Comparison

Frostbite vs Thereminator 2

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

Head to head
About

Frostbite

Transform sounds into ambient textures, soundscapes, or frozen reverbs using spectral freezing, ring modulation, and feedback. Explore four distinct freezing modes for extreme sonic experimentation.

Highlights
  • Spectral freezing modes
  • Ring modulator
  • Feedback module
  • Ambient texture generation
  • Soundscape creation
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
Features
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Frostbite is a spectral freezing plugin with a Ring Modulator and a Feedback module. With the four freezing modes (spectral, reverb, convolution, granular), you can transform any sound into ambient textures, soundscapes, or just frozen reverbs. Frostbite can also be used for extreme sonic experiments by entirely mangling any source with extreme modulations. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.

About

Thereminator 2

This app brings the iconic theremin sound to your mobile device and computer. It offers touch-controlled virtual instrument capabilities with extensive sound shaping options and MPE support for DAWs.

Highlights
  • Touch-controlled virtual theremin
  • AUv3 instrument plugin
  • MPE protocol support
  • Over 50 factory presets
  • Virtual-Analog resonant filter
  • Modeled tape delay
  • 51 musical scales
Features
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“I’ll be Bach.” Stop the presses! Load up the inkwells! For it's the return of one of the first — if not the first — instruments made for iOS: the infamous “pocket theremin” is back. A lot has changed since those heady days of 2008, and so has Thereminator. Although it is not made of T-1000 grade liquid metal (well...not yet), the all-new Thereminator 2 has evolved into a bona fide touch controlled virtual theremin with ample helpings of tone, expression, versatility, and technology. And it’s now an AUv3 plugin, too! Using a special adaptation of the MPE protocol, Thereminator 2 can inject its eerie sounds directly into your DAW, whether on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Silicon powered computer. Whether you have your plan 9 ready, or just lurking in dark shadows, it is a thrill to bring back the app that started it all for us. Thank Y’all for the support, for it’s been an amazing journey! :: Specifications :: • Touch-controlled Virtual Theremin • AUv3 instrument plugin included • Compatible with DAWs that are MPE friendly, including GarageBand, Logic, and Cubasis • Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon powered computers • Over 50 factory presets Sound engine includes, • 8 waveforms, including the original, unique Thereminator waveform • 8 octave frequency range • Special drive stage for fattening up the sound • Virtual-Analog resonant filter • Dedicated vibrato and tremolo operators with adjustable rate & amount • Portamento • Custom chorus / expander effect for big stereophonic sounds • Modeled tape delay capable of self-oscillation — plenty of vintage mojo • Vertical touch control for volume, filter, vibrato and tremolo Built-in touch controller includes, • Horizontal pitch and vertical expression control • 51 musical scales • Selectable musical key • Note Snap feature that can dial in any amount of glide between adjacent notes • Lock feature to preserve above setting during preset changes • Scrollable control surface with adjustable key size MIDI / MPE and other features include, • MIDI Learn • MPE • Can be used with regular MIDI keyboards on MIDI channel 1 (channels 2-16 are optimized for MPE) • Save & share unlimited banks and presets • Standalone app includes virtual “Tapedeck” for recording & sharing your creations

Screenshots

Frostbite1 screens
Thereminator 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thereminator 2 at $7.99 against Frostbite's $14.99. Thereminator 2 also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%). Frostbite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

Frostbite costs $14.99 and Thereminator 2 $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 — 4.9 for Frostbite against 4.7 for Thereminator 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Frostbite's written reviews are positive against 88% of Thereminator 2's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frostbite versus Thereminator 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrostbiteThereminator 2
Price$14.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings714 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudioThing Ltd.Yonac Inc.

Customer experience

Frostbite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Thereminator 2

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Frostbite

No in-app purchases

None

Thereminator 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frostbite free?
Frostbite costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thereminator 2 free?
Thereminator 2 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Frostbite or Thereminator 2?
Frostbite is rated higher. Frostbite averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Thereminator 2 averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Frostbite or Thereminator 2 have ads?
Neither Frostbite nor Thereminator 2 shows ads.

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