gain, proportional Q and VU meters. Enhanced with an additional drive module for vintage saturation. - Sonic optimizer An advanced signal processor for adjusting the character of the sound. Useful for improving the low-end definition, adding some high-end clarity, as well as adjusting the overall feel. - Limiting amplifier Based on a legendary FET compressor/limiter known for its fast attack times and transparent compression widely used in studios for bass to achieve punchy and smooth dynamics. - Leveling amplifier Modeled after an optical tube-based compressor with a warm, smooth character. With a slow attack and release, it's a favorite for bass processing, due to its natural-sounding compression. BASS DYNAMICS - An adjustable compressor with a filtered sidechain. - "Placement" options for fitting the low-end better into the mix. IN - Crossover with 3 different modes and adjustable frequency (and an option to disable parallel processing completely). - Low-cut and high-cut filtering. OUT - Bass/Treble mixer for controlling the levels after the parallel processing. - Slam limiter for final dynamics adjustments. - Full 10-band graphic EQ. Additional features: - Noise gate - Tuner - Metronome - Built-in recorder for capturing riffs - Cross-platform preset sharing - Studio environment mode for headphones with control room simulation Available in AUv3 and standalone

About

PhaseII

This audio effect plugin offers a dual stereo phaser with a vintage sound. It allows for independent phasing engines in parallel or series, with selectable modes for subtle to extreme effects. Controls include rate, depth, width, drive, and mix for versatile sound shaping.

Highlights
  • Dual stereo phasing engines
  • Parallel and series processing modes
  • Selectable effect modes (subtle to extreme)
  • Adjustable rate, depth, and width
  • Optional drive for analog warmth
  • Soft limiting to prevent clipping
  • Mix control for wet/dry balance
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PhaseII Dual Stereo Phaser Plugin (AUv3) PhaseII is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. Overview PhaseII is a dual stereo phasing machine with a vintage vibe! As well as traditional super-wide stereo phasing effects, PhaseII can also produce all manner of swirly modulated goodness by running the independent phasing engines in parallel or series. Selectable modes allow quick access to finely-tuned settings under the hood that "just work", from subtle to extreme - just the thing if you find some phasers to be overly complex with too many parameters! Set Rate and Depth to taste, adjust the stereo Width, then you can even add some gritty Drive for some "analog" warmth. Controls Active - Bypasses the effect (Off) or selects one of the following processing modes: Stereo - Two independent phasers for the left and right channel, with LFOs 90 degrees out of phase for a stereo effect, determined by the Width control. Parallel - Two independent stereo phasers for the incoming audio, which are then summed together at the output stage. The LFOs for each of the four phasers are 90 degrees out of phase for a stereo effect, determined by the Width control. Series - Two independent stereo phasers with Phase I processing incoming audio, which is then passed on to Phase II for a double-helping of phasey goodness at the output stage! This is potentially the most dramatic phasing effect, especially with the Width set to maximum as each of the four phaser LFOs are 90 degrees out of phase. The following controls apply to each phase stage, referred to as Phase I or Phase II: Phase I/II - Toggles the Phase I or Phase II processing engine On or Off. Rate - Sets the rate of the phaser LFO in Hz. Depth - Sets the depth of the phase effect. Mode - Selects one of four different modes. Each mode configures several "under the hood" settings - think of each mode as a mini preset for internal parameters. Modes range from subtle (I) to extreme! (IV). The following controls are global: Width - Adjusts the stereo width from super-wide to monophonic. Note this only adjusts the "wet" phased sound so your original stereo image remains intact for the "dry" signal. Drive - Applies an optional amount of warm overdrive to the phaser processing only, for a bit of a vintage vibe! Mix - Balances the processed audio with the incoming / dry signal. At zero, the output is totally dry, and at 100%, the output is totally wet and phased to the max! The phasing effect can sometimes create loud resonant frequency peaks that could result in clipping. To protect against this, soft limiting is applied at both the phasing processing stage and at the final summed output. If the input levels are high, this can add to the "analog" like sound of PhaseII when compression and saturation occurs. About The UI Not everyone likes the UIs of my latest (2025) plugins - I get it. However, the simplistic and generic approach allows me to (a) 99% focus on the DSP, sound quality and CPU performance, and (b) significantly reduce the development (and potential maintenance) time, which is reflected in my pricing. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

Laney4 screens
PhaseII4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PhaseII at $1.99 against Laney's $14.99. PhaseII also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Laney costs $14.99 and PhaseII $1.99 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 — 5.0 for Laney against 5.0 for PhaseII. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Laney versus PhaseII: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaneyPhaseII
Price$14.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurora DSPRob Jackson

Customer experience

Laney

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PhaseII

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Laney

No in-app purchases

None

PhaseII

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Laney free?
Laney costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhaseII free?
PhaseII costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Laney or PhaseII?
Laney and PhaseII are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Laney or PhaseII have ads?
Neither Laney nor PhaseII shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Laney or PhaseII?
Laney ships an update every 9 days, and PhaseII every 9 days. Most recently, Laney was updated on October 24, 2026 and PhaseII on October 15, 2026.

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